EVAN GROSCH’s practice focuses on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues, strategic investor relations, securitizations, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance involving public companies.
Evan has experience advising clients on a broad range of ESG issues, including the disclosure of climate-related risks in SEC filings, the review of shareholder proposals relating to ESG topics, the development of corporate ESG programs and goals, the preparation of sustainability and corporate responsibility reports, advising companies in response to investor pressure related to ESG issues, and aligning disclosures with voluntary (ESG) reporting frameworks such as the GHG Protocol, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). He regularly speaks and authors articles on ESG-related topics for a variety of industry groups and publications, including presenting at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) Learning Series.
Evan graduated with a J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. There he served on the Executive Board for the Texas Business Law Society as the co-director of the Texas Transactional Skills program. Evan placed “Best Overall” at the Texas Annual Transactional Skills Program, and was a quarterfinalist at the Hutchinson Moot Court Competition.
Currently, Evan serves as a mentor for law students as part of the University of Houston Law Center’s first-generation student mentoring program.