Speaker

Ms. Lewis represents numerous clients in the areas of FDA regulations governing foods, dietary supplements, over-the-counter drugs, homeopathic preparations, medical foods, medical devices and importation/exportation of FDA regulated goods; FTC regulations governing advertising appearing on the Internet, television, print media and radio; FTC telemarketing regulations; USDA regulations governing the use of the term “organic”; and EPA regulations governing pesticides. Ms. Lewis also represents scientists, physicians, nutritionists, health care associations, and citizens groups. Furthermore, she has a number of international clients who she has assisted in establishing a U.S. market for their products. Ms. Lewis has also appeared and prepared constitutional and administrative law cases before the Food and Drug Administration, the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Ms. Lewis has been recognized as one of the premier attorneys on dietary supplement label and labeling regulations and has handled complex civil matters from the administrative complaint stage to the Court of Appeals. Her experience in these fields has been in various radio talk shows, where Ms. Lewis was asked to discuss issues ranging from the impact of Pearson v. Shalala (labeling standards for disease or health-related claims of dietary supplements), FTC advertising regulations, and Senate Bill 722 (increased regulatory oversight of dietary supplements) to the proposed cGMPs (industry-wide labeling and manufacturing standards for dietary supplements). She has also been quoted in the Vegetarian Times, Natural Pharmacy and the Tan Sheets.