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Regulatory: Environment - Europe-wide

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What the Team is Known For

Covington & Burling hosts an array of impressive regulatory teams offering a strong grasp of the environment, agriculture and food sectors. It is also noted for its expertise in advising on public policy. It represents clients in novel EU environmental regulations including the Directive on Single-Use Plastic Products, as well as EU emissions trading and REACH authorisations. It also acts for food producers and retailers on food safety requirements and advertising regulations. The law firm also benefits from a pre-eminent public policy team, with Brussels-based team members representing clients in their engagement with EU institutions regarding legislative developments, while teams in London advise on UK policy and engagement. It is frequently active on ESG policy and on the European Green Deal for international associations and pharma and tech companies.

Work Highlights

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  • Covington & Burling represented Aloe Vera of Europe in litigation before the EU General Court against a Commission Regulation banning HADs for an infringement of the precautionary principle.

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Notable Practitioners

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Cándido Garcia Molyneux
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Cándido Garcia Molyneux
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Cándido Garcia Molyneux advises clients on a broad range of environmental matters, including EU chemical law and climate change regulatory issues. His activity includes matters concerning the Directive on Single-Use Plastic Products, CSRD and REACH classifications.

Cándido Garcia Molyneux is a very bright person who writes clearly. He is the best person for the job.

Cándido Garcia Molyneux provides us with honest and accurate legal assessments which we see as trustworthy.

Atli Stannard
Atli Stannard
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Atli Stannard is a special counsel in Covington & Burling's EU public policy practice in Brussels. He has notable experience in guiding clients through EU competition policy matters and often advises clients from the pharmaceutical and energy sectors on green claims and deforestation in the environmental and ESG field. He also advises life sciences companies on issues relating to REACH and has additional experience in the food and beverage industry assisting with regulation around novel foods.

We are very happy with Atli Stannard. I find him helpful and easy to work with as he is very smart and connects everything up well.

I rate Atli Stannard very highly. He is excellent.

Atli Stannard is just an absolute pleasure to work with. He is not just a terrific adviser but understands project management and how his clients work.

Atli Stannard provides me with exceptional levels of insight.

Brian Kelly
Brian Kelly
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Brian Kelly is co-chair of Covington & Burling's global food industry group. He advises on the regulatory aspects of food and drugs matters, often at the EU level. This includes advising on food ingredients and novel food issues, as well as licensing, advertising and product safety or recall issues.

I really value Brian Kelly and his expertise.

Brian Kelly is imaginative in how he approaches cases. He thinks about them from every conceivable angle.

Brian Kelly knows regulations inside out and back to front. He is at the top of his game and is a joy to work with.

Brian Kelly is absolutely superb and is a delight to work with. His clients love him as he is all over their issues for them.

Maree Gallagher
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Maree Gallagher is an of counsel in Covington & Burling's Dublin office and specialises in EU food and life sciences law and policy. She advises clients from the food and beverages industry on product licensing, composition, labelling and marketing matters. She is often present on novel food matters.

Maree Gallagher is a brilliant lawyer.

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Europe-wide

Regulatory: Agro/Food

Brian Kelly
Brian Kelly
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Maree Gallagher
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Regulatory: Environment

Cándido Garcia Molyneux
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Cándido Garcia Molyneux
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Regulatory: Government & Public Affairs

Atli Stannard
Atli Stannard
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