Anne Rausch

Dr. Anne Rausch is a regulatory lawyer focusing on chemicals, product and environmental regulation. She brings 14 years of experience, including nine years in private practice and five years in-house, and has advised on complex regulatory matters from both external counsel and in-house perspectives.

Her experience spans EU chemicals, product and packaging regulation, including REACH, CLP, POPs, PIC, BPR, WEEE/RoHS, ESPR, PPWR and EUDR, as well as environmental law, waste, water, soil protection, emissions control, Seveso law and related permitting and planning matters. Particularly, Anne has deep experience in PFAS regulation and REACH restriction procedures, including the legal, technical and strategic issues arising in complex restriction processes.

While her practice is focused on EU and German regulatory law, Anne's experience extends well beyond Europe. During her in-house career, she advised on regulatory matters at both EMEA and global level, supporting multinational business units and coordinating legal advice across regions and functions on chemicals and product regulation, EH&S, sustainability and regulatory compliance. Her experience includes the allocation and delegation of regulatory and EH&S responsibilities within complex corporate structures.

A defining feature of Anne's approach is her interest in understanding the underlying technical and scientific issues in order to provide practical legal advice. She regularly works with technical, regulatory, EH&S and business teams and translates complex technical and regulatory matters into clear, risk-based legal guidance. She is also experienced in communicating complex technical and legal issues to regulatory authorities and other institutions in a clear and accessible manner.

Anne's experience in both private practice and senior in-house roles gives her a strong understanding of how regulatory advice is received, tested and implemented within global organizations. She is particularly experienced in coordinating European regulatory matters with US and other global headquarters, and has a particular focus on the German and wider European chemicals and industrial markets.