Lynn L. Bergeson has earned an international reputation for her deep and expansive understanding of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), European Union Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), and especially how these regulatory programs pertain to nanotechnology, industrial biotechnology, synthetic biology, and other emerging transformative technologies. Her knowledge of and involvement in the policy process allows her to develop client-focused strategies whether advocating before Congress, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or other governance and standard-setting bodies.
Ms. Bergeson counsels corporations, trade associations, and business consortia on a wide range of issues pertaining to chemical hazard, exposure and risk assessment, risk communication, minimizing legal liability, and evolving regulatory and policy matters pertinent to conventional, biobased, and nanoscale chemicals, particularly with respect to TSCA, FIFRA, Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA), REACH and REACH-like programs, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) matters.
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- APHIS Reopens Comment Period on Proposed Additional Exemptions for Plants Modified or Produced Through Genetic Engineering - (Posted On Wednesday, January 03, 2024)
- Draft CoRAP Update Lists 28 Chemicals for Evaluation by EU Member States for 2024-2026 - (Posted On Friday, December 29, 2023)
- OSTP Publishes Report on Vision, Needs, and Proposed Actions for Data for the Bioeconomy Initiative - (Posted On Friday, December 29, 2023)
- EPA Issues Final SNURs for Four Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes - (Posted On Thursday, December 28, 2023)
- NNI Publishes Economic Impact Analysis of 20 Years of Nanotechnology Investments - (Posted On Wednesday, December 27, 2023)
- Postal ServiceTM Proposes New Mailing Standards for Hazardous Materials Outer Packaging and Nonregulated Toxic Materials - (Posted On Wednesday, December 27, 2023)
- EPA’s Proposed Registration of a Sprayable RNAi Biopesticide — A Conversation with Meibao Zhuang, Ph.D. [Podcast] - (Posted On Thursday, December 14, 2023)
- ECHA Calls for Evidence on Certain Chromium (VI) Substances - (Posted On Thursday, December 14, 2023)
- House Republicans Seeks Answers from EPA on Its Use of TSCA Section 6 Authority - (Posted On Tuesday, December 12, 2023)
- EC Committee Begins Public Consultation on Its Preliminary Opinion for Titanium Dioxide - (Posted On Friday, December 08, 2023)
Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner at Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., has been recognized as a National Law Review Go-To Thought Leader for her tireless and prolific coverage of Environmental Regulation and Environmental Law. Ms. Bergeson provides readers in-depth knowledge of Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and EU's Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation. Her knowledge of the policy process at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provides NLR readers with the information and updates they need to comply with these complex and constantly changing government regulations.
The National Law Review names Bergeson & Campbell a Go-To Thought Leader in the field of Biotech, Food, and Drug law. Authors Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton covered extensively the White House’s new biotechnology initiative in their September 2022 article, “President Biden Launches National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative.” The coverage reached thousands of legal and industry leaders and remains a valuable resource on the federal government’s new biotechnology focus.
Bergeson & Campbell is a Go-To Thought Leader for 2021 for its reporting on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). Readers turn to the firm’s expert insights on the EPA's regulation and new rulemaking. Managing Partner Lynn L. Bergeson and Regulatory Analyst Carla N. Hutton alongside other professionals from Bergeson & Campbell provide readers with essential guidance they need to comply with these ever-changing government regulations.