Interviews:

• “Building upon the innovations of yesterday’s and today’s law firm,” Chicago Lawyer, February 29, 2008.
  
  
• “Innovation goes hand-in-hand with client services," Chicago Lawyer, February 29, 2008.
  
  
• Crain’s Chicago Business, February 18, 2008.

Publications:

Featured in Articles:

• Featured, “Quarles firm honored for its work with homeless,” Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, May 28, 2010.
  
  
• Featured, “Quarles partner joins ‘green’ non-profit,” Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, February 12, 2010.
  
  
• Featured, “Environmental Stewardship in Heart and Hearth,” Leading Lawyers Network Magazine, January 2010.

Articles Authored/Co-authored:

• Janine Landow-Esser and Adam Falkof authored chapters on Environmental Compliance Programs and OSHA Compliance Programs for the Corporate Legal Compliance Handbook, Second Edition 2012, published by Wolters Kluwer.
  
  
• “Cooper v. Aviall Upsets Superfund Law,” Brownfields Bulletin, November 2005.
  
  
• Co-author, “After the Storm: New EPA Regulations Impose Costly Requirements on Builders, Industry, and Municipalities,” Chicago Industrial Properties, February 2005.
  
  
• Co-author, “Bridging the GAP: Thoughts on Environmental Accounting,” Brownfield News, November/December 2002.
  
  
• “Contracts to Keep Deals Alive,” Brownfield News, January/February 2002.
  
  
• “While the Buyer Must Still Beware, Environmental Insurance May Provide What it Takes to Get Your Deal Closed,” Corporate Real Estate Executive, October 2001.
  
  
• “OSHA’s Proposed Ergonomics Standard: Why You Shouldn't Play the Waiting Game,” Opus Communications, January 2000.
  
  
• “Environmental and Contracting Issues in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Outsourcing,” America’s Water and Wastewater Industries, January 2000.
  
  
• “It's Too Soon to Tell if PLI Can Reduce Disputes,” The National Law Journal, January 25, 1999.
  
  
• “OSHA Compliance and Regulations,” Amerra Health Services, Inc.
  
  
• “Closing the Deal in the Face of Environmental Contamination,” Practical Real Estate Lawyer, July 1998.
  
  
• “New Era for Responding to Environmental Risks in Real Estate Transactions,” Office and Industrial Properties,
  June 1998.
  
  
• “Environmental Due Diligence: How to Obtain and Interpret Information, Part I; The Buyer's Perspective, Part II,” Real Estate Environmental Liability News, March 1998.
  
  
• “Environmental Compliance Audits: A Tool To Manage Your Company’s Regulatory Obligations,” Real Estate Environmental Liability News, February 1998.
  
  
• “Drafting the Best Possible Outsourcing Contract,” for the publication’s Municipal Water/Wastewater Guide,” American City & County, October 1997.
  
  
• “Federal Overfiling as a Trap for Unwary State Settlors,” Illinois State Bar Association, Environmental Law Newsletter, September 1997.
  
  
• Letter to Editor, “Overfile Threat is Not Idle in Environmental Self-Audits,” U.S. Business Litigation, July 1997.
  
  
• “Guidelines: Contracting with an Environmental Consultant,” AECRE Newsletter, Corporate Real Estate and the Law, Winter 1996.
  
  
• “Sauk County Landfill Superfund Settlement,” American City & County, August 1993.
  
  
• “Insurance Coverage for Environmental Claims,” Corporate Real Estate Executive, September 1992.
  
  
• “How to Insure Against Environmental Liability and Losses,” The Mortgage and Real Estate Executives Report, August 1992.
  
  
• “Insurance Coverage For Environmental Claims,” Journal of Property Management, May/June 1992.
  
  
• “Who Pays for Environmental Change?,” American City & County, April 1992.
  
  
• “Audits and Accounting,” Illinois CPA Society, Insight, August 1991.
  
  
• “Planning for and Avoiding EPA Enforcement Under the Clean Water Act,” Government Finance Research Center, November 1986.

Articles Contributed:

• Contributor, “Aviall Throws Wrench in Environmental Cleanup Machine,” Chicago Lawyer, May 2005.
  
  
• Contributor, “How to Comply with OSHA’s Rules for Giving Physicians Access to Exposure and Medical Records,” Credentialing & Peer Review/Legal Insider, August 2003.
  
  
• Contributor, “How to Comply with OSHA’s Rules for Giving Employees Access to Medical and Exposure Records,” OSHA Compliance Insider for Health Care Facilities, August 2003.
  
  
• Board of Advisors, OSHA Compliance Insider for Health Care Facilities, Brownstone Publishers, Inc.
  
  
• Contributor, “How to Get an Extension for Correcting OSHA Violations,” Laboratory Compliance Insider,
  August 2002.
  
  
• “How to Get an Extension for Correcting OSHA Violations,” Laboratory Compliance Insider, August 2002.
  
  
• “Getting the Green Light: Consultants Expedite Environmental Tasks,” Plants, Site and Parks, January 2000.
  
  
• “Bond Sticking to Ergonomics Standard Opposition,” Opus Communications, December 1999.
  
  
• Environmental Law Section of the Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyer Section’s Guide to the Chicago Job Market, 1992 & 1998.
  
  
• “Making the Grade: Companies Ponder Environmental State of the States,” Plants, Sites & Parks, November/December 1997.
  
  
• “Practice Points,” Environmental Compliance & Litigation Strategy, November 1997.
  
  
• “Garbage Disposal: Fields of Dregs Save Dollars, Make Sense,” Plant Sites & Parks, March/April 1997.
  
  
• Lender Liability to Illinois Institute for CLE/CBA’s Commercial Finance and Transactions Committee Advanced Commercial Finance and Creditors’ Rights in Illinois, 1993 & 1996.
  
  
• “Waste From Manufacturing Plants,” Waste Age, September 1993.
  
  
• “Environmental Liability Weighs Heavily On Minds of Property Owners,” National Real Estate Investor, August 1993.
  
  
• “The Thin Green Line: Thinking Environmental,” Midwest Real Estate News, August 1993.
  
  
• “Business Still Stinks,” Merrill’s Illinois Legal Times, July 1993.
  
  
• “Facing Environmental Liabilities in Business Transactions,” The DuPont Company’s Environmental Currents, December 1992.
  
  
• “Consultants Partnering With Real Estate to Write Environmental Success Stories,” Site Selection, June 1992.
  
  
• “Environmental Audits and Expertise Have Become Industry Necessities,” National Real Estate Investor,
  August 1991.

Presentations:

• Co-presenter (with Fred Gants), “OSHA Recordkeeping,” Bongarde Webinar, September 2011.
  
  
• “I2P2 - Illness and Injury Prevention Program,” Bongarde company webinar, October 27, 2010.
  
  
• “Hot Topics in Environmental Law,” Chicago Bar Association seminar, March 17, 2010.
  
  
• “Rainmaking and Business Development for Women,” HB Litigation Conferences, June 25, 2009.
  
  
• “Impact of the Supreme Court’s Decision in Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Ry. v. United States: Apportionment After Burlington,” Chicago Bar Association Environmental Law Committee seminar, June 2009.
  
  
• “Pitfalls for Prospective Purchasers of Brownfields: The Aftermath Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall Services, Inc.,” Chicago Bar Association’s Brownfields Seminar, March 2006.
  
  
• “Current Issues in Storm Water Regulation in Illinois,” Lorman Education Services, December 2004.
  
  
• “Brownfield Redevelopment Case Update,” 2004 Illinois Environmental Conference, Evolutions in Environmental Law and Policy, October 7-8, 2004.
  
  
• “Current State and Federal Regulations with Respect to Mold,” Lorman Education Services Conference on Solving Water Intrusion and Mold Problems in Illinois, July 18, 2002.
  
  
• “OSHA Current Events,” Quarles & Brady LLP Labor & Employment Law Symposium, June 2002.
  
  
• “Guidelines for Response to OSHA Inspections,” MultiCare Professional Services Workshop, 1997.
  
  
• “How to Manage the Agency Inspection - Practical Tips to Limit Your Exposure,” Chemical Industry Council of Illinois, Environmental Enforcement in Illinois, June 1999.
  
  
• “Creative Solutions to Environmentally-Challenged Properties,” ENSR Corporation, May 1999.
  
  
• “Contract Considerations for Environmental Professionals,” Carnow, Conibear & Associates, December 1998.
  
  
• “OSHA Compliance and Regulations,” Amerra Health Services, Inc., July 1998.
  
  
• “Guidelines for Response to OSHA Inspections,” Multicare Divisional Nursing Management Conference,
  October 1997.
  
  
• “Current Issues in Environmental Law,” National Equity Fund/Local Initiatives Support Corporation Annual Meeting, July 1997.
  
  
• “Environmental Issues Affecting Acquisitions,” ECM Motor Company, May 1997.
  
  
• “Cleaning Up Brownfields & Blight: What Does it Take?” Government Finance Officers Association Annual Conference, May 1996.
  
  
• “Selection of Litigation Counsel and Preparation of Litigation Budgets,” Corporate Legal Times Litigation Management Seminar, April 1996.
  
  
• “National Perspective on State Voluntary Cleanup Programs,” Midwest Environmental Corporate Counsel Association Meeting, November 1995.
  
  
• “The Brownfields Problem,” American Corporate Counsel Association's Annual Meeting, Corporate Counsel University, November 1995.
  
  
• “Environmental Considerations for Trustees, Fiduciaries and Lenders,” Trust Users Group Footprints to Success Seminar, September 1995.
  
  
• “Strategies for Minimizing Environmental Risks in Property Transfer,” Holleb & Coff Strategies for Corporate Counsel Seminar, June 1995.
  
  
• “Environmental Risks and Estate Planning,” Quad City Estate Planning Council, September 1994.
  
  
• “Environmental, Safety and Health Current Issues,” BTR Inc. Environmental Seminar, June 1994.
  
  
• “Current Environmental Issues Affecting Businesses,” Holleb & Coff Breakfast Seminar Series, March 1994.
  
  
• “Environmental Issues for Lenders,” American National Bank, January 1994.
  
  
• “The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: An Introduction For Generators of Hazardous Wastes,” Northbrook Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Environmental Seminar, July 1993.
  
  
• “Current Environmental Issues Affecting Businesses,” FKI Industries Environmental Safety & Health Seminar,
  June 1993.
  
  
• “Lender/Trustee Liability,” CBA/CLE Fourth Annual Commercial Finance and Transactions Update Seminar,
  March 1993.
  
  
• “Breaking the Glass Ceiling Roundtable Discussion,” Today's Chicago Woman, March 1993.
  
  
• “Property Transfer Issues and Government Clean-up Orders,” Illinois Manufacturers Association Fifth Annual Environmental Compliance Conference and Exhibition, October 1992.
  
  
• “State Regulatory Requirements Impacting Real Estate Transactions” and “Emergency Release Reporting Requirements,” Resolution Trust Corporation Environmental Training Workshop, September 1992.
  
  
• “Basics of Chemistry Through Field Demonstration of Sampling Equipment,” Environmental Law Committee of the Chicago Bar Association’s Science for Lawyer’s Seminar Series, July/August 1992.
  
  
• “OSHA Bloodborne Diseases,” Medical Business Consultants, July 1992.
  
  
• “OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Regulations,” Illinois Nursing Home Administrators Association Spring Conference, May 1992.
  
  
• “Property/Business Transfer and Liabilities,” Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits’ Surface Treatment Enhancement Council Management Seminar, April 1992.
  
  
• “Negotiating and Litigating Against Third Parties and Governmental Entities.”
  
  
• International City/County Management Association Programs for the Environment Series. Superfund: Strategic Advice for Local Officials, May 1992.
  
  
• “Current Environmental and OSHA Issues,” Holleb & Coff Breakfast Seminar Series, March 1992.
  
  
• “Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Overview and Developments,” Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc., Annual Convention, March 1992.
  
  
• “Update on Environmental Issues and Lender Liability,” Illinois State Bar Association Law Ed Series - Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy, January 1992.
  
  
• “Environmental Roundtable,” Midwest Real Estate News, January 1992.
  
  
• “State and Federal Environmental Laws and Regulations Affecting Financial Institutions,” Chicagoland Compliance Association, October 1991.
  
  
• “A Practical Approach to the Legal Impact of Compliance,” Quanex Corporation, September 1991.
  
  
• “Local Governments and Federal Environmental Mandates - Who Pays?” Government Finance Officers Association Annual Conference, June 1991.
  
  
• “Environmental Law: The Effect on Land Use and Policy,” Association of Women in Real Estate Fifth Annual Symposium, May 1991.
  
  
• “Update on Environmental Issues and Lender Liability,” Illinois State Bar Association Law Ed Series - Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy, Chicago and Bloomington, Illinois, May 1991.
  
  
• “Fiduciary and Trustee Liability Under Environmental Laws,” South Suburban Estate Planning Council, March 1991.
  
  
• “Environmental Concerns for Building/Property Owners, Landlords and Lenders,” Lakeview Developers Association, February 1991.
  
  
• “Understanding and Complying with Regulatory Aspects of Underground Storage Tanks,” Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s Seminar on Environmental Real Estate Issues in the 90’s, November 1990.
  
  
• “Environmental Issues of Concern to Land Trustees and Lenders,” Land Trust Council of Illinois, October 1990.
  
  
• “Environmental Aspects of Real Estate Transactions,” and “Trustee and Fiduciary Environmental Liabilities,” Stewart Title Guaranty Seminar, August 1990.