Subject: Sidley Austin LLP

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Sidley Austin LLP
www.sidley.com

Local Address
Chicago Office
One South Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60603

Contact - William G. Dickett
Phone - 312-853-2214
Fax - 312-853-7036
E-Mail -wdickett@sidley.com

Firm Classification: Full-Service Law Firm

Total Staff: over 1,800

Additional Offices
Beijing, Brussels, Dallas, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Washington, D.C.

Areas of Expertise
For more than 30 years, clients have turned to Sidley Austin, LLP’s Environmental Group for innovative and practical solutions to their most pressing environmental issues. Our Environmental Practice is now one of the largest practices in the U.S., with extensive experience in all aspects of environmental law. The depth and range of our practice and the frequency with which we address cutting-edge issues enable us to advise clients quickly and cost-effectively. The Environmental Group is composed of approximately 40 attorneys working together in our offices in Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York, and Los Angeles.

Special Capabilities
Knowledge and Insight  The Environmental Group includes a number of attorneys who were senior officials with federal and state environmental agencies. We have first-hand experience in Litigation and Enforcement, as well as Regulatory and Compliance Counseling. This experience, coupled with an understanding of governmental decision-making, is vital when dealing with agencies that have wide discretion and when a successful resolution depends on being able to identify key issues quickly and accurately.
Varied Clients  Our clients cover the spectrum of industries, so our attorneys have a keen familiarity with the best practices in a range of different sectors. Our lawyers are regularly retained to represent clients in major environmental litigation matters and provide comprehensive environmental counseling, as well as regulatory services to clients in every sector of the economy. Clients also benefit from the firm's broad litigation experience and its lawyers' substantive experience in virtually all of the major federal and state environmental programs. We not only quickly grasp the particularities of your operations, but also recognize the practical business implications of different legal strategies.
Range and Sophistication  Our clients have entrusted us with virtually every type of significant environmental matter, usually in multiple contexts. Many of our attorneys have extensive trial experience and broad substantive experience in the evolving network of federal, state, local, and foreign environmental laws. This enables us to partner you from the start with an authority in the field and to provide the kind of perspective that comes only from first-hand experience.

Completed Projects
Sidley Austin LLP’s environmental attorneys have completed a wide variety of projects, from successful permitting engagements for new and existing facilities to remedial litigation involving complex contaminated sites to large-scale enforcement litigation to development of client training programs and environmental management systems.

Officers, Principals, and Marketing Personnel
Thomas A. Cole, Chairman of the Executive Committee
Charles W. Douglas, Chairman of the Management Committee
Timothy F. Bergen, Executive Director
Janet Zagorin, Director of Practice Development