Washington, DC – Wednesday, August 30, 2017 – OFW Law is pleased to announce that one of its founding principals, Richard L. Frank, has been recognized as the Agriculture Lawyer of the Year in the 2017 edition of the Finance Monthly Global Awards…
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Tags: Advertising, Agriculture, Attorney, FDA, Finance Monthly, Food, Labeling, Law Firm, Lawyer, OFW Law, Richard L. Frank, USDA
OFW Law is pleased to announce the creation of a new Health Industry Policy and Regulatory Practice. The practice will be focused on government health program payment issues and FDA-related policy issues for clients in the health care delivery syst…
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Tags: Attorney, Brett T. Schwemer, FDA, Health Care, Health Industry Policy and Regulatory Practice, HHS, Ladd Wiley, Law Firm, Life Sciences, Lobbyist, Medicare, OFW Law, Richard L. Frank
On April 8, 2017, Forest Devices, Inc. from Carnegie Mellon University was awarded OFW Law’s Regulatory Strategy Prize at the 2017 Rice Business Plan Competition in Houston, Texas. Forest Devices bested 41 other competitors hailing from some of t…
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As published in the November issue of The National Provisioner
In the October issue, The National Provisioner honored 25 past icons who made their mark on industry since 1991. This month, to wrap up the magazine’s coverage of its 125th Anniversary…
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By former USDA Secretary John R. Block
I’m not talking about politics or President-Elect Donald Trump today. Let’s be thankful for our good fortune to be here in America this Thanksgiving weekend. The celebration of Thanksgiving dates back to…
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A fundamental principle of administrative law is that federal agencies must provide the public with reasonable notice and the opportunity to comment on proposed administrative issuances that impose substantive obligations that did not previously exis…
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Tags: Administrative Procedure Act, Agricultural Retailers Association, Agriculture, Anhydrous Ammonia, Attorney, Elliot Belilos, Farmer, Fertilizer, Labor Department, Law Firm, Lawyer, OFW Law, OSHA, PSM Standard, Stewart D. Fried, The Fertilizer Institute
Five OFW Law Attorneys Named to 2017 Best Lawyers in America for FDA Law
One of OFW Law’s Founding Principals, Richard L. Frank, was recognized as the Health Care Lawyer of the Year in the 2017 Washington, D.C., edition of The Best Lawyers in Amer…
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Tags: Arthur Y. Tsien, Attorney, Best Lawyers, FDA Law, Food and Beverage Law, Frederick H. Branding, Health Care Law, Law Firm, Lawyer, OFW Law, Philip C. Olsson, Richard L. Frank, Stephen D. Terman
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Betsy L. Booren, who specializes in food safety policy development and analysis, has joined OFW Law as Senior Policy Advisor. Most recently, Dr. Booren served as Vice President of Scientific Affairs for the North…
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This week, Counterpoint Press announced the release of the newest book by OFW Law’s own Ken Ackerman called TROTSKY IN NEW YORK, 1917: A Radical on the Eve of Revolution.
Far afield from agriculture and crop insurance — Ken’s usual spec…
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Tags: Boss Tweed, Charles Percy, Crop Insurance, J. Edgar Hoover, James Garfield, Kenneth D. Ackerman, Leahy, Leon Trotsky, OFW Law, The Gold Ring, Trotsky
The Department of Labor (DOL) released the final rule updating the overtime regulations, which will automatically extend overtime pay protections to over 4 million workers within the first year of implementation. Starting on Dec. 1, 2016, the initial…
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Tags: DOL, Elliot Belilos, Employee, Employment, Fair Labor Standards Act, Final Rule, Food Institute, Labor Department, OFW Law, Overtime, Salary
