Jeryl Olson
USA Guide 2024
Band 2 : Environment: Mainly Transactional
Band 2
About
Provided by Jeryl Olson
Practice Areas
Environmental: Mainly Transactional (Illinois)
Career
Jeryl represents clients in complex federal and state environmental enforcement and compliance matters, as well as in environmental matters associated with real estate, financing and corporate transactions, specializing in transactions involving environmentally impaired properties. Jeryl regularly defends clients in complex federal and state enforcement actions, with experience in all of the major federal and state environmental programs. Jeryl is especially experienced in defending federal and state air enforcement cases for heavy industry, including steel, metals, chemicals, cement, adhesives, coatings manufacturing, the transportation industry, the recycling industry (including scrap management, used oil recycling, container reconditioning) and has significant experience in defending federal enforcement actions respecting ammonia and other releases to the environment. Jeryl uses her considerable experience in shifting environmental risks in complex corporate and real estate transactions to develop creative solutions to dress historic and latent environmental conditions at industrial properties to be developed for alternative uses.
Professional Memberships
Air and Waste Management Association; American Bar Association, Natural Resources Section; Chemical Industry Council of Illinois.
Personal
JD, DePaul University College of Law; BA, Valparaiso University
Chambers Review
USA
Jeryl Olson maintains a strong practice in environmental law, with a particular specialism in CAA compliance and permitting.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jeryl is a critical resource when we are in need of environmental counsel."
"Jeryl cuts to the point; she's concise and hits all the important notes."
"Jeryl is a critical resource when we are in need of environmental counsel."
"Jeryl cuts to the point; she's concise and hits all the important notes."
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