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Mark J. Steger

Senior Counsel
fax +1 312.985.5964

Mark Steger assists clients in navigating the maze of environmental laws and regulations impacting their businesses. He relies upon his extensive experience with environmental regulations in all environmental media to counsel and represent industrial and commercial clients in environmental compliance, transactional, and litigation matters.

Mark has worked with many clients over the years on air, water, chemical regulation, solid and hazardous waste, as well as climate change and site remediation matters on the federal, state, and local levels, including judicial and administrative enforcement matters. He has handled matters arising under a range of federal statutes, including the CAA, CWA, RCRA, CERCLA, TSCA, FIFRA, and EPCRA, as well as similar state statutes.

In addition, Mark assists clients with assessing and managing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks, including those related to environmental justice. He also provides compliance counseling and enforcement defense to clients related to the employee health and safety matters under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, including the Process Safety Management standard (PSM), and the Risk Management Program rule (RMP) under the CAA.

On commercial transactions pertaining to environmental due diligence matters, Mark helps clients understand the environmental transactional risks and provides solutions to meet clients’ objectives. He helps address environmental issues in a variety of ways, including voluntary cleanup programs, as well as insurance and contractual provisions. Mark has been involved in Brownfield projects involving sites that have environmental issues that need to be resolved as part of their commercial or residential redevelopment.

Education

J.D., Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, Washington
M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois

Recognitions

Named a Leading Lawyer in Chicago by Leading Lawyers℠ (2003-2024)

State Bar Licenses

Illinois

Court Admissions

U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit

Experience

Air– Represented clients in connection with permitting major and minor air emission sources located in both attainment and nonattainment areas of the United States. Matters involved nonattainment new source review (NSR), attainment prevention of significant deterioration (PSD), hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) and greenhouse gases. Assisted clients in responding to State and Federal Requests for Information under the Clean Air Act and State equivalent. and defended clients in administrative and judicial enforcement matters.

Water– Represented clients in obtaining NPDES discharge permits for industrial and municipal direct dischargers as well as for construction activities involving stormwater. Assisted indirect discharges in connection with satisfying pretreatment requirements. Advised clients on drinking water standards and wetland jurisdictional development issues. Defended client in state and federal enforcement matters.

Waste– Represented generators, transporters and TSD facilities in connection with solid and hazardous waste management issues including permitting, closure and post closure care and corrective action.

Chemicals/Pesticides-Advised client on chemical regulation and management issues under TSCA, EPCRA and FIFRA, including recordkeeping and reporting requirements.

Site Remediation Represented clients in connection with Superfund and brownfield remediation sites, including sites managed under state voluntary cleanup programs.

Environmental Due Diligence Performed environmental due diligence for clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions, real estate, and financing transactions.

Enforcement Defended clients in connection with both administrative and judicial enforcement matters under both federal and state environmental laws and regulations regarding environmental laws and regulations.

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