Speaker profile
Pavlina Chopova-Leprêtre
Pavlina Chopova-Leprêtre is a partner in the Brussels office of Mayer Brown’s EU Regulatory practice. She focuses her practice on chemicals, including REACH, CLP, poison centers regulation, biocides and other related legislation. She is regularly involved in matters related to plastics, recycling and sustainability. Pavlina also has a strong expertise in other regulatory sectors, such as tobacco and e-cigarettes as well as food and food contact materials. She represents companies, industries and trade associations in cases before the European Court of Justice.
In addition, Pavlina has sound experience in more "horizontal" EU matters, including general product safety and products recalls, EU standardisation, liability for defective products, and practical implementation of the mutual recognition principle to facilitate the free movement of goods in the EU.
Pavlina has been recognised as a ‘Next Generation Partner” in EU Regulatory: Chemicals in the 2023 edition of The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA).