Eugene I. Lambert

Eugene Lambert has represented clients in all of the areas of the firm’s food and drug practice, including the regulation of advertising and promotional activities, for over forty years, with a recent emphasis on food, dietary supplements and food and drugs “for animals other than man.”  In addition to corporate clients, he has worked with a wide range of trade associations in the food, dietary supplement, OTC drug, and animal food and drug industries.  In these representations, he has also been involved in counseling on and shaping legislative developments affecting each of these industries.

Representative Matters

• Advised dietary supplement marketers on the internet application of the “non-labeling” provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act applicable only to supplements.
• Advised animal drug manufacturers on the Food and Drug Administration’s authority to regulate inactive ingredients in animal drugs in light of the Delaney “Anticancer” Clause in the FD&C Act.
• Worked with the dietary supplement industry on the development and implementation of the Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act, providing the first coherent framework for supplement regulation.
• Advised international cosmetic company on both the limits on claims and the substantiation of claims for the functional effects of new cosmetics. 
• Advised and represented a dietary supplement company in dealing with parallel Federal and State enforcement inquiries into marketing practices and the classification of products.

Honors and Rankings

• PLC Life Sciences, Which Lawyer? for Regulatory (2008)
• Council for Responsible Nutrition (Stueben) “Apple” Award for service to the industry (2006)
• Who’s Who in America (1986-1987)
• PLC Cross-border Life Sciences Handbook 2006/07, Recommended for his solid expertise in food and drug law, especially on issues relating to animal drugs

Memberships and Affiliations

• DC Bar and American Bar Association, Member
• Board of Trustees, The George Washington University, Alumni Member (2000-2006)
• The George Washington Alumni Association, Former President (1999)
• National Council on Arts and Sciences, The George Washington University, Member, Chair, and currently Emeritus Member (1995-present)
• The Washington College of Law of American University, Adjunct Professor
• The Johns Hopkins University, Lecturer in Food and Drug Law

Publications and Speeches

• "Customs Proposes To Substantially Transform Country-of-Origin Labeling Determinations," Covington E-Alert (8/8/2008), Co-Author
• "FTC Releases Report on Marketing Food to Children and Adolescents," Covington E-Alert (8/1/2008), Co-Author
• "Fifth Circuit Rules that FDA May Regulate Compounded Drugs as “New Drugs” - Update on Medical Center Pharmacy v. Mukasey," Covington E-Alert (7/29/2008), Co-Author