Joan Sylvain Baughan joined Keller and Heckman in 1991. She practices food and drug law, focusing on U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and comparable international regulation of food contact materials, drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices.
In addition to practicing in the firm's Washington office, Ms. Baughan spent three years counseling foreign and domestic clients from the firm's Brussels, Belgium office. While there, she developed an expertise in the regulation of food packaging materials and medicinal products under European Union and Member State legislation.
Ms. Baughan has a scientific background in microbiology and medical technology. She has served as general counsel for The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc.'s Food, Drug and Cosmetics Packaging Materials Committee, and represented the committee before U.S. agencies and their international counterparts. She also is frequently a speaker at International Conferences on various FDA and related regulatory topics.
Memberships
American Bar Association; International Bar Association; Editorial Board of Euro Watch
News, Events & Articles
News
Dec 07, 2011, Rachida Semail, Joan Sylvain Baughan and Luigi Rossi to Speak at PIRA, Plastics and Paper in Contact with Foodstuffs Conference
Jun 14, 2011, Luigi Rossi and Joan Baughan to Speak at the Pira Conference "Global Food Contact 2011"
Dec 07, 2010, Keller and Heckman Attorneys to Speak at Pira's 2010 Plastics and Paper Conference
May 10, 2010, Partner Joan Sylvain Baughan Quoted in FCN Article on China's Deadline for Food Contact Materials
Events
Mar 14, 2012, Registration is Closed : 14-15 March 2012 - Keller and Heckman LLP's Food Packaging Law Seminar, Brussels, Belgium
Jun 23, 2008, FDA 101 Workshop on FDA Regulation of Food-Contact Materials
Oct 24, 2007, Food Contact Asia 2007
Oct 03, 2007, 8th Annual Food Packaging Law Seminar
Sep 18, 2007, Regulatory Issues in a Global Enviornment
Articles
Apr 14, 2011, Packaging Law Alert: China Publishes Procedure for Clearing New Food-Contact Substances
Aug 06, 2010, Nanotechnology Defined
Jul 01, 2008, Joan Sylvain Baughan and Lester Borodinsky Play Active Role in Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
Jun 30, 2004, The Green Dot System: Promoting Recycling in the European Union
Jun 15, 2004, Demonstrating Compliance with the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive
Nov 01, 2002, What's Under the Coat of Section 175.300?
Aug 01, 2001, Understanding Food-Packaging Regulation in Canada: A Different Approach
Apr 01, 2001, Child-Resistant Packaging Laws Take a Turn