{"id":13,"date":"2016-12-27T13:17:49","date_gmt":"2016-12-27T13:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecbiz213.inmotionhosting.com\/~envadr5\/bg_envadr.com\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2022-09-06T00:29:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T00:29:03","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/envadr.com\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About envADR"},"content":{"rendered":"
Looking to avoid the costs and time involved in litigating a dispute in the courts? Need an independent set of eyes to peer review your litigation strategy or monitor your compliance with a consent decree? Let me bring my judgment, integrity, and nearly 40 years of experience as an environmental litigator to assist you.<\/p>\n
I am Rob Olian and I started envADR <\/em>after my retirement at the end of 2016 from Sidley Austin LLP, where I began practicing in 1977. At Sidley, I headed the Chicago Environmental practice group and was co-leader of the firm\u2019s national Environmental practice from 1994 until I retired. I <\/i>served on the Executive Committee of the American College of Environmental Lawyers from 2015-2018 and am a Board member of the Chicago chapter of the Association for Conflict Resolution, was a member of the N.D. Ill. Trial Bar until retirement, and was listed in the top tier of Chambers USA\u2019s America\u2019s Leading Lawyers for Business<\/em> and Best Lawyers in America <\/em>when I was practicing law. Best Lawyers <\/em>named me 2016 Lawyer of the Year for Chicago Litigation – Environmental and 2017 Lawyer of the Year for Chicago – Environmental. I remain listed for my environmental expertise in Who’s Who Legal: Environment 2022<\/em>, am recognized among leading mediators in the 2018, 2019 and 2020 editions of Who\u2019s Who Legal: Mediation, <\/i>and received the 2020 Client Choice Award <\/i>for excellence in client service in the Mediation category.<\/p>\n I have spoken about environmental mediation to numerous groups, including the ABA SEER, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Chicago Bar Association, the Indianapolis Bar Association and the Association for Conflict Resolution.<\/p>\n A summary of my recent mediation experience is available upon request.<\/p>\n