environmental

The Thompson Coburn LLP environmental practice group is one of the most experienced and accomplished environmental groups in the Midwest. We represent some of the largest publicly held corporations in the United States, as well as numerous small and privately held companies. We have the knowledge and the capacity to effectively represent clients in virtually all types of environmental matters, and our clients come to us both for litigation and regulatory support. Our environmental litigation and regulatory practices are national in scope.

Many of our environmental attorneys have more than 20 years of environmental experience and have represented clients in complex environmental litigation in numerous state and federal courts in various jurisdictions across the country. We have also represented clients before numerous federal and state environmental regulatory agencies. We have handled matters arising in nearly all of the EPA regions. Our litigation experience is extensive, including suits involving cost recovery actions, enforcement defense, criminal defense, citizen suits, injury from environmental contamination, underground storage tanks, environmental insurance coverage, and chemical trespass and nuisance suits.

Our regulatory work is also broad, and includes permitting, compliance and transactional matters. Thompson Coburn LLP attorneys regularly work with and interpret key environmental regulatory schemes, including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and The Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act. We routinely represent clients buying, selling and developing environmentally-challenged properties throughout the country.

We are confident in our ability to obtain favorable results for our clients in a cost-effective manner. We employ a managed and focused approach to matters, combined with lean but appropriate staffing and a very competitive rate structure.