Jenner & Block

Steven M. Siros focuses his practice primarily on environmental and toxic tort matters.  Corporations seek his counsel on complex CERCLA and RCRA matters and cases involving toxic tort and natural resource damages.  He counsels policyholders in insurance coverage disputes relating to environmental issues, advises on regulatory compliance issues, and assists clients on a variety of climate change and sustainability issues.  He also manages the environmental aspects of numerous real estate and corporate transactions and helps clients perform environmental compliance audits at facilities around the world.

In 2010 and 2011, Chambers USA recognized Mr. Siros as one of the leading environmental lawyers in Illinois.  He is an AV Peer Review Rated attorney, Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer recognition for ethical standards and legal ability.  Mr. Siros is a member of the Firm’s Climate and Clean Technology Law, Environmental and Workplace Health & Safety Law, Insurance Litigation and Counseling, Products Liability and Mass Tort Defense Practice Groups with a focus on both litigation and regulatory matters.

Mr. Siros is a frequent speaker at environmental seminars and has written or co-authored numerous articles concerning environmental law.  He is co-editor and frequent contributor to the Firm’s Corporate Environmental Lawyer, a blog which covers breaking environmental, health and safety issues of interest to the corporate counsel community.  He is a member of the Legislative Committee of the Chicago Bar Association’s Environmental Section and serves on the Climate Change Litigation Task Force and is Chair of the Environmental Special Litigation Group for DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar.