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Brian Sylvester, a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, focuses his practice on regulatory matters before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and analogous state regulatory bodies. He is a leading authority on food tech regulation in particular, and serves as a trusted advisor to global brands, startups, life science companies, investors, and trade associations.
Brian’s regulatory practice spans new product development, labeling and advertising, audits and investigations, recalls and crisis management, and enforcement actions. He also has deep knowledge in import and export, due diligence, consumer litigation, comment preparation, and public policy advocacy at the federal and state levels.
In the area of food and beverage, Brian has extensive experience developing regulatory strategies to commercialize a range of food tech innovations, including transgenic crops and alternative proteins like cultivated meat and fermentation-derived food ingredients, among others. He draws on his tenure as a former regulator at USDA to counsel clients on strategic considerations around engagement with and advocacy before USDA and FDA on numerous complex issues, including those of first impression.
Brian is a prolific author and frequent speaker at industry-leading events in the United States, the European Union, Israel, and other parts of the world. He is regularly called upon to offer insights on trending legal issues by preeminent industry and global publications.
