Arie T.Feltman-Frank

Jenner & Block received the Human Rights Practitioner Award at the National Immigrant Justice Center’s (NIJC) 27th Annual Human Rights Awards, recognition of a partnership that spans more than 20 years and has made NIJC the firm’s largest source of pro bono cases.

Associate Arie Feltman-Frank has been selected as a 2026 Rising Star Award recipient by the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), one of the country's leading immigrant rights organizations. Arie will be honored alongside other awards at the NIJC's 27th Annual Human Rights Awards on June 2.

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is generating unprecedented demand for data center infrastructure, and an equally fast-moving wave of energy, environmental, and insurance risks.

On May 4, Jenner & Block's Chicago office will host the Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA) – Lake Michigan States Section's annual waste conference. AWMA is an international organization of environmental professionals dedicated to advancing environmental knowledge and practice through education and collaboration. Associate Daniel Robertson served on this year’s conference planning committee.

Associate Arie Feltman-Frank authored an article for Law360 examining the EPA's April 2, 2026, announcement proposing microplastics as a priority contaminant group in the draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6) under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

On February 23, 2026, the US Supreme Court granted certiorari in Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County v. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc., No. 25-170, agreeing to hear a case that has drawn the attention of the energy industry, environmental advocates, and the federal government alike. This appeal arises from a 2018 Colorado state court lawsuit brought by the City of Boulder and Boulder County (together, Boulder) against Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil, seeking damages for alleged injuries re

Associate Arie Feltman-Frank will speak at a webinar hosted by the Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section’s (YLS) Environmental Law Committee titled, “Plastic Pollution – A Regulatory and Litigation Update,” on June 3.

Partner Brian Scarbrough and Associate Arie Feltman-Frank will present at the Environmental Briefing Webinar hosted by the Air & Waste Management Association (AWMA) on May 13.

In his first week in office, President Trump issued a series of executive orders that touched on energy and the environment. These orders are likely to significantly alter the makeup and actions of the executive branch for the next four years. We summarize some of the key takeaways below.

On Wednesday, December 4, Partner Brian Scarbrough and Associate Arie Feltman-Frank will present at a Strafford webinar titled, “Plastics Liability Litigation and Complex Coverage Issues: Challenges and Strategies.”

In an article featured in Pratt’s Energy Law Report, Special Counsel Anand Viswanathan and Associates Kate Abendroth and Arie Feltman-Frank provide insights on recent efforts by the United States to impose duties on solar cell imports from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

In an article featured in the Defense Research Institute’s (DRI) flagship publication For the Defense, Partner Steven Siros, Special Counsel Anand Viswanathan, and Associate Arie Feltman-Frank provide insight into climate change lawsuits moving through state courts and discuss how the adjudication of federal preemption defenses might serve as a vehicle to Supreme Court review.  

Concerns surrounding plastic, particularly microplastics and synthetic microfiber, pollution are growing. As federal and state governments continue to focus on this issue, lawsuits seeking to hold companies accountable for their alleged contributions to plastic pollution continue to proliferate. Given this litigation trend and the real prospect of plastics-related liability, companies should consider the role that insurance can play in offsetting defense costs and potential losses. In this clien

In two articles for Bloomberg Law, Partner Brian Scarbrough and Associate Arie Feltman-Frank provide a brief update on governmental efforts and litigation to address plastic pollution and analyze the types of insurance coverage that may protect policyholders in this evolving space.

The Supreme Court’s recent term is likely to be remembered as one that significantly affected the long-standing roles and responsibilities of federal agencies, including the deference afforded to their interpretations of statutes and their administrative authority to seek and impose penalties. As one dissenting opinion put it, the Supreme Court’s majority opinions have opened the door to a “tsunami of lawsuits” with the “potential to devastate the functioning of the federal government.” Alternat

In an article for Law360, Associate Arie Feltman-Frank examines federal and state efforts to address synthetic microfiber pollution from textiles and discusses what might lie ahead in this evolving space. 

In an article for Pratt’s Energy Law Report, Associate Arie Feltman-Frank examines pollution monitoring by satellite and advancements in remote sensing technologies, particularly in their ability to continuously monitor, detect, and quantify greenhouse gas emissions and attribute emissions to individual sources. He discusses the legal risks of publicly available satellite-derived emissions data and discusses how to prepare for what is to come.

In their article for Trends, the journal of the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Partner Steven Siros, Special Counsel Anand Viswanathan, and Associate Arie Feltman-Frank highlight implications of climate change lawsuits that are proceeding in state courts across the country. 

Companies that are able to access funding and tax credits to promote and develop clean technologies may find themselves hamstrung by trade restrictions that make it difficult to get the raw materials and products needed to advance these technologies. Associates Arie Feltman-Frank and Kate Abendroth joined former Special Counsel Tanja Vujic to examine the trade policies that are relevant to the advancement of the technology needed to transition to a climate-neutral economy and suggest ways to nav