Azim Chowdhury joined Keller and Heckman in 2010 and practices in the area of food and drug law.
Mr. Chowdhury advises domestic and foreign corporations in matters of FDA and international regulatory compliance. In particular, he assists corporations in establishing clearances for food and drug additives in the U.S., Canada, and European Union, with an emphasis on indirect additives used in food-contact materials. Mr. Chowdhury has also developed expertise in tobacco product regulation and has experience representing drug, dietary supplement, medical device and tobacco companies in FDA regulatory matters. He is also a frequent contributor to the Food and Drug Law Institute's (FDLI) Update magazine, currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Food and Drug Law Journal, and edited and co-authored FDLI's first tobacco-exclusive publication, Tobacco Regulation and Compliance: An Essential Resource.
Mr. Chowdhury also has an active pro bono practice through the firm's Pro Bono Program, and has been featured in the Baltimore Sun for successfully obtaining asylum in the United States for a family who fled their home country of El Salvador because of violence they faced from an international gang.
Prior to joining Keller and Heckman, Mr. Chowdhury practiced in the corporate and litigation groups of a large international law firm. He also served as judicial law clerk for the Honorable Timothy E. Meredith of the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.
Memberships
Maryland State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society; Food and Drug Law Institute; National Association of Muslim Lawyers; J. Dudley Digges Inn of Court
News, Events & Articles
News
· Mar 27, 2012, FDA Publishes First Ever "No Questions" Letters in Response to CVM GRAS Notifications
· Mar 26, 2012, Associate Azim Chowdhury Profiled in FDLI's Update Magazine
· Dec 05, 2011, Associate Azim Chowdhury to Moderate Panel Discussion at FDLI's Tobacco Regulation and Litigation Conference
· Dec 02, 2011, Azim Chowdhury edits FDLI's "Tobacco Regulation and Compliance: An Essential Resource" publication
· Oct 11, 2011, Associate Azim Chowdhury Edits FDLI's First Publication Focused Exclusively on Tobacco
· May 25, 2011, Azim Chowdhury Authors Article on Electronic Cigarettes for FDLI's Update Magazine
· Dec 27, 2010, Associate Azim Chowdhury Authors Article on Electronic Cigarettes for FDLI's Update Magazine
· Sep 07, 2010, Associate Azim Chowdhury Quoted in Article on U.S. Government Challenge to Asylum Ruling
· Jul 13, 2010, Keller and Heckman's Pro Bono Program Obtains Political Asylum for Victims of Gang Violence
Articles
· Mar 05, 2012, FDA Publishes Three New Draft Guidance Documents on Biosimilar Product Development
· Apr 20, 2010, Are Electronic Cigarettes Drug Device Combination Products or 'Modified Risk' Tobacco Products?