Neal, Gerber & eiseNberG llPTwo North LaSalle Street, Suite 1700Chicago, Illinois 60602Phone: 312.269.8000 Fax: 312.269.1747www.nge.com

EnvironmEntal

They are outstanding in every

way, providing good, thoughtful

counsel, and are exceptionally

responsive to our requests and

creative in their work.

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OverviewNeal Gerber eisenberg is a Chicago-based

law firm whose attorneys share a culture

of teamwork and devotion to personalized

client service to advance our clients’ business

interests. Our attorneys provide legal business

solutions to public and private entities of all

types—including Fortune 100 companies,

financial institutions, nonprofits and high net

worth individuals—in connection with domestic

and global business transactions and litigation.

Our full service firm is large enough to handle

nearly any legal matter throughout the world,

yet small enough that clients personally know

the attorneys accountable to their matters.

Our CLients and serviCesWe represent large commercial and industrial companies, real estate development and property management companies, individual property owners and industry trade associations, among others, in:

envirOnmentaL LitigatiOn & enFOrCementThe firm represents clients on a national basis in private litigation and government enforcement actions. Our litigation experience touches the entire spectrum of environmental claims, including common law disputes over contaminated property and statutory claims under state and federal environmental laws. Our environmental attorneys have specific experience in Superfund and RCRA litigation, landfill cases, class actions and contract disputes involving environmental issues. In addition, we have handled numerous toxic tort matters, including chemical exposure cases and mold and asbestos litigation.

CerCLa/superFundCERCLA sets the framework for potential joint and several retroactive liabilities across all industries that use, store, generate, transport or dispose of hazardous substances. In addition to cost recovery and contribution claims pursued or defended in court, our attorneys help navigate clients through the CERCLA liability scheme and evaluate the risks presented by any particular fact circumstance or transaction. Additionally, we counsel on all stages of the Superfund process, from EPA information requests to allocations of responsibility between potentially responsible parties.

Our attorneys help

businesses and property

owners navigate a complex

statutory framework and

comply with environmental

regulations while avoiding

pitfalls that can sink

business growth.

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envirOnmentaL Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP’s Environmental practice group pairs its litigation experience with its vast regulatory knowledge and first-rate transactional capabilities to help businesses and property owners navigate a complex statutory framework and comply with environmental regulations while avoiding pitfalls that can sink business growth.

Our services include representation in environmental litigation, government enforcement actions, corporate and real estate transactions, solid and hazardous waste landfill regulation, air quality regulation and general regulatory compliance.

Neal Gerber Eisenberg is highly ranked in U.S. News-Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms” survey within Environmental Law.

envirOnmentaL transaCtiOnsEnvironmental risks and liabilities can undermine any corporate or real estate transaction. Due to the often hidden nature of such risks and the seemingly unlimited potential liability for cleanup costs, as well as the negative consequences of owning and operating a contaminated property or facility, environmental issues can kill a good deal or impair the ability to finance a transaction. Through environmental site assessments, compliance audits and other types of due diligence review, we identify environmental risks and offer solutions.

reguLatOry COmpLianCe COunseLingOur firm works with companies and agencies in connection with air and water permits, RCRA permits, underground storage tank requirements and general compliance issues that arise under all types of regulatory schemes. When enforcement becomes necessary, we defend our clients vigorously, and when appropriate, we work with government officials to negotiate penalties, compliance schedules or other methods of achieving compliance.

representative experienCeWe represent large commercial and industrial companies, real estate development and property management companies, individual property owners and industry trade associations, among others. Our wide-ranging practice includes:

� Representing owners, operators, transporters and generators as potentially responsible parties at National Priorities List sites.

� Prosecuting and defending cost recovery/contribution actions and liability disputes under the federal Superfund law and the handling of similar actions under state environmental statutes or common law.

� Litigating toxic tort, underground storage tank cases and other actions involving contaminated property.

� Defending state and federal government enforcement actions, both in court and before administrative agencies.

� Counseling in connection with the acquisition and sale of manufacturing companies.

� Assisting during the purchase, sale and development of all types of real estate, including potentially contaminated “brownfield” properties.

� Working with transactional attorneys and environmental consultants to assess environmental risks and liabilities arising in the course of corporate, real estate and lending transactions.

� Client counseling on compliance with federal, state and local environmental requirements.

� Assisting in environmental audits to ensure that operations and projects are in full compliance with environmental regulations.

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seLeCted representatiOnsThe following are just a few examples of Neal Gerber Eisenberg’s many significant environmental representations:

� Representation of a major waste-industry company in connection with a number of solid and hazardous waste issues, investigative and remedial activities, federal and state administrative actions and orders, contribution and cost recovery efforts, and litigation, mediation and toxic tort matters.

� Representation of the plaintiff site owner in a cost recovery action involving more than 50 defendants.

� Representation of a group of corporate defendants in a class action/mass tort case involving multiple waste disposal facilities and allegations of personal injury and property damage in seven separate neighborhoods.

� Representation of a corporation targeted by multiple agency and grand jury investigations relating to a large solvent spill at its manufacturing site in Nebraska. In addition to resolving all criminal enforcement matters favorable, we represented the company in various pieces of related litigation.

� Representation of a client in the defense of a complex state enforcement action based on potential violations of hazardous waste storage requirements. The case resulted in a settlement favorable to our client after a motion to dismiss was filed.

� Representation of a large manufacturing company in four-party arbitration to allocate response costs at a National Priorities List site in a matter involving multiple contaminant plumes in groundwater.

� Representation of the defendant in a state enforcement action alleging improper air emissions and permit violations at a hazardous waste incinerator in downstate Illinois.

� Representation of a site developer building a large-scale development and new residential neighborhood in Chicago. The development used public financing to perform site preparation and remediation work and involved the conversion of commercial/industrial property to residential property under the Illinois Site Remediation Program.

Neal Gerber Eisenberg

provides excellent work product

while doing so in a much more

client-friendly environment than

larger firms.

- Chambers USA

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Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP | Two North LaSalle Street Chicago, IL 60602 | 312.269.8000 | www.nge.com

representative Firm CLients

DiversitY & iNCLUsiONThe firm encourages its attorneys and staff to recognize the value of diversity and inclusion in creating a better work environment and a stronger firm. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a vital component of our culture, identity, planning and overall wellbeing. By embracing diversity, we reflect what is great about our community and society at large, promote creativity, opportunity and professional development, and best serve our clients. We also support organizations with a like-minded commitment to improving diversity and fostering inclusion within the legal profession.

PrO BONOPro bono work has always been a cornerstone of the firm’s mission. The benefits of giving back to the community are many, not only for those we serve, but also for our attorneys. Public service makes us better, more well-rounded lawyers, permitting us to step beyond our day-to-day practices, sharpen and extend our legal skills, and increase our engagement with all segments of society. We provide pro bono service to arts organizations, programs for the disabled, schools, churches and synagogues, family service organizations, and low-income residents.

sUstaiNaBiLitYWe recognize that “sustainability” entails economic, social and environmental responsibility. It is about fostering respect for people and other living things, while also acting as responsible stewards of environmental and economic resources. This careful balance accounts for the interests of all key stakeholders – our partners, associates, employees and clients.

� AbbVie

� ArcelorMittal USA LLC

� Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

� Euromarket Designs Inc. (Crate & Barrel)

� Eby-Brown Company, LLC

� Equity Residential

� Grant Thornton LLP

� Hyatt Corporation

� IGT

� Illinois Tool Works

� LNV Corp.

� Marcus Lemonis LLC

� Match.com, L.L.C.

� Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

� NIBE Industrier AB

� Northern Trust

� Polaroid

� SBE Entertainment

� TransUnion LLC

� United Healthcare

� United Parcel Service

� Viceroy Hotel Group

� Waste Management, Inc.