On March 5, Scott Gottlieb, M.D., announced he will be stepping down as Commissioner of FDA. His resignation will become effective in about one month. His two-year tenure, since May 2017, has been very productive. Gottlieb spearheaded initiatives on a variety of complex issues, including …
Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. (“HP&M”) is pleased to announce that Michael Shumsky has become its newest Director. Mike joined HP&M in February 2019 after nearly 15 years at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he played a key role in developing that firm’s FDA and …
Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. (HPM) is pleased to announce Allyson B. Mullen has become its newest Director. Allyson joined HPM in June 2013. Since that time, her years of service have made significant contributions to the firm and its clients. Prior to joining HPM, Allyson served …
As 2018 winds down, awards season is in full swing! Last week we announced that Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. (“HP&M”) was tapped by U.S. News and Best Lawyers as the recipient of the 2019 “Law Firm of the Year in FDA Law” award. This …
It’s been a busy year at Hyman, Phelps & McNamara P.C. as we’ve added three new attorneys and two regulatory professionals to our ranks. The five professionals collectively add depth and breadth to our practice with FDA and industry experience. Deborah L. Livornese joined HP&M as …
Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. (“HP&M”) has once again been ranked as a “Tier 1” law firm in the area of “FDA Law” (both nationally and in Washington, D.C.) by the folks over at U.S. News & World Report, who teamed up with Best Lawyers …
Waaaaayyyy back in 2012, when life (and practicing food and drug law) was simpler, something caused us to study and evaluate the year-over-year change (i.e., the change in girth by the number of pages) in Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (“CFR”) from …
If you happened to log on to the FDA Law Blog or the Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. (“HPM”) websites over this past weekend, then you probably noticed some big changes. We’ve totally overhauled and upgraded the blog and the HPM websites to bring them …
FDA finalized a guidance that clarifies FDA and EPA jurisdiction over mosquito-related products, including mosquitoes produced through the use of biotechnology. FDA had issued the draft guidance as part of a batch of biotech-related documents that were released in the final days of the Obama administration …
The Food and Drug Law Institute’s (“FDLI”) Drug Quality and Security Act (“DQSA”) conference is just a few weeks away, and spaces are going fast! The conference will be held on November 15, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.’s Karla L. Palmer …
Although the First Amendment has been more often discussed in the context of drug and medical device promotion, the Eleventh Circuit recently evaluated whether claims for a food also deserve similar constitutional scrutiny. In Ocheesee Creamery LLC v. Putnam, the Eleventh Circuit considered whether the …
Believe it or not, Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.’s FDA Law Blog turns 10 years old today (Monday, March 6, 2017). Where have all of the years gone? It seems like Tuesday, March 6, 2007 was just yesterday. That’s when we put up our initial …
Week 52 is often more laid back than any of the other 51 weeks in the calendar year. It offers us a chance to sift through and clean out the office in preparation for yet another busy year. But it’s also a chance for this …
Earlier this week, we received notification from the editors of the American Bar Association (“ABA”) Journal announcing that Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.’s FDA Law Blog was selected to the 2016 (and 10th annual) ABA Blawg 100. The Blawg 100 is a list of the …
By Riëtte van Laack – This case concerns small, high-powered magnet sets that users can arrange and rearrange in various geometric shapes. They were once a popular product, marketed as an adult desk toy and for making art works. The magnet sets consist of 100-200 magnets …
