|
Todd R. Wiener is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Chicago office. He is a member of the Firm's Trial Department, its Environmental Practice Group and the Asbestos Litigation Practice Group. Todd focuses his practice on all aspects of environmental law and toxic tort litigation. He has significant experience in administrative enforcement proceedings and litigation arising under all major federal environmental laws, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and corresponding state laws. Todd has been named a 2007 Illinois Super Lawyer by Law & Politics.
Representative Experience
Represents defendants in mass tort litigation involving asbestos exposure and contaminated groundwater
Acts as national counsel for a manufacturer of construction products on asbestos matters
Represents an auto parts manufacturer on asbestos matters
Represents defendants in class actions and multi-party actions in Illinois, Michigan and Mississippi on contaminated groundwater litigation
Advises and represents industrial companies on compliance matters and in enforcement proceedings before federal and state agencies
Represents owners, operators and generators in federal and state Superfund proceedings and in cleanups performed pursuant to state Brownfields statutes
Regularly represents purchasers, sellers and lenders with respect to environmental and OSHA issues in mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and secured lending transactions
Todd's publications include "Air Pollution Law," a chapter he co-authored in the Illinois Environmental Law Handbook (Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1993); and "Fleet Factors, Bergsoe Metal and Beyond: Lender Environmental Liability" (Illinois Bankers Association LAWatch, Vol. 3, No. 4, 1990). Todd is listed in Leading Illinois Attorneys. He is admitted to the Illinois bar and is a member of the American Bar Association.
Education
Harvard Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 1986
University of Cincinnati, B.A. (summa cum laude), 1983 | 