Lydia Anglin Grant is an associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP and a member of the Firm’s Sustainability Practice Group. Lydia advises some of the world’s most sophisticated private equity firms, corporations and project sponsors on complex and evolving legal issues relating to sustainability and climate-related regulatory requirements, investor demands and strategic opportunities.
Lydia advises sponsors on responsible investment and sustainability matters in connection with fund formation and fundraising. She provides guidance on sustainability-related policies, mandatory and voluntary reporting obligations, and external frameworks and standards, in addition to evolving market practices, regulatory requirements and litigation developments. Her counseling may involve frameworks and initiatives such as the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and GRESB.
Lydia’s practice also focuses on material sustainability considerations in M&A transactions. She advises leading private equity sponsors and large corporations on both the buy-side and sell-side, in transactions spanning a broad range of industries, including, but not limited to, energy transition, power generation, infrastructure, healthcare, transportation, software and technology, client services and consumer goods.
She received a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and an M.B.A. in Environmental, Social and Governance Factors for Business (ESGB) from The Wharton School in Spring 2023.
Representative Clients
Blackstone, Carlyle, KKR, Macquarie Group, Oaktree
