HOWARD R. SKLAMBERG is a partner at Arnold & Porter where he counsels clients on a wide range of compliance and enforcement issues related to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation and policy. His experience is rooted in a deep understanding of U.S. and foreign food, drug and medical devices law and policy, and can guide domestic and international clients through the regulatory challenges they face. Areas of expertise include inspections and warning letters, investigations, civil and criminal enforcement, medical product applications and clinical research, food and hemp regulation, imports, the development of FDA policy and FDA-related legislation, and business transactions involving FDA-regulated companies. Prior to entering private practice, Sklamberg held a variety of roles at the FDA from2010 to 2017, including Deputy Commissioner for Global Regulatory Operations and Policy; Director of the Office of Compliance, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research; Deputy Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs; and Director in the Office of Enforcement. While at the agency, he directed an office of over 5,000 employees in more than 200 offices, laboratories and import facilities across the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. As Deputy Commissioner, Sklamberg was FDA’s top enforcement official. He oversaw the agency’s inspections, enforcement, recalls, and import operations programs. Sklamberg also led FDA’s international program, including its agreements and cooperation with foreign regulators, harmonization initiatives, and oversight over the global supply chain. He also interacted with and testified before Congress on behalf of the agency, co-led FDA’s implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act and was the lead official at FDA on a variety of issues including cannabis and hemp, counterfeit drugs, and FDA’s Mutual Recognition Agreement with the European Union. Earlier in his career, Sklamberg served as a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., and in the Public Integrity Section of the Criminal Division at the Department of Justice.