William J. Anaya

Bill Anaya’s practice focuses on environmental and administrative law, as well as commercial real estate. He has 45 years of experience in regulatory and liability litigation in state and federal courts across the nation, representing and advocating on behalf of manufacturing, commercial, industrial, and developer clients.

Bill represents clients in civil and criminal enforcement actions initiated by federal and state regulatory agencies and state and federal attorneys general. Bill also represents individuals and entities in similar enforcement matters as well as transactions involving the U.S. EPA, FDA, federal and state transportation and public health departments, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. He has significant experience in civil and criminal administrative disputes and transactions involving regulatory approval, compliance, and permits associated with state and federal law and regulatory requirements.

Bill has taught administrative law principles at Loyola University School of Law and the University of Illinois-Chicago College of Law in Chicago. He frequently writes and speaks on topics related to environmental and real estate law, among other topics, and is an editor and author for Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education publications, as well as the current chair and general newsletter editor of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section Council.