Administrative/Regulatory
May 16, 2019
For hemp, skipping proposed rule stage could create problems
With the intense pressure that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is under to draft the hemp rule in time for the 2020 planting season, it is conceivable that the department could forgo issuing a proposed rule and proceed with issuing an interim final rule to expedite the process.
Brian Ronholm
Senior Director of Regulatory Policy (Life Sciences)
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC
From 2011-2017, Brian served as USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, where he provided oversight of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), and prior to this appointment, Brian worked for Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut managing issues related to food and nutrition policy.
David M. Hoffmeister
Partner
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC
David plays a major leadership role in the firm's drug and device regulatory and health care law practice and brings more than 25 years of experience in drug and device regulatory and health care law. David was named as one of the "25 Leading Biotech Attorneys" in California in 2011 by the Daily Journal, and is recognized as one of the leading food and drug regulatory lawyers in the country.
Georgia C. Ravitz
Georgia was a partner in Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati PC's life sciences practice, where she specializes in FDA regulatory, health care, and consumer products innovation and compliance. Prior to joining the firm, Georgia was a senior partner in the FDA and advertising practices of Arent Fox in Washington, D.C., where she led the firm's consumer product safety practice.
James R. Ravitz
Partner
Jamie was a partner in Wilson Sonsini's life sciences practice, representing manufacturers and distributors of products regulated by the FDA, including medical devices, drugs, biologics, food, cannabis, dietary supplements, and cosmetic products. Before joining the firm, Jamie led the FDA and health care life sciences practice at Arent Fox in Washington.
With the intense pressure that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is under to draft the hemp rule in time for the 2020 planting season, it is conceivable that the department could forgo issuing a proposed rule and proceed with issuing an interim final rule to expedite the process. By doing so, it would offer the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), the USDA agency drafting the rule, the benefit of implementing the rule immediately, while maintaining the ability to ac...
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