Jones Day acts for multinational corporations, government owned bodies, and public entities acting on international and pan-EU environmental and health and safety issues. The team is renowned for its advice on EU regulations, particularly REACH-related, across a wide range of sectors. The regulatory team works closely with other practices at the firm, including the competition, corporate, tax, and labour law teams. Lawyers in the team are ‘very knowledgeable about the details of the chemical regulations', including practice head Ursula Schliessner. Preslava Dilkova is also key to the team.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Very good connections to the European Commission, excellent insight of developments there, lawyers are very knowledgeable about the details of the chemical regulations including biocides’

  • ‘Partners and associates are very knowledgeable, very could insight into industry and passionate about the assignments, very committed (Ursula Schliessner and Preslava Dilkova)’

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Key clients

  • Chromium Trioxide REACH Authorization ‘CTACSub' Consortium
  • Iron Oxides and related substances REACH registration consortium (30 companies)
  • Ethylbenzene REACH registration consortium
  • Gluconic acid and its derivative REACH registration consortium
  • TCPP REACH registration consortium
  • CTACSub 2 – Five Members of the CTACSub Consortium
  • E 172 Consortium
  • Garmin
  • Geyer Frères
  • Lanxess Corporation
  • Sorbitol and Maltitol Joint Registration Group (SMJRRG)
  • Styrene REACH registration consortium (40 companies)
  • Unsaturated Polyester and Resins Consortium

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ursula Schliessner

Other key lawyers

Preslava Dilkova