Chicago Partner John Ropiequet and Chicago Associate Ray Krauze recently published a supplement to the chapter entitled “Environmental Litigation: From Pollution to Takings, the Endangered Species Act, and Environmental Justice” in the IICLE Practice Handbook on Environmental Law in Illinois Corporate and Real Estate Transactions. Chicago Partner William J. Anaya is the general editor of [...]
Chicago Partner William J. Anaya was interviewed for an article in the April 1 edition of Inside Counsel entitled “Deep Horizon: One Year Later.” The article reviews the January report from the president’s National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling which paints a troubling picture of the missteps, oversights and institutional flaws that [...]
Several Chicago partners recently participated in the 7th Annual IICLE Real Estate Short Course, held March 15-16 at the Hickory Ridge Marriott in Lisle. William Anaya served as the planning chairman and moderated the entire two-day program. He also spoke on “Ethical Considerations in Real Estate Transactions” and “Environmental Considerations for Commercial Real Estate Transactions.” [...]
Arnstein & Lehr attorneys are major contributors to the two-volume book entitled Commercial Real Estate published this month, by the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (IICLE). Chicago Partner William Anaya is the general editor of the book and author of a chapter entitled “Environmental Considerations in Commercial Real Estate Transactions,” Chicago Partner Joel Hurwitz [...]
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Partners Thadford Felton and John Ropiequet recently obtained a $42.5 million settlement for the bankruptcy trusts of garment company Fruit of the Loom against its insurance company in litigation involving environmental insurance coverage. The trusts attempted to collect environmental cleanup costs for seven sites in Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, and Tennessee from AIG under an [...]
Environmental cleanup liability has been a consideration in commercial real estate transactions for the past two and one-half decades, but the law’s response to that stimulus has changed significantly in just the past few years. ENVIR.reconsidering.environmental.considerations Publish at Scribd or explore others: Academic Work Education review justice
