We focus on finding the most efficient ways to commercialize packaging while complying with a country’s regulatory system. If there is a legitimate way to establish compliance and provide customer assurance without obtaining formal government approval, we will find that path and guide the client to the market. Our opinion letters on the regulatory compliance of packaging materials are widely recognized by industry and by government officials around the world. For products that require formal government clearance, our lawyers and scientists advise clients on obtaining the necessary technical data, and we draft the submissions that will obtain favorable action as quickly as possible.

Keller and Heckman's food and drug practice not only covers packaging comprehensively, but also extends to counseling and litigation services for the spectrum of industries regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and similar authorities throughout the world. The products we help get to market include foods, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, veterinary products, dietary supplements, and cosmetics, as well as packaging for these products. We represent clients in addressing all issues relating to these products, including the suitability of their composition, inspection of manufacturing facilities, labeling and advertising, recall procedures, quality assurance programs, and appropriate responses to consumer complaints and tampering incidents.

Our firm's expertise extends to a number of regulatory fields in addition to packaging and food and drug matters. We have strong departments addressing telecommunications, environmental issues, workplace safety and health, intellectual property (including Internet and e-commerce), and transportation. Keller and Heckman also has an experienced team of trial lawyers who serve all of our practice areas.

A unique feature of Keller and Heckman is our capability to serve clients by combining science and technical expertise with legal talent. On staff to assist attorneys are scientists from the fields of chemistry, toxicology, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, and industrial hygiene. This collaboration of law and science yields a thorough understanding of the issues clients face and the solutions that legal reasoning alone cannot offer. With over four decades of providing focused legal counsel to business, offices in Washington, D.C., Brussels, San Francisco, and Shanghai to provide global legal support, and opportunities to help write the regulations that affect the government policies that industries must follow, Keller and Heckman makes it possible for clients to move their businesses forward.