Danae’s experience includes advising clients on sustainability reporting and disclosure, including pursuant to the TCFD, the NFSI, the EU’s Sustainable Disclosure Finance Regulation and Taxonomy Regulation, the CSRD, and international initiatives such as the ISSB; mitigating greenwashing risks in regard to corporate reporting and disclosure, and associated governance risks; responding to shareholder proposals in regard to sustainability disclosure, including proposals concerning the disclosure of transition plans; and managing human rights risks and providing broader sustainability due diligence in value chains.
Danae Wheeler
Senior Associate
Danae specialises in environmental, sustainability and regulatory law with a particular focus on advisory matters related to climate change, sustainability and supply chains.
Expertise
Industries
Published Work
- ‘Brexit and Historic Fishing Rights under the Law of the Sea Convention’, paper presented at the Australia and New Zealand Society of International Law (2021)
- ‘Facilitating a Coordinated International Response in Times of Crisis’, United Nations ESCAP (co-authored with Dr Tracey Epps and Georgia Whelan) (2020)
- ‘Regulation of the New Zealand Organics Sector’, chapter published in Regulatory Issues in Organic Food Safety in the Asia Pacific, Dr Rohan Price and Bee Chen Goh (eds) (co-authored with Dr Tracey Epps) (Springer, 2020)
- 'Subsidies and New Industrial Policy, Are International Trade Rules Fit for the 21st Century?’ in the New Zealand Yearbook of International Law (co-authored with Dr Tracey Epps) Vol 16, 2018
Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations
- Member, New Zealand Law Society
Qualifications
Admissions
Solicitor, Australia, 2018
Solicitor and Barrister, New Zealand, 2018
Academic
Bachelor’s degree International Relations and Affairs (Mandarin and Spanish), New York University, 2014 (cum laude and high hons)
Juris doctorate degree, Melbourne Law School, 2017 (hons)
Master’s degree Chinese Business Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2018 (magna cum laude)
Languages
English, Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin)
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.