Stephanie B.Sebor

When a domestic violence survivor found herself facing a wrongful indication of neglect from Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) — on top of the trauma she had already endured — Jenner & Block Partner Stephanie Sebor stepped in to set the record straight. 

On July 1, 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published twenty-five proposed rules and one final rule taking actions that include limiting OSHA’s application of the General Duty Clause, removing respiratory protection medical requirements, and eliminating dozens of other regulatory requirements that the agency contends are outdated or duplicative. Many of these actions are in response to President Trump’s Executive Order 14192, entitled “Unleashing Prosperity Through

Chambers USA 2025 affirms Jenner & Block’s preeminence in Illinois, awarding nine practice area rankings, with Band 1 recognition in General Commercial Litigation, White Collar Crime & Government Investigations Litigation, and Insurance: Policyholder Disputes.

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the City and County of San Francisco in a case against the US Environmental Protection Agency involving the scope of the Clean Water Act. See City & Cty. of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency, No. 23-753 (Mar. 4, 2025). At issue was the Clean Water Act’s discharge permitting program. Specifically, the issue was whether the Clean Water Act allows permits to include limits that are based on the quality of the receiving water, or whether all permit

On Wednesday, January 29, we will be hosting a webinar discussing important developments around Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) risk and compliance. Please register below, and share this invitation with any relevant counsel or business leaders in your organization.

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.

A Jenner & Block team advised Silgan Holdings Inc. (Silgan) in closing its acquisition of Weener Plastics Holdings B.V., a leading producer of differentiated dispensing solutions for personal care, food, and healthcare products, for an enterprise value of €838 million. Weener operates a global network of 19 facilities predominantly in Europe and the Americas, with approximately 4,000 employees and proprietary manufacturing technologies, including significant clean room capabilities. Silgan enter

Partner Stephanie Sebor and Associate Daniel Robertson will present at the 2024 Annual Air Conference hosted by the Air and Waste Management Association (A&WMA) Lake Michigan States Section on October 15. 

A cross-office Jenner & Block team represented Silgan Holdings Inc. (Silgan) in entering into a sale and purchase agreement to acquire Weener Plastics Holdings B.V., a leading producer of differentiated dispensing solutions for personal care, food, and healthcare products, for an enterprise value of €838 million. Weener operates a global network of 19 facilities predominantly in Europe and the Americas, with  approximately 4,000 employees and proprietary manufacturing technologies including sign

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

On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an adopting release (Release Nos. 33-11275 and 34-99678), entitled The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (the “Adopting Release”), which finalized new disclosure rules (“Final Rules”) that will require domestic and foreign companies to provide certain climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports filed with the SEC, with some limited exceptions. Und

(January 11, 2024 - Chicago) Jenner & Block is proud to announce that Stephanie Sebor has joined our Environmental and Workplace Health and Safety Practice as a partner. Stephanie’s broad experience includes representing clients in corporate, litigation, and regulatory matters that touch the environmental sector.