Alexander J. Bandza has a broad-based environmental and energy litigation and counseling practice. Clients and colleagues alike appreciate his manner of doing business – a combination of easygoing approachability with a relentless focus on practical outcomes – when handling their most sophisticated and complex matters.
Alex defends toxic tort and wrongful death claims arising out of alleged environmental and workplace exposures; CERCLA, RCRA and common law claims arising out of alleged environmental contamination; and OSHA citation and enforcement actions arising out of alleged workplace harms or exposures. He also counsels clients in evaluating and responding to alleged environmental misconduct in federal criminal investigations.
Credentials
Education
- University of California, Berkeley School of Law, J.D., 2013, six-time American Jurisprudence Award and two-time Prosser Prize recipient
- Stanford University, B.A., economics, 2008, interdisciplinary honors in environmental science, technology and policy
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois