General Information
Year founded:
1980
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Overview
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Hyman, Phelps & McNamara has its finger on the pulse of the FDA and extensive experience with the universe of issues faced by companies regulated by FDA. As the largest dedicated FDA law firm in the United States, our technical expertise and industry knowledge are exceptionally wide and deep. Our nuanced understanding of the FDA's inner workings helps you:
- Create efficient and effective strategies for premarket submissions and product approval
- Develop and execute regulatory and product lifecycle management strategies
- Establish and maintain high-quality, compliant processes and procedures for manufacturing, storage, and distribution
- Market compliant products
- Successfully promote products while meeting regulatory obligations
- Conduct internal audits and investigations
- Respond to government inspections and investigations
- Assess compliance and other regulatory issues (due diligence) for mergers and acquisitions.
From legal challenges based on science to marketing to controlled substances regulation, our legal team stays with your product through every challenge. Indeed, no legal team handles a broader range of food, drug, and medical device issues. We counsel businesses throughout the supply chain and their management, scientists, marketers, and compliance officers on issues involving the following agencies in addition to FDA:
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Our strong industry experience enables us to understand your problems and offer practical legal solutions in the context of your business.
- Smart and committed: We care about the issues you care about, and we devote our resources to finding answers to the questions that keep you up at night.
- Responsive: We pride ourselves on our rapid response to clients.
- Experienced: A proven legal expert will work directly with you. We have more than twice as many directors as associates; and even our most junior associates are devoted to our specialized practice areas.
- Client-focused: We focus on finding the best solutions for you. We’ll provide the legal team you need, no more and no less.
- Specialized: This may be your first time facing this issue, but chances are, it’s not ours.
Rankings
Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. is nationally ranked in 1 practice areas and metro ranked in 1 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.
Read how Best Law Firms ranks firmsNational Rankings
Tier 1
Tier 1 for FDA Law
Metro Rankings
Washington, D.C.
Tier 1 for FDA Law
Rankings
National Rankings
Tier 1
Tier 1 for FDA Law
Regional Rankings
Washington, D.C.
Tier 1 for FDA Law
Practice Areas
The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
- FDA Law
Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. has 13 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in
America®.
By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings.
For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards.
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Washington,
DC
700 Thirteenth Street, NW, Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20005
United States
202-737-5600
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