Bruce White is a partner in the Chicago office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP and a member of the firm's Environmental Law Department.
Mr. White has more than 30 years of experience in litigation, arbitration and mediation of environmental disputes, and in administrative permitting and enforcement proceedings throughout the country. His experience includes representation of industrial, commercial, and governmental clients in matters involving Superfund, RCRA/HSWA, TSCA, CWA, CAA, NEPA, Federal and State regulations, toxic torts, and insurance coverage for environmental claims.
The bulk of Mr. White's practice is spent on the litigation and negotiation of settlements of environmental issues in various contexts, including Superfund sites, multi-party litigation, and commercial disputes. He also has substantial experience arbitrating and mediating environmental disputes. He has also participated in the environmental aspects of corporate and real estate transactions, including due diligence, management of environmental audits, evaluation of compliance with regulatory requirements, assessment of potential legal exposure for environmental matters, and development of contractual provisions for the allocation of responsibility for environmental liabilities.
Mr. White is admitted to practice in the state of Illinois and before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th, 7th, 9th and D.C. Circuits, and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He is also a member of the Federal Trial Bar. He has been selected for inclusion in every edition of Illinois Super Lawyers® magazine since 2007. He has also been included in the Illinois-Environment category of every edition of Chambers USA since 2004 and in Band 1 from 2008 through and 2011.
Mr. White earned his B.A. in Economics, highest distinction, and his B.S. in Psychology, highest distinction, from the University of Illinois in 1973. He received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.