Maria Christopher Bell

Maria Christopher Bell

Senior Counsel

Maria is a member of the Environmental Law Group. She advises U.S. and multijurisdictional clients on environmental issues in complex business transactions.

She has extensive experience assessing environmental risk in transactions, managing due diligence, coordinating work by technical consultants and drafting and negotiating indemnity and cost-sharing arrangements, having worked on hundreds of major acquisitions, divestitures and projects for many of our largest clients, including GE, Carlyle and Goldman Sachs. Maria also specialises in advising on ESG issues generally, including the incorporation of the Equator Principles into major projects.

She has considerable experience in permitting and compliance issues, having assisted many large corporate clients with managing practical issues associated with sensitive permits and licenses.

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted: Bar of the State of New York, 2007

Academic

J.D., Duke University School of Law, 2006

A.B., Duke University, Environmental Science & Policy, 2001

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.