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Olivia acts as global strategic counsel for her clients, helping them address risks arising from geopolitical tensions, resolve global investigations and allegations of misconduct, and manage global litigation threats. In the course of this work, she develops a full understanding of key inflection points and an effective response to them; runs teams that include numerous specialists, local counsel, experts and others; and supports clients’ PR and public policy efforts. \nOlivia represents clients in the technology, energy, financial services, and other industries. She has deep experience advising clients on litigation and investigations arising from global crises, geopolitical tensions or changing regulations and in investigating and remediating allegations of bias, fraud, sanctions and anti-money laundering violations, theft of trade secrets and other issues. She has extensive experience working with money transmitters on BSA/AML risks and fraud detection.\nOlivia represents clients in affirmative and defensive litigation and defends clients before the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, State Attorneys General, the New York State Department of Financial Services, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and other regulators.\nOlivia has served as a member of the Development Committee of the Board of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association. She is also a fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the Federal Bar Council Inn of Court. Olivia has been recognized by Crain’s New York Business Notable Women in Law, Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal for her work.\nPrior to joining King \u0026amp; Spalding, Olivia was the New York managing partner of a large law firm and a member of its global board. 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The class action lawsuit was brought by FirstMerit shareholders who claimed the directors of FirstMerit agreed to unfair terms in the merger with Huntington.{{ FIELD }}Lead many trust restructurings and significant trust related disputes for large family businesses held in U.S. and foreign trusts, including representation of heiress Liesel Pritzker in widely publicized suit against trustees for breaches of fiduciary duty.{{ FIELD }}Served as lead attorney for significant insurance industry investigations and coverage disputes, including winning judgment for Allianz Global Risks U.S. Insurance Company against a medical device manufacturer in a coverage dispute worth approximately $200 million, successfully defending various insurance companies in nationwide investigations and lawsuits related to business practices.{{ FIELD }}Represented Orbitz Worldwide in tax litigation in many various jurisdictions across the United States.{{ FIELD }}Lazar Raynal is an internationally recognized, preeminent trial lawyer and a proud Fellow of both the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Lazar provides legal counsel to clients on a wide array of fiduciary and complex commercial and other litigation, including having tried cases concerning patents, fiduciary disputes, breach of contract, fraud, long-term supply agreements, challenged business practices. Lazar manages of litigation across U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions. \nLazar also has tried a variety of criminal cases and led numerous internal investigations for clients in response to governmental investigations and civil suits. He has also represented some of the wealthiest families and well-known private businesses in the world.\nLazar has been widely recognized for his representation of clients in various state and federal trial and appellate courts, and before dozens of arbitration panels throughout the United States by various leading publications. He enjoys trying cases and also is dedicated to assisting clients with strategic planning and resolving significant disputes. Partner Named by Best Lawyers in America in the category of Commercial Litigation (Chicago, IL) Best Lawyers in America Named Local Litigation Star in the area of Commercial Benchmark Litigation Citywealth Leaders List Leading Lawyer in North America USA Martindale Hubbell  AV rated Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in Chicago, IL  Super Lawyers Illinois Named Fab Fifty Young Litigators American Lawyer, 2007 Leading Lawyers In Illinois 2024: Civil Appellate Law American Registry University of Wisconsin  University of Notre Dame Notre Dame Law School Supreme Court of the United States U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Illinois Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers Chicago Inn of Court Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers University of Notre Dame Law School, Dean’s Circle U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Federal Defender Program Panel Pat Tillman Foundation Lead trial lawyer for Skillz Inc. in unfair competition lawsuits in New York and obtained successful verdict in patent trial in San Jose. Represent Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC in connection with litigation in Delaware. Represent Project44 in litigation in Delaware. Lead trial lawyers for successful trial verdict in favor of client Jennifer Goldwasser in substantial trust case filed in Los Angeles. Represented AI business Tractable Inc. in connection with computer fraud, trade secrets, and trademark infringement matter with antitrust counterclaims in Northern District of Illinois. Represented DJO in connection with its defense of the patent infringement lawsuit brought by in the Southern District of California. Defended companies in class actions alleging violations of Biometric Privacy legislation. Defended patent cases, including allegations of patent infringement and improper patent markings relating to medical and mechanical devices. 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Donahue Peebles in actions against members of a neighboring condominium association and others “determined to interfere with the successful management of the historic Bath Club on Miami Beach.”{{ FIELD }}Secured dismissal with prejudice of a federal RICO suit brought against The Manhattan Club, a luxury timeshare property in midtown Manhattan, and affiliates.{{ FIELD }}Representing Chelsea Hotel Owner, Ira Drukier, Richard Born, and Sean MacPherson in an ongoing § 1983 action against the City of New York for more than $100 million in damages arising from the City’s wrongful reclassification of the iconic Hotel Chelsea and revocation of it valid permit, six years into the building’s redevelopment.   {{ FIELD }}Successfully litigated across multiple jurisdictions and resolved a dispute over ownership of the IP associated with certain food and beverage outlets, including the valuable trademark and trade dress associated with Mother Wolf, a celebrated restaurant in Los Angeles.{{ FIELD 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filing a hybrid action pursuant to Articles 78 and 30 in New York State Supreme Court to challenge the City of New York and New York City Planning Commission’s zoning text amendment to require special permits for all new hotels citywide.{{ FIELD }}Represented Maverick Real Estate Partners in 18 jointly administered bankruptcy proceedings to recover default interest on a portfolio of loans secured by Brooklyn multifamily properties.{{ FIELD }}Represented a leading real estate developer in resolving pandemic-related real estate disputes concerning its marquee luxury building in New York City.{{ FIELD }}Won dismissal of breach of contract and fiduciary duty claims against Workspace, a mixed-use cooperative corporation that owns two buildings in NYC brought by a minority shareholder, 106 Spring Street Owner, a portfolio company managed by 60 Guilders and funded by Carlyle Realty Partners and 60 Guilders.{{ FIELD }}Obtained reversal of a taking of a parking lot from developer Steel Equities to satisfy the zoning requirements for Calpine’s newly constructed Long Island Power Plant on the grounds that it violated the Fifth Amendment by conferring a private benefit on Calpine.{{ FIELD }}Defended a foreclosure action on behalf of distressed investors in Miami Savoy Hotel permitting them to purchase the debt for a substantial discount.{{ FIELD }}Secured sole ownership for real estate investor Eric Hadar and the Eric Hadar Family Trust of what his adversaries called “invaluable” Manhattan real estate development sites and the “crown jewels” of the disputed partnership’s assets.{{ FIELD }}Negotiated the successful resolution of disputes arising from construction defects and delays on residential, commercial, and public/private development projects.{{ FIELD }}Successfully litigated and arbitrated complex commercial matters and sensitive tax disputes on behalf of numerous clients.{{ FIELD }}Represented Fairfax Financial Holdings, Lehman Brothers Holdings, AmTrust Financial Services, Soroban Capital Partners and Energy Transfer.{{ FIELD }}Handled high-profile Trust and Estate controversies for high net worth individuals and families, as well as trustees.{{ FIELD }}Secured the reinstatement of trustees removed for purported misconduct.{{ FIELD }}Secured the reinstatement of directors improperly ousted from the board of 1035 Fifth Avenue Corp.{{ FIELD }}Won a successful Third Circuit appeal dismissing breach of fiduciary duty verdicts against certain officers and directors of the historic Lemington Home in Pittsburgh, PA.{{ FIELD }}Prosecuted and defended malpractice claims against attorneys, accountants and other professionals including the recent successful defense of a high-profile suit by prominent female performer Rihanna against her former representatives.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented individuals and organizations in white collar criminal and regulatory inquiries by the U.S. Justice Department, Department of Labor, securities regulators, New York Attorney General, and other city and state regulators including New York State Assembly in the Moreland Commission investigation.{{ FIELD }}Secured a reversal from the 11th Circuit of a federal district court’s dismissal of contract claims by 11 federal guest workers against their employer, Fancy Farms, for repayment of recruitment fees illegally charged to the workers in their home country, Honduras, by the farm’s recruiter.{{ FIELD }}Jennifer S. Recine is a first-chair trial lawyer with extensive experience handling complex real estate disputes; disputes concerning distressed assets, structured products and CMBS; civil RICO;  securities actions; regulatory disputes, professional malpractice; tax; and other high-stakes matters. Jennifer’s securities experience includes representing activist investors, class action defense, and defending against short-selling attacks on publicly traded companies on civil RICO, First Amendment, and other grounds. \nJennifer‘s bet-the-company cases often focus on  crisis management, or other existential threats, including sensitive tax disputes or government overreach where protection of clients‘ reputational interests are paramount.\nJennifer is recognized as a leading real estate litigator by Chambers USA, with clients noting that she is “a force to be reckoned with” and “a very commercial lawyer.” In the real estate sector, Jennifer advises clients on commercial real estate development, investment, debt, workouts, disposition, land use, environmental concerns, infrastructure, construction, and hospitality-related intellectual property.\nJennifer is recognized as one of the nation’s top litigators by publications including Crain’s New York (Notable Leaders in Real Estate, Notable Women in Law), Law360 (Real Estate MVP), Lawdragon (500 Leading Litigators in America), Chambers USA, The Legal 500, Benchmark Litigation (Top 250 Women in Litigation), National Law Journal (Litigation Trailblazer; Real Estate Trailblazer), Diversity Journal (Woman to Watch), and Bisnow (Female Power Players). Partner Named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America for Real Estate Litigation Lawdragon, 2021-2024 Ranked Band 1 for New York Real Estate: Litigation  Chambers USA, 2021-2023 Recognized for General Commercial Disputes The Legal 500 US, 2021-2023 Recognized as a Leading Commercial Real Estate Lawyer in the New York Area Connect CRE, 2023 Recognized as a Notable Leaders in Real Estate Crain’s New York Business, 2022-2023 Named to Benchmark Litigation’s Top 250 Women in Litigation List Benchmark Litigation, 2020 - 2023 Named a 2023 Woman of Influence for Commercial Real Estate Legal Counsel GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum, 2023 Named a 2021 MVP for Real Estate Law360, 2021 Recognized as a Real Estate Trailblazer National Law Journal, 2018, 2021 University of Vermont  Georgetown University Georgetown University Law Center New York Member of She Builds Representing Bath Club Entertainment and developer R. Donahue Peebles in actions against members of a neighboring condominium association and others “determined to interfere with the successful management of the historic Bath Club on Miami Beach.” Secured dismissal with prejudice of a federal RICO suit brought against The Manhattan Club, a luxury timeshare property in midtown Manhattan, and affiliates. Representing Chelsea Hotel Owner, Ira Drukier, Richard Born, and Sean MacPherson in an ongoing § 1983 action against the City of New York for more than $100 million in damages arising from the City’s wrongful reclassification of the iconic Hotel Chelsea and revocation of it valid permit, six years into the building’s redevelopment.    Successfully litigated across multiple jurisdictions and resolved a dispute over ownership of the IP associated with certain food and beverage outlets, including the valuable trademark and trade dress associated with Mother Wolf, a celebrated restaurant in Los Angeles. Represented the owners of Hotel Chelsea, in successfully ending two years of litigation and 15 days of trial with New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation Development prompted by a vocal minority of hostile tenants objecting to the redevelopment of the historic hotel, resulting in the reinstatement of the Hotel’s building permits after more than two years.  Represented real estate developer Bruce Eichner’s Continuum Company in zoning issues surrounding the company’s high profile residential development of two 39-story apartment towers at a former spice factory in Brooklyn, NY and in defense of a class action claim concerning NYC timeshare the Manhattan Club. Represented Beverly Hills Unified School District in its NEPA action against the Federal Transit Administration challenging the proposed route for the extension of the purple line subway in Los Angeles, set to run under Beverly Hills High School. Represented New Yorkers for Tourism in filing a hybrid action pursuant to Articles 78 and 30 in New York State Supreme Court to challenge the City of New York and New York City Planning Commission’s zoning text amendment to require special permits for all new hotels citywide. Represented Maverick Real Estate Partners in 18 jointly administered bankruptcy proceedings to recover default interest on a portfolio of loans secured by Brooklyn multifamily properties. Represented a leading real estate developer in resolving pandemic-related real estate disputes concerning its marquee luxury building in New York City. Won dismissal of breach of contract and fiduciary duty claims against Workspace, a mixed-use cooperative corporation that owns two buildings in NYC brought by a minority shareholder, 106 Spring Street Owner, a portfolio company managed by 60 Guilders and funded by Carlyle Realty Partners and 60 Guilders. Obtained reversal of a taking of a parking lot from developer Steel Equities to satisfy the zoning requirements for Calpine’s newly constructed Long Island Power Plant on the grounds that it violated the Fifth Amendment by conferring a private benefit on Calpine. Defended a foreclosure action on behalf of distressed investors in Miami Savoy Hotel permitting them to purchase the debt for a substantial discount. Secured sole ownership for real estate investor Eric Hadar and the Eric Hadar Family Trust of what his adversaries called “invaluable” Manhattan real estate development sites and the “crown jewels” of the disputed partnership’s assets. Negotiated the successful resolution of disputes arising from construction defects and delays on residential, commercial, and public/private development projects. Successfully litigated and arbitrated complex commercial matters and sensitive tax disputes on behalf of numerous clients. Represented Fairfax Financial Holdings, Lehman Brothers Holdings, AmTrust Financial Services, Soroban Capital Partners and Energy Transfer. Handled high-profile Trust and Estate controversies for high net worth individuals and families, as well as trustees. Secured the reinstatement of trustees removed for purported misconduct. Secured the reinstatement of directors improperly ousted from the board of 1035 Fifth Avenue Corp. Won a successful Third Circuit appeal dismissing breach of fiduciary duty verdicts against certain officers and directors of the historic Lemington Home in Pittsburgh, PA. Prosecuted and defended malpractice claims against attorneys, accountants and other professionals including the recent successful defense of a high-profile suit by prominent female performer Rihanna against her former representatives. Successfully represented individuals and organizations in white collar criminal and regulatory inquiries by the U.S. Justice Department, Department of Labor, securities regulators, New York Attorney General, and other city and state regulators including New York State Assembly in the Moreland Commission investigation. Secured a reversal from the 11th Circuit of a federal district court’s dismissal of contract claims by 11 federal guest workers against their employer, Fancy Farms, for repayment of recruitment fees illegally charged to the workers in their home country, Honduras, by the farm’s recruiter.","searchable_name":"Jennifer S. 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Served as interim Chief Compliance Officer for a pharmaceutical manufacturer for a two year period and managed all aspects of the company healthcare compliance program.{{ FIELD }}Conducted internal investigations into potential FDA GCP, GMP, and healthcare compliance policy violations.{{ FIELD }}Led risk assessments of healthcare regulatory compliance programs and policies and advised on compliance with FDA regulations, HHS OIG Compliance Program Guidance, and the PhRMA and AdvaMed Codes on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals.{{ FIELD }}Nikki Reeves is an FDA and healthcare regulatory compliance lawyer with more than 25 years of experience.  Nikki co-chairs the firm's Government Matters \u0026amp; Regulatory practice management group, which is comprised of 200+ lawyers and consultants in eight practice areas.  Nikki previously co-chaired the firm’s Life Sciences and Healthcare Industry Group for six years, which is comprised of more than 450 lawyers across seventeen practice areas in the firm.  In 2024, Nikki was a winner of Corporate Counsel's 2024 Women, Influence \u0026amp; Power in Law Award for Law Firm Thought Leadership.  Nikki is ranked nationally by Chambers USA for Life Sciences: Regulatory Compliance and for Pharmaceuticals/Medical Products Regulatory from 2021-2025, named a LMG Life Sciences Star in FDA Pharmaceutical and in FDA Medical Device from 2019-2025, and was named a Law360 Compliance MVP in 2020. \nAs Deputy Chair of our FDA \u0026amp; Life Sciences practice, Nikki advises pharmaceutical and medical device companies on pre- and post-market FDA regulatory compliance and enforcement matters ranging from clinical trials, good manufacturing practices, to labeling, advertising, and promotion of FDA-regulated products.  Nikki has been the lead FDA regulatory advisor to her clients on 250+ transactional matters.  She conducts investigations into FDA clinical trials and post-marking noncompliance, acts as lead compliance and regulatory counsel for several companies under Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs) and has led several CMS Open Payments compliance audits.  She is an expert on federal Open Payments, state, and international transparency/disclosure laws and leads two pharma and device industry compliance coalitions. \nNikki counsels pharma and device companies on FDA inspections, Form 483s, Warning Letters, product recalls, import detentions, clinical holds, and other FDA compliance and enforcement matters.  She conducts risk assessments and internal investigations into allegations of FDA and healthcare program noncompliance.  She routinely advises company executives and board members and represents her clients before federal agencies.  She has established robust compliance programs and policies for numerous life sciences companies. Nikki has also served as an interim General Counsel and as a Chief Compliance Officer for her life sciences clients.\nNikki leads two pharma and device industry coalitions on transparency and disclosure laws.  The Ad Hoc Sunshine and State Law Compliance Group is a coalition she advises on federal Sunshine Act and state transparency/disclosure and gift ban laws.  The International Marketing and Disclosure Compliance Group is a separate coalition of companies she advises on the growing area of transparency and disclosure laws and industry codes of conduct in the EU, Australia, Japan, and numerous other countries and regions.\nKing \u0026amp; Spalding’s FDA \u0026amp; Life Sciences Practice has been named Law360 Practice Group of the Year from 2017-2020.  King \u0026amp; Spalding’s FDA \u0026amp; Life Sciences Practice is ranked by Chambers Legal, LMG Life Sciences, U.S. News, and Best Lawyers.  According to Chambers USA, sources praise Nikki as being \"thoughtful, quick to respond and available.\" -- Chambers USA (2022)\nNikki is a frequent speaker and author on FDA advertising/promotion, clinical trials, compliance, and transparency law matters.  Nikki was also selected to Law360's 2021 Compliance Editorial Advisory Board and has served on the Advisory Board for FDAnews and the PCF Pharma Congress planning committee.  She was formerly on the Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) Editorial Advisory Board for the FDLI Food \u0026amp; Drug Law Journal and a member of the FDLI Medical Device Committee.  Nikki has also served on the Leadership Advisory Board for the National Women’s Law Center and on the Special Gifts Committee for the Arlington Free Clinic for more than ten years.\nNikki was elected by her partners in 2017 to serve for three years on the firm’s Policy Committee, which is the firm's executive management committee.  Nikki served for many years on the firm’s Lateral Partner Committee and on the firm's Partners Committee, and was also the Hiring Partner for the Washington, D.C. office. Kelly Reeves Partner Women, Influence \u0026amp; Power in Law Award for Thought Leadership Corporate Counsel 2024 North Carolina State University  University of Maryland  North Carolina State University  District of Columbia Maryland Advised companies on FDA advertising and promotion rules for drugs, devices, and cosmetics, including social media, new product launches, DTC, physician and payor communications, broadcast ads, reprints, and investor communications. Advised on CMS Open Payments compliance audits and compliance with the federal Physician Payment Sunshine (Open Payments) law, state laws targeting industry marketing practices, sales representation licensing, drug price transparency, and disclosure of clinical trial data. Advised on compliance with global transparency laws and industry codes of conduct. Advised life sciences clients on preparing for FDA inspections of clinical trials sites and manufacturing facilities, and responding to FDA Form 483s, FDA Warning Letters, product recalls, import detentions, and government investigations involving alleged advertising/promotion violations. Conducted FDA regulatory due diligence and related counseling in connection with more than 200+ transactions involving pharmaceutical, medical device, biotechnology, and cosmetic companies. Stand up healthcare compliance programs for pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers and related healthcare compliance policies and codes of conduct. Served as interim Chief Compliance Officer for a pharmaceutical manufacturer for a two year period and managed all aspects of the company healthcare compliance program. Conducted internal investigations into potential FDA GCP, GMP, and healthcare compliance policy violations. 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John previously served as the Acting Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division at the U.S. Department of Justice and as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, having been nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by unanimous consent of the U.S. Senate. \nLaw360 has named John \"White-Collar MVP of the Year\".  He also has been recognized as one of the top 100 trial lawyers in America by Benchmark Litigation and as a Life Sciences Star for litigation by LMG Life Sciences.  Most recently, he was elected President of the National Association of Former United States Attorneys.\nDuring his tenure at the Criminal Division, he led investigations, prosecutions, and policy development in many areas of federal criminal law, including healthcare fraud, securities fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and export violations, bank secrecy and money laundering offenses, public corruption, and organized crime. He served as a member of the President’s Corporate Fraud Task Force and oversaw the Enron Task Force. He also served as the Commissioner Ex-Officio to the U.S. Sentencing Commission and represented the Department in matters before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.\nAs U.S. Attorney, John served as the chief federal law enforcement officer for the district, tried cases, argued appeals, and oversaw the prosecution and defense of a wide-range of criminal and civil matters on behalf of the U.S., including bank fraud, healthcare fraud, money laundering and other economic and regulatory cases. In 2009, he was awarded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Inspector General’s Award for Combating Medicare and Medicaid Fraud. He also served as Chairman of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee on Sentencing, and as a member of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee on White Collar Crime.\nJohn began his career as a federal prosecutor as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Atlanta and Oklahoma City, during which time he investigated and prosecuted a wide-range of federal cases, including health care, bank, and securities fraud. He began his career as a prosecutor as an Assistant District Attorney in Cobb County, Georgia.\nIn private practice, John has represented and defended clients in trials and investigations involving U.S. Attorneys’ Offices in over fifteen different districts around the country, the Criminal and Civil Divisions at the Justice Department, and state attorney general’s offices for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. These matters often have also involved parallel proceedings by regulatory agencies and parallel class action or qui tam whistleblower litigation.\nIn addition to tenures as prosecutor and in private practice, John also served as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at WellCare Health Plans, Inc., where he led the successful resolution of enterprise-threatening criminal and civil investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice, as well as parallel investigations by other federal and state regulatory agencies, private securities class actions, derivative class actions, and qui tam cases. john richter Partner “Richter stands out for his significant capabilities as a trial lawyer” Legal 500 - 2024 Elected, President – National Association of Former United States Attorneys (NAFUSA) (2023-2024) NAFUSA 2023 Selected,Top 100 Trial Lawyers Benchmark Litigation, 2017 Selected, Life Sciences Star LMG Life Sciences, 2017 Selected, White Collar Defense MVP Law360, 2016 Elected to the Board of Directors, 2017 National Association of Former United States Attorneys Emory University Emory University School of Law University of Virginia University of Virginia School of Law Supreme Court of the United States U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia District of Columbia Georgia Oklahoma President, National Association of Former United States Attorneys Law Clerk, J. 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Jessica’s post-market practice focuses on safety and quality matters, including responses to FDA inspections and enforcement actions, recall and adverse event matters, and advertising and promotion. Her pre-market practice includes advising on regulatory strategy and marketing applications. Jessica’s transactional practice involves conducting due diligence evaluations of life sciences targets for manufacturers, private equity firms, and investment banks.\nJessica’s device regulatory practice spans the entire FDA regulatory lifecycle.  She advises clients on premarket regulatory strategy by assessing pathways to market, identifying predicate devices for 510(k) submissions, preparing q-submissions to receive FDA feedback, and assisting clients with the preparation and submission of marketing applications, including 510(k)s, De Novos, and PMAs.  After clearance or approval of a device, Jessica advises clients on the full range of post-market compliance matters.  She assists firms in preparing for and managing FDA inspections, responding to FDA-483s and Warning Letters, and implementing quality system corrective actions and remediation plans.  Jessica also advises clients on product recall strategy and communications and adverse event reporting obligations.  She further assists life sciences clients with the review and development of compliant marketing strategies and materials.  She assists clients with FDA-related import matters, including by responding to import detentions to obtain the release of products held by FDA.  Jessica also advises companies that process and distribute human tissue-based products (HCT/Ps) and that manufacture and distribute electronic products subject to FDA’s electronic product radiation control program. Further, Jessica has also worked with multiple clients on the negotiation of, and operations under, consent decrees of injunction with FDA.   \nJessica’s regulatory practice is supplemented by extensive experience conducting FDA regulatory due diligence evaluations of life sciences targets, assessing the regulatory compliance history, health, and risk of the target company.  She further advises corporate transaction teams and clients by preparing and negotiating terms and provisions in purchase agreements related to FDA regulatory compliance. 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