L. Claire Hansen
Associate
T: 202-266-5036
F: 202-557-3836
Overview
L. Claire Hansen is an Associate with Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), assisting B&C professionals with Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and other federal and state regulatory and policy matters. Mx. Hansen delivers accurate and efficient research and analysis support for domestic and international legal and regulatory issues, enhancing B&C’s delivery of focused, timely, and cost-effective solutions for clients’ compliance and business goals.
Professional and Community Involvement
- Symposium Editor, American University Business Law Review Symposium, “Navigating Equity and Justice within Climate Finance, Energy Regulation and ESG” and “It Starts at the Top: Emerging Issues in Corporate Governance,” 2023-2024
- Director of Academic Affairs, 2023-2024, Senator, 2022-2023, Student Bar Association, American University Washington College of Law
- Co-Organizer, “Constitution Day: 2023 SCOTUS Decisions and Implications,” American University Washington College of Law, September 15, 2023
- Advocate, American University Entrepreneurship Law Clinic, 2023
- Director of Advocacy, American University Lambda Law Society, 2022-2023
Articles and Writings
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James V. Aidala, L. Claire Hansen, “Chemical Regulatory Policy in a Period of Political Attrition,” Public Policy and Regulation Blog®, January 16, 2026.
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Catherina D. Narigon, L. Claire Hansen, “Plastics Industry Faces Rising Tide of Litigation, Regulation and Reputational Risk,” Chemical Processing, May 13, 2026.
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- Claire Hansen, Carla N. Hutton, “Precision Matters: What the Olympic “PFAS Ban” Gets Right — and Wrong,” Public Policy and Regulation Blog®, February 23, 2026.
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James V. Aidala, L. Claire Hansen, “Environmental AI in 2025: Adoption Accelerated, but Policy Still Lagging Behind,” Public Policy and Regulation Blog®, December 18, 2025.
Presentations
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“EUDR Issues – A Conversation with Claire Hansen,” All Things Chemical® podcast (September 18, 2025).
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“Regulation Without Borders: The EUDR and the New Era of Global Due Diligence,” Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. webinar (August 5, 2025).
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“Higher Education,” Panel Moderator, American University Business Law Review Symposium (November 17, 2023).
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“Nonbinary/Gender Fluid Journey,” Panelist, Gender Journey Mid-Atlantic (April 10, 2020).
Education
- JD, American University Washington College of Law, 2024
- MS, English, McGill University, 2017
- BA, English and Humanities (Honors), Washington College, 2014
Bar & Court Admissions
- District of Columbia Bar, 2025