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Mr. Gibbs has represented health care companies on FDA-related matters since 1984. He advises companies on a wide variety of issues, including product approvals, marketing, clinical studies, and enforcement. Previously, he served in the Chief Counsel's Office of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, where he became an Associate Chief Counsel for Enforcement. While at FDA, Mr. Gibbs received the FDA Award of Merit. He also was appointed a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. Before joining FDA, he clerked for a United States District Court Judge in the District of New Jersey. Mr. Gibbs has written and lectured extensively on a variety of FDA-related topics. Mr. Gibbs served as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Food and Drug Law Journal from 1998 to 2004, and was Chair in 2003-2004. He is currently on the editorial advisory board of IVD Technology and Guide to Good Clinical Practices, and is a member of the Human Subjects Research Board for George Mason University. Mr. Gibbs serves as Secretary and General Counsel of the Board of Directors of the Food and Drug Law Institute. He is a graduate of Princeton University (1975 summa cum laude) and the New York University School of Law (1978 with honors). He is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia.

Articles / Publications

15th Anniversary Essay: Regulation Then and Now,  August 2010

The Problem of Regulatory Uncertainty,  July 2010

Regulatory Pathways for Clearance or Approval of IVDs,  May 2010

Oversight of Research Use Only Products,  March 1, 2010

In Vitro Diagnostic Tests for Cancer: Regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests,  January 2010

The Custom Device Exemption: What Is It And Does It Ever Apply?,  September 2009

Banked-Specimen Retrospective Studies,  June 15, 2009

Making the Most of Pre-IDE Meetings,  March 1, 2009

Taking control of the IVD submission process,  January 2009

Adroit Crafting of "Intended Use" Critical - Regulatory Fate of a New IVD May Well Depend on a Few Dozen Words,  November 15, 2008

Personalized Medicine - Panacea or Pipedream?,  September 2008

Lessons Learned from the AbTox Ruling,  September 2008

Regulatory Pathways for Molecular Dx - Detailing the Various Options Available and What Each Requires,  August 1, 2008

Primer on Regulation of Diagnostic Assays - Essential Points that Pharmaceutical Companies Need to Know Right Now,  July 1, 2008

FDA's Regulatory Extensions: An Overburdened Agency Assigns Itself New Responsibilities,  June 13, 2008

FDA's latest ASR guidance document creates more confusion and raises legal issues,  April 2008

Court case determines specimen ownership,  January 2008

Clinical Trial Participation Unaffected by Disclosure of Investigator's Financial Stake,  December 18, 2007

FDA Releases Final Guidance on ASRs,  September 14, 2007

FDA Issues Second Draft Version of IVDMIA Guidance,  July 25, 2007

Jeff Gibbs Cited as FDA Law Authority by Federal Appeals Court,  May 2007

Questions over FDA's Authority to Regulate Laboratory Developed Tests,  March 2007

ASRs and IVDMIAs: FDA's New Draft Guidances,  March 2007

Abigail Alliance v. von Eschenbach.,  March 2, 2007

State of the Union: Drug-Device Combinations,  November 2006

Sponsor of Clinical Drug Trial Not Required to Continue Providing Drug to Participants After Termination of the Study,  May 2006

Health and Speech Rights at Risk from Attacks on Medical Education,  April 12, 2006

It's The Law: Disgorgement and Restitution,  February 2006

What You Don't Know about AIP Can Hurt You,  November 2005

Just Sign on the Dotted Line?,  June 20, 2005

Exploring other options, Part 2: Facilitating the FDA review process,  June 2005

Exploring other options, Part 1: The trend toward alternative market pathways,  May 2005

FDA Must Reform Its Arbitrary Drug Name Review Process,  January 28, 2005

State Regulation of Pharmaceutical Clinical Trials,  2004

Western States Medical Center: A Watershed Moment for FDA's Regulation of Commercial Speech,  January/February 2003

Can FDA Seek Restitution or Disgorgement?,  2003

Ripe for Revision: Reassessing the Contitutionality of Food and Drug Administration Restriction on Protected Speech,  2003