Todd R. Wiener is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Chicago office. He is a member of the Firm’s Trial Department, its Environmental Practice Group and the Asbestos Litigation Practice Group. Todd focuses his practice on all aspects of environmental law and toxic tort litigation. He has significant experience in administrative enforcement proceedings and litigation arising under all major federal environmental laws, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and corresponding state laws. Todd has been named a 2007 Illinois Super Lawyer by Law & Politics.
Representative Experience
- Represents defendants in mass tort litigation involving asbestos exposure and contaminated groundwater
- Acts as national counsel for a manufacturer of construction products on asbestos matters
- Represents an auto parts manufacturer on asbestos matters
- Represents defendants in class actions and multi-party actions in Illinois, Michigan and Mississippi on contaminated groundwater litigation
- Advises and represents industrial companies on compliance matters and in enforcement proceedings before federal and state agencies
- Represents owners, operators and generators in federal and state Superfund proceedings and in cleanups performed pursuant to state Brownfields statutes
- Regularly represents purchasers, sellers and lenders with respect to environmental and OSHA issues in mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and secured lending transactions
Education
- Harvard Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 1986
- University of Cincinnati, B.A. (summa cum laude), 1983
