Loomar, L. Gregory

Jon Weinrieb has been practicing food and drug law since 1999 when he began to represent pharmaceutical manufacturers in complex mass tort litigation. His current practice focuses on healthcare-related privacy issues arising under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, and similar state laws and regulations. His clients include individual physician and non-physician healthcare professionals, vendors of healthcare information and their HIPAA Business Associates, and myriad other entities regulated by the HIPAA Privacy Rule and Security Rule.

Mr. Weinrieb also represents pharmaceutical and food manufacturers and wholesale distributors regulated by FDA, USDA and a variety of state regulatory agencies. He advises clients on a range of topics including the regulatory status of ingredients, manufacturer and wholesaler licensing and registration requirements and food and drug advertising and labeling issues. He also counsels trade associations on Antitrust and First Amendment considerations specific to the food and drug industry.

In addition to maintaining an active healthcare, food, and drug law-based practice, Mr. Weinrieb also has broad experience in the areas of Products Liability and Insurance Coverage litigation. He successfully represented a major pharmaceutical company in a series of complex products liability matters that were ultimately dismissed in favor of his client on evidentiary (Daubert) grounds.

Special Agencies:

• U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services