Holland & Knight Adds Environmental Transactions Partner Jeff Salinger in New York — Law Firm ESG Investment Continues

Holland & Knight announced on July 16 the addition of Jeff Salinger as a partner in its New York office — a leading environmental transactions partner focused on project finance, M&A, and regulatory matters in the energy transition, renewable energy, and environmental remediation sectors. The lateral hire follows Holland & Knight's July announcement of the Colorado HB26-1421 guidance covering ABS and MSO structures, and its work on EU and US environmental regulatory developments. At the same time, Hunton Andrews Kurth announced the return of environmental policy and regulated industries advisor Elizabeth Horner to its Washington D.C. office. The two announcements in a single week signal continued law firm investment in environmental and ESG practice capacity — particularly at the intersection of regulatory, transactional, and project finance work where the energy transition is generating the most complex client advisory demand. For managing partners and practice group leaders evaluating ESG capability buildout, the regulatory bandwidth required to advise clients across NIS2, CSRD/ESRS, CSDDD, SFDR 2.0, California SB 253, New York moratorium, forced labor enforcement, and French duty of vigilance simultaneously is now substantial enough to justify dedicated practice infrastructure rather than coverage through general corporate or regulatory teams.