Nick Rock

Partner / Practice head: Environment, Health & Safety and Product Compliance / Global Head: Consumer Goods, Food & Retail Sector

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

About

Partner specialising in UK, EU and International Environmental, Health & Safety, EU Product Regulatory & Climate Change law: including in particular Chemicals regulation; EU Product compliance & sustainability; Environmental litigation; Health & Safety; Emergency Response & Crisis Management; Brownfield redevelopment; Transport of Dangerous Goods, International shipment of waste; Climate Change/emissions trading; Environmental aspects of Aviation & Shipping. Currently heavily engaged on all aspects of the EU's Green Deal and Circular Economy Action Plan, numerous chemical reclassifications, new ESG law and policy, e-waste issues and much more.

Experience

  • Global Co-Chair Consumer Goods, Food & Retail Sector, Co-Head International EHS & Product Compliance at DLA Piper
    Jul 2021 - Present · 5 yrs

  • Partner & Head of EME Environmental Law group at Reed Smith LLP
    Apr 2012 - Jun 2021 · 9 yrs 3 mos

    Partner with 25 years + experience specialising in contentious and non-contentious EU, UK & International Environmental, Health & Safety, Product Regulatory and Climate Change law and policy. Specialities include: - Chemicals Regulation; - EU Product Compliance, Product Liability and Recall; - Pollution liability & brownfield redevelopment; - On and offshore water pollution; - Waste & Trans-boundary Movement of Waste; - Renewable energy; - Decommissioning; - Environmental litigation/toxic torts/judicial review; - Occupational Health & Safety - Emergency response & crisis management; - REACH/CLP; - WEEE/RoHS & other producer responsibility legislation; - Eco-design; - Packaging & labeling; - Product regulation & safety; - Food/feed regulation & food contact materials regulation; - Conflict Minerals; - Circular Economy; - EU ETS; ICAO global market based measure (CORSIA). Consistently recognised as a leading individual in his field including every year since 2007 in: UK Best Lawyers list for Environment; International Who’s Who Legal Environmental; “Super Lawyers” (Environment); Who’s Who Legal for Climate Change; Chambers & Partners; Legal 500.

  • Partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
    Sep 2006 - Apr 2012 · 5 yrs 8 mos

    Joined as partner in 2006. Head of the firm's London Environmental & Climate change practice from 2008-12. Wide range of domestic and international EHS and climate change work in the energy, oil & gas, power, aviation and other sectors.

  • Partner, Environmental Law at Blake Lapthorn Linnell
    2004 - 2006 · 2 yrs

    Head of Environmental Law

  • Senior Associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Sep 1992 - Sep 2004 · 12 yrs 1 mo

    Environment, Planning and Regulatory; Insurance/Reinsurance; Commercial Litigation.