The regulatory chemicals team at Ashurst LLP represents multinational companies and trade associations in complex regulatory matters, focusing on emerging and strategic policy areas, also representing clients before the EU courts. Following Denis Waelbroeck‘s retirement in May 2025, Irene Antypas has taken over as practice head. She specialises in EU competition and regulatory law governing the life sciences, chemical, agro-chemical, and environmental sectors, and represents clients in litigation concerning plant protection substance renewals.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Responsive and quick to understand key issues.’
- ‘Irene Antypas is responsive, highly motivated and technically excellent lawyer with perfect understanding of wider commercial context.’
- 'Good understanding of our fairly specific sector, good feedback and availability. Good interaction and knowledge sharing.'
- 'Flexible, open minded and available. Knowledgeable and good understanding of the differences between the animal health and human health sectors.'
Key clients
- FMC Corporation
- ISK Biosciences
- Association Internationale de la Savonnerie, de la Détergence et des Produits d'entretien
- European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink and Artists' Colours Industry
- AnimalhealthEurope
- Croplife Europe
- CropLife International
- CropLife America
- European Chemical Industry Council
- European Petrochemical Association
Work highlights
Representing EBU in an EU Court case examining the scope of environmental information access laws under EU and Irish legislation.
Acting for industry clients in two EU Court appeals addressing significant regulatory challenges, with broad cross-border implications for the agrochemicals and chemicals sectors.
Advising a European industry association on the legal compliance of sustainability product logos under revised EU consumer protection rules.
Practice head
Irene Antypas