Overview
Julian Wolfgramm-King is an associate in the ESG & Sustainable Finance practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm's London office. Julian advises sophisticated fund managers, investors, corporates and project developers on complex and evolving legal issues relating to carbon markets, natural capital and broader ESG matters. He has a particular focus on environmental market mechanisms, sustainability reporting and environmental liability in transactions.
Julian has a decade of experience advising on transactional, regulatory and contentious ESG matters for clients across the energy, resources, property development and heavy industry sectors, bringing a commercial, solutions-oriented approach to complex cross-border work. His practice combines private practice with in-house experience, giving him first-hand insight into how legal risk translates into commercial decision-making.
In 2025, Julian was seconded in-house to a fund manager, with £7 billion in AUM, focused on renewable energy and transition investments, advising on all aspects of the business, including fund formation, asset management, transactional advice and ESG regulatory matters. He was recognized as a "One to Watch" in the Legal 500 UK in 2023 and listed as a key lawyer for his Environment team in 2025.
Accolades
- Key Lawyer, Environment, Legal 500 UK (2025)
- "One to Watch," Environment: Climate Change, Legal 500 UK (2023)
Education
- College of Law Australia, Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, 2015
- Griffith University, Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) 2014
- Griffith University, Bachelor of International Relations, 2014
Representations
- Octopus Energy Transition Fund on its direct investment in Cultivo, a carbon credit project developer platform.
- OrthoClinical Diagnostics on TCFD reporting requirements for its strategic annual report.
- The International Emissions Trading Association on members'' terms and conditions for carbon certification accreditation.
- EnTrade on the implementation of the Somerset phosphate mitigation credit trading market, including the contractual framework.
- PGIM on the drafting and implementation of template net zero clauses.
- Ecotricity on its successful application for development consent, through inquiry, for the 500MW Heckington Fen Solar Farm.
- A waste-to-energy provider on an Environment Agency investigation in relation to its gas extraction activities at a significant U.K. waste disposal site.
- Octopus Energy Transition Fund on the framework agreement for investment in heat battery technology (Rondo).
- Octopus Energy Generation on exemptions from reporting requirements under the CSRD regime in Europe.
- An F1 racing team on potential liability under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 in relation to a sewage discharge on an adjacent property to its headquarters.
- Amey Keolis on environmental liability gaps in the transaction structure for the CVL Transformation Project (part of the Welsh government''s rail infrastructure), and on environmental liability for the project.
- Anglo American on numerous coal mine expansion projects, including the Dawson and Moranbah North coal mines, and the Aquila mining project.
- Rio Tinto on rehabilitation obligations associated with the closure of the Gladstone Power Station and State step-in rights in relation to the Boyne Island Smelter
- Transurban on the AU$500 million Logan Enhancement Project, the first Market-Led Proposal under the Queensland state government''s framework in Australia.
- AMP Capital on the AU$250 million acquisition of the "Gasworks" mixed-use development.
- Lendlease on the corporate restructure and part sale of its AU$1.7 billion retirement village portfolio.
- Wing Aviation, a subsidiary of Google, on site selection for a drone delivery business.
Matters may have been handled prior to joining Paul Hastings.