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Keller and Heckman's Food and Drug Practice Maintains Highest Ranking in Chambers and Partners USA

For the fifth consecutive year, Keller and Heckman LLP’s food and drug practice remains a Chambers USA Band 1 ranked firm in the area of Food and Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation – Nationwide. This is the firm’s thirteenth year being ranked, which solidifies 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 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. In an interview by Chambers, a Keller and Heckman food and drug client remarked, “This is a highly experienced team that works well together and collectively has a powerful knowledge base in the field. I truly see the firm as a one-stop shop for regulatory, compliance, and day-to-day legal matters, and I really appreciate that they are so easy to work with”.

For the fourth consecutive year, Devon Hill, partner in the firm’s food and drug practice, is a Recognised Practitioner in Chambers USA. Mr. Hill assists 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, DC, Brussels, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Boulder, 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.