Ranking tables
Environment | USA
Illinois
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Band 3
Kirkland & Ellis 11 Years Ranked
Seyfarth Shaw LLP 19 Years Ranked
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP 2 Years Ranked
Winston & Strawn LLP 17 Years Ranked- Quarles & Brady LLP
- Thompson Coburn LLP
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Barnes & Thornburg LLPEnvironment2023 | Band 1 | 13 Years RankedBarnes & Thornburg LLP is a full-service environmental practice renowned for its enforcement and litigation expertise, as well as its excellent transactional counsel. Offers notable abilities advising pipeline operators on regulatory compliance, alongside wider strengths counseling on water and air quality matters, contaminated land issues and OSHA-related work. Acts for a varied list of clients ranging from energy and real estate companies to municipalities.
1 Nijman Franzetti LLPEnvironment2023 | Band 1 | 15 Years RankedNijman Franzetti LLP is a high-caliber environmental boutique known for its deep knowledge of water, air and land-related issues. Calls upon a formidable pool of environmental litigators to handle a broad range of toxic tort and contamination claims, alongside notable experience defending governmental enforcement actions. Routinely retained by companies in the energy, waste management and chemical sectors.
Band 2
2 ArentFox Schiff LLPEnvironment2023 | Band 2 | 20 Years RankedArentFox Schiff LLP has a distinguished environmental law group with broad transactional and litigation strengths, drawing upon its strong pool of expert attorneys. Offers notable expertise in CAA and CWA compliance, alongside broader strengths in permitting, Superfund work and defending regulatory enforcement actions. Offers considerable experience in the energy and utilities sectors.
2 Baker McKenzieEnvironment2023 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedBaker McKenzie demonstrates impressive capabilities acting for large multinational corporations in various aspects of environmental law, with expertise in litigation work, transactional issues and regulatory matters. Offers notable strengths acting for clients in the energy, mining and industrial manufacturing sectors. Leverages its global network to advise on multi-jurisdictional environmental law issues arising from international corporate transactions. Strong track record assisting with the development and implementation of global compliance programs.
2 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPEnvironment2023 | Band 2 | 15 Years RankedBCLP is a robust team with impressive expertise in transactional and regulatory matters. Known for advising on CERCLA and RCRA compliance matters, as well as health and safety issues and toxic tort litigation. Esteemed for its experience in handling infrastructure, wetlands, agriculture, real estate and renewable energy and alternative fuel matters. Represents a wide range of clients, from chemical and agricultural companies to brownfields redevelopers.
2 Jenner & Block LLPEnvironment2023 | Band 2 | 20 Years RankedJenner & Block LLP has an environmental team, offering expertise in regulatory, transactional and litigation issues. Particularly skilled in workplace health and safety issues, including whistle-blower claims, OSHA investigations and defending regulatory enforcement. Represents clients across industries such as real estate and transportation. Broad client base includes utility companies, local authorities and transportation industry clients.
2 Latham & Watkins LLPEnvironment2023 | Band 2 | 6 Years RankedLatham & Watkins LLP is a strong team of attorneys with notable expertise in a range of regulatory and transactional matters, as well as litigation. Demonstrates skill in regulatory compliance and the defense of clients in environmental tort actions, Superfund litigation and enforcement actions. Serves a client base that includes manufacturers and companies in the energy and aerospace industries. Adept in matters involving CAA and CWA concerns.
2 Mayer Brown LLPEnvironment2023 | Band 2 | 20 Years RankedMayer Brown LLP has a full-service practice representing clients in litigation, enforcement and transactional matters. Highly regarded for its compliance and permitting expertise, particularly in relation to real estate development projects and the CAA. Houses a strong roster of attorneys with significant knowledge of EPA proceedings and wider regulatory enforcement actions. Acts for an impressive domestic and international client base, including major agricultural, energy and manufacturing companies. Clients also benefit from the firm's strong appellate practice.
2 Sidley Austin LLPEnvironment2023 | Band 2 | 20 Years RankedSidley Austin LLP has an eminent environmental team advising household names on complex compliance and regulatory issues. Offers notable experience in EPA rulings regarding the CAA and CWA, alongside strengths advising clients on liability management. Calls upon a formidable array of trial and appellate experts to handle environmental litigation claims, including defending regulatory enforcement and wider white-collar criminal defense matters.
Band 3
3 Kirkland & EllisEnvironment2023 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedKirkland & Ellis has environmental litigators with impressive experience in the full range of criminal, civil and regulatory proceedings, including enforcement, class actions and toxic tort defense at federal and state levels. Effectively supported by its solid transactional practice and strengths in Superfund and insurance coverage matters. Advises both public and private sector clients, including household-name organizations in the industrial and energy sectors.3 Seyfarth Shaw LLPEnvironment2023 | Band 3 | 19 Years RankedSeyfarth Shaw LLP has a well-reputed practice known for the breadth of its capabilities in the environment space, encompassing litigation, compliance and transactional matters. Commended for its aptitude in the renewable energy, landfill and metals fields, as well as for its permitting know-how. Also highly regarded for its strong EPA and regulatory expertise.3 Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLPEnvironment2023 | Band 3 | 2 Years RankedSmith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP has a strong team active across a range of environmental matters. The team demonstrates significant expertise in litigation, including representing clients in enforcement actions. The firm possesses additional strength handling regulatory compliance and permitting.3 Winston & Strawn LLPEnvironment2023 | Band 3 | 17 Years RankedWinston & 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.