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List of Forms by Chapter - Chapter 1 — Environmental Due Diligence in Commercial Transactions
- I. [1.1] The Scope of Environmental Due Diligence
- II. [1.2] Due Diligence in the Corporate Context
- III. [1.3] Permit Review Analysis
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IV. [1.4] Stormwater - V. [1.8] Wetlands
- VI. [1.9] Wetland Delineation
- VII. [1.10] Asbestos
- VIII. [1.11] Lead-Based Paint
- IX. [1.12] Radon
- X. [1.13] Underground Storage Tanks
- XI. Environmental Disclosures Under the Securities and Exchange Commission Laws
- XII. [1.18] Accounting Requirements
- XIII. [1.19] Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- XIV. [1.23] Environmental Land Use Controls
- [1.24] Vapor Intrusion
- [1.25] Indoor Air Quality
- [1.26] Endangered Species
- [1.27] Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
- [1.28] Defenses and Exemptions to Cleanup Liability Analysis
- [1.29] Scope of Due Diligence
- [1.30] “All Appropriate Inquiries”
- [1.31] Background
- [1.32] Objectives and Standards
- [1.33] Written Report
- [1.34] Environmental Professional
- [1.35] Timing
- [1.36] Use of Prior Investigations
- [1.37] Reliance
- XV. [1.38] Statutory Requirements
- XVI. [1.39] Interviews with Owners, Operators, and Occupants
- XVII. [1.40] Historical Information
- XVIII. [1.41] Environmental Cleanup Liens
- XIX. [1.42] Government Records
- XX. [1.43] Visual Inspection of the Property
- XXI. [1.44] Specialized Knowledge of the Buyer
- XXII. [1.45] Relationship of the Price Paid to the Fair Market Value
- XXIII. [1.46] Commonly Known Information About the Property
- XXIV. [1.47] Degree of Obviousness
- XXV. [1.48] Data Gaps
- XXVI. [1.49] Illinois-Specific Requirements
- XXVII. [1.50] ASTM International Standard E1527-13
- XXVIII. [1.51] ASTM International Standard E1527-21
- XXIX. [1.52] Disclosure of Findings
- Chapter 2 — State and Federal Environmental Liability
- I. [2.1] Introduction
- II. Liability Under State Law: The Environmental Protection Act
- [2.2] General Considerations
- [2.3] Establishing Liability: The State Enforcement Scheme
- [2.4] Broad Reach of Environmental Liability
- [2.5] Permit Liability
- [2.6] Water Pollution
- [2.7] Air Pollution
- Land Pollution and Refuse Disposal
- [2.8] General Considerations
- [2.9] Liability for Cost of Cleanup
- [2.10] Liability and the State Site Remediation Program
- [2.11] Underground Storage Tank Liability
- III. Federal Environmental Liability
- IV. [2.16] Criminal Environmental Liability Under State and Federal Law
- V. [2.17] Conclusion
- Chapter 3 — Environmental Considerations in Corporate and Real Estate Transactions
- I. [3.1] Introduction
- II. Initial Steps
- III. Context of Contractual Negotiations — Liability Allocation
- IV. [3.10] The Contractual Provisions — Representations, Warranties, and Indemnities
- [3.11] Properties To Be Considered
- [3.12] Time Limitations
- [3.13] Materiality Limitations — Caps and Thresholds
- [3.14] Disclosure Schedules
- [3.15] Definitions
- [3.16] Specific Representations
- [3.17] Permits
- [3.18] No Pending Actions
- [3.19] No Releases on Property
- [3.20] No Other Environmental Conditions
- [3.21] No CERCLA Liens or State Superliens
- [3.22] No Underground Storage Tanks
- [3.23] Property Not Listed on NPL, CERCLIS, SEMS, or Comparable State List
- [3.24] Presence of Asbestos, PCBs, or Mold/Microbial Matter
- [3.25] No Hazardous Substances on the Premises
- V. [3.26] New and Additional Considerations
- New Environmental Issues
- [3.27] Emerging Contaminants
- [3.28] Sediment Contamination
- [3.29] International Environmental Laws
- [3.30] Water Scarcity
- Additional Environmental Matters
- [3.31] Representation and Warranty Insurance
- [3.32] Buildings and Structures
- [3.33] Natural Resource Damages
- [3.34] Workplace Health and Safety
- VI. Appendix — Sample Contract Provisions
- Chapter 4 — Lender Liability Under Environmental Laws for Real Estate and Corporate Transactions
- I. [4.1] Introduction
- II. Avoiding Liability as a Lender Under the Environmental Laws — Secured Creditor Exemptions
- Lender Liability Exemption Under CERCLA
- [4.2] Initial Exemption
- [4.3] Fear of Fleet Factors
- [4.4] USEPA’s Lender Liability Rule
- [4.5] Asset Conservation Act — More Security for the Secured Lender
- [4.6] Lenders’ Protection Under the Illinois “Superfund” Law
- [4.7] Limited Secured Creditor Protection Under RCRA
- [4.8] UST Regulation and Lender Liability Protections
- [4.9] Lenders’ Liability for RCRA Citizen Suits
- [4.10] Limits to Lenders’ RCRA Liability Under Illinois Law
- III. [4.11] Protecting Lenders’ Collateral
- Due Diligence Before the Investment Decision — All Appropriate Inquiries
- [4.12] In General
- [4.13] Need for Standardization and Protection
- [4.14] Protections During the Life of the Loan
- [4.15] Warranties, Covenants, and Continuing Obligations
- [4.16] Indemnities and Guarantees
- [4.17] Insurance
- [4.18] Precautions in the Event of Workout, Default, and Foreclosure
- [4.19] Best Practice — Environmental Risk Program
- [4.20] Cost Recovery — Potential Opportunity or Risk
- Chapter 5 — Illinois Environmental Forums
- I. [5.1] Overview
- II. [5.2] Who Can Bring Issues Regarding a Transaction to an Illinois Environmental Forum
- III. [5.7] What Are the Types of Issues
- IV. [5.13] Specific Environmental Forums
- [5.14] Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
- [5.15] Permitting
- [5.16] General Permitting
- [5.17] National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permitting
- [5.18] Air Permits
- [5.19] Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) Permits
- [5.20] Other Permits
- [5.21] Enforcement
- [5.22] Negotiations Regarding Upcoming Regulations
- [5.23] Regulatory Relief Mechanisms
- [5.24] Site Remediation Program
- [5.25] General Agency Regulations
- [5.26] Illinois Pollution Control Board
- [5.27] General Regulations
- [5.28] Enforcement Forum
- [5.29] Appeals from Final Agency Decisions
- [5.30] Variances
- [5.31] Regulatory Proceedings
- [5.32] Other Board Actions
- [5.33] Appeals of Board Decisions
- [5.34] Other State Agencies
- [5.35] Local Environmental Authorities
- [5.36] Illinois Attorney General, State’s Attorney, or Municipal Corporation Counsel
- [5.37] Illinois Courts
- Chapter 6 — Environmental Litigation: From Pollution to Takings, the Endangered Species Act, and Environmental Justice
- Chapter 7 — Brownfield Development: Government Money for Private Development
- I. [7.1] Introduction
- II. Process
- [7.2] Aligning Development with Government Objectives
- [7.3] Public Funding Predicates
- [7.4] The Public-Purpose Test
- [7.5] The “But-For” Test
- [7.6] Satisfying Public Funding Predicates
- [7.7] Development Process
- [7.8] Market Demand
- [7.9] Access
- [7.10] Use
- [7.11] Finances
- [7.12] How Government Money Interacts with Development Basics
- III. Government Funds
- [7.13] Sources of Government Funds To Benefit Private Development
- Brownfield-Specific Programs
- [7.14] Brownfield Grants
- [7.15] Federal Law Definition of “Brownfield Site”
- [7.16] Eligible Entity
- [7.17] Brownfield Development
- [7.18] Contact Information
- [7.19] Brownfields Tax Incentive
- [7.20] Illinois Brownfields Initiative
- [7.21] Illinois Definition of “Brownfields Site”
- [7.22] Illinois Brownfield Grant and Loan Programs
- [7.23] Illinois Municipal Brownfields Redevelopment Grant Program
- [7.24] Illinois Brownfields Redevelopment Loan Program
- [7.25] Stipulated Grant/Illinois Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund
- [7.26] Leaking Underground Storage Tank Fund
- [7.27] Brownfields Site Restoration Program
- [7.28] Non-Brownfield-Specific Redevelopment Programs
- [7.29] General Economic Development Incentives
- [7.30] Tax Abatement and Rebate Programs
- [7.31] Tax Increment Financing
- [7.32] Business District Development and Redevelopment
- Real Estate Tax Abatement
- [7.33] Home-Rule Authority
- [7.34] Non-Home-Rule Authority
- [7.35] Historic Preservation Tax Incentives
- [7.36] Historic Building 20-Percent Tax Credit
- [7.37] Non-Historic Building 10-Percent Tax Credit
- [7.38] Contact Information
- [7.39] Low-Income Housing Tax Credits
- [7.40] New Markets Tax Credits
- [7.41] Enterprise Zones
- [7.42] Other Incentives and Economic Resources
- IV. [7.43] Conclusion
- V. [7.44] Quick Reference Guide for Brownfields Cleanup Funding Under the Illinois Revolving Loan Fund
- Chapter 8 — Environmental Issues in the Landlord-Tenant Relationship
- I. [8.1] Introduction
- II. [8.2] Addressing Environmental Aspects of the Lease
- [8.3] Recognition of Risk
- [8.4] CERCLA and Its Illinois Analog
- [8.5] RCRA and Its Illinois Analog
- [8.6] Clean Air Act and the Asbestos NESHAP
- [8.7] Clean Water Act and Other Federal Environmental Laws
- [8.8] Environmental Protection Act
- [8.9] Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act, Etc.
- [8.10] Trespass and Nuisance
- [8.11] Assessment of Risk
- [8.12] Environmental Site Assessments
- [8.13] Evaluation of Prospective Tenant Operations
- [8.14] Allocation of Risk
- [8.15] Warranties and Representations
- [8.16] Indemnifications
- [8.17] Financial Assurance
- [8.18] Illinois Underground Storage Tank Fund
- [8.19] Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund
- [8.20] Remedial action account
- [8.21] Insurance account
- [8.22] Environmental Insurance
- [8.23] Older commercial general liability policies
- [8.24] Pollution legal liability policies
- [8.25] Other Mechanisms
- III. Some Recurring Issues That Require Special Attention
- IV. [8.30] Remedies
- V. [8.35] Sample Lease Provisions
- Chapter 9 — Insurance Coverage for Environmental Claims
- I. [9.1] Introduction
- II. [9.4] Policy Defenses
- [9.5] No Occurrence
- [9.6] Intentional Act but Unintentional Damages
- [9.7] Trigger of Coverage
- [9.8] Distinction Between Claims-Made and Occurrence Policies
- Trigger Under Occurrence Policies
- [9.9] Exposure Theory
- [9.10] Triple Trigger Theory
- [9.11] Manifestation Approach
- [9.12] Injury-in-Fact Trigger
- [9.13] Illinois Approach
- [9.14] Insured Breached the Terms and Conditions of the Policy
- [9.15] Duty To Defend Against a Potentially Responsible Party Letter
- [9.16] Claim Is for Equitable Relief, Not Damages
- [9.17] No Claim for Property Damage
- [9.18] CERCLA Response Costs Are Not Damages
- [9.19] CERCLA Response Costs Are Damages
- [9.20] Illinois Law Deems Response Costs To Be Damages
- III. [9.21] Policy Exclusions Barring Environmental Claims
- IV. [9.28] Minimizing the Exposure
- Chapter 10 — Treatment of Environmental Obligations in Bankruptcy
- I. [10.1] Overview of Bankruptcy Process
- II. Knowledge and Notice of Bankruptcy Proceedings
- III. [10.8] Claims
- IV. [10.14] Automatic Stay
- V. [10.15] Abandonment of Contaminated Property
- VI. [10.16] Environmental Cleanup Costs as Administrative Expenses
- VII. Environmental Issues in Bankruptcy-Related Property Purchases
- [10.17] Introduction
- [10.18] Property Contamination Issues
- [10.19] Purchases of Bankruptcy-Related Property
- [10.20] Financial Viability
- [10.21] Notice
- [10.22] Late-Filed Claims
- [10.23] When Does a Claim Arise?
- [10.24] Section 363(f) Transactions
- [10.25] Definition of “Free and Clear” Generally
- [10.26] Definition of “Free and Clear” in Environmental Cases
- [10.27] Definition of “Free and Clear” in Successor Liability Cases
- Chapter 11 — Site Remediation Program
- I. [11.1] Introduction
- II. Entering the Site Remediation Program
- [11.6] Application
- [11.7] Advanced Partial Payment for Services
- [11.8] Site Owner Authorization
- [11.9] Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Review of Application
- [11.10] Appeal of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Denial of Application
- [11.11] Withdrawal or Termination of the Site Remediation Program Application
- [11.12] Use of Review and Evaluation Licensed Professional Engineer or Geologist
- III. The Site Remediation Program Process
- [11.13] Remedial Activities and Reports
- [11.14] Site Investigation
- Comprehensive Site Investigation
- [11.15] Phase I and Phase II Investigations
- [11.16] Comprehensive Site Investigation Report
- [11.17] Focused Site Investigation
- [11.18] Determination and Implementation of Remediation Objectives
- [11.19] Remediation Objectives Report
- [11.20] Remedial Action Plans
- [11.21] Remediation Action Completion Report
- Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Review of Plans and Reports
- [11.22] Review of a Plan
- [11.23] Disapproval of a Plan or Report
- [11.24] Standards for Review
- Establishment of Alternative Groundwater Standards
- [11.25] Groundwater Management Zones
- [11.26] Soil Management Zones
- [11.27] No Further Remediation Letters
- [11.28] Payment of Fees
- [11.29] Duty To Record No Further Remediation Letter
- [11.30] Voidance of No Further Remediation Letter
- [11.31] Remediation Sites Proposed for Use as Schools
- [11.32] Background of School-Specific Regulations and Statute
- [11.33] Requirements of Subpart H
- [11.34] Brownfield Programs
- [11.35] Brownfields Redevelopment Loan Program
- [11.36] Municipal Brownfields Redevelopment Grant Program
- [11.37] Brownfields Site Restoration Program
- [11.38] Cook County Tax Incentive
- [11.39] Environmental Remediation Tax Credit
- [11.40] Available Resources for Additional Site Remediation Program Guidance
- IV. [11.41] Tiered Approach to Corrective Action Objectives
- [11.42] Tier 1 Analysis
- [11.43] Remediation Objectives
- [11.44] Proposed Standards for Per- and Poly-Fluoralkyl Substances
- [11.45] Remediation Objectives for Noncarcinogenic Chemical Mixtures
- [11.46] Tier 2 Evaluation
- [11.47] Tier 2 Groundwater Objectives
- [11.48] Tier 3 Evaluation
- [11.49] Area Background Method
- [11.50] Institutional Controls
- [11.51] Groundwater Ordinances
- [11.52] Highway Authority Agreements
- [11.53] Engineered Barriers
- [11.54] Building Control Technologies
- [11.55] Environmental Land Use Controls
- [11.56] Available Resources for Additional Tiered Approach to Corrective Action Objectives Guidance
- Chapter 12 — Consultant Privileges and Proving CERCLA Defenses
- Chapter 13 — Environmental Disclosure Requirements: Accounting, SEC, and Sarbanes-Oxley Act Considerations Associated with Environmental Liability and the Environmental Component of ESG
- I. [13.1] Introduction
- II. [13.2] Overview of the SEC Narrative Environmental Disclosure Requirements
- [13.3] Item 101 of Regulation S-K
- [13.4] Item 103 of Regulation S-K
- [13.5] Item 303 of Regulation S-K
- [13.6] Item 105 (Formerly Item 503) of Regulation S-K
- [13.7] SEC Guidance on Climate Change Disclosure
- [13.8] Proposed Rules — Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors
- [13.9] Climate-Related Risks
- [13.10] Climate-Related Impacts on Strategy, Business Model, and Outlook
- [13.11] Governance Regarding Climate-Related Risk
- [13.12] Risk Management and Transition Plans
- [13.13] Financial Statement Information
- [13.14] Greenhouse Gas Emissions Disclosure: Scopes 1, 2, and 3
- [13.15] Emission Targets and Goals
- [13.16] Timing of Proposed Rules
- III. [13.17] Requirements Imposed by Sarbanes-Oxley
- IV. Impact of Specific Accounting Standards on Environmental Disclosure Requirements
- [13.23] Overview of Financial Accounting for Environmental Liabilities
- [13.24] Guidance on Estimation of Environmental Contingent Liabilities
- [13.25] Fair Value Accounting — Asset Retirement Obligations: FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143 and FASB Interpretations Nos. 45 and 47
- [13.26] Estimating Fair Value — FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157
- [13.27] Contingent Liabilities Acquired in Business Combinations — FASB Staff Position No. 141(R)-1
- V. Enforcement Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Securities Act of 1933
- VI. Sustainability Reporting and Shareholder Proposals
- VII. [13.33] Conclusion
- William J. Anaya
William J. Anaya
William J. Anaya is a Partner with UB Greensfelder LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates in environmental law transactions, litigation, and appeals. He is a Past Chairman of the IICLE® Board of Directors and has received IICLE®’s Addis Hull Award for Excellence in Legal Education. He is a member of the American, Illinois State, and Indiana State Bar Associations and is an active member of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Environmental and Natural Resource Law Section Council and Real Estate Law Section Council. Mr. Anaya received his B.A. from Purdue University and his J.D. from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
- Robert Marc Chemers
Robert Marc Chemers
Robert Marc Chemers is a Senior Shareholder and President at Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, in Chicago where he focuses on appeals and insurance coverage. He is a Fellow of the American College of Coverage Counsel, a member of the Illinois State, DuPage County, and Chicago Bar Associations, and a member of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Mr. Chemers received his B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Southern California and his J.D. cum laude from Indiana University School of Law.
- Maureen M. Crough
Maureen M. Crough
Maureen M. Crough is Counsel to Sidley Austin LLP in New York, NY, where she focuses on environmental law. She was recognized in 2005 – 2022 by Chambers USA in New York Environment: Mainly Transactional Law, has been recognized each year since 2010 in The Best Lawyers in America in Environmental Law, and was a speaker at the annual PLI Environmental Program in 2017 – 2022. Ms. Crough received her A.B. magna cum laude from Princeton University and her J.D. cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School, where she was Editor-in-Chief of the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform.
- Kevin G. Desharnais
Kevin G. Desharnais
Kevin G. Desharnais is a Member of Dickinson Wright PLLC in Chicago, where he focuses on environmental law and is the Environmental, Energy & Sustainability Practice Group Chair. He is a former Board Member (2011 – 2018) and former Chair (2012 – 2014) of the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Section of the Federal Bar Association, a former Member of the Association’s Chicago Chapter Board of Directors (2011 – 2021), and a former National Circuit Vice President for the Seventh Circuit (2015 – 2021). Mr. Desharnais received his B.S. in Natural Resources from Cornell University and his J.D. and Environmental Law Certificate from Pace University School of Law, where he was Articles Editor for the Pace Environmental Law Review.
- Lawrence W. Falbe
Lawrence W. Falbe
Lawrence W. Falbe is a Principal at Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C., in Chicago, where he focuses on environmental law. He is Chairman of the Air & Waste Management Association, Lake Michigan States Section; Immediate Past President of the Illinois Association of Environmental Professionals; and Past Co-Chair of the Illinois Government Relations Committee of the International Council of Shopping Centers and a member of its National Environment Committee. Mr. Falbe received his B.A. cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Augustana College, his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law (where he was a member of the Law Review), and a Certificate of Executive Management from the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business.
- Kristin Laughridge Gale
Kristin Laughridge Gale
Kristin Laughridge Gale is a Partner in the environmental law firm of Nijman Franzetti LLP, in Chicago, where she focuses on litigation and enforcement-related issues, including private cost recovery, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), underground storage tanks, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), and the Illinois Environmental Protection Act. She counsels clients on compliance issues as well as real estate transactions. Prior to joining Nijman Franzetti LLP, Gale was an assistant attorney general in the Environmental Bureau of the Illinois Attorney General’s Office. She was also an environmental consultant for a national environmental consulting firm, in which she performed due diligence inspections and conducted litigation support for various environmental actions. She is admitted to the Illinois Bar. Gale earned her B.S. from the University of California, Berkeley, and graduated cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
- E. Lynn Grayson
E. Lynn Grayson
E. Lynn Grayson is a Partner at Nijman Franzetti LLP in Chicago, where she focuses on environmental and natural resources law. She is the Immediate Past President of the Chicago Bar Association. In 2023, she was named one of the 500 Leading U.S. Environmental Lawyers by LawDragon. In 2021, she was named Best Lawyers’ Environmental Lawyer of the Year-Chicago. Ms. Grayson received her J.D. from the Indiana University School of Law.
- Mark F. Hebbeln
Mark F. Hebbeln
Mark F. Hebbeln is a Partner at Foley & Lardner LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on bankruptcy law. He is a member of the American and Chicago Bar Associations and the American Bankruptcy Institute. Mr. Hebbeln received his B.A. from Wake Forest University and his J.D. from Emory University School of Law.
- Susan Poll Klaessy
Susan Poll Klaessy
Susan Poll Klaessy is a Partner at Foley & Lardner LLP in Chicago, where she focuses on bankruptcy and business reorganizations. She is a member of the Turnaround Management Association and the International Women’s Insolvency Restructuring Confederation. She was named a Super Lawyer: Business Bankruptcy in 2020 – 2023. Ms. Poll Klaessy received her B.A. from the University of Iowa and her J.D. cum laude from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
- David N. Larson
David N. Larson
David N. Larson is an associate at Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, in Chicago, where he focuses on appeals and insurance coverage. Mr. Larson received his B.A. from Northwestern University and his J.D. from the California Western School of Law.
- Karen Kavanagh Mack
Karen Kavanagh Mack
Karen Kavanagh Mack is a Partner at Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C., in Chicago, where she focuses on environmental and real estate litigation and is the Chair of the Environmental Law Practice Group. She is a Member and Past Chair of the Environmental Law Section Council and Co-Chair of the Judicial Evaluation Committee — Cook County of the Illinois State Bar Association. Ms. Mack received her B.A. cum laude in political science from Loyola University Chicago and her J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
- Jennifer T. Nijman
Jennifer T. Nijman
Jennifer T. Nijman is a Founding Partner of Nijman Franzetti LLP, a woman-owned environmental law firm in Chicago. She was formerly a Partner at Winston & Strawn LLP, where she served as Chair of the firm’s Environmental Law Practice Group. She has broad experience in litigation defense and enforcement-related issues, including common-law liability and toxic tort, private cost recovery, the Clean Air Act, the Resource Recovery Act of 1970, underground storage tanks, and all aspects of the Superfund process. Nijman has successfully represented clients in regulatory disputes and negotiations with both state and federal agencies and has implemented supplemental environmental projects/pollution prevention plans to reduce or eliminate fines and penalties. She is a Past President of the Chicago Bar Association and is a past Board President and certified mediator for the Center for Conflict Resolution. She currently serves as an appointed Commissioner on the Illinois Supreme Court’s Access to Justice Commission. She speaks and writes frequently on environmental law issues and is regularly named an Illinois Super Lawyer and a Best Lawyer and receives high praise from Chambers USA. Nijman earned her B.A. from the University of Illinois and her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, where she was a member of the Legal Forum.
- Drew Nishioka
Drew Nishioka
Drew Nishioka is an associate in the environmental law firm of Nijman Franzetti LLP, in Chicago. Nishioka has experience in environmental enforcement matters under the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, CERCLA, and the Illinois Environmental Protection Act. He is knowledgeable on issues related to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and the Clean Air Act permitting municipal water systems, state site remediation programs, environmental site assessments, and toxic tort litigation. Nishioka has previously worked as a litigation paralegal and managed technology training and curriculum design for several law firms. Nishioka received his B.S. in management from the University of Phoenix, his M.E. in education and eLearning from the University of Illinois-Urbana, and graduated cum laude from Chicago-Kent College of Law. He is admitted to the Illinois Bar.
- Joseph R. Podlewski, Jr.
Joseph R. Podlewski, Jr.
Joseph R. Podlewski, Jr., is in private practice with Podlewski & Hanson P.C., in Western Springs. Podlewski represents clients on a wide variety of environmental matters (including contested matters in state and federal court) and has appeared before numerous environmental agencies. He also provides advice and counsel to clients on environmental issues arising in commercial real estate transactions. He is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. He is Past Chair of both ISBA’s Environmental Law Section Council and the CBA’s Environmental Law Committee and was appointed to the Governor’s Small Business Environmental Task Force in 1994. He was selected as both an Illinois Super Lawyer and Leading Lawyer and was featured in 2013 in Chicago’s Legal Leaders as among the “Top Rated Lawyers in Chicago” in the practice areas of environmental law and land use. He earned his B.A. from Northern Illinois University and his J.D. with honors from IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he was a Lead Articles Editor of the Chicago-Kent Law Review.
- Nathan A. Quaglia
Nathan A. Quaglia
Nathan A. Quaglia is an Officer at Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., in Chicago, where he focuses on environmental and toxic tort law. He was named an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2013 – 2017 and an Illinois Super Lawyer in 2022. He is a former adjunct professor at DePaul University, where he taught Environmental Law & Policy. Mr. Quaglia received his B.S. from Allegheny College and his J.D. from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
- Steven M. Siros
Steven M. Siros
Steven M. Siros is a Partner at Jenner & Block LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on environmental law. Mr. Siros received his B.A. from Illinois State University and his J.D. from the Northern Illinois University College of Law.
- Jacqueline M. Vidmar
Jacqueline M. Vidmar
Jacqueline M. Vidmar is a Partner at Nijman Franzetti LLP in Chicago, where she focuses on environmental law. Ms. Vidmar received her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
- Anne L. Wahlig Kaup
Anne L. Wahlig Kaup
Anne L. Wahlig Kaup is Of Counsel to Nijman Franzetti LLP in Chicago, where she focuses on environmental law. She was a law clerk for the Environmental Bureau of the Office of the Illinois Attorney General and an executive manager for the Marine Ecosystem Services Partnership. Ms. Wahlig Kaup received her B.A. in Economics and Studies in the Environment from Yale, her J.D. from Cornell Law School, and her LL.M. in Environmental Law from Vermont Law School.
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