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Keller and Heckman LLP's Food and Drug Practice Continues to Reign as Band 1 in the Chambers USA Nationwide Guide

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 third year in the highest tier and the eleventh year being ranked, thus confirming its position as an industry leader. 

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 have commended Keller and Heckman’s Food and Drug Practice, stating, “What's really great about the firm is that there's a very strong and diverse range of toxicologists, chemists, and attorneys. They're good at understanding personal dynamics in regulatory agencies and legislative bodies, they're good communicators and good managers of potentially contentious situations.”

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, public policy, and litigation, 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.