John Kyle has practiced environmental law since 1979 and is a member of Barnes & Thornburg LLP’s Environmental Department. Mr. Kyle became a partner in the firm in 1987 and chaired the department from 1994 until 2006. Mr. Kyle’s practice concentrates on remediation projects dealing with soil, ground-water and surface-water contamination under a wide variety of regulatory programs; Brownfields redevelopment projects; business transactions involving environmental issues; solid and hazardous waste regulatory matters; and insurance coverage for environmentally impaired property. His work includes business and compliance counseling, voluntary clean-ups, assisting in the development of risk-based approaches to clean-ups, litigation before state and federal courts and agencies, and legislative and executive branch lobbying. Mr. Kyle has served as counsel to Superfund steering committees and trusts and served for nearly 10 years as a Superfund site trustee. He has also devoted a large part of his career to helping business plan expansions to minimize siting, permitting and regulatory issues.