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Eleni Kouimelis

Partner

Chair, Environmental Law Practice

Chicago

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Eleni Kouimelis,事务所合伙人,兼环境法务部门联席主席。在《美国新闻与世界报道》2012 年度“最佳律师事务所”评选中,环境法务部在环境法务与环境诉讼领域排名全国榜首。

Kouimelis 女士专精多个领域背景下的环境问题,包括交易、法律合规咨询以及诉讼案。她为广泛的工业与制造业客户提供各方面的环境合规咨询服务,包括制定并执行审计和可持续发展项目、战略规划以及许可与选址审批等。此外,Kouimelis 女士还针对自发性和政府强制性的环境清理,为客户提供污染整治与重建咨询指导。她在全美范围内为客户代理联邦、州与地方管辖机构提起的环境执法诉讼,还提供公司与房地产交易方面的环境咨询服务,其中包括收购、资产剥离、融资以及证券发行等。

Kouimelis 女士于 1989 年加入 Winston & Strawn 之前,曾任美国国家环境保护局 (USEPA) 第 5 区的地区助理顾问,在任职期间,她曾在司法和行政论坛上促成强制实施空气、水和有毒物质法令,并且为客户提供这些领域的法律咨询和政策援助。

Kouimelis 女士于 1982 年获得伊利诺伊大学学士学位,并曾是
Phi Beta Kappa 学术荣誉学会的成员。她于 1985 年获得芝加哥洛约拉大学法学院法学博士学位,并曾是“洛约拉大学法律评论”的成员。

Eleni focuses her practice on environmental issues that arise in a variety of contexts, including transactions, compliance counseling, and litigation. She provides compliance counseling to diverse industrial and manufacturing clients in all the environmental media, including designing and implementing audit and sustainability programs, strategic planning, and permitting. In addition, Eleni advises clients in the remediation and redevelopment of contaminated properties under both voluntary and government-mandated cleanups. Eleni also advises clients in corporate and real estate transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, financings, and securities offerings. She represents clients in environmental enforcement actions brought by federal, state, and local authorities in jurisdictions throughout the United States, and in private party litigation involving contaminated property.

Recent Experience

Cuadrilla Capital Acquires Gluware, Inc.
Winston Represented Revelstoke Capital Partners in Acquisition of NKMD MGMT, LLC
Court Square Capital Partners in its Definitive Agreement to Sell Advanced Diabetes Supply Group for US$1.1B
GenNx360 Capital Partners in the Sale of Miller Environmental Group
GenNx360 Capital Partners in its Acquisition of Shenandoah Industrial Solutions
Representing Chuy’s Holdings in its US$605M Sale to Darden Restaurants
Represented The Honey Pot Company Holdings, LLC, a leading better-for-you feminine care brand, in the sale of a controlling stake in the business to Compass Diversified (NYSE: CODI)
Frontenac Acquisition of Integrated Openings Solutions
Winston Represented MCE Holdings in Its Acquisition of Applied Industrial Controls and Engineered Systems Group
ISG Enterprises Acquisition of Apple
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Kouimelis 女士连续跻身 2011、2012 和 2013 年度的《钱伯斯美国指南》杰出律师排行榜;被《企业法律顾问》和《美国律师》杂志评为 2013 年度“能源、环境与自然资源领域顶级律师”;被《芝加哥杂志》“超级律师”榜单连续评为 2010、2011 和 2012 年度“伊利诺伊顶尖环境法律师”;入选 2009/2010 年度《北美名人榜》;入选 2010 年度《国际环境法律师名人榜》;蝉联 2010 至 2013 年的“芝加哥环境法最佳律师”。从 2009 到 2013 年,她连续获得“美国最佳律师”称号;入选“最佳律师网”在房地产、建筑和环境领域的“女性律师 50 强”名单;名列 2012 年 11 月出版的《领先律师杂志》女性榜。此外,从 2010 年起,她接连获评为“伊利诺伊超级律师”。

Activities

Kouimelis 女士是环境法研究所的委员会成员,并担任希腊律师协会事务官。

Eleni is a founding member and president of Hellenic Legal Assistance Services, a not-for-profit legal aid clinic. Eleni is a board member of the Hellenic Foundation and a board member of the Hellenic Bar Association Foundation. Eleni also serves on the Founded on the Rock Committee for the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago.

Eleni is a pleasure to work with. She understands the law and the business aspects of the disputes.

Chambers USA

能力

Environmental
Environmental Litigation & Enforcement
Insurance Litigation
Energy
Retail & Luxury

Recent Experience

Cuadrilla Capital Acquires Gluware, Inc.
Winston Represented Revelstoke Capital Partners in Acquisition of NKMD MGMT, LLC
Court Square Capital Partners in its Definitive Agreement to Sell Advanced Diabetes Supply Group for US$1.1B
GenNx360 Capital Partners in the Sale of Miller Environmental Group
GenNx360 Capital Partners in its Acquisition of Shenandoah Industrial Solutions
Representing Chuy’s Holdings in its US$605M Sale to Darden Restaurants
Represented The Honey Pot Company Holdings, LLC, a leading better-for-you feminine care brand, in the sale of a controlling stake in the business to Compass Diversified (NYSE: CODI)
Frontenac Acquisition of Integrated Openings Solutions
Winston Represented MCE Holdings in Its Acquisition of Applied Industrial Controls and Engineered Systems Group
ISG Enterprises Acquisition of Apple
View All Related Matters

资格认证

学历

Eleni received a J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1985, where she was a member of the Loyola Law Review. She received a B.A. from the University of Illinois in 1982. 

    执业资格
    • Illinois
    语言能力
    • Greek

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    • Eleni frequently speaks and writes articles on a variety of environmental subject areas.
    • Contributor, "ASTM E1527-21 Standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments," Lexis Practical Guidance, Aug. 2024
    • Eleni wrote the Environmental Disclosure Requirements chapter for Environmental Law in Illinois Corporate and Real Estate Transactions, published in 2007 (Co-author) and updated in 2016, as well as the Environmental chapter of Equipment Leasing–Leveraged Leasing published by the Practicing Law Institute in 1999 and 2004 (Co-author), most recently updated in 2014.
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