“The Biden Effect: What to Expect from the New Administration’s Environmental Agenda,” Jenner & Block

Jenner & Block Partners Steven M. Siros, Gay Sigel, and Allison A. Torrence; Of Counsel Andi Samuels Kenney; and Associates Matthew G. Lawson and Leah Song presented this CLE on January 27. The program focused on the Biden administration’s promised rollback of many of the Trump administration’s environmental policies and a different future for environmental regulation. The speakers shared insight on actions taken by the Biden administration beginning on Inauguration Day and what to expect from the new administration on environmental issues facing the regulated community in the months and years ahead. Topics discussed included procedural mechanisms for implementing Biden administration priorities; the Clean Air Act; climate change; TSCA; the Safe Drinking Water Act; the Clean Water Act; RCRA and CERCLA; NEPA; and the Endangered Species Act.

“The Biden Effect: What to Expect from the New Administration’s Environmental Agenda,” Jenner & Block

Jenner & Block Partners Steven M. Siros, Gay Sigel, and Allison A. Torrence; Of Counsel Andi Samuels Kenney; and Associates Matthew G. Lawson and Leah Song presented this CLE on January 27. The program focused on the Biden administration’s promised rollback of many of the Trump administration’s environmental policies and a different future for environmental regulation. The speakers shared insight on actions taken by the Biden administration beginning on Inauguration Day and what to expect from the new administration on environmental issues facing the regulated community in the months and years ahead. Topics discussed included procedural mechanisms for implementing Biden administration priorities; the Clean Air Act; climate change; TSCA; the Safe Drinking Water Act; the Clean Water Act; RCRA and CERCLA; NEPA; and the Endangered Species Act.

News and Insights

Event

Amanda Shafer Berman to Speak on Energy and Administrative Law at WEN-DC Webinar

As the Supreme Court's new Term begins, Jenner & Block Partner Amanda Shafer Berman will join a Women's Energy Network of Washington, DC (WEN-DC) webinar on how the Court's decisions are shaping the energy sector.

October 14, 2026

Publications

Partner Amanda Shafer Berman Quoted in Bloomberg Law on Senate Permitting Overhaul Bill

Partner Amanda Shafer Berman was quoted in an October 5 Bloomberg Law article, "Permitting Deal Gives Projects Defense Against Litigation Delays," on the Senate's new permitting overhaul package and its expected impact on litigation over federal permitting reversals.

October 2026

Event

Partner John Storino to Speak at Sandpiper Partners' “AI and Outside Counsel Guidelines Roundtable”

On October 8, Partner John Storino will serve as a panelist at the “AI and Outside Counsel Guidelines Roundtable,” hosted by Sandpiper Partners in Chicago.

October 8, 2026

Event

Partner Meghan Greenfield to Speak on Supreme Court Climate Case at Edison Electric Institute's Fall Legal Conference

On Wednesday, October 7, Partner Meghan Greenfield will speak on a panel titled "Boulder County v. Suncor Energy: What the Supreme Court's Climate Case Means for the Energy Industry" at the Edison Electric Institute's Fall Legal Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.

October 7, 2026

Publications

The Form Rules Everything: A Seventh Circuit Ruling on ERISA's Substantial Compliance Doctrine

Partner Joseph Torres and Special Counsel Jennifer Beach authored an article for Employee Relations Law Journal examining the Seventh Circuit's decision in Packaging Corp. of America Thrift Plan for Hourly Employees v. Langdon, a ruling that addresses both the standard of review in ERISA interpleader actions and the continued viability of the substantial compliance doctrine for changing plan beneficiaries.

October 5, 2026