Lynn L. Bergeson has once again been awarded a Band 1 ranking, the highest attainable, among Washington, D.C. environmental lawyers by Chambers USA Guide 2015. This is Ms. Bergeson’s tenth consecutive year of being ranked by Chambers USA as one of the best lawyers in America. In the commentary accompanying her 2015 ranking, Chambers asserts “Lynn Bergeson of Bergeson & Campbell PC has developed an enviable reputation in the chemical regulation area and frequently advises on matters involving the Toxic Substances Control Act. ‘She is probably the premier pesticide lawyer in DC,’ notes one impressed commentator.”
The qualities on which Chambers rankings are assessed include “technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by the client.” Chambers rankings are highly regarded by the legal services marketplace due to their objective research methodology and unbiased rankings. Chambers USA 2015 was published on May 19, 2015.
In addition to being ranked by Chambers USA, Ms. Bergeson has also been named by Best Lawyers as one of “Washington D.C.’s Best Lawyers in Environmental Law,” one of the “Top Ten Most Highly Regarded Individuals in Environmental Law” by Who’s Who Legal, and she appears on the 2015 list of Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers as well as Washingtonian Magazine‘s list of “Top Lawyers.” Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) holds a First Tier ranking for Environmental Law from U.S. News and World Report’s Best Law Firms.
Lynn L. Bergeson is Managing Partner of B&C, a Washington, D.C. firm concentrating on conventional, nanoscale, and biobased chemicals and chemical products. For more than 25 years, Ms. Bergeson has counseled corporations, trade associations, and business consortia on a wide range of issues pertaining to chemical hazard, exposure and risk assessment, risk communication, and minimizing legal liability, particularly with respect to Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA), Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), REACH-like programs, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) matters. Her clients include industrial chemical manufacturers and processors, agrochemical and biocidal manufacturers and formulators, and consumer product manufacturers.
Ms. Bergeson is also President of The Acta Group (Acta®), B&C’s scientific and regulatory consulting arm, and President of B&C® Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM), which helps the chemical industry form consortia to achieve shared research, testing, and regulatory goals.