Lynn L. Bergeson

Representative Engagements

• Assists a global manufacturer of industrial and consumer products to register and maintain chemical product approvals in all jurisdictions in which its products are marketed.
• Among the first U.S. law firms to assist several manufacturers of nanoscale chemical products obtain approval for their innovations under TSCA, and have devised and maintained product stewardship programs in multiple global jurisdictions to manage these nanoscale products effectively.
• Among the first law firms judicially to challenge a Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) issued under TSCA Section 5 to eliminate or lessen commercial restrictions placed on the manufacture, processing, and distribution of a new chemical substance.
• Assists several biobased chemical manufacturers to address difficult TSCA nomenclature and chemical identity issues and to devise and implement product stewardship protocols to manage these products with downstream stakeholders.

Articles and Writings

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “EPA Proposes Ban on Trichloroethylene,” Chemical Processing, November 17, 2023.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “Reporting PFAS: reporting burden is the least of businesses’ worries,” Financier Worldwide, December 2023.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “EPA Issues Final Rule on TSCA PFAS Reporting Requirements,” Chemical Processing, October 16, 2023.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “National Science and Technology Council Releases Sustainable Chemistry Report,” Chemical Processing, September 15, 2023.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “EPA Rolls Out New PFAS Framework,” Chemical Processing, August 16, 2023.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “TSCA, SNURs, and Plastic Waste-Based Feedstocks,” Chemical Processing, July 18, 2023.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “Expanding PFAS liability in the US,” Financier Worldwide, July 2023.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “Toxics Release Inventory Reporting: What is New This Year?,” Chemical Processing, June 9, 2023.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “EPA Proposes to Ban Most Uses of Methylene Chloride,” Chemical Processing, May 10, 2023.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “TSCA litigation: The case to watch,” Speciality Chemicals Magazine, May/June 2023.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “EPA Can Lead or Get Out of the Way,” The Environmental Forum, May/June 2023.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “Congress Strengthens Cosmetics Regulations,” Chemical Processing, April 12, 2023.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “Maine Clarifies PFAS Product Reporting Requirements,” Chemical Processing, March 20, 2023.

• Lynn L. Bergeson and L. Claire Hansen, “Toxic Substances Law Creating More Confusion for Legal Teams and Public,” Chemical Processing, February 15, 2023.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “Risky Business: Deciding Whether Chemicals Pose Risk Is Getting Really Confusing,” American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) Blog, January 27, 2023.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “Chemical Compliance: FTC To Revise Green Guides, Again,” Chemical Processing, January 10, 2023.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “Sticker Shock: TSCA Fees Could Soon Be a Lot More Expensive,” Chemical Processing, December 13, 2022.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “OSHA Considers Revisions to Process Safety Management Standard,” Chemical Processing, October 25, 2022.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “Toxics Regulation: A Brave New World Catching Many Off Guard,” PLI Current, Vol. 6 (2022).

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions Involving Chemical Products,” Financier Worldwide, October 2022.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “EPA Targets PFAS Cleanup,” Chemical Processing, September 23, 2022.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “EPA Holds Webinar on PFAS Strategic Roadmap: Research Tools and Resources,” Finishing & Coating, August 22, 2022.

• Lynn L. Bergeson and Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., “Optimizing the Toxic Substances Control Act to Achieve Greener Chemicals,” NR&E, Summer 2022.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “EPA Eases TSCA Testing Demands,” Chemical Processing, August 15, 2022.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “Compliance: EPA Seeks Input From Small Businesses,” Chemical Processing, August 1, 2022.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “How Does a Recent Supreme Court Ruling Apply to the EPA’s Implementation of TSCA?,” Chemical Watch, July 27, 2022.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “Chemical Compliance: Get Ready for Superfund Excise Tax,” Chemical Processing, June 22, 2022.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “Environmental Justice and Enforcement in America: What Investors Need to Know,” Financier Worldwide, July 2022.

• Lynn L. Bergeson, Bethami Auerbach, Lisa R. Burchi, Carla N. Hutton, and Zameer Qureshi, Authors, “Case Studies in Regulatory Concepts,” in Chemical Risk Governance, Adam DK Abelkop, Lucas Bergkamp, Lynn L. Bergeson, and Bethami Auerbach, Editors, Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law, Edward Elgar Publishing (2023).

• Lynn Bergeson, Richard Engler, Ph.D., Carla Hutton, and Todd Stedeford, Ph.D., co-authors, “Pesticides, Chemical Regulation, and Right-to-Know 2022 Annual Report,” in The Year in Review 2022: Environment, Energy, and Resources Law, American Bar Association (2023).

• Lynn L. Bergeson, Christopher R. Blunck, Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Kelly N. Garson, Edith G. Nagy, and Todd J. Stedeford, co-authors, “Pesticides, Chemical Regulation, and Right-to-Know, 2021 Annual Report,” in The Year in Review 2021: Environment, Energy, and Resources Law, American Bar Association (2022).

• Lynn L. Bergeson, Christopher Blunck, and Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., co-authors, “Pesticides, Chemical Regulation, and Right-to-Know 2020 Annual Report,“ in The Year in Review 2020: Environment, Energy, and Resources Law, ABA (2021).

• Lynn L. Bergeson, Charles Auer, Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., and Kathleen Roberts, co-authors, “Pesticides, Chemical Regulation, and Right-to-Know 2019 Annual Report,“ in The Year in Review 2019: Environment, Energy, and Resources Law, ABA (2020).

• Lynn L. Bergeson and Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., co-authors, “Pesticides, Chemical Regulation, and Right-To-Know 2017 Annual Report,” in The Year in Review 2017: Environment, Energy, and Resources Law, ABA (2018).

• Lynn L. Bergeson and Charles M. Auer, Co-Editors, New TSCA: A Guide to the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act and Its Implementation, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (2017).

• Lynn L. Bergeson and Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., co-authors, “Pesticides, Chemical Regulation, and Right-To-Know 2016 Annual Report,” in The Year in Review 2016: Environment, Energy, and Resources Law, ABA (2017).

• Lynn L. Bergeson, “Legal Considerations Relating to Tort and Product Liability Law,” in Realizing the Full Business Value of Product Stewardship, Product Stewardship Society (2016).

• Lynn L. Bergeson et al., Global Chemical Control Handbook: A Guide to Chemical Management Programs, ABA (2014).

• Lynn L. Bergeson, contributing author, The RCRA Practice Manual, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (2013).

• Lynn L. Bergeson and Tracy Hester, Nanotechnology Deskbook, ELI (2008).

Presentations

• “Antimicrobial resistance regulation in the context of one health: how legislation can help reduce AMR,” IBA 2023 Annual Conference, (October 31, 2023).

• “Careers in Chemicals,” ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources’ (SEER) Pesticides and Chemicals Committee, (October 20, 2023).

• “Reporting and Restriction at the Federal Level,” PFAS Updates USA 2023, (September 27, 2023).

• “TSCA reporting including PFAS and Asbestos,” Regulatory Summit Americas, (September 25, 2023).

• “Use and Regulation of Chemicals,” Environmental Regulation in Practice 2023: New Challenges and Priorities, (August 2, 2023).

• “Preparing A PFAS Gameplan in the U.S., UK, and EU,” The Acta Group and EPPA, (July 11, 2023).

• “Reflections on the Current State of TSCA Implementation,” TSCA Reform – Seven Years Later, (June 29, 2023).

• “Navigating Non-Alignment of PFAS Regulation in the EU, UK, and US,” Lexology, (June 7, 2023).

• “TOP TSCA TOPICS: Cumulative Risk, NAMs, Risk Evaluations, CBI, and More!,” Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., (May 17, 2023).

• “TSCA litigation,” TSCA Developments 2023, (March 7, 2023).

• “2023 Chemicals Overview: Trends in Regulation and Emerging Contaminants,” Environmental Law 2023, (February 17, 2023).

• “What to Expect in Chemicals Policy and Regulation and on Capitol Hill in 2023,” Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., (January 31, 2023).

• “Analyzing the EPA’s Proposal to List PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous Substances,” The Environmental Law Institute, (January 30, 2023).

• “Environmental Law Series: Inside The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA),” Lawyer 2 Lawyer, (January 20, 2023).

• “Two Years Later: How Has the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Changed REACH and CLP Regulations?,” The Acta Group, (January 17, 2023).

• “WEBINAR — Articles under TSCA,” Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., (December 14, 2022).

• “USA EPA and TSCA updates for the electronics sector,” Chemicals Management for Electronics, (December 13, 2022).

• “Living in a Circular World: The Challenges of Complying with TSCA,” Product Sustainability Summit USA 2022, (November 16, 2022).

• “WEBINAR — Food Safety Issues in the United States,” Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., (October 26, 2022).

• “WEBINAR — Environmental, Social, and Governance Issues: A Business Imperative,” Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., (October 11, 2022).

• “Initial 10 High Priority TSCA Risk Evaluations,” Chemical Watch Regulatory Summit USA, (October 5, 2022).

• “Updates on TSCA,” Chemical Watch Regulatory Summit Europe 2022, (September 27, 2022).

• “Periodic Review: Reinvigorated Chemical Product Regulation under FIFRA and TSCA,” ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, 30th Fall Conference, (September 23, 2022).

• “Toxics Regulations,” Environmental Regulation in Practice 2022: New Challenges and Priorities, (September 16, 2022).

• “TSCA New Approach Methodologies,” Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., (August 3, 2022).

• “Law and Policy of Products Regulation,” ELI Summer School Series 2022, (July 14, 2022).