Beth Bauer and Melissa Brown will be among the featured speakers at the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association’s 2024 Environmental & Energy Conference. In their presentation, Bauer and Brown will give an overview of regulations surrounding PFAS that are prevalent in products across all industries and provide tips to prepare for PFAS-related litigation. Registration for the Oct. 22 event in Tinley Park is available on the association’s website.

Bauer, a partner in the firm’s Edwardsville office, focuses her practice on the defense of complex, multi-party civil cases and class actions, including products liability, talc litigation, and appellate matters. She is rated an AV Preeminent Attorney by Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected to the lists of Best Lawyers in America, Illinois Super Lawyers, and Illinois Leading Lawyers, and has been named one of Illinois Super Lawyers’ Top Women Attorneys.

Brown, who has developed a robust environmental law practice, assists businesses on a wide variety of environmental issues. Her clients regularly rely on her to provide counsel on complying with federal and Illinois environmental statutes and regulations. She is particularly passionate about air issues. Brown has been selected to the list of Best Lawyer’s in America “Ones to Watch” each year since 2021.