Keller and Heckman’s Brussels office has upheld its rankings in the highly regarded 2025 Chambers Europe Guide for Regulatory: Agro/Food and Regulatory: Environment. This continued recognition highlights the scope of the firm's talented team of multinational attorneys and scientists residing in the Brussels office, further establishing Keller and Heckman as a leader across diverse practice areas within the European legal landscape and beyond.

The firm’s European Food and Drug practice maintained a Spotlight ranking in the Europe-wide Regulatory: Agro/Food category, with Partners Rachida Semail and Hazel O’Keeffe retaining their individual Spotlight rankings in the same category for their specialized knowledge in food and drug packaging law. The practice advises some of the world’s largest and most prestigious food manufacturing, food processing, recycled products, and waste conglomerates on a comprehensive range of legal and regulatory issues. The Guide recognizes Rachida, Hazel, and the entire Food and Drug practice for their commitment to providing top-tier legal services – clients noted they “always feel confident that our lawyers at Keller and Heckman know what they are doing.” 

Keller and Heckman’s European Environmental practice, led by Partner Ales Bartl and U.S.-based Partner Herb Estreicher, kept a Band 3 ranking in the Europe-wide Regulatory: Environment category. The practice has extensive experience in assisting companies comply with global chemical laws and regulations, including the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation, the Classification, Labelling, and Packaging (CLP) regulation, and the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR). Client feedback emphasized the “excellent advice” clients receive on “complicated chemical regulatory questions.”

Along with its inclusion in the Chambers Europe Guide, Keller and Heckman garners rankings in the Chambers USA Guide and Chambers Greater China Guide. These rankings further demonstrate Keller and Heckman’s global standing as a leading law firm in a range of different industries.

About Keller and Heckman

Keller and Heckman is an internationally renowned law firm with a broad practice in the areas of regulatory law, public policy, and litigation. From offices around the world, our attorneys represent global companies and trade associations servicing a range of industries, including food and food additives, tobacco and e-vapor, plastics, pesticides, industrial and specialty chemicals, consumer products, drugs and medical devices, transportation, and telecommunications. Keller and Heckman is a pioneer in the use of interdisciplinary approaches to problem-solving with an in-house scientific staff that works closely with the attorneys on matters of technical complexity.

Keller and Heckman announced that its 9th Annual Paper Packaging Seminar will take place May 6-7, 2025, in Charlotte, NC. Recommended for paper manufacturers, additive suppliers, converts, and downstream customers, this comprehensive course will cover the basics of paper food-contact regulations in the U.S. and the EU, along with recent and forthcoming developments.

Additional sessions at the seminar will focus on technical considerations—such as migrations studies versus end tests, estimating migration and dietary exposure, and toxicology considerations—and compliance documentation. Attendees will also learn about the latest U.S. state laws impacting paper food packaging and the evolving regulatory landscape in individual European countries.

As the preeminent seminar on paper food packaging, previous attendees have described it as “very informative” and “exceptionally well-organized.” One attendee said that the program included excellent topics and content presented by “highly competent professionals, who are great communicators.”

In addition to the informative presentations, attendees will have the opportunity to network with Keller and Heckman attorneys and scientists and with their colleagues during the breaks and a reception to be held the first evening of the seminar.

Registration for the Paper Packaging Law Seminar is now open. Pricing and event details can be found here.

About Keller and Heckman

Keller and Heckman is an internationally renowned law firm with a broad practice in the areas of regulatory law, public policy, and litigation. From offices around the world, we represent global companies and trade associations servicing a range of industries, including food and food additives, plastics, pesticides, industrial and specialty chemicals, consumer products, drugs and medical devices, transportation, and telecommunications. We are a pioneer in the use of interdisciplinary approaches to problem-solving with an in-house scientific staff that works closely with the attorneys on matters of technical complexity.