Practice Expertise

  • Energy, Infrastructure & Environment
  • Brownfield Development
  • Due Diligence and Risk Assessment in ...
  • Emergency Response & Compliance Counseling

Areas of Practice

  • Brownfield Development
  • Due Diligence and Risk Assessment in ...
  • Emergency Response & Compliance Counseling
  • Energy, Infrastructure & Environment
  • Due Diligence and Transaction Support
  • Emergency Response and Crisis Management
  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Energy Regulatory
  • Environmental & Natural Resources
  • Environmental Litigation, Enforcement and ...
  • Financial Institutions Litigation
  • Infrastructure and Public-Private ...
  • Insurance - Policy Negotiation and Claims ...
  • Insurance Coverage Litigation
  • Remediation
  • Remediation - Superfund and Sediments
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Profile

Tackling pollution efficiently and economically

Michael Mostow is an experienced “dirt lawyer,” advising commercial and industrial clients on business matters involving state and federal environmental laws and regulations. Working with clients in a variety of industries throughout the United States, Michael advises on:

  • Regulatory compliance and enforcement matters involving RCRA, CERCLA, CWA and other federal and state environmental laws
  • Complex environmental transactions
  • Environmental insurance
  • Public/private partnerships (PPP/P3)

Clients know Michael to be a skilled problem-solver, helping them understand potential threats and opportunities presented by the regulatory landscape at the federal, state and local level. Efficiently navigating the unique business and regulatory circumstances facing each client, Michael communicates legal and business options clearly, working to develop solutions tailored to the timetable and long-term business goals of his clients.

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois

Education

  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (B.A., magna cum laude, 1987)
    • Bronze Tablet (Top 3%) from the University of Illinois (Recipient)
  • Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (J.D., 1991)

Areas of Practice

  • Brownfield Development
  • Due Diligence and Risk Assessment in Transactions
  • Emergency Response & Compliance Counseling
  • Energy, Infrastructure & Environment
  • Due Diligence and Transaction Support
  • Emergency Response and Crisis Management
  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Energy Regulatory
  • Environmental & Natural Resources
  • Environmental Litigation, Enforcement and Disputes
  • Financial Institutions Litigation
  • Infrastructure and Public-Private Partnerships
  • Insurance - Policy Negotiation and Claims Litigation
  • Insurance Coverage Litigation
  • Remediation
  • Remediation - Superfund and Sediments

Professional Career



Articles

  • "Environmental Insurance in Transactions"
  • "Evaluating and Managing Environmental Risk in Business Transactions"
  • "How to Mitigate Your Losses After An Explosion and Chemical Release -- A Real World Example"
  • "Pending Environmental Legislation"
  • "Pending Environmental Legislation"
  • "Using Environmental Insurance in Deals with Environmental Risk"
  • "Using Environmental Insurance"
  • Construction Insurance: A Guide for Attorneys and Other Professionals
  • Cynthia Faur, Michael Mostow and Lauren Harpke Write Law360 Article About A Potential Proposal for Hazardous Substances
  • EPA Approves ASTM E1527-21 Phase I ESA Standard for All Appropriate Inquiry
  • EPA Issues its Long-Awaited Proposal to Designate Certain PFAS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances
  • New Phase I Standard ASTM E1527-21 Authorized for All Appropriate Inquiries Starting February 13, 2023
  • Seventh Circuit Says Joint and Several Liability is Alive
  • U.S. EPA's Jurisdiction Over Wetlands Dries Up Under Landmark Supreme Court Ruling
  • USEPA Announces Policy of Enforcement Discretion Related to COVID-19 Crisis
  • USEPA Issues Interim COVID-19 Guidance for Environmental Cleanup Site Field Work Decisions
  • “Ethical Issues Created by Reservation of Rights Letters”
  • “Hot Topics in Environmental Law”
  • “Impact of the Supreme Court’s Decision in Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Ry. v. United States: Arranger Liability After Burlington”

Seminar

  • Business Law Training | Evaluating and Managing Environmental Risk in Business Transactions
  • Business Law Training: Environmental Insurance – When Neither Buyer nor Seller Is Willing to Take the Risks Associated with Pollution

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