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Environment | USA

Illinois

The environment chapter features both litigation and advisory / transactional support to clients. This includes general corporate issues, (eg due diligence on mergers), the development of brownfield sites, and pollution issues.`Traditional` environment work includes regulatory compliance, litigation and enforcement actions related to air, water, wetlands, waste and endangered species.We also feature advice to corporate and financial clients on the environmental aspects of M&A, financings, securities offerings and other transactions, which involve due diligence and environmental insurance issues.

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Band 1

  1. Barnes & Thornburg LLP
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    Barnes & Thornburg LLP
    Environment
    2025 | Band 1 | 15 Years Ranked

    Barnes & Thornburg LLP is a full-service environmental practice renowned for its enforcement and litigation expertise, as well as its excellent transactional counsel. The firm 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. It acts for a varied list of clients ranging from energy and real estate companies to municipalities.

  2. Latham & Watkins LLP
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    Latham & Watkins LLP
    Environment
    2025 | Band 1 | 8 Years Ranked

    Latham & Watkins LLP is a strong team of attorneys with notable expertise in a range of regulatory and transactional matters, as well as litigation. The team demonstrates skill in regulatory compliance and the defense of clients in environmental tort actions, Superfund litigation and enforcement actions. It serves a client base that includes manufacturers and companies in the energy and aerospace industries. The lawyers are adept in matters involving CAA and CWA concerns.

  3. Mayer Brown LLP
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    Mayer Brown LLP
    Environment
    2025 | Band 1 | 22 Years Ranked

    Mayer Brown LLP has a full-service practice representing clients in litigation, enforcement and transactional matters. The team is highly regarded for its compliance and permitting expertise, particularly in relation to real estate development projects and the CAA. It houses a strong roster of attorneys with significant knowledge of EPA proceedings and wider regulatory enforcement actions. The firm acts for an impressive domestic and international client base, including major agricultural, energy and manufacturing companies. Its clients also benefit from the firm's strong appellate practice.

  4. Nijman Franzetti LLP
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    Nijman Franzetti LLP
    Environment
    2025 | Band 1 | 17 Years Ranked

    Nijman Franzetti LLP is a high-caliber environmental boutique known for its deep knowledge of water, air and land-related issues. It 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. The team routinely retained by companies in the energy, waste management and chemical sectors.

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Band 2

  1. ArentFox Schiff LLP
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    ArentFox Schiff LLP
    Environment
    2025 | Band 2 | 22 Years Ranked

    ArentFox Schiff LLP has a distinguished environmental law group with broad transactional and litigation strengths, drawing upon its strong pool of expert attorneys. It offers notable expertise in CAA and CWA compliance, alongside broader strengths in permitting, Superfund work and defending regulatory enforcement actions. The team has considerable experience in the energy and utilities sectors.

  2. Baker McKenzie
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    Baker McKenzie
    Environment
    2025 | Band 2 | 20 Years Ranked

    Baker 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. The team offers notable strengths acting for clients in the energy, mining and industrial manufacturing sectors. It leverages its global network to advise on multi-jurisdictional environmental law issues arising from international corporate transactions. The firm has a strong track record assisting with the development and implementation of global compliance programs.

  3. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
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    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
    Environment
    2025 | Band 2 | 17 Years Ranked

    BCLP is a robust team with impressive expertise in transactional and regulatory matters. It is known for advising on CERCLA and RCRA compliance matters, as well as health and safety issues and toxic tort litigation. The team is esteemed for its experience in handling infrastructure, wetlands, agriculture, real estate and renewable energy and alternative fuel matters. It represents a wide range of clients, from chemical and agricultural companies to brownfields redevelopers.

  4. Sidley Austin LLP
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    Sidley Austin LLP
    Environment
    2025 | Band 2 | 22 Years Ranked

    Sidley Austin LLP has an eminent environmental team advising household names on complex compliance and regulatory issues. The firm offers notable experience in EPA rulings regarding the CAA and CWA, alongside strengths advising clients on liability management. It 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.

  5. Winston & Strawn LLP
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    Winston & Strawn LLP
    Environment
    2025 | Band 2 | 19 Years Ranked

    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.

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Band 3

  1. Jenner & Block LLP
    3
    Jenner & Block LLP
    Environment
    2025 | Band 3 | 22 Years Ranked

    Jenner & Block LLP has an environmental team, offering expertise in regulatory, transactional and litigation issues. It is particularly skilled in workplace health and safety issues, including whistle-blower claims, OSHA investigations and defending regulatory enforcement. The team represents clients across industries such as real estate and transportation. Its broad client base includes utility companies, local authorities and transportation industry clients.

  2. King & Spalding LLP
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    King & Spalding LLP
    Environment
    2025 | Band 3 | 2 Years Ranked
    King & Spalding LLP offers expertise in an array of environmental matters ranging from hazardous waste to transactional support and real estate due diligence to environmental regulatory matters. The team services clients from several areas including the automotive and banking industries.
  3. Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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    Seyfarth Shaw LLP
    Environment
    2025 | Band 3 | 21 Years Ranked

    Seyfarth Shaw LLP has a well-reputed practice known for the breadth of its capabilities in the environment space, encompassing litigation, compliance and transactional matters. It is commended for its aptitude in the renewable energy, landfill and metals fields, as well as for its permitting know-how. The team is also highly regarded for its strong EPA and regulatory expertise.

  4. 3
    Thompson Coburn LLP
    Environment
    2025 | Band 3 | 6 Years Ranked

    Thompson Coburn LLP has a respected environment practice with notable expertise in environmental litigation, compliance and regulation. Additionally, the team is able to advise clients on transactional matters. It assists clients with a range of issues including environmental permitting, CAA, CWA, site contamination and hazardous waste. The firm is experienced in representing clients in both federal and state matters.

  5. Quarles & Brady LLP
    Environment
    2025 | Band 3