Covington’s Peter Safir Receives FDLI Distinguished Service and Leadership Award

Covington’s Peter Safir Receives FDLI Distinguished Service and Leadership Award

December 8, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC, December 8, 2014- The Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) has named Covington & Burling partner Peter Safir a recipient of its 2014 Distinguished Service and Leadership Award. The annual awards honor four outstanding leaders in the food and drug law community.

Mr. Safir, co-chair of Covington’s food and drug practice group, has been practicing in the food and drug field for more than 25 years and is widely recognized in the pharmaceutical industry as one of the leading food and drug regulatory lawyers in the country. He focuses on the research-based pharmaceutical industry concentrating on marketing practices, life cycle management, and issues involving drug quality and manufacturing. Mr. Safir has been a Professorial Lecturer in food and drug law at George Washington University Law School for 21 years.

FDLI is a non-profit organization that provides a marketplace for discussing food and drug law issues through conferences, publications and member interaction.

Mr. Safir will be recognized at the FDLI’s annual Holiday and Leadership Awards Reception on December 8 in Washington, D.C.