Attorneys | Rick D. Quinn, Esq.

Senior Associate Attorney to Benjamin L. England & Associates, LLC

FDA Attorney, Rick D. Quinn, Esq.

 

Contact Mr. Quinn:
Telephone: (410) 740-3403
Facsimile: (443) 583-1464
Email: rdquinn@fdaimports.com

Mr. Quinn focuses his practice on developing business-focused solutions involving Food and Drug Administration matters, including:
•    Labeling: food, dietary supplement, drug, medical device, tobacco, and cosmetic product labeling and ingredients analysis.
•    Marketing Claims, Testimonials & Websites: FDA / Federal Trade Commission (FTC) labeling and advertising compliance.

•    Entry Clearance: resolving problems associated with FDA and U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) when importing or exporting products.
•    Administrative Actions: challenging FDA administrative actions (holds, detentions, and refusals) and Import Alerts;

•    Inspections: preparing for, managing, and responding to FDA inspections.

•    Regulatory Counsel: application of FDA, FTC, USDA, TTB, and CBP regulations, guidance, and procedure; FDA Food Safety Modernization Act counsel;

•    Foods: Generally-Recognized As Safe (GRAS) notifications, ingredient & labeling review, food cGMP counsel;

•    Drugs: OTC label reviews, bulk and active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) regulatory counsel, drug cGMP counsel.

•    Dietary Supplements: Structure / Function Notification Letters; label review and claims analysis; New Dietary Ingredient filings; regulatory counsel;
•    Tobacco Products: labeling counsel; Rotational Warning Plan development and recordkeeping counsel; TTB permits.
•    Medical Devices: assisting companies in completing and filing pre-market notifications [510(k)s].

•    Alcohol: labeling, permitting, ingredient and formulation review and analysis
•    U.S. Customs and Border Protection: petitioning Customs for relief from Liquidated Damages claims related to FDA-imported products; resolving seizure actions.

•    U.S. Department of Agriculture: resolving USDA entry holds and exams, obtaining APHIS permits;

•    U.S. Tax and Trade Bureau: obtaining Federal Basic Permits, Formulation Approvals, and Certificate of Label Approvals (and waivers); state-based Alcohol Beverage Control permitting.

•    Exports: Export certification for medical devices, biologics, drugs, foods, dietary supplements and cosmetics.

•    Business Counsel: business entity formation counsel, insurance coverage analysis, litigation-avoidance strategies, transaction planning and regulatory due diligence;

•    Asset Protection: developing strategic asset-protection solutions for businesses operating in regulated commodities.

 

Mr. Rick Quinn practices in the areas of food, drug, cosmetic, and dietary supplement law, as well as related corporate and business matters. He represents clients regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Tax and Trade Bureau, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, and other health and safety regulatory agencies at both the federal and state levels. In addition, he assists companies with various transactional matters, commercial contracts negotiations and drafting, and business law consulting for start-up firms.

Before joining the firm, Mr. Quinn was an Analyst at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, working to prevent various types of securities fraud in the public securities markets. Prior to joining FINRA, Rick practiced complex business litigation involving antitrust, securities, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and accounting matters. During this time, he also served as a legal consultant to a private equity fund. Before attending law school, Mr. Quinn worked for a multinational asset-management firm where he advised broker-dealers and FINRA Registered Representatives on asset-allocation and portfolio management strategies.

Education
During law school, Mr. Quinn was an Extern to The Honorable Consuelo B. Marshall, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Central District of California. He also was an Editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review, and he was a clerk in the Office of the District Attorney, Los Angeles County California, in its Major Fraud Prosecution Unit. Mr. Quinn received his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Covenant College in Interdisciplinary Studies (History, Philosophy, and Sociology). He also holds a Master of Arts degree in Religion from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.

Bar Admissions
State Bar of California
District of Columbia Bar