- Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 63 Firm Lawyers August 20, 2020
- Legal 500 United States Recognizes Jenner & Block in 23 National Practice Categories and Names 11 as Leading Lawyers, Next Generation Partners and Hall of Fame July 10, 2020
- Chambers & Partners Recognizes 48 Firm Lawyers Across 42 Categories in its 2020 Guides May 11, 2020
- Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 48 Firm Lawyers August 21, 2019
- Illinois Super Lawyers Recognizes 54 Partners and 10 “Rising Stars” February 1, 2019
- Best Lawyers In America Recognizes 42 Firm Lawyers August 15, 2018
- Legal 500 United States Recognizes 22 National Practice Categories and Names Five “Leading Lawyers” July 12, 2018
- Chambers USA Ranks 29 Practices and 47 Lawyers in 2018 Guide May 3, 2018
- Illinois Super Lawyers Recognizes 76 Firm Lawyers January 31, 2018
- Fifty-Four Jenner & Block Lawyers Named As 2018 Leading Lawyers November 29, 2017
- Best Lawyers In America Recognizes 47 Firm Lawyers August 2017
- Chambers USA 2017 Ranks 27 Jenner & Block Practices among the Best in the United States June 1, 2017
- Illinois Super Lawyers Recognizes 78 Firm Lawyers March 21, 2017
- Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 46 Firm Lawyers August 15, 2016
- Chambers USA 2016 Ranks 25 Jenner & Block Practices Among the Best in the United States May 27, 2016
- Partners E. Lynn Grayson and Gabrielle Sigel Named “Energy & Environmental Trailblazers” by The National Law Journal May 2016
- 49 Firm Partners to be Recognized in 2016 Edition of Chambers USA March 21, 2016
- Illinois Super Lawyers Recognizes 89 Firm Lawyers January 2016
- Best Lawyers Recognizes 46 Jenner & Block Partners in 2016 Edition August 20, 2015
- Firm Tops American Lawyer Pro Bono Firm Rankings for Second Consecutive Year July 2015
- Firm Tops American Lawyer Pro Bono Firm Rankings for Second Consecutive Year June 29, 2015
- Chambers USA 2015 Ranks 25 Jenner & Block Practices Among the Best in the United States May 21, 2015
- Leading Lawyers Network Names Seven Partners As Top Illinois Women Lawyers April 28, 2015
- Jenner & Block Partners Recognized Among Top Lawyers in Illinois by Leading Lawyers Magazine March 2, 2015
- 48 Firm Partners to be Recognized in 2015 Edition of Chambers USA February 24, 2015
- Illinois Super Lawyers Recognizes 92 Firm Attorneys January 26, 2015
- Illinois Super Lawyers Recognizes 67 Firm Attorneys, 31 "Rising Stars" January 14, 2014
- Forty Firm Partners to be Recognized in 2013 Edition of Chambers USA March 1, 2013
GABRIELLE SIGEL
Partner
Practice Groups
Industry Groups
Education
- Boston University School of Law, JD, 1983; cum laude
- Oberlin College, AB, 1980; Senior Scholar
Admissions
- Illinois, 1983
Court Admissions
- US District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1983
- US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1985
- US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1992
Judicial Clerkships
- Hon. Frank H. Easterbrook, US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1986
Awards and Recognitions
- Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 63 Firm Lawyers
- Legal 500 United States Recognizes Jenner & Block in 23 National Practice Categories and Names 11 as Leading Lawyers, Next Generation Partners and Hall of Fame
- Chambers & Partners Recognizes 48 Firm Lawyers Across 42 Categories in its 2020 Guides
Recent Blog Posts
- CDC Changes Definition of “Close Contacts” for Contact Tracing Purposes: What Does This Mean for Employers? October 22, 2020
- State Court Legal Challenge to Illinois Gov. Pritzker’s COVID‑19 Executive Orders August 12, 2020
- Federal Courts Beat Back Legal Challenges to Illinois Gov. Pritzker’s COVID‑19 Executive Orders August 7, 2020
- U.S. OSHA Issues Guidance on Returning to Work June 22, 2020
- U.S. OSHA Issues Guidance on Returning to Work June 20, 2020
- U.S. Court of Appeals Denies AFL-CIO’s Petition for OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard June 12, 2020
- OSHA Faces FAQs on Face Coverings June 11, 2020
- Employers are Back in the Workplace: So is OSHA! May 21, 2020
- OSHA Promises Relaxed Enforcement during Pandemic if Employers Make “Good Faith Effort” to Comply with Non-Achievable Recurring Requirements April 18, 2020
- White House Reopening Guidelines: How Will Workplaces Open Up Again? April 17, 2020
- OSHA to Manufacturers: Coronavirus "Safety Tips” in an “Alert” to Manufacturing Employers April 17, 2020
- OSHA to Most Employers: Limited Exemption from Recording Requirement for Employees’ COVID 19 Cases April 11, 2020
- OSHA to Employers: Some Relief from Respiratory Protection Rules in the Face of N95 Shortages April 8, 2020
- Does the OSH Act Give an Employee the Right to Refuse to Work Due to Fear of Workplace COVID-19 Exposure? March 26, 2020
- Does Environmental Investigation and Remediation Continue Despite COVID-19 Business Restrictions and Social Distancing? March 23, 2020
- White House and Congress Use Liability Immunity to Address the Shortage of Respirators in Healthcare Settings March 20, 2020
- OSHA Issues Temporary Enforcement Guidance on Healthcare Employers’ Requirements for Fit-Testing of Respirators March 19, 2020
- U.S. OSHA Issues Guidance for Employers Regarding Preparing for COVID-19 Risks March 12, 2020
- U.S. OSHA Issues Guidance for Employers Regarding Preparing for COVID-19 Risks March 6, 2020
- Exploring the E-Suite with Elizabeth Anderson, Ph.D., Fellow ATS, Chief Science Officer and Senior Fellow, Exponent, Inc.; formerly, Carcinogen Assessment Group and Office of Health and Environmental Assessment, U.S. EPA July 29, 2019
- Exploring the E-Suite with Joel Brammeier, President and CEO, Alliance for the Great Lakes April 16, 2019
- Exploring the E-Suite with Joel Brammeier, President and CEO, Alliance for the Great Lakes April 16, 2019
- OSHRC Rules No General Duty Clause Hazard Or Feasible Abatement For Heat Exposure March 4, 2019
- OSHRC Rules No General Duty Clause Hazard Or Feasible Abatement For Heat Exposure March 4, 2019
- OSHA Rescinds Electronic Submission of Injury/Illness Logs and Incident Reports and Raises Penalties February 1, 2019
- OSHA Rescinds Electronic Submission of Injury/Illness Logs and Incident Reports and Raises Penalties February 1, 2019
- Exploring the E-Suite: Vol. 1, No. I January 10, 2019
- Exploring the E-Suite: Vol. 1, No. I January 10, 2019
- New OSHA Enforcement Policy Under General Duty Clause for Worksite Exposure to Air Contaminants December 17, 2018
- New OSHA Enforcement Policy Under General Duty Clause for Worksite Exposure to Air Contaminants December 17, 2018
- The Trump Administration Issues Proposed "Waters of the United States" Rule Under CWA December 12, 2018
- The Trump Administration Issues Proposed "Waters of the United States" Rule Under CWA December 12, 2018
- Exelon and Jenner & Block Beach Cleanup Day! June 9, 2017
- You Are Invited: June 12 Environmental Ethics CLE Luncheon June 6, 2017
- Team Wins Asylum for Honduran Woman and Her Son May 22, 2017
- Gay Sigel, Steve Siros, and Allison Torrence Speak at March 7 CLE Program February 28, 2017
- Happy New Year from the Corporate Environmental Lawyer Blog January 30, 2017
- OSHA’S New Anti-Retaliation Rule: Effect on Safety Incentive Programs December 6, 2016
- Trade Associations Obtain Nationwide Injunction Against Portions of the “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Regulatory Scheme, and Agencies Stand Down (For Now) October 27, 2016
- Trade Associations File Suit Challenging the “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Regulatory Scheme as Unlawful and Unconstitutional October 18, 2016
- DOL, FAR Council Finalize “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Regulations, Forcing Government Contractors to Disclose Non-Final Labor Law Alleged Violations in the Contracting Process August 26, 2016
- Jenner & Block CLE Webinar: "Climate Change Law at the Close of the Obama Administration: Understanding the Past and Implications for the Future" May 9, 2016
- Jenner & Block Wins Motion to Dismiss In Alleged Pipeline Leak Federal Lawsuit October 26, 2015
- Jenner & Block Recognized as #1 Pro Bono Firm July 20, 2015
- U.S. Supreme Court Invalidates EPA’s Regulation of Mercury from Power Plants June 29, 2015
- Corporate Environmental Lawyer celebrates five years of blogging with a new design! June 1, 2015
- EPA Proposes New and Differing Carbon Emission Limits for Future Natural Gas-Fired and Coal-Fired Power Plants September 23, 2013
- Energy and EPA Defend Administration’s Climate Change Approach in Congress September 20, 2013
- NOW AVAILABLE: Climate Change Law in Review, 2009-2012 March 4, 2013
- U.S. Appellate Court Defines Settling Parties' Rights to CERCLA Contribution and Cost Recovery December 24, 2012
- Are Climate Change Tort Actions Dead? What’s Next After Supreme Court Decision in AEP v. Connecticut? July 15, 2011
- May 2011 Update: Climate Change June 27, 2011
- Gabrielle Sigel to Speak At Chicago Bar Association Environmental Law Committee Regarding Chrome Regulation May 2, 2011
- March 2011 Update: Climate Change April 28, 2011
- February 2011 Update: Climate Change March 10, 2011
- December 2010 Update: Climate Change February 1, 2011
- Climate Change Year in Review 2010 Published January 29, 2011
- November 2010 Update: Environmental Lender Liability January 10, 2011
- EPA Agrees to Set GHG Emission Standards for Electric Power Plants and Petroleum Refineries January 2, 2011
- July 2010 Update: Climate Change August 25, 2010
- May 2010 Update: Environmental Lender Liability June 23, 2010
- Another Circuit Allows Non-Settling PRPs to Intervene in CERCLA Consent Decree Action June 17, 2010
- April 2010 Update: Climate Change May 21, 2010
- April 2010 Update: Environmental Lender Liability May 14, 2010
- U.S. EPA Finalizes GHG Stationary Source Permitting Rule May 13, 2010
- Senators Kerry and Lieberman Announce New Climate Change Bill May 12, 2010
- March 2010 Update: Climate Change March 31, 2010
- February 2010 Update: Climate Change March 1, 2010
- What You Need To Know About The New SEC Guidance on Climate Change Disclosure February 26, 2010
- SEC Issues New Guidance Regarding Climate Change Disclosures February 12, 2010
- January 2010 Update: Climate Change February 10, 2010
- February 2010 Update: Environmental Lender Liability February 5, 2010
- January 2010 Update: Environmental Lender Liability January 18, 2010
Recent Events
- Panelist, Climate Change, 4th Annual Class action Money & Ethics Conference September 23, 2020
- Moderator, “Managing the Great Lakes,” Environmental Law Institute and Jenner & Block October 29, 2019
- Speaker, “The Landscape of Environmental Protection Law In Turmoil,” Environmental Protection Law The Cross-Hairs, Boston College Law School November 02, 2017
- “Climate Change Law at the Close of the Obama Administration: Understanding the Past and Implications for the Future,” Jenner & Block CLE Webinar May 12, 2016
- Panelist, “Climate Change Legal Developments and Science Update: Impact on Chicago and the Region,” City of Chicago Department of Law March 02, 2016
- Moderator, “Navigating Key Intersections of Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Law,” ABA Environmental, Energy, and Resources Law 23rd Fall Conference October 30, 2015
- “Leading Cases in Air Law,” 14th Annual Environmental Law Conference April 02, 2015
- “Protecting Confidential Information,” Exelon’s Power Environmental Summit April 29, 2014
- “Women’s Legal Rights: Our History & Our Future,” Jenner & Block Women’s Forum July 24, 2013
- “New and Old Energy,” 8th CIS Local Counsel Forum June 28, 2013
- “Climate Change Law: How Obama’s First Term Changed the Climate on Climate Change and Predictions for the Second Term,” Chicago Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section Environmental Law Committee May 21, 2013
- “The U.S. Appellate Court’s Decision Upholding Obama’s Climate Change Regulations: Impact on Business and the Environment,” CLE Seminar, Chicago, IL July 12, 2012
- Chicago Foundation for Women Board Boot Camp Networking Night, Chicago, IL June 06, 2012
- “What Environmental Attorneys Need to Know About OSHA,” Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Environmental Law Committee, Chicago, IL November 30, 2011
- “Are Climate Change Tort Actions Dead? What’s Next After Supreme Court Decision in AEP v. Connecticut?” Jenner & Block Climate Change and Clean Technology Law Practice Webinar August 09, 2011
- “Chrome: Intersection of OSHA and EPA Regulation,” Chicago Bar Associations Environmental Law Committee Meeting, Chicago, IL May 03, 2011
- “What Environmental Lawyers Need to Know about Climate Change and Water Scarcity and the Legal Issues that Will Arise in 2011 and Beyond,” ExecSense Webinar February 24, 2011
- “Water Scarcity and Climate Change, The Science and Legal Issues for Chicago,” City of Chicago Law Department, Chicago, IL January 19, 2011
- “Critical Insights in Climate Change and Water Scarcity,” CREW Chicago, Chicago, IL November 04, 2010
- “CERCLA Settlements and PRP Intervention,” Strafford Publications Webinar July 20, 2010
- “What You Need to Know About the New SEC Guidance on Climate Change Disclosure,” Chicago Bar Association Securities Law Committee Meeting, Chicago, IL April 15, 2010
- “Carbon Credits," The Seminar Group, Chicago, IL February 04, 2010
- “EPA Action on GHGs: What to Expect and How to Prepare,” Electric Utility Consultants, Inc. Web Conference December 03, 2009
- “Engineers as Experts in Litigation - Meeting the Challenge,” Chicago Regional Section of the Society of Women Engineers, Chicago, IL July 21, 2009
- "Cap-and-Trade Programs and Effects on Green Building," The Seminar Group Illinois Real Estate Development & Finance Seminar, Chicago, IL June 18, 2009 to June 19, 2009
- “Carbon Credits," The Seminar Group, Chicago, IL February 04, 2009
- “Carbon Credits," The Seminar Group, Chicago, IL
- InsideCounsel and Jenner & Block's Eighth Annual SuperConference, Chicago, IL May 20, 2008 to May 21, 2008
- “Now What Do I Do?” Chemical Industry Council of Illinois Employment Issues & Personal Liability Seminar, Willowbrook, IL November 09, 2006
- Moderator, "HIV Legal Assistance Projects," ABA AIDS Coordinating Committee - HIV/AIDS Law and Practice: From 'Nuts & Bolts' to 'Cutting Edge', Chicago, IL May 17, 2002 to May 19, 2002
- “Prevent the Event,” Jenner & Block and the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health Seminar, Chicago, IL March 05, 2002
- "Master the Disaster," Jenner & Block and the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health Seminar, Chicago, IL February 05, 2002
Recent News
- Jenner & Block Team Secures Dismissal for Firm Client Apex Oil Company September 30, 2019
- Firm Wins Victory for Apex Oil Co. and Petroleum Fuel & Terminal Co. October 20, 2015
- Forty-Two Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers in America August 18, 2014
- Chambers USA 2014 Ranks Jenner & Block Among the Nation’s Top May 27, 2014
- 44 Firm Partners to be Recognized in 2014 Edition of Chambers USA March 26, 2014
- Jenner & Block Receives Top National Rankings in Chambers USA 2013 May 23, 2013
- Record Number of Jenner & Block Partners Recognized in Chambers USA 2012 Edition June 12, 2012
- Chambers USA Recognizes Firm Partners in 2012 Edition March 29, 2012
- Jenner & Block Partners Recognized Among Top Lawyers in Illinois by Leading Lawyers Magazine February 21, 2012
- Jenner & Block Partners Recognized Among "Leading Women Lawyers in Illinois" August 4, 2009
- Sigel Joins Harvard University Kennedy School of Government's "Leadership in Crises" Program May 1, 2009
- Illinois Super Lawyers Recognizes Eighty-Five Jenner & Block Attorneys January 26, 2009
- Seventh Circuit Rules For Jenner & Block Client in Precedent-Setting CAFA Case August 15, 2008
- Sigel and Batterson Featured in Counsel to Counsel article on Climate Change Strategy May 29, 2008
- SuperConference: An Environment of Change May 20, 2008
- Jenner & Block Teams up with LexisNexis, Marten Law Group on Innovate Climate Change Web Resource February 4, 2008
- Jenner & Block Secures Unanimous Victory Before Missouri Supreme Court April 25, 2007
- Jenner & Block Launches Climate and Clean Technology Law Practice March 1, 2007
Recent Publications
- Author, Client Alert: OSHA Faces FAQs on Face Coverings June 11, 2020
- Author, Client Alert: Employers are Back in the Workplace: So is OSHA! May 21, 2020
- Co-Author, Consumer Finance Observer – Spring 2020 May 14, 2020
- Author, Client Alert: White House Reopening Guidelines: How Will Workplaces Open Up Again? April 17, 2020
- Author, Client Alert: OSHA to Employers: Some Relief from Respiratory Protection Rules in the Face of N95 Shortages April 8, 2020
- Co-Author, Client Alert: Does the OSH Act Give an Employee the Right to Refuse to Work Due to Fear of Workplace COVID 19 Exposure? March 27, 2020
- Co-Author, Client Alert: Financial Relief in Response to COVID-19, So Far… Episode I. March 20, 2020
- Co-Author, Environmental Law in Illinois Corporate and Real Estate Transactions 2014 Edition, IICLE April 2014
- "Climate Change Law in Review, 2009-2012: Obama's First Term Changes the Climate on Climate Change," Jenner & Block February 2013
- “Lender Liability Under Environmental Laws for Real Estate and Corporate Transactions,” Environmental Law in Illinois Corporate and Real Estate Transactions, 2011 Supplement, IICLE Press 2011
- Client Advisory: Supreme Court Holds EPA's Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gases Displaces Federal Nuisance Suit June 20, 2011
- "Facility Energy Audits Aren't Just Trendy; They're Becoming Best Practice," Corporate Counsel April 2011
- Client Advisory: Energy Audits- New Legal Requirements and Consensus Standard February 23, 2011
- Climate Change Developments in 2009: New Federal Approaches to Greenhouse Gas Regulation February 26, 2010
- Client Alert: What You Need to Know About The New SEC Guidance on Climate Change Disclosure February 10, 2010
- Client Advisory: SEC Issues New Guidance Regarding Climate Change Disclosures January 28, 2010
- Client Advisory: Prelude to Regulation: EPA Announces Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Findings December 8, 2009
- "Paving the Way for GHG Public Nuisance Claims?" Law360 October 22, 2009
- Client Advisory: EPA Proposes Rule for Applying Clean Air Act Permit Requirements to GHG Stationary Sources October 6, 2009
- "Federal Appeals Court - Greenhouse Gas Emitters Can Be Subject to Federal Common Law Nuisance Liability" LexisNexis October 2009
- "U.S. EPA Finalizes Rule Mandating Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions" LexisNexis October 2009
- "U.S. Issues Proposed Rule - Stationary Sources of GHG Emissions Will Comply with 'Tailored' Clean Air Act Permit Requirements," LexisNexis October 2009
- Client Advisory: Federal Appellate Court Allows Public Nuisance Claims for Greenhouse Gas Emissions September 25, 2009
- Client Advisory: U.S. EPA Requires Mandatory Reporting Beginning with Next Year's Greenhouse Gas Emissions September 23, 2009
- "U.S. EPA Proposes Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Rule for Emissions from Stationary and Mobile Sources," LexisNexis March 2009
- Client Advisory: U.S. EPA Proposes Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Rule March 11, 2009
- "Climate Change 2008 Year in Review: Complex Legal and Political Issues Are Waiting for the New Administration," LexisNexis January 2009
- "Carbon Cap-and-Trade Programs: European and Domestic Designs Provide Insight for New Administration," Emerging Issues Analysis, Lexis/Nexis January 2009
- Co-Author, "Climate Change 2007 Year in Review: 'States, Trades, and Automobiles', "Emerging Issues Commentary", LexisNexis February 2008
- Client Alert: DHS Releases "Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards" Final Appendix A in Pre-Publication Version November 2, 2007
- Client Advisory: Federal Court Dismisses California's Global Warming Lawsuit Against Automakers September 21, 2007
- Client Advisory: Investors Petition SEC for Climate Disclosure Rules September 20, 2007
- "Climate for Change - and Opportunity," Counsel to Counsel July 2007
- Client Advisory: Supreme Court Allows PRPs to Sue For Cost Recovery After Voluntary Cleanups June 18, 2007
- Climate Change: Current and Emerging Legal Issues June 1, 2007
- Co-Author, "U.S. v. Atlantic Research Corp.: Is the Sky Falling On Environmental Cost Recovery Actions?" Andrews Litigation Reporter, Thomson/West, Vol. 27, No. 22 May 30, 2007
- Client Advisory: CERCLA Section 107 PRP Cost Recovery Case To Be Argued Before the Supreme Court April 18, 2007
- Client Advisory: "Cool Globes" Initiative Will Address Global Warming Solutions April 12, 2007
- Client Advisory: U.S. Supreme Court Requires EPA to Consider Regulating GHG April 3, 2007
- Client Advisory: Climate Change: What To Expect in 2007 February 7, 2007
- Client Advisory: Seventh Circuit Previews Supreme Court Superfund Recovery Debate January 29, 2007
- Client Advisory: U.S. Supreme Court to Address Superfund Cost Recovery Controversy January 25, 2007
- Co-Author, "Lender Liability Under Environmental Laws for Real Estate and Corporate Transactions," Environmental Law in Illinois Corporate and Real Estate Transactions, IICLE January 1, 2007
- Environmental Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Changes Superfund Cost Recovery Options December 5, 2004
- Construction News Fall 2004
- Land, Air and Water News Winter 2002
