1st Annual Practical ESG Conference

Webinar | October.11.2022

Webinar (Not Orrick Hosted)

As the ESG space continues to rapidly evolve, our clients are looking for guidance to refine their ESG path. Join PracticalESG.com for a web presentation that will feature practical guidance from leaders in the ESG space on how to stay ahead of stakeholder demands, reputational risks and regulatory initiatives, along with tips on designing and executing corporate ESG programs. Two of our partners, Mike Delikat and Ashley Walter, will be speaking on ESG Employment Law Landmines and SEC Climate Rules Disclosures, in addition to a packed agenda of top-tier speakers from Blackrock, PwC, Deloitte, NYU Stern School of Business and Pirelli Tire North America, among others.

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Contacts

Ashley Walter Partner & Chief Sustainability Officer, Responsible Business, Capital Markets

Seattle

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D:+1 206 839 4333
E: [email protected]

Practice:

Technology & Innovation Sector
Responsible Business
Capital Markets
Renewable Energy
Wind Energy
Solar Energy
Energy Storage
International Trade and Investment
Mergers & Acquisitions
Technology Companies Group

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Ashley Walter Partner & Chief Sustainability Officer

Seattle

As Orrick’s Chief Sustainability Officer, he also oversees Orrick's strategic sustainability initiatives. Ashley focuses on developing innovative methods of supporting clients in achieving ESG objectives, including designing novel systems to manage supply chain risk; forming and guiding management-level ESG Steering Committees; and helping clients address the ESG requirements of major customers by engaging with those customers on our clients’ behalf.

Ashley is a co-founder and past chair of the Corporate Social Responsibility Law Committee of the ABA Business Law Section, has co-chaired the Practising Law Institute's annual ESG program for the last four years, and is heavily involved in ESG initiatives at Stanford Law School, where has served as a moderator at the Stanford Directors' College, has lectured on ESG at business law courses, has taught the course “Corporate Social Responsibility,” and will be teaching the course “Law and Governance in ESG Strategy” in the spring of 2025. Prior to Orrick, Ashley founded the corporate social responsibility practice at a Silicon Valley-based law firm.

How I help clients:

Customer ESG Engagement: Engaging with clients’ major customers in response to ESG inquiries or requirements
Supply Chain Risk: Developing responsible sourcing systems for high-risk supply chains
ESG Goal Management: Advice regarding retaining, modifying or withdrawing ESG goals
ESG Steering Committees: Forming and guiding management-level ESG Steering Committees
ESG Due Diligence: Conducting ESG due diligence with a focus on post-closing program building
Quarterbacking Compliance: Creating and advancing a project plan for regulatory compliance, including working with third-party consultants

Mike Delikat Partner, Employment Law & Litigation, Whistleblower & Corporate Investigations

New York

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D:+1 212 506 5230
E: [email protected]

Practice:

Finance Sector
Technology & Innovation Sector
Employment Law & Litigation
Whistleblower & Corporate Investigations
Internal Investigations
Trade Secrets Litigation
Wage and Hour
Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation
Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Pay Equity

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Mike Delikat Partner

New York

He is also the founder of the firm’s Whistleblower Task Force. He previously served as the Managing Director of Orrick’s Litigation Division. The practice group under Mike’s leadership was chosen as one of the top national employment law practices by Law 360.

Chambers USA and Chambers Global has ranked him in Band 1 since it began publishing its rankings, noting he is "a giant of the employment bar, widely regarded as an expert in whistleblowing matters and sex harassment claims,” “sought out by premier clients to handle high-stakes employment litigation and investigations,” and "one of the best lawyers on the East Coast for financial institutions."

Mike has an active trial, arbitration, and appellate practice and handles a number of high-visibility class action and impact cases. He is regularly retained by boards of directors and audit committees to conduct high exposure internal investigations of corporate wrongdoing.