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Robert A. Hahn 
Washington, District of Columbia
Principal Attorney
phone (202) 518-6388
fax (202) 234-2686
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Mr. Hahn is a principal at Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Bode Matz P.C. He was born in New Hyde Park, New York and graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Brown University in 1980.  He earned his J.D. from Columbia University Law School in 1984 and a master's degree in public health from the Harvard School of Public Health in 1994.  Mr. Hahn was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1985 and the District of Columbia Bar in 2001.  He is currently a member of the New York and District of Columbia Bars.

Mr. Hahn advises companies and trade associations on compliance with Food and Drug Administration law and regulations, with a primary focus on foods.  He also practices health care law, with a focus on the Medicare program.  He joined the firm in 1998 after serving for several years as Director of Legal Affairs at the consumer group Public Voice for Food and Health Policy (now merged with the Consumer Federation of America).

Areas of Practice:

Food Law

Health Care Law

Bar Admissions:

New York, 1985

District of Columbia, 2001

Education:

Harvard School of Public Health, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1994
Masters of Public Health

Columbia University School of Law, New York, New York, 1984
Juris Doctor

Brown University, Providence, Rhode island, 1980
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Published Works:

"A Food Industry Users Guide to the Bioterrorism Act and Regulations," The Food Institute Press, 2003

"Food Labeling" and "Adulteration of Food" Entries, Encyclopedia of Food, Solomon Katz, ed., 2002

"Guide to Handling FDA Food Inspections," The Food Institute Press, 2002

"No Government Guarantee? A Review of FDA's Policies Regarding GE Foods, School Foodservice & Nutrition," October, 2001

"The Legal Framework for the Regulation of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients," Chapter 2 in Validation of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, 2nd edition, Berry and Harpaz, eds., 2001

"Food Products Recall Manual," The Food Institute Press, 2001

"Primer on Food Biotechnology," The Food Institute Press, 2000