Brooklyn Hildebrandt

Some of Brooklyn’s representative matters prior to joining Sidley include:

• Overseeing compliance of a large multinational company with a federal- and state-issued consent decree. The oversight included review of the creation and implementation of an environmental compliance management system, internal and external audit functions, sustainability programs, and corporate culture.
• Representing a large industrial company in toxic tort litigation in both state and federal court against a large class of plaintiffs.
• Representing an energy infrastructure client in litigation challenging the environmental review of a large pipeline project. The litigation involved legal and factual issues arising under the ESA and APA.
• Representing a large industrial company in negotiating with federal parties regarding natural resource damage claims under CERCLA.
• Representing municipality against Department of Justice regarding the taking of property.
• Representing a large landfill in civil litigation against local permitting agencies and defending related enforcement actions.
• Representing a client in challenge to joint state and federal CWA permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for coastal development.

• Representing recreational angler organizations opposing third-party sustainability certification of commercial fisheries in the mid-Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
• Serving in a general counsel role for, and overseeing incorporation of, nonprofit startup focusing on environmental peace-building within international relations.
• Defending various individuals against the Department of Homeland Security in both Immigration Court and before the Board of Immigration Appeals.

• Co-Chair, American Bar Association SEER Marine Resources Committee
• Member, Environmental Law Institute Emerging Leaders Initiative