Philip C. Olsson
Experience:
52 years
Philip C. Olsson | Attorney
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About Philip
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
LL.B., Bachelor of Law
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1962
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Cum Laude
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)
Admission
District of Columbia
1973
Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Bode Matz PC Highlights
Pharmaceutical Product, Agriculture, Native People, Mental Health, Environmental Law
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