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Thompson Coburn LLP

Environment: Litigation

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Thompson Coburn LLP

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About

Provided by Thompson Coburn LLP

We partner with some of the nation’s largest corporations and small private companies alike to navigate complex environmental issues. With deep experience across litigation and regulatory landscapes nationwide, our attorneys deliver cost-effective, results-driven solutions.

Our environmental attorneys have represented clients in complex environmental litigation in state and federal courts across the country. We also have represented clients before federal and state environmental regulatory agencies and have handled matters arising in nearly all of the EPA regions. Our experience includes suits involving cost recovery actions, enforcement defense, criminal defense, citizen suits, injury from environmental contamination, underground storage tanks, environmental insurance coverage, and chemical trespass and nuisance suits.

Our broad regulatory work includes permitting, compliance and transactional matters. Our team is well-versed in regulations including:

  • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
  • Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)
  • Clean Air Act
  • Clean Water Act
  • Toxic Substances Control Act
  • Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
  • Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act

Our work also includes litigation and compliance counsel related to PFAS. Our team is at the forefront of defending companies facing PFAS-related claims including property damage and those seeking medical monitoring fund implementation.

Industries (15)

  • Agriculture
  • Energy
  • Food
  • Manufacturing
  • Health Care
  • Maritime
  • Mining & Natural Resources
  • Public Transit
  • Railroad
  • Real Estate
  • Transportation
  • Life Sciences & Biotechnology
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Hazardous Materials Transport
  • Data Centers

Ranked Individuals at Thompson Coburn LLP (1)

Illinois

Members

Provided by Thompson Coburn LLP

  • Edward Cohen

  • Tim Briscoe

  • Ryan Kemper

    Head of Department

  • Paul Sonderegger

    Head of Department

  • Sara Chamberlain

  • John Galvin

  • Suzanne Galvin

  • Suzanne Hart

  • Peter S Strassner

  • Crystal Kennedy

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