L. Claire Hansen
Regulatory Analyst
T: 202-266-5036
F: 202-557-3836
Overview
L. Claire Hansen is a Regulatory Analyst with The Acta Group (Acta®). Mx. Hansen delivers accurate and efficient research and analysis support for domestic and international legal and regulatory issues, including those pertaining to Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and the European Union (EU) Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) policy matters.
Professional and Community Involvement
- Symposium Editor, American University Business Law Review Symposium, “Navigating Equity and Justice within Climate Finance, Energy Regulation and ESG” and “It Starts at the Top: Emerging Issues in Corporate Governance,” 2023-2024
- Director of Academic Affairs, 2023-2024, Senator, 2022-2023, Student Bar Association, American University Washington College of Law
- Co-Organizer, “Constitution Day: 2023 SCOTUS Decisions and Implications,” American University Washington College of Law, September 15, 2023
- Advocate, American University Entrepreneurship Law Clinic, 2023
- Director of Advocacy, American University Lambda Law Society, 2022-2023
Articles and Writings
Catherina D. Narigon, L. Claire Hansen, “Plastics Industry Faces Rising Tide of Litigation, Regulation and Reputational Risk,” Chemical Processing, May 13, 2026.
- Claire Hansen, Carla N. Hutton, “Precision Matters: What the Olympic “PFAS Ban” Gets Right — and Wrong,” Public Policy and Regulation Blog®, February 23, 2026.
James V. Aidala, L. Claire Hansen, “Environmental AI in 2025: Adoption Accelerated, but Policy Still Lagging Behind,” Public Policy and Regulation Blog®, December 18, 2025.
L. Claire Hansen, “Will PFAS Be the End of “Natural” Product Claims?,” TSCAblog®, February 23, 2023.
