Environment
USA Guide 2024 : Illinois
Band 3
About
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Winston’s environmental lawyers provide comprehensive legal services across a wide variety of issues involving all environmental media, covering numerous industry sectors across the U.S. and internationally. We handle enforcement; compliance; permitting for air, water, and hazardous waste matters; diligence and risk allocation in corporate transactions; rulemaking, legislation, and regulatory matters; civil and criminal enforcement proceedings; Superfund actions; private cost-recovery actions; toxic tort claims; and siting and permitting hearings. In addition, our lawyers provide important counseling advice regarding climate change and sustainability issues. We advise our clients on the environmental aspects of corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and financings. The Firm’s environmental attorneys are adept at rulemaking, advocating for clients in major federal regulatory matters.
Chambers Review
Winston & Strawn LLP is a solid environmental practice, housing lawyers experienced in litigation and transactional work, including pre-acquisition environmental due diligence. Further experience in issues of environmental compliance, such as CAA and CWA concerns. Client base encompasses a range of organizations in the energy and manufacturing industries.
Work Highlights
- Winston & Strawn LLP represented Chart Industries in its acquisition of Howden, advising on all environmental aspects of the deal.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Winston & Strawn has a good environment practice."
"Winston & Strawn has a good environment practice."
Notable Practitioners
Eleni Kouimelis regularly provides clients with compliance advice as well as assisting with the environmental aspects of transactions.
"She works on sophisticated deals for big clients and is a pleasure to work with."
"She's great and the head of the practice. She is very good on any transaction she handles for the firm."
Sam Trimbach continues to grow his environmental practice with broad experience assisting clients with a range of transactional, regulatory compliance and litigation matters.
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Members
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Industries
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Chemical Production
Energy
Food & Beverage
Lending & Financing
Manufacturing
Retail
Utilities