Cullinan & Associates Inc.

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Cullinan and Associates Incorporated (“Cullinans”) practises exclusively in the field of environmental, sustainable development and green business law and its team of ten environmental law specialists is probably the largest in South Africa. The firm has been a leader in its field for more than 16 years and is still the only South African law firm certified as carbon neutral. Cullinans has offices in Cape Town and Durban and has clients throughout Southern Africa, including clients in the waste management and recycling, renewable energy, and hospitality sectors. Cullinans also acts for municipalities such as the City of Cape Town, non-governmental organisations and private individuals. The directors of the firm are Cormac Cullinan, Gregory Daniels and Sarah Kvalsvig and they are supported by a team of specialist environmental lawyers consisting of three senior associates, one associate and three candidate attorneys. Cullinans works closely with EnAct International, a specialist environmental law and policy consultancy, which is staffed by the firm’s lawyers, and led by Ingrid Coetzee, a governance specialist para-legal who has 25 years’ experience in environmental governance and sustainable development. The firm prides itself on its specialist expertise, and its ability to “think out of the box” and to innovate. It has won numerous awards (including a coveted Mail & Guardian Greening the Future commendation within the category “Companies and Organisations with Innovative Environmental Strategies that Improve Business Performance” and South African Environmental Law firm of the year awards for 2013 and 2014 (see www.cullinans.co.za).