The 2024 Chambers Europe Guide has continued to recognize Keller and Heckman’s Food and Drug Practice with a Spotlight ranking in the Regulatory: Agro/Food category and the Environmental Practice with a Band 3 ranking in the Regulatory: Environment category, Europe-wide. Additionally, Partner Hazel O’Keeffe was elevated to the Spotlight ranking in the Regulatory: Agro/Food category Europe-wide, joining fellow Food and Drug Partner Rachida Semail in this prestigious individual ranking.

With an office in Brussels, Belgium, Keller and Heckman’s internationally recognized European Food and Drug Practice and Environmental Practice are comprised of diverse teams of multilingual attorneys and scientists collaborating to meet the demands of an array of clients operating throughout the European Union (EU) and around the globe.

The firm’s European Food and Drug Practice provides legal advice to food and food packaging clients, including trade associations, on a comprehensive range of legal and regulatory issues. They promote, protect, and defend products made by the spectrum of industries regulated under national, international, and EU food law, advising the world’s largest and most prestigious food manufacturing, food processing, recycled products, and waste conglomerates. 

For the third consecutive year, Rachida Semail received a Spotlight ranking for her specialized knowledge in food law, including food contact regulations. Hazel O’Keeffe received her inaugural Spotlight ranking for her extensive knowledge of the regulation of food contact materials, as well as her sustainability practice, which focuses on matters such as packaging waste and extended producer responsibility schemes.

Keller and Heckman’s European Environmental Practice, led by Partner Ales Bartl, provides industrial, corporate, and association clients with creative and cost-effective solutions for regulatory compliance, environmental management, and pollution prevention. The strength of the practice derives from Keller and Heckman’s deep understanding of their clients’ industries and having a broad range of environmental knowledge, both scientific and legal.

Along with its inclusion in the Chambers Europe Guide, Keller and Heckman’s international Food and Drug Practice garners rankings in the Chambers USA Guide and Chambers Greater China Guide. These rankings further demonstrate Keller and Heckman’s global standing as a leader in the food, drug, and packaging law industries.

About Keller and Heckman

Established in 1962, Keller and Heckman is an internationally renowned law firm with a broad practice in the areas of regulatory law, public policy, and litigation. From offices around the world, our attorneys represent global companies and trade associations servicing a range of industries, including food and food additives, tobacco and e-vapor, plastics, pesticides, industrial and specialty chemicals, consumer products, drugs and medical devices, transportation, and telecommunications. Keller and Heckman is a pioneer in the use of interdisciplinary approaches to problem-solving with an in-house scientific staff that works closely with the attorneys on matters of technical complexity.

–Shanghai, China– Internationally renowned regulatory law firm Keller and Heckman LLP celebrates the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Shanghai, China Representative Office.

Established in 2004, the Shanghai Representative Office opened to meet client demands, which were continuing to increase especially within the Asian markets. Today, the office consists of a diverse team of attorneys and scientists collaborating to meet the needs of clients in Asia-Pacific, as well as around the globe. The team is adept at advising on various compliance and regulatory matters, primarily in the food, drug, packaging, and chemical industries. 

“Marking 20 years in Shanghai is a significant milestone for Keller and Heckman, as it further highlights our standing as a leading regulatory law firm and the imprint we have had in Asia for the past two decades,” said Partner David Ettinger, Chief Representative of Keller and Heckman’s Shanghai Representative Office. “Our team in Shanghai has helped expand the firm’s global reach by providing regulatory support in various aspects of food, food packaging, chemicals, and consumer products laws, and we look forward to continuing to serve our clients’ needs in Asia.”  

The 20th anniversary of the Shanghai Representative Office provides an opportunity to reflect on Keller and Heckman’s growth since its founding in 1962 in Washington, DC. In 2022, the firm celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Washington, DC office and the 30th anniversary of the Brussels, Belgium office. With offices also located in San Francisco, California and Boulder, Colorado, the firm is well-positioned to serve both domestic and international clients around the clock.

The Shanghai Representative Office is grateful to their clients who have made it a success and looks forward to continuing its mission to assist businesses through law and science.

About Keller and Heckman LLP

Established in 1962, the firm was founded by Joseph E. Keller and Jerome H. Heckman. From the beginning, its founders strived for excellence with the goal of finding creative business solutions to client challenges. To that end, the firm was one of the first to incorporate scientists into its legal practice, when in 1971, it brought on its first scientific staff member. Today, the firm has more than 80 attorneys and 20 scientists working across the globe from offices in Washington, DC, Brussels, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Boulder. Keller and Heckman represents international companies and trade associations servicing a range of industries, including food and food additives, plastics, pesticides, industrial and specialty chemicals, consumer products, drug and medical devices, transportation, technology, and telecommunications. Click here to learn more about the firm.