Edward Cohen

Practice Areas

Ed Cohen focuses his national litigation practice on addressing and resolving complex lawsuits, most of which involve environmental issues. Ed also serves on the Miles Mediation & Arbitration panel of mediators.

He is particularly known for his work defending against federal and state environmental enforcement actions and citizen suits across the country. Offering multiple decades of experience, he works with clients to prevent or mitigate potentially challenging environmental issues and also is experienced in serving as settlement counsel for clients.

Ed served as lead counsel on one of the largest vapor intrusion class actions in the country, as well as one of the largest Brownfields developments in the Chicago area. He has handled a wide range of multi-party environmental lawsuits, including Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, CERCLA (Superfund) and RCRA cases, and disputes involving indoor air quality, groundwater issues, underground storage tanks and various toxic torts. Ed also regularly handles matters before various environmental agencies and commissions, including the Illinois Pollution Control Board.

A number of Ed’s largest environmental matters arose from and/or included insurance coverage, class action, and contract issues, for which he draws upon his broader general business litigation background.

Handling large, complex lawsuits strategically, effectively and efficiently are hallmarks of Ed’s years of litigation work. In addition, he recently has resumed his work as a mediator. Ed speaks regularly about environmental topics, including before the Chemical Industry Council of Illinois.