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.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Lynn L. Bergeson
- Registration Opens for June 27, 2024, NNI Webinar on “What’s Next in NanoEHS: Risk Assessment and Risk Management” - (Posted On Thursday, June 13, 2024)
- EPA Proposes SNUR for Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (Generic) (P-21-216 and P-21-217) - (Posted On Wednesday, June 12, 2024)
- Appellate Court Affirms Decision That TSCA Section 21 Petition Seeking PFAS Testing Is Not Subject to Review - (Posted On Wednesday, June 12, 2024)
- Treasury Department and IRS Guidance Encourages Fuel Producers Eligible for Clean Fuel Production Credit to Register as Soon as Possible - (Posted On Monday, June 10, 2024)
- EPA Engaging in “Administrative Deliberations” Regarding TSCA Section 5 Order Challenged by Cherokee Concerned Citizens - (Posted On Friday, June 07, 2024)
- What is Green Chemistry? — A Conversation with Joel A. Tickner, Ph.D. [Podcast] - (Posted On Thursday, June 06, 2024)
- GAO Finds EPA Implemented Three Open Recommendations Related to Assessing and Controlling Toxic Chemicals - (Posted On Wednesday, June 05, 2024)
- NIOSH Science Blog Item Reviews NIOSH Risk Assessment of Engineered Nanomaterials - (Posted On Wednesday, June 05, 2024)
- APHIS Issues RSR Responses for Modified Corn, Pennycress, Soybean, and Potato Plants - (Posted On Wednesday, June 05, 2024)
- National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology Announces Introduction of Agricultural Bills - (Posted On Tuesday, June 04, 2024)
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.