Keller and Heckman LLP's Food and Drug Practice Receives Top Ranking as Chambers USA Band 1 Firm

Keller and Heckman LLP’s Food and Drug practice continues to be recognized as a Chambers USA Band 1 ranked firm in the area of Food and Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation, for the fourth year in the highest tier. This is the firm’s twelfth year being ranked, confirming its position as an industry leader among only three firms in Band 1. 

Keller and Heckman’s Food and Drug practice provides clients with the expertise necessary to establish regulatory compliance for foods, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, tobacco, veterinary products, dietary supplements, and cosmetics, including packaging regulations for items within these industries – thereby assisting clients in bringing products to market. The practice has more than fifty years of experience representing companies and trade associations before the FDA, FTC and other government agencies, and in successfully handling challenges to marketed products, including putative class actions

Differentiating the firm from many of its peers, Keller and Heckman utilizes an in-house scientific staff that works closely with the firm’s attorneys on matters of technical complexity, providing an unparalleled depth of expertise. Clients remarked that "Their scientific support staff and contacts within the government agencies are phenomenal." Various market sources reported "They are experts in food packaging, and very strong in product and chemical regulation."

Devon Hill receives his Chambers USA ranking as a Recognised Practitioner for the third year. This recognition reflects Mr. Hill’s breadth of experience dealing with the compliance of food and drug packaging in most of the countries of the world that have established regulatory systems. Mr. Hill is a partner in the firm’s Washington, DC office assisting clients with the regulatory issues involved in the global marketing of new products. Specifically, Mr. Hill focuses on compliance and testing issues surrounding the regulation of food, cosmetics, and food and drug packaging materials in the United States and Europe.

For over two decades Chambers has highlighted the uppermost tiers of legal performance, establishing those selected for inclusion in its Band categories as leaders in their respective fields. Chambers relies on extensive client feedback in addition to robust independent research to determine its rankings. Both practices and independent attorneys are ranked based on effectiveness and achievements, experience, and value delivered to clients.

Keller and Heckman has a broad practice in the areas of regulatory law, litigation, and business transactions, serving both domestic and international clients. With offices in Washington, D.C., Brussels, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Paris. The firm helps the world's most vital businesses achieve their objectives. A pioneer in the use of interdisciplinary approaches to legal issues involving safety assessments, Keller and Heckman has had an in-house scientific staff since 1971.