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Hovsep is a recognized go-to insurance expert. He has
achieved excellent results for policyholder clients in
complex insurance disputes for more than 20 years.
Hovsep has successfully litigated some of Canada's
largest and most significant insurance claims, including
those involving crime bonds, E&O, D&O, CGL, property,
marine and environmental liability policies. He has
established himself as a leader in the evolving field of
cyber insurance.
Additionally, Hovsep plays a key role supporting our
clients in proceedings with adjunct insurance
coverage disputes.
LOLG is excited to welcome
Hovsep Afarian to our partnership.
Canada and worldwide are still developing a
baseline harmonized framework for defining
and meeting ESG goals while considering the
differences and complexities between sectors
and individual firms.
Lawyers in this area say it's essential that
firms work with in-house counsel or outside
law firms in this practice to develop cred-
ible net-zero plans, while not forgetting the
importance of the S and the G.
"As a starting point," says Chell, "I want
to educate clients and tell them that if they
are putting out a sustainability report and
it's not done right, it has the potential to
create legal risk. And to produce a credible
report, you need data – good data, and lots
of it."
He adds that once credible data is obtained,
it must be used to create a baseline with real-
istic targets. "You can't say, 'Hey, we're going
to be net-zero by 2030 or 2050' or whatever if
there is no plan with steps to achieve that."
Canadian Lawyer explores these issues October
12 at Toronto's ESG Summit. Visit legalesgsummit.
com for more information.
"If a company is working to
demonstrate its leadership and to
demonstrate its improvement from a
sustainability perspective, the market is
paying attention"
Ravipal Bains, McMillan LLP
