Food, Beverage, and Drug Law Client Strategies: Leading Lawyers on Marketplace Considerations, Regulatory Compliance, and Dispute Resolution (Inside the Minds)

Food, Beverage, and Drug Law Client Strategies is an authoritative, insider s perspective on key strategies for navigating the business and regulatory issues inherent in the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. Featuring partners and shareholders from some of the nation s leading law firms, these experts guide the reader through the intricacies of the marketplace, including resolving disputes, structuring transactions, and advising clients on product labeling, advertising, and intellectual property. These top lawyers reveal their advice on addressing regulatory compliance issues, licensing, and working with key government agencies such as the FDA, USDA, and Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. Additionally these leaders discuss their strategies for managing product liability litigation, working in a variety of jurisdictions, and avoiding common client mistakes. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts around the keys to success within this complex field.

Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world s most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession, or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book.

Chapters Include:

1. Robert G. Hibbert Partner, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP - "Navigating USDA Regulations to Add Value for Clients"

2. Donald O. Beers, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP - "Be Sure You're Right, Then Go Ahead: Strategies for Working with Clients and the FDA"

3. James M. Seff, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP - "Wine, Beer, and Spirits Law"

4. Diane E. Lifton, Partner, Gibbons PC - "Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Product Liability Litigation: Changing Strategies in the Mass Tort Era"

5. Jesse D. Lyon, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP - "Integrated Business and Regulatory Services for Food and Beverage Clients"

6. Trenton H. Norris, Partner, Bingham McCutchen LLP - "A Client-Centered Approach to Food and Drug Law"

7. Roger M. Quinland, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP - "Regulatory Issues in the Licensed Beverage Industry"

8. Judith K. Meritz, Partner, Blank Rome LLP - "Successfully Communicating with the FDA"

9. John C. Serio, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP - "Conducting Clinical Trials and Obtaining Patent Protections for Pharmaceuticals"

10. R. Bruce Dickson, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips - "Representing Clients in Product Claim Disputes"

11. Grace H. Yang, Shareholder, GrayRobinson PA - "Clearing the Path for Licensing and Compliance"