Gary Jay Kushner
Senior Counsel Global Regulatory
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Overview
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Experience
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Chambers USA"Brings an extraordinary institutional knowledge to the table."
Gary Jay Kushner knows the food industry inside and out as he has been a part of it for more than 40 years. His clients are some of the largest food corporations in the world as well as their trade associations. Because of his extensive exposure to the industry at all levels, Gary approaches his clients' challenges from the perspective of a food industry executive.
Gary helps address regulatory compliance issues, advising on product development, labeling, advertising, inspection, and representing clients in enforcement proceedings before government agencies and the courts.
Gary has participated in the development of virtually every law and regulation affecting the food industry in the last four decades. He analyzes legislation considered by the U.S. Congress and state legislatures and regulations proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, and other federal and state government agencies. He evaluates the legislative and regulatory impact on the food industry from farm to table. Gary's insight allows him to anticipate how these initiatives might change the way his clients do business so they can plan most effectively.
Previously, Gary served as vice president and general counsel for the American Meat Institute where he directed the organization's legal, regulatory, and legislative activities. He began his food industry career as staff counsel for Scientific Affairs for the Grocery Manufacturers of America and began his legal career as law clerk to the Honorable John R. Hess in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia.
Chambers USA"Impressed interviewees with his knowledge of food regulatory issues, and is also highlighted for his extremely client service-oriented approach."
Representative experience
Credentials
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1975
- A.B., University of Michigan, with distinction, 1972
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- Maryland Court of Appeals
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- U.S. Court of International Trade
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Adjunct Fellow, University of Maryland Center for Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture Policy
- Member, Advisory Board, USDA Graduate School
- Member, American Agricultural Law Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, American Society of Association Executives (Past Chairman, Legal Section Council)
- Member, Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO)
- Member, Board of Directors, Advocates for Better Children's Diets
- Member, Board of Directors, Seed Programs, Inc.
- Member, Board of Governors, Aleh Negev
- Member, Board of Governors, City Club of Washington
- Member, Federal Bar Association (Past Chairman, Council on Health and Human Services; Past Chairman, Food and Drug Committee)
- Member, Governing Board, Executive Committee and National Commission, Anti-Defamation League
- Member, Governing Board, Jewish National Fund
- Member, Institute of Food Technologists (Member, Laws and Regulations Committee)
- Member, National Strategic Initiative Steering Committee, Partnership for Food Safety Education
- Member, Review Committee, National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council Report, Assessing the Nation's Framework for Addressing Animal Diseases