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456 Montgomery Street
Suite 1800
San Francisco, CA 94104-1251
San Francisco

• Consumer Products Practice
• Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
• Environmental Audits and Compliance Assessments
• Environmental Due Diligence
• Hazardous Waste/RCRA
• International Environmental Law
• Nanotechnology
• Pesticides
• Product Regulation and Litigation Practice
• Toxic Substances/TSCA
• Trade and Environment

• University of Arizona (B.A. summa cum laude, 1997)
• George Washington University School of Law (J.D., with Honors, 2002)

Laura Duncan is a Principal in the San Francisco office of Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., and is Co-Chair of the Firm's Chemicals, Products, and Nanotechnology Committee.  Ms. Duncan  advises domestic and international clients in the electronics, consumer products, medical device, specialty chemical, and retail sectors on a variety of compliance, market access, and enforcement matters.  A significant portion of her practice is focused on material restrictions, supply chain management, chemical registration and reporting, consumer product safety, product packaging and labeling, the U.S. Lacey Act, California’s Proposition 65, and product take-back/recycling. 

Ms. Duncan has helped clients respond to investigations and audits by state, regional and federal agencies.  She also works with clients to conduct focused risk assessments and internal audits.  She actively monitors and drafts comments on legislative and regulatory developments related to material listings and restrictions, product market access, disclosure requirements, conflict minerals, California Green Chemistry, and extended producer responsibility.  Ms. Duncan speaks regularly at industry events, provides client training on environmental compliance, and assists clients in developing environmental management systems.

Ms. Duncan is a member of the State Bar of California and the Virginia State Bar.  She is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.