About Louise Forrest

Louise Forrest is a consultant in the global product litigation and product risk (safety and regulatory) practice at Ashurst, advising on matters across all stages of the lifecycle of the product, from product launches, product recalls and ongoing regulatory compliance. Her work crosses many sectors, including consumer products, cosmetics, apparel, and chemicals. Previously, she led a team of international product regulatory consultants for a global provider of market access and product compliance SaaS solutions to world-renowned brands, helping those companies ensure product compliance. Through this work, Louise gained in-depth knowledge of the changing product regulatory landscape across a wide range of regulated areas, including safety, chemicals, design, energy efficiency, batteries, packaging, labelling, waste, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, food contact materials and ESG. Louise is a qualified Irish barrister, receiving her barrister-in-law degree from Kings Inns, Dublin, in 2002.