Lessons to be Learned from the Curious Case of Lawyer Paul Kellogg

In the latest “Enforcement Corner” column for the Food and Drug Law Institute’s Update publication, Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. attorneys JP Ellison and John R. Fleder discuss the indictment, trial, conviction, and sentencing of Berkeley Nutraceuticals’ former in-house counsel Paul Kellogg.  Mr. Kellogg’s conviction arose out of two distinct series of events – one that the government alleged was designed to cover up an FDA violation, and another that the government alleged was designed to evade the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”).  The article notes that “[i]f Kellogg’s conviction for conspiracy to obstruct the FDA seems like the work of a criminal mastermind, then Kellogg’s conspiracy conviction relating to the FTC may largely appear that of the unwitting dupe.”  The authors go on to discuss what lessons can be learned from Mr. Kellog’s case.