Professional Directory
 Philip C. Olsson Washington, District of Columbia
Mr. Olsson is founder and senior principal of Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Bode Matz P.C. He was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, and educated at Harvard University, obtaining his A.B. cum laude in 1962 and his LL.B. in 1965. He was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1965 and the District of Columbia Bar in 1973. He is the author of "Meat and Poultry Inspection: Wholesomeness, Integrity and Productivity," 75th Anniversary Commemorative Volume of Food and Drug Law, 1984. Mr. Olsson served as a Legislative Assistant to Congressman Hastings Keith in 1967 and to Congressman Bob Mathias from 1967 to 1969. He was the Assistant to Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Consumer Services from 1969 to 1971 and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Consumer Services from 1971 to 1973. As Deputy Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. Olsson was responsible for regulatory programs ranging from commodity futures trading to consumer protection and food inspection. His practice includes both agency representation at USDA and FDA and litigation before Federal courts. Mr. Olsson is counsel to a number of companies and trade associations involved in food and agriculture related businesses and an advisor to the United States Delegation to the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the American Bar Association (Vice-Chairman, Agriculture Committee, Section on Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice). Areas of Practice: Agriculture Law Food and Drug Law International Trade Law Risk Retention Law Special Agencies: Food Safety and Inspection Service Agricultural Marketing Service Packers and Stockyards Administration Farm Service Agency Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Office of Management and Budget Bar Admissions: Massachusetts, 1965 District of Columbia, 1973 Education: Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1965 Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1962 Published Works: "Meat & Poultry Inspection: Wholesomeness, Integrity & Productivity," 75th Anniversary Commemorative Vol. of Food & Drug Law, 1984 Representative Cases: Supreme Beef Processors, Inc. v. USDA, 275 F.3d 432 (5th Cir. 2001) National Risk Retention Association v. Brown, 927 F. Supp. 195 (M.D. La., 1996), aff'd 114 F.3d 1183 (5th Cir. 1997) United Egg Producers v. Davila, 871 F.Supp. 106(D.P.R. 1994), aff'd, 77 F.3d 567 (1st Cir. 1996) Community Nutrition Institute v. Block, 749 F. 2d 50 (D.C. Cir. 1984) American Meat Institute v. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 646 F.2d 125 (4th Cir. 1981) |
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