Stefanie Fogel

Stefanie Jill Fogel

Partner

Global Co-Chair, Consumer Goods, Food and Retail Sector

Co-Chair, FDA Regulatory Practice

Co-Chair, Food and Beverage Subsector

A magnificent regulatory lawyer, a great team player and a super responsive relationship partner.
client quoted in Chambers USA
About

Stefanie J. Fogel focuses her practice on multi-national food and consumer product regulation and compliance, food and consumer product recall response, corporate compliance, and commercial, class action and multi-plaintiff litigation. 

As Co-Chair of DLA Piper's Global Consumer Goods, Food and Retail Sector and Co-Chair of the US Food and Beverage sub-sector, she works with large multinationals and start-ups in trending areas of the food and supplement space to encourage plant-based meat alternatives and hemp-based CBD products.

Her clients include national and international manufacturers of foods and dietary supplements, retail clothing, manufacturing equipment, chemical products, bio-technology detection devices and a variety of consumer products. 

She has extensive experience advising on FDA, USDA, TTB, and CPSC related regulations. She is also a seasoned trial lawyer, and has developed a global multidisciplinary crisis management team to address issues arising out of recalls, contamination, natural disasters, equipment failure, and environmental leaks and spills.

A member of DLA Piper's governing Policy Committee and the Hiring Committee, Stefanie and is also proud to be the co-founder and co-chair for DLA Piper's National Leadership Alliance for Women (LAW) Program.

Bar admissionsMassachusettsNew YorkPennsylvania

EXPERIENCE

Significant Matters

  • Representation of frozen vegetable and fruit manufacturer and distributor in regulatory compliance assessment and recall relating to listeria contamination
  • Representation of international cinnamon roll retail food establishment involving international recall of cinnamon roll products due to peanut contamination in supplier's flour
  • Representation of pretzel/ hot dog distributor in national recall relating to gluten free mislabeling
  • Representation of pretzel/hot dog distributor regarding presence of foreign metal and plastic particles in pretzel dog products
  • Representation of international sweetener manufacturer involving crisis management and recall considerations for potential biohazard contamination of foreign manufactured sweetener product, including coordination with multiple international governmental authorities during respective investigations
  • Representation of international wine manufacturer related to recall of foreign manufactured wine bottles containing glass particles
  • Regulatory advising and coordination with TTB regarding alcohol importer’s permit application for foreign entity importing products through US subsidiary
  • Regulatory advising, classification assessment, and label review for malt beverage and beer products
  • Regulatory advising and labelling claims relating to cheese and dairy related product
  • Regulatory advising and risk analysis for company providing organic food kits, including a various USDA regulatory implications, organic claims, CGMPs, HACCP, and food facility requirements
  • Regulatory advising regarding bottled water label requirements and label claims
  • Regulatory advising regarding country of origin labelling and Tariff Act implications for imported frozen vegetable products
  • Regulatory advising and risk analysis for lactation dietary supplement product, including analysis of organic claims, natural claims, gluten free claims, nutrient content claims, and labeling for pre-specified groups
  • Regulatory advising and analysis for national restaurant chain regarding menu labeling laws, and compliance with USDA regulations for meat, poultry, and organic claims
  • Representation of an international sugar manufacturer in addressing over 15 potential recalls, development of a food safety and compliance program, and serving as national counsel for overseeing contamination and mislabeling claims

Awards

Chambers USA

  • Band 3, Nationwide Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation, (2020 – 2025)

The Legal 500 United States

  • Recommended, Cannabis, (2021 – 2025)
  • Recommended, Cyber Crime, (2014 – 2015)
Additional Awards
  • Named Cannabis Law Trailblazer by the National Law Journal, (2020)
Education

    Bylines

    • Co-Author, "Advising Food Company Executives at a Time of Increase Regulatory Risk," Today's General Counsel, August – September 2017
    • Panelist "Of Handcuffs and Hamburgers: As DOJ Increases Its Focus on the Food Industry, How Your Company (and You) Can Avoid Being Criminally Prosecuted," GMA 2017 Legal Conference, February 28, 2017
    • Co-Author, "2-49 Corporate Compliance Practice Guide § 49, Specific Corporate Compliance Challenges," Industry: Food, 2016
    • US v Bayer: randomized clinical trials not required for dietary supplement structure function claims – key takeaways, October 8, 2015
    • Appeals Court upholds FTC order enjoining POM Wonderful claims – with modifications, February 2, 2015

    Seminars

    • Panelist, "Got Milk?: What the Food Industry Needs to Know About the FDA’s Proposed Guidance on Plant-Based Milks," Food Law – Regulation, Compliance and Litigation, Chicago, Illinois, April 18, 2023

    Media Mentions

    Memberships And Affiliations

    • STOP Board of Directors, STOP Foodborne Illness
    • Defense Research Institute
    • American Bar Association
    • Philadelphia Bar Association
    • New York Bar Association
    • The University of Pennsylvania Law School American Inn of Court