About Nancy J. Rich
Nancy Rich provides practical guidance to clients confronting environmental legal issues, whether they arise in litigation, transactions or regulatory matters. A former environmental prosecutor with the Illinois Attorney General's Office, Nancy has a detailed understanding of environmental agencies and the laws they enforce. She regularly advises corporate, real estate and financial services clients.
Efficiency that closes deals, mitigates compliance issues, resolves cases
Nancy's experience as an environmental prosecutor gives her an insider's understanding of how agencies operate, how they view the law and how they determine their enforcement priorities. That includes an understanding of facts likely trigger agency action and potential environmental liability. She combines that background with her years of experience at Katten to develop solutions that mitigate risk and allow her clients to pursue their business goals. She does that with a rigorous focus on providing advice that is both practical and efficient in bringing her client's legal issue to resolution, whether it is a regulatory inquiry or a deal closing.
Practice Focus
- Complex litigation involving Superfund, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and other environmental laws
- Environmental toxic tort litigation and enforcement litigation defense
- Brownfields and other real-estate-related environmental matters
- EHS (environmental, health and safety) liabilities in corporate transactions
- Environmental insurance policies
- Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) compliance and defense
- Alternative energy issues and environmental sustainability projects
Representative Experience
News
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January 28, 2022
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October 6, 2021
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August 19, 2021
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May 20, 2021
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August 20, 2020
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April 23, 2020
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August 8, 2019
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April 25, 2019
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May 3, 2018
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Publications
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April 22, 2016
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February 23, 2016
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October 14, 2015
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October 9, 2015
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June 10, 2014
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April 16, 2014
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November 14, 2013
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August 15, 2013
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July 25, 2013
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Presentations and Events
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May 24, 2018Presenter | Keeping Your Clients Clean – Mitigating Environmental Risks in Real Estate Transactions
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May 10–11, 2018Presenter | Urbanization and Gentrification: Tools to Increase Social Equity While Revitalizing City Centers
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May 12–13, 2016Spring CLE SymposiaSpeaker | Environmental Insurance – Identifying, Negotiating and Allocating Liabilities
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November 16, 2015Florida Bar Association Real Property and Title Law CommitteeSpeaker | Digging Through the Field of Environmental Insurance – Identifying and Addressing Legal Issues Through Negotiation
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January 7, 2015American Bar Association eCLEPanelist | Building the Survey Team – Addressing Critical Project Issues
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June 24, 2014Client CLE PresentationSpeaker | Environmental Due Diligence – Legal Liability and Strategy Issues
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May 1–2, 2014Speaker | Due Diligence and Negotiation of a Brownfield Development Purchase and Sale Agreement
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November 8, 2013ABA RPTE Leadership MeetingSpeaker | New Issues in Environmental Property Assessment
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April 26–27, 2010Panelist | Carbon Emissions Trading: What to Expect in the Next 5 to 10 Years
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