Managing Change: Chevron, FDA, Food Regulations and State Packaging Laws – Food Law Center Symposium

Agenda

• 9:00 – 9:05 am – Welcome – David Graham, Senior Counsel, Gardner Law and Chair of the Food Law Center
• 9:05 – 9:30 am – Implications of 2023-2024 Term SCOTUS Decisions
  • Jason Marisam, Associate Professor of Law, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
• 9:30 – 10:20 – Litigation Update
  • Daniel Gustafson, Attorney and Founder, Gustafson Gluek
  • Sarah Brew, Partner, Faegre Drinker
• 10:20 – 10:40 – FDA Reorganization – Status and Implications 
  • Sharon Mayl, Partner, DLA Piper
• 10:40 – 10:55 – BREAK
• 10:55 -11:45 – Regulatory Update 
  • Anthony (Tony) Pavel, Partner, Keller & Heckerman
  • Emily Zambrana, Senior Principal Legal Counsel, Whole Foods Market
• 11:45 – 12:30 – State Packaging Laws 
  • Steve Toeniskoetter, Associate General Counsel, Regulatory, Niagara Bottling, LLC
  • Danielle Quist, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Counsel, International Dairy Foods Association
  • Michelle Schuld, Director & Managing Counsel, Food Safety & Regulatory, The J.M. Smucker Co.

Speaker Details

• Sarah Brew, Partner, Faegre Drinker
  • Sarah Brew leads Faegre Drinker’s nationally recognized food litigation and regulatory practice. She is one of the country’s leading food lawyers, representing food companies in a variety of complex cases, including many of the highest profile and media-scrutinized outbreaks and recalls over the past two decades. She also counsels clients on regulatory compliance, guiding clients through FDA inspections, recalls, and enforcement actions and advising on food safety, labeling, and marketing regulations and risk management issues. As a leading voice in food law, Sarah speaks nationally at food law conferences and before industry groups.
• David Graham, Senior Counsel, Gardner Law and Chair of the Food Law Center
• Daniel Gustafson, Attorney and Founder, Gustafson Gluek
• Jason Marisam, Associate Professor of Law, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
  • Jason Marisam is an associate professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law. His research focuses on administrative law and election law. In 2021, Minnesota Lawyer honored him as an Attorney of the Year for his work on the 2020 election, when he was an assistant attorney general for the State of Minnesota. His administrative law scholarship has appeared in many law journals, including the Administrative Law Review.
• Sharon Mayl, Partner, DLA Piper
• Anthony (Tony) Pavel, Partner, Keller & Heckerman
  • Anthony (Tony) Pavel guides clients through a comprehensive array of food and drug regulatory matters with his extensive knowledge of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations related to food (including animal food and pet food), food additives and ingredients, dietary supplements, and cosmetics. In addition to FDA matters, Tony assists clients with issues related to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and other regulatory bodies around the world. Tony counsels clients in obtaining the authorization of new food ingredients, complying with manufacturing requirements, promotional and labeling claims, and regulatory compliance within the global supply chain. Clients seek his advice in navigating self determined Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) positions and submitting GRAS Notices, New Dietary Ingredient Notifications (NDINs), food additive petitions (FAPs), and color additive petitions (CAPs) to FDA. He also helps clients navigate recall and market withdrawal strategies, import detentions, seizures, and alleged food tampering. Prior to joining Keller and Heckman, Tony was in private practice at a major international law firm, followed by in-house positions leading a global food law team at a major food, agricultural, and industrial products producer and Deputy General Counsel, Global Food Law for a consumer biology startup. Tony’s in-house corporate experience helped shape his approach to practical, actionable advice and effective solutions for clients. Tony is frequently invited to speak at domestic and global conferences on food ingredients, food additives, and related policy matters. Read his full bio.
• Danielle Quist, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Counsel, International Dairy Foods Association
  • Danielle Quist leads IDFA’s work on packaging and circularity, chemical safety, environmental marketing, and sustainability, where she advocates industry positions and monitors regulatory issues impacting dairy processors at the state and federal level. She has more than 25 years of legal experience and serves as IDFA’s legal counsel. Before coming to IDFA, Quist worked as senior counsel for public policy at the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), where she co-led AFBF’s legal advocacy program, advised lobbyists on policy matters, and lobbied federal agencies on behalf of farmers and ranchers for almost 14 years. Before that, Quist worked on Capitol Hill as a counsel on the House Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs for former Congressman Doug Ose (CA). Previously, she was an associate at Howrey Simon Arnold & White, LLP, and served as a law clerk to Judge Eugene Sullivan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Quist earned her law degree from Columbia Law School and her undergraduate degree from Columbia College of Columbia University in New York City. She is a member of the D.C. and New York Bars. Originally from southern California and New Mexico, she speaks Spanish.
• Michelle Schuld, Director & Managing Counsel, Food Safety & Regulatory, The J.M. Smucker Co.
• Steve Toeniskoetter, Associate General Counsel, Regulatory, Niagara Bottling, LLC
  • Steve Toeniskoetter is Associate General Counsel, Regulatory at Niagara Bottling, LLC, a large manufacturer of bottled water and beverage products based in Southern California.  He is responsible for advising on regulatory compliance legal matters including food labeling, food safety, extended producer responsibility, packaging, and government relations.  Prior to joining Niagara, Steve was Senior Attorney at Hormel Foods where he was responsible for food law and commercial litigation. He started his career at Faegre & Benson where he practiced food law, as well as food and agricultural industry litigation.  Steve splits his time between his home office in the Sacramento area and Niagara’s corporate headquarters in suburban Los Angeles.
• Emily Zambrana, Senior Principal Legal Counsel, Whole Foods Market
  • Emily Zambrana is in-house legal counsel for Whole Foods Market, where she specializes in advising on labeling and related regulatory issues for food, cosmetic, and other consumer products. Prior to joining Whole Foods, Emily worked at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, where she defended food and agribusiness companies in false advertising class actions and other product liability lawsuits, and advised food and beverage companies on product labeling and advertising. Prior to joining Faegre, Emily clerked on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit for Judge Richard Suhrheinrich. Emily graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School.

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