- You must be a paid subscriber to access the downloads
-
List of Forms by Chapter
-
Chapter 1 — Environmental Due Diligence in Commercial Transactions
-
Chapter 2 — State and Federal Environmental Liability
-
Chapter 3 — Environmental Considerations in Corporate and Real Estate Transactions
-
Chapter 4 — Lender Liability Under Environmental Laws for Real Estate and Corporate Transactions
-
Chapter 5 — Illinois Environmental Forums
-
Chapter 6 — Environmental Litigation: From Pollution to Takings, the Endangered Species Act, and Environmental Justice
-
Chapter 7 — Brownfield Development: Government Money for Private Development
-
Chapter 8 — Environmental Issues in the Landlord-Tenant Relationship
-
Chapter 9 — Insurance Coverage for Environmental Claims
-
Chapter 10 — Treatment of Environmental Obligations in Bankruptcy
-
Chapter 11 — Site Remediation Program
-
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 Sustainability
-
William J. Anaya
William J. Anaya
William J. Anaya is an Officer at Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., in Chicago, where he focuses on environmental, administrative, and real estate law. He has written and spoken for organizations including the American and Illinois State Bar Associations and IICLE®. He was named an Illinois Leading Lawyer in Environmental Law in 2018 and an Illinois Super Lawyer in 2006 – 2009 and 2013 – 2018. He is a former Chair of the IICLE® Board of Directors. Mr. Anaya received his B.A. from Purdue University and his J.D. from Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
-
Alexander J. Bandza
Alexander J. Bandza
Alexander J. Bandza is an associate at Jenner & Block LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on environmental and energy law. He is a member of the American Bar Association’s Section on Energy, Environment, and Resources, the Associates’ Committee, and the Chicago Chapter of the Young Professionals in Energy. Mr. Bandza received his B.A. in economics from Stanford University, where he graduated with interdisciplinary honors in environmental science, technology, and policy, and his J.D. from the University of California Berkeley School of Law, where he was a six-time American Jurisprudence Award and two-time Prosser Prize recipient.
-
Robert Marc Chemers
Robert Marc Chemers
Robert Marc Chemers is a Senior Equity Partner at Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, in Chicago, where he focuses on complex civil litigation, insurance coverage, and appeals. He is a Fellow of the American College of Coverage Counsel and a member of the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations. 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.
-
Matthew E. Cohn
Matthew E. Cohn
Matthew E. Cohn is an Officer at Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., in Chicago, where he focuses on environmental law. He is the Vice Chair of the American Bar Association’s Environmental Transaction and Brownfields Committee and a member of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Environmental Law Section Council. Mr. Cohn received his B.S. in geology with honors from Bucknell University, his M.S. in geology from Indiana University, and his J.D. with honors from Chicago-Kent College 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 is a member of the American Bar Association. 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.
-
Kevin G. Desharnais
Kevin G. Desharnais
Kevin G. Desharnais is a Partner at Troutman Sanders LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on environmental law. He is a Board Member and Former Chair of the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Section of the Federal Bar Association and also a member of the Association’s Chicago Chapter Board of Directors and Circuit Vice President for the Seventh Circuit. Mr. Desharnais received his B.S. from Cornell University and his J.D. and Certificate of Expertise in Environmental Law 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 the President of the Illinois Association of Environmental Professionals; a Board Member of the Air & Waste Management Association, Lake Michigan States Section; and 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 Betta 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.
-
Kristen L. Gale
Kristen L. Gale
Kristen L. Gale is a Partner at Nijman Franzetti LLP in Chicago, where she focuses on environmental law. She is the Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Environmental Law Committee and a member of the Federal Trial Bar for the Northern District of Illinois. She was named a Leading Lawyer in 2019. Ms. Gale received her B.S. in Molecular Environmental Biology from the University of California at Berkeley and her J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
-
Leah M. Garner
Leah M. Garner
Leah M. Garner is an associate at Jenner & Block LLP in Chicago, where she focuses on environmental law. Ms. Garner received her B.A. with honors in Environmental Studies from the University of Chicago and her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.
-
E. Lynn Grayson
E. Lynn Grayson
E. Lynn Grayson is a Partner at Nijman Franzetti LLP in Chicago, where she focuses on environmental law. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Environmental Law Institute and was elected as Second Vice President of the Chicago Bar Association. She has been recognized by Chambers (Band 1), Best Lawyers of America, Super Lawyers, and Leading Lawyers. Ms. Grayson received her B.A. from Franklin College and her J.D. from 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 Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and a member of the American and Chicago Bar Associations and the American Bankruptcy Institute. Mr. Hebbeln received his B.A. cum laude from Wake Forest University and J.D. from Emory University School of Law.
-
Susan Poll Klaessy
Susan Poll Klaessy
Susan Poll Klaessy is Senior Counsel at Foley & Lardner LLP in Chicago, where she focuses on bankruptcy and business reorganizations. She is an adjunct professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. She was named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers in 2014 – 2019 and an Emerging Lawyer in Illinois by Leading Lawyer in 2018. 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.
-
Matthew G. Lawson
Matthew G. Lawson
Matthew G. Lawson is an associate at Jenner & Block LLP in Chicago, where he focuses on environmental law. Mr. Lawson received his B.A. from the University of Washington and his J.D. from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
-
Claire A. Manning
Claire A. Manning
Claire A. Manning is a Partner with Brown, Hay + Stephens, LLP, in Springfield, where she focuses on environmental law. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Administrative Law, Women and Law, Environmental Law, and Agricultural Law Section Councils. In 2007, she was inducted into the Illinois Academy of Laureates, an honor bestowed on a select group of attorneys who have demonstrated excellence in the profession and in the practice of law. She was named a Leading Lawyer in 2008 – 2019. Ms. Manning received her B.S. from Bradley University and her J.D. from Loyola University School of Law.
-
Jennifer T. Nijman
Jennifer T. Nijman
Jennifer T. Nijman is a Partner at Nijman Franzetti LLP in Chicago, where she focuses on environmental law. She has arbitrated and mediated cases through the American Arbitration Association and the Center for Conflict Resolution. She currently serves on the Illinois Supreme Court Commission for Access to Justice and was the President of the Chicago Bar Association in 2000 – 2003. She is a member of the Federal Trial Bar for the Northern District of Illinois and admitted to the United States Supreme Court. Ms. Nijman received her B.A. from the University of Illinois and her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.
-
Heather M. Palmer
Heather M. Palmer
Heather M. Palmer is a Partner at Sidley Austin LLP in Houston, Texas, where she focuses on energy-related environmental issues. She is a Sustaining Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, a Past Chair of the Houston Bar Association’s Environment Law Section, and a member of the United Way of Greater Houston’s Alexis de Tocqueville Society, Women’s Initiative, and Law Initiative steering committee. Ms. Palmer received her B.A. cum laude from Rhodes College and her J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School.
-
Joseph R. Podlewski, Jr.
Joseph R. Podlewski, Jr.
Joseph R. Podlewski, Jr., is in private practice with Podlewski & Hanson P.C., in Western Springs. He 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. Mr. Podlewski has also written for ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN ILLINOIS CORPORATE AND REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS (IICLE®, 2019). He is a member of the West Suburban, 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 an Illinois Super Lawyer for 2007 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.
-
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. for Northern Illinois University College of Law.
Environmental Law in Corporate and Real Estate Transactions 2019 Edition
An IICLE® Online Library subscription is required to view this content. For more information or to subscribe, click here.
