Claire J. Mitchell

Experience

Claire Mitchell is an associate in the Technology and Intellectual Property group. She focuses her practice on regulatory compliance and risk management within the food, animal feed, beverage, and dietary supplement industries. Specifically, Claire counsels companies of all sizes on food safety protocols, including standard operating procedures, current good manufacturing practices, HACCP compliance review, and recall response. Claire has experience in drafting and reviewing supplier, broker, co-packing, and storage and warehouse agreements. In addition, Claire reviews labeling, marketing, advertising, and packaging materials for FDA and FTC compliance with regard to all required label statements and voluntary product claims. Claire's experience also includes assisting with the investigation of foodborne illness outbreaks, drafting documents, communication with officials at state and local health departments as well as the Food and Drug Administration. Claire blogs on the Food Liability Law blog  and the Alcoholic Beverages Law blog and has been published in the Food and Drug Law Institute's Update and the American Agricultural Law Association's Agricultural Law Update.

Professional Honors & Activities

• Member, American Agricultural Law Association
• Member, American Bar Association

Publications & Speaking Engagements

• "Looking Ahead to Washington State's Legalized Marijuana Marketplace," LXBN TV, Jan. 24, 2013
• "Food Liability 101: How to Avoid Litigation," Getting Your Recipe to Market: Entrepreneurial Development Series, Portland, OR, Oct. 16, 2012

Publications

• "Battle Over Labeling Genetically Modified Food Continues,"  Law360, Dec. 19, 2012
• "Stoel Rives Washington Initiative 502 Licensing Cheat Sheet (PDF)" Nov. 2012
• "Spotlight on California's Food Labeling Lunge," Law360, Sept. 7, 2012
• "California GE Ballot Initiative Could Be a Game Changer," Guide to U.S. Food Labeling Law, August 2012
• "A Call For Labeling Genetically Engineered Foods," Law360, Apr. 12, 2012
• "BPA's Expiration Date May Be On Its Way," Law360, Mar. 23, 2012
• "Student's Corner: Increased Surveillance for a Safer Food System," Update (Food and Drug Law Institute), May/June 2011
• "Case Law Update: Keepseagle v. Vilsack," Agricultural Law Update, Apr. 2011

Education

• University of Arkansas School of Law, LL.M., Food and Agricultural Law, candidate, 2012 (expected)
• Hofstra University School of Law, J.D., 2010
  Articles Editor, Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal
• Villanova University, B.A., English, 2007, magna cum laude

Admissions

• Washington
• New York, Second Judicial Department

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