Irene Antypas is a counsel in our antitrust, regulatory and trade practice and EU law practice
Irene specialises in EU competition and regulatory law, with particular experience on EU life sciences regulatory issues involving chemicals, agrochemicals, medicines, cosmetics and the environment.
Her clients include a great number of leading life sciences companies and European trade associations. She has represented clients in matters concerning decisions taken by the European Commission and member state authorities, as well as the underlying scientific assessments performed by the European Medicines Agency, the European Food Safety Authority and the European Chemicals Agency. Most recently, Irene acted for Syngenta in the high-profile "neonicotinoid" EU court case brought against the EU Commission, and represented the interests of the European agrochemicals and chemicals industries before EU's highest court in the "glyphosate" case concerning access to environmental information.
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29 Apr 2025
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The EU institutions agreed on postponing the application of the EUDR, the Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products
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EU ban on products linked to forced labour
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The EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR) remains in limbo: update and prospects
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EU adopts Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D)
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UK and EU Horizontal Guidelines - Episode 3: Sustainability agreements and competition law
16 Nov 2023
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EU to introduce new rules on greenwashing
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Sail away, sail away – the international strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the shipping industry
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Briefing On EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and Consultation on UK CBAM
02 May 2023
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Energy from Waste to be included in the EU Emissions Trading System
23 Jan 2023
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EU Climate Action - Political Agreement on EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
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