Robin Winkler quoted in Forbes

Managing partner Robin Winkler was recently quoted by Forbes Asia in a comment on the environmental documentary “Beyond Beauty: Taiwan From Above.”  The comment describes how the documentary has added momentum to Taiwan’s growing environmental movement.

I think the film has already had considerable impact,” says Robin Winkler, a Taipei-based lawyer and founder of a local environmental protection group. “This is the Beyond Beauty effect. One of the biggest messages in the film, this is Taiwan, and it’s happening here.

Robin’s practice has focused on environmental law for the past decade. In 2007, Robin was appointed to a two-year term to the Environmental Protection Administration’s Environmental Impact Assessment Committee. In this role, he was responsible for reviewing the environmental, economic and social impact of major infrastructure projects worth billions of U.S. dollars.