Harvard Law School

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Partner, Sidley Austin LLP

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

I teach an environmental law course on CERCLA to JD and LLM candidates.

George Washington University Law School

Adjunct Professor

Sam is a partner in the Environmental Practice Group who focuses on environmental civil litigation. Over the course of more than two decades, Sam has defended clients in environmental enforcement litigation brought by the United States, States and NGOs under the major federal environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, CERCLA and RCRA, as well as in private party disputes concerning contaminated property. Sam also handles environmental regulatory litigation under the major environmental laws, including petitions for review of EPA rulemakings and litigation over wastewater discharge permits, and routinely counsels clients on environmental compliance issues. Sam also handles matters related to shale gas development and hydraulic fracturing, including assisting clients with comments on agency proposals, handling regulatory litigation, and writing amicus briefs.  Sam also has represented private and sovereign clients in investment treaty arbitrations before the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes. He has been one of the leaders of the arbitration trial team for both government and private investor clients.

Samuel B. Boxerman