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

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Environment - Illinois

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Winston & Strawn LLP is a solid environmental practice, housing lawyers experienced in litigation and transactional work, including pre-acquisition environmental due diligence. The team has further experience in issues of environmental compliance, such as CAA and CWA concerns. Its client base encompasses a range of organizations in the energy and manufacturing industries.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Eleni Kouimelis
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Eleni Kouimelis
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Band 1
Eleni Kouimelis regularly provides clients with compliance advice as well as assisting with the environmental aspects of transactions.

Eleni is very knowledgeable and has a huge breadth and depth of experience. She also has a really good demeanor in negotiations with regulators.

Sam Trimbach
Sam Trimbach
Associates to watch
Sam Trimbach continues to grow his environmental practice with broad experience assisting clients with a range of transactional, regulatory compliance and litigation matters.

Ranked Lawyers at
Winston & Strawn LLP

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Illinois

Environment: Mainly Transactional

Eleni Kouimelis
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Eleni Kouimelis
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Band 1
Sam Trimbach
Sam Trimbach
Associates to watch

Members

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Eleni Kouimelis

Eleni Kouimelis

Head of Department

Madalyn Brown Feiger

Industries

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Chemical Production

Energy

Food & Beverage

Lending & Financing

Manufacturing

Retail

Utilities