OFW is pleased to announce that Rachael Vieder Linowes has joined the firm as a Principal in its Medical Products Practice. Rachael’s practice will leverage her experience at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to counsel clients on compliance, regulatory strategy, product development, enforcement actions, clinical trial oversight, and emerging regulatory policy. Rachael comes to
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OFW Law is pleased to announce that Hillel M. Tuchman has joined the firm as an Of Counsel in its Customs and Trade practice. Hillel brings a unique and practical perspective to customs and international trade matters. In addition to his legal practice, he is a licensed customs broker and serves as in-house counsel for
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Former CBP and USTR attorney brings federal regulatory and trade experience to the firm’s growing practice. OFW is pleased to announce that Tara Mobaraki has joined the firm as an Associate in its Customs and Trade practice group. Tara focuses her practice on customs and trade law, intellectual property, and forfeiture and seizures. She brings
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Washington, D.C., June 1, 2026 – OFW Law is pleased to announce Bailee Fanning has joined the Government Relations Practice as a Policy Manager. Fanning previously served as a Policy Coordinator at RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment), as an intern at the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, and as a recruitment and outreach intern
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OFW is pleased to share that Customs and Trade Principal Attorney Robert Kossick’s article on “U.S. Trade Policy in the Post-IEEPA Tariff Environment – What to Expect and How to Prepare” has been published by Bloomberg Law. If your business needs help navigating the post-IEEPA tariff environment, please contact OFW’s Customs and Trade Practice Group.
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OFW Law is pleased to announce the addition of two seasoned regulatory professionals to its growing food and agriculture practice: Jeff Canavan, who joins the firm as Senior Regulatory Advisor, and Jamie Woodside, who joins as an Associate Attorney. Together, they bring more than 40 years of combined government and industry experience in food safety,
Washington, D.C. — The principals of Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC (OFW Law) are pleased to announce the promotion of Denise Calle to Principal Attorney. Denise practices in the area of Customs and International Trade and brings extensive experience in navigating complex regulatory frameworks across multiple federal agencies. Leveraging her extensive knowledge of FDA-regulated
OFW Law is pleased to announce that Angie Siemens, Ph.D., a seasoned food safety expert with over 30 years of experience in the meat and poultry industry, has joined the firm as a Senior Regulatory & Technical Advisor. Dr. Siemens will leverage her extensive background to assist clients in navigating complex food safety challenges. Dr.
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Washington, DC, July 24, 2024 – OFW is pleased to announce Eric Steiner has joined Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz’s (OFW) Government Relations team as a Senior Policy Advisor. Steiner has previously led in-house government relations work at Kraft Foods, Elanco Animal Health, and on behalf of industry groups, including the National Association of Wheat
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On January 12th, 2024, during an interview with Agri-Pulse (found here), OFW’s own Roger Szemraj discussed farm policy dynamics on Capitol Hill and what he’s watching in the weeks ahead. Szemraj noted that the spending figures agreed to for the FY 2024 Appropriations bills were largely in line with Fiscal Responsibility Act, but allocation across individual
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Below we introduce OFW Law’s newest practice group focused on Cannabis. Tish Eggleston Pahl is a Principal at OFW Law. Ms. Pahl is highly experienced counsel to trade associations, and drug, cosmetic, dietary supplement, and food companies. She assists clients interested in manufacturing and marketing human and animal prescription and over-the-counter drugs, dietary supplements,
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OFW Law proudly congratulates seven of our lawyers: Brett Schwemer (Managing Principal), Stephen Terman (Principal), Arthur Tsien (Senior Counsel), Richard Frank (Senior Counsel), Fred Branding (Principal Attorney), Marshall Matz (Senior Counsel), and Kyla Kaplan (Associate Attorney) for their recognition in the 2024 Addition of Best Lawyers® Washington, D.C. Mr. Schwemer, Mr. Terman, Mr. Tsien, Mr.
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OFW is pleased to announce that Thomas Pahl has joined the firm as Of Counsel. Mr. Pahl will focus his work on food and drug consumer protection and competition matters. Adding someone with Mr. Pahl’s broad and deep governmental and regulatory experience to OFW Law enhances our ability to provide advice, counsel, and support to
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Thursday, September 21 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Click here to register for this event. Space is limited. In today’s global economy, the regulatory and legal landscape can change quickly. OFW will provide a high-level review of customs and trade and litigation trends that could affect product compliance and liability, and the ability to market
We are delighted to announce that Mark Mansour has joined OFW as Of Counsel, working principally with our FDA Food and Medical Device Practice groups. Mark has more than two decades of legal experience in advising on compliance, enforcement, and policy involving the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) medical device, food, and dietary supplement regulations,
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OFW is pleased to announce that Kyla Kaplan has joined the firm as an associate attorney. While Ms. Kaplan will be heavily focused on regulatory matters for our FDA- and USDA-regulated food clients, she will also be working on a variety of agriculture, medical products and government relations issues. Ms. Kaplan brings to OFW Law
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On Sunday, March 28, 2021, George Braley, passed away from congestive heart failure. Braley spent his career working to feed the hungry. Braley worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture as Deputy Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service and later became the Senior Vice President at Feeding America for Government Relations and Public Policy.
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The World Food Program USA (WFP USA) announced it is naming its boardroom the Marshall Matz Boardroom. Marshall founded the organization twenty-five years ago and it has since grown into a significant NGO supporting the work of the United Nations World Food Programme, which is the largest feeding program in the world. Earlier this month,
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The Principals of Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz (OFW Law) are pleased to announce the promotion of Kristen O’Brien, Mason Weeda and John Dillard to Principal Attorneys at the firm. Kristen, Mason and John have all produced excellent work, and have demonstrated deep dedication and commitment to our clients. We welcome them as Principal Attorneys,
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This evening, the Congressional Hunger Center will present its 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award to Marshall Matz. However, if you were to ask him, Marsh would tell you that receiving a “Lifetime Achievement Award” does not mean he’s done advocating for public policy to address pressing food security and nutrition challenges. Others, such as former Senate
OFW Law has joined with the United Fresh Produce Association (UFPA) to provide members access to a legal review of product labels. UFPA brings together companies across every segment of the fresh produce supply chain, including growers, shippers, fresh cut processors, wholesalers, distributors, retailers, foodservice operators, industry suppliers and allied associations. This new service was
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Washington, DC – Wednesday, August 30, 2017 – OFW Law is pleased to announce that one of its founding principals, Richard L. Frank, has been recognized as the Agriculture Lawyer of the Year in the 2017 edition of the Finance Monthly Global Awards. Now entering its 9th year, the Finance Monthly Global Awards 2017 edition
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OFW Law is pleased to announce the creation of a new Health Industry Policy and Regulatory Practice. The practice will be focused on government health program payment issues and FDA-related policy issues for clients in the health care delivery system and innovative life sciences areas. To provide leadership for this practice, OFW Law is also
On April 8, 2017, Forest Devices, Inc. from Carnegie Mellon University was awarded OFW Law’s Regulatory Strategy Prize at the 2017 Rice Business Plan Competition in Houston, Texas. Forest Devices bested 41 other competitors hailing from some of the world’s top universities in the overall competition, as well, earning about $700,000 in prize money. Forest
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