Jerome H. Heckman is a founding partner of Keller and Heckman. He founded the firm in 1962 with Joseph E. Keller. Mr. Heckman is a recognized expert in food and drug law.
Mr. Heckman represents domestic and foreign corporations and trade associations before the Food and Drug Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Agriculture, the Federal Trade Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and comparable regulatory authorities in other countries. His expertise extends to all aspects of FDA law and his client base includes the full spectrum of FDA-regulated industries, including chemical, food, and other manufacturing firms.
Since 1954, Mr. Heckman has served as General Counsel to The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. and represents The Society before congressional committees, state governmental bodies, and administrative agencies. Mr. Heckman was inducted into the Packaging Hall of Fame, class of 2007 and the Plastics Hall of Fame in 1986. He was also awarded the Spes Hominum medal by the National Sanitation Foundation in 1987. He has been a member of the Board of Editors of the Food Drug Cosmetic Law Journal and has authored more than 125 papers on issues involving food and drug packaging, product liability, and trade associations. He is also a frequent speaker on food and drug matters and is listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Law. On June 23, 2000, Mr. Heckman was presented with a Director's Special Citation Award by Joseph A. Levitt, Director for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition of the Food and Drug Administration for "sustained and successful participation in the establishment of a new, fully funded system for FDA approval of Food Contact Substances" [The new Food Contact Notification System]. In 2001, Georgetown University presented him with the Paul R. Dean Distinguished Alumni Award.
Memberships
Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association
News, Events & Articles
News
Feb 01, 2010, Founding Partner Jerome Heckman Quoted in FDA Week Article on BPA
Aug 18, 2009, Jerome Heckman Quoted in Food Chemical News Article on BPA
Apr 30, 2009, Political Toxicology and Its Impact
Mar 31, 2009, Keller and Heckman LLP is proud to announce Partners named to the Super Lawyers 2009 list
Articles
Apr 12, 2007, Association News Alert
Sep 30, 2006, Food Contact Notification System Survives Budget Cuts
Jun 09, 2006, House Approves Funding for FCN Program, FDA Continues to Accept and Review FCNs
Feb 16, 2006, The Food Contact Notification Story
Feb 16, 2006, Update on FDA's New Budget Request Proposing to Eliminate the FCN Program
Feb 07, 2006, President's Budget Proposal Would End FCN Program
Jun 01, 2005, Food Packaging Regulation in the United States and the European Union
Sep 01, 2002, The Precautionary Principle: Amorphous Concept Proves Difficult to Define
Nov 02, 2001, Fathoming Food Packaging Regulation Revisited
Jul 06, 1999, Does FDA Have the Power to Demand Efficacy Data to Clear Food Additives?
May 08, 1998, Comments Regarding the Concept of a Single Food Safety Agency
Apr 10, 1998, House Committee Approves Biomaterials Liability Reform Legislation
Dec 15, 1997, Food Contact Substances Regulation: United States Reform and World Harmonization
Feb 24, 1997, Food Quality Protection Act; Summary of February 18, 1997 Meeting with EPA and FDA on Jurisdictional Issues for Antimicrobials Used in Food Applications