Jonathan M. Weinrieb, Attorney

Jon Weinrieb has been practicing food and drug law since 1999 when he began to represent pharmaceutical manufacturers in complex mass tort litigation.  His current practice blends his extensive litigation skills with the firm's core regulatory matters, principally representing pharmaceutical and food manufacturers and wholesale distributors regulated by FDA, USDA and a variety of state regulatory agencies.  Mr. Weinrieb advises clients on a range of topics including the regulatory status of ingredients, manufacturer and wholesaler licensing and registration requirements and food and drug advertising and labeling issues.  He also counsels trade associations on Antitrust and First Amendment considerations specific to the food and drug industry as well as on healthcare-related privacy issues associated with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and similar state laws and regulations.

Mr. Weinrieb has particular experience advising traditional food manufacturers on applicable advertising and labeling requirements, routinely reviewing print and television advertising to ensure compliance with both FDA and FTC regulations.  In that capacity, he assists clients in responding to inquiries of deceptive advertising from the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus.  He also counsels dietary supplement makers on the permissibility of health-like (i.e., structure-function) claims both in labeling and advertising.

In addition to maintaining an active food, drug and device based practice, Mr. Weinrieb also has broad experience in the areas of Products Liability and Insurance Coverage litigation.  He successfully represented a major pharmaceutical company in a series of complex products liability matters that were ultimately dismissed in favor of his client on evidentiary (Daubert) grounds.  Mr. Weinrieb is also active in pro bono representation of local businesses and civic organizations in the Washington, D.C. area.

Mr. Weinrieb was born and raised in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area and graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with an A.B. in Psychology.  He received his J.D. with honors in 1999 from The George Washington University Law School and is a member of the Maryland State Bar and the District of Columbia Bar.

Areas of Practice:

Food and Drug Law
Advertising Law
Litigation
Health Care

Bar Admissions:

Maryland (1999)
District of Columbia (2001)

Education:

George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1999 J.D. with Honors

Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1994 A.B. (Psychology) Minors (Biology; English Composition)
 
Court Admissions:

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Representative Cases:

Caraker v. Sandoz Pharms. Corp., 172 F. Supp. 2d 1046 (S.D. Ill. 2001) and 188 F. Supp. 2d 1026 (S.D. Ill. 2001)
Soldo v. Sandoz Pharms. Corp., 244 F. Supp. 2d 434 (W.D. Pa. 2003)

Presentations:

Food & Drug Law Institute (FDLI) Introduction to Food Law: Food Allergen Labeling & Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (FALCPA) and Other Special Labeling Issues
(February 2006)