Nawneet has authored three books on environment, energy and climate change, all of which have been published by LexisNexis. He has also been actively contributing to chapters in international publications and columns and articles in mainstream Indian media and publications such as Economic Times, Financial Express, LiveMint, The Hindu, Fortune India, Statesman, Business Standard, VCCircle, DNA, Mondaq and Lexology. As part of his legal education support initiative, Nawneet has offered regular lectures in Environmental Law and Energy Law at National Law University Delhi and Jindal Global Law School, Sonepat between 2011 and 2015. He has been involved in several speaking engagements at prestigious seminars and conferences related to environment, sustainability and climate change in India, USA, UK, Australia, Germany, Spain, Philippines and Belgium.

As one amongst the few lawyers in India specialising in Environmental Law practice, Nawneet has gained an enviable experience in dealing with environmental matters. He has been actively advising clients on environmental issues in transactions where he examines consents and clearances, historic liability, past regulatory action, instances of non-compliances and identifies issues and challenges to assist the client in addressing them and arriving at an effective long-term solution. He has advised clients across sectors on environmental issues in mergers and acquisitions and similar transactions. Nawneet has been advising clients on their ESG compliance strategies including their ESG policy, audits etc. He regularly assists clients in responding to the notices from the regulatory authorities besides representing them in environmental disputes before the Supreme Court of India, NGT and other courts and authorities.

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• Mitsubishi Electric Asia Pte. Ltd. on preparing its compliance checklist as per the environmental
  regulatory framework in India.
• M/s Onsite Electro Services Private Limited on the regulatory framework pertaining to extended
  producer responsibility, electronic waste management and circular economy in India.
• Innovasynth Technologies (India) Ltd. on the environmental regulatory framework relating to
  environmental clearances, consents and authorisations required for setting up its chemical
  manufacturing unit in Maharashtra.
• Haryana Organics Ltd. on issues relating to the criminal liability of the company and its directors in a matter pertaining to release of pollutants beyond permissible limits from its distillery.
• ARUP India regarding environmental regulatory framework relevant for construction, infrastructure and building sector in India.
• Pepperfry Private Limited on aspects related to Environment, Social and Governance (“ESG”) under the Indian regulatory framework.
• Tata Communications Limited on the regulatory framework pertaining to emission standards for diesel generator sets in India.
• Whirlpool India Limited on the consents and approvals required under the environmental regulatory framework for setting up and operating its service centres in India.
• A leading US multinational on the environmental regulatory framework pertaining to hazardous waste, storm water collection, disposal and potential liability arising due to contamination of storm water.
• A multinational data centre company on the potential liability that could be imposed on the buyer of real estate premises for environmental non-compliances committed by the seller of such premises before the transaction and on other issues relating to clean up and remediation costs.

• An American multinational chemical company on issues relating to applicable emission standards and on various aspects of the environmental regulatory framework in India.
• Several companies on environmental issues in corporate and commercial transactions, especially those relating to the target company, including the regulatory issues and disputes, compliance issues, remediation and past liability.
• Several companies on issues relating to management and handling of plastic waste in light of the extended producer responsibility (EPR) requirements, endorsement of quarterly progress reports (QPRs) by urban local bodies (ULBs) and plastic ban across states. Also advised companies on issues relating to handling of biomedical, electronic, hazardous, construction and demolition wastes. This included advising on issues relating to seeking authorizations from the state pollution control boards (SPCBs) and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), responsibilities of various stakeholders including manufacturers, brand owners, producers etc. under various waste management laws.
• A prominent e-commerce company on issues relating to management and recycling of plastic waste used in packaging of their products.
• Companies on issues relating to corporate environmental responsibility (CER) and corporate social
  responsibility (CSR) and what expenses would be covered under such categories.
• A leading US manufacturer of packaging and labelling material on issues relating to environmental
  compliance at its manufacturing facility. This included review of consultant’s report and identification of risks and also advising on the strategy to be adopted for mitigating the potential risk due to past noncompliances and shifting the plant to another site.
• One of India’s largest steel manufacturers on issues relating to seeking environmental clearance for expansion of a ‘red category’ industry located in the vicinity of an ecologically sensitive zone.
• Global alcoholic beverages company in a matter pertaining to usage of ground water in water scarce areas.

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• ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Ltd. before the National Green Tribunal in a matter involving
  allegations pertaining to disposal of fly ash and coastal regulation zone related violations.
• India’s largest association of cement manufacturers, the only calcium carbide company in India, the only two graphite electrode manufacturers in India and one of India’s largest steel manufacturers before the Supreme Court of India to seek an exemption for the usage and import of pet coke in India.
• Advisory and Dispute Resolution of one of the largest cement companies in India before the NGT in a dispute relating to grant and subsequent revocation of environmental clearance for their proposed plant in Rajasthan.
• A prominent power company before the NGT in an environmental dispute relating to mining of coal and closure of mines located in the state of Odisha.
• Successful dismissal by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the case of a five-star hotel proposed in Uttarakhand, in a dispute relating to violation of forest conservation laws.
• A chemical industry before the NGT in a matter where closure orders were issued against the chemical industry by the SPCB.
• A graphite electrode manufacturer in a matter before the NGT and the Supreme Court of India relating to air pollution caused due to the industry in its vicinity thereby resulting in alleged health issues to the people residing around the industry in a prominent locality in Bengaluru.
• A leading real-estate company in a litigation before the NGT with respect to usage of groundwater in construction related activities in Gurgaon.

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• Toppan Inc. by undertaking environmental due diligence for its investment in a plastic films and other products manufacturing company in India.
• CPPIB by undertaking an ESG due diligence exercise for its investment in an Indian content and news aggregator company.
• MAT Holdings Inc. on various environmental issues associated with the industrial site of the target and the scope of the Phase-II due diligence that was required to be conducted.
• A Swiss multinational to assess the potential environmental liability that could be imposed on the acquirer of an asset in a commercial transaction for environmental non-compliances committed by the seller of such asset before the transaction.
• Apollo Global Management to assess material compliances under the environmental regulatory framework in the acquisition of an aluminium tubes manufacturing company.
• An international investment fund by assessing and advising on the potential liability of the company and its directors for material non-compliances under environmental regulatory framework, in relation to its investment in a cement manufacturing and limestone mining company in India.
• Morgan Stanley Asia Limited by undertaking an environmental due diligence exercise on an Indian pharmaceutical company for a proposed investment in its drug manufacturing units.

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