Anna Gergely

Senior Regulatory and Scientific Consultant

Overview

Dr. Anna Gergely is a senior regulatory and scientific consultant in Crowell’s Energy and Environment and Natural Resources groups. Anna holds a PhD in analytical chemistry and quantum chemistry and is a registered European patent attorney. In her three-decade-long legal career, she has worked at the Brussels offices of different U.S. law firms in a senior attorney role for clients seeking regulatory compliance strategies in areas built on chemicals legislation such as REACH and the CLP. In addition, she is experienced with covering compliance of biocides, agro-biotechnology products, cosmetics, toys, batteries, food and feed and food contact materials, including sustainability and recycling issues for packaging and packaging waste, pharma ingredients, medical devices and a range of consumer and industrial products. 

She has focused on nanotechnologies early on as related to a broad spectrum of industrial sectors. She has chaired the Nanotechnologies Task Force of AmCham EU and the Regulation Working Group of NANOfutures, a flagship project sponsored by the European Commission. She has been appointed as a member of the Scientific and Technical Board of the International Risk Governance Council, an independent science-based think tank with a mission to manage emerging risks with impact on human health and the environment and overall sustainability, where she followed the impact of REACH, the EU chemical legislation.

Legal 500 EMEA has ranked her in Tier 1 over the years and noted her “rare ability to give clients not only legal advice, but also a scientific interpretation of complex REACH matters,” noting that her “excellent scientific background” is a “great asset.”

Before her legal and academic research career, Anna had an in-house technical position at the Monsanto Chemical Company in Belgium. Then, following almost three decades in the legal sector, Anna has successfully combined her academic and industry backgrounds to provide creative regulatory solutions to different industry matters based on her deep scientific and legal knowledge of relevant regulatory areas.

Anna is the author or co-author of several articles and book chapters and a frequent presenter at relevant conferences.

Career & Education

    • Hungarian Patent Office, Masters in Intellectual Property Law
    • The Budapest University of Technology and Economics, MSc, Biochemistry and Food Chemistry
    • The Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry and Quantum Chemistry
    • Hungarian Patent Office, Masters in Intellectual Property Law
    • The Budapest University of Technology and Economics, MSc, Biochemistry and Food Chemistry
    • The Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry and Quantum Chemistry
    • European Patent Attorney
    • Hungarian Patent Attorney
    • European Patent Attorney
    • Hungarian Patent Attorney
    • English
    • French
    • German
    • Dutch
    • Hungarian
    • English
    • French
    • German
    • Dutch
    • Hungarian

Anna's Insights

  • Speaking Engagement | 12.10.2024–12.11.2024

    "Review of new legal requirements related to sustainability of products and their impact on recyclability of plastics for food contact applications," AMI Multilayer Flexible Packaging conference

  • Speaking Engagement | 02.05.2024–02.06.2024

    "Legal issues on the regulation of chemicals in FCMS," Food Contact Materials Regulations Conference, Chem-Academy

Insights

Speaking Engagement | 12.10.2024–12.11.2024

"Review of new legal requirements related to sustainability of products and their impact on recyclability of plastics for food contact applications," AMI Multilayer Flexible Packaging conference

Speaking Engagement | 02.05.2024–02.06.2024

"Legal issues on the regulation of chemicals in FCMS," Food Contact Materials Regulations Conference, Chem-Academy

Anna's Insights

  • Speaking Engagement | 12.10.2024–12.11.2024

    "Review of new legal requirements related to sustainability of products and their impact on recyclability of plastics for food contact applications," AMI Multilayer Flexible Packaging conference

  • Speaking Engagement | 02.05.2024–02.06.2024

    "Legal issues on the regulation of chemicals in FCMS," Food Contact Materials Regulations Conference, Chem-Academy