Mr. Hyman began his professional career in 1965 as a trial attorney in the Chief Counsel's Office of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In 1968, he entered private practice in Washington, D.C., with Kirkland and Ellis, where he became a partner. In 1976, he opened the Washington office of Rogers Hoge & Hills, remaining there until 1980, when this firm was established. Mr. Hyman is a graduate of the University of Chicago (1961) and Yale Law School (1965). He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and before the U.S. Supreme Court, and is a member of the American, District of Columbia and Federal Bar Associations.

Mr. Hyman chaired the Federal Bar Association's Food and Drug Law Committee from 1972 to 1974. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the American Council on Science and Health from 1987 to 1989, and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Food and Drug Law Journal from 1995 to 1997. He received a special recognition award from the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society in 1999, and the FDLI Distinguished Service and Leadership Award in 2003.

Articles / Publications

The Cost of Inadequate Substantiation, November 5, 2010

Contracting with the Dietary Supplement cGMPs in Mind, September 2009

Dermatologic Therapy, May 9, 2009

Claims for Functional Foods Under the Current Food Regulatory Scheme, October/November 2002

U.S. Food and Drug Law and FDA - A Historical Background, July 2002

Regulation of Labeling and Advertising Claims, in Cosmetic Regulation in a Competitive Environment, 2000

Speaking Engagements

National Kidney Foundation - The Public Health Impact of Phosphorus Homeostasis in Early CKD, February 17 - 18, 2012
Regulatory, Legal and Political Processes in the Development of Food Labeling

Food, Drug, & Cosmetic Division of the American Society for Quality 21st West Coast Conference, September 24, 2010
Claim Substantiation

Personal Care Products Council Legal and Regulatory Conference, May 12 - 14, 2010
Emerging Technologies and Crossover Jurisdiction (Combination Products)

International Regulatory Affairs Meeting, December 3 - 4, 2009
Overview of the U.S. Food and Drug Law System, FDA Enforcement - How it Works

Personal Care Products Council Regulatory Roundtable, June 19, 2009
Overview of Federal Agencies and Implications for the Personal Care Products Industry Under the New Administration

Personal Care Products Council Legal and Regulatory Conference, May 7 - 10, 2008

Drug, Chemical and Associated Technologies Association Nutrition and Health Forum, May 6 - 8, 2008