Bryan devotes his practice to representing businesses in disputes and regulatory compliance matters involving government agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and state attorneys general, and in other commercial litigation. Bryan is an accomplished trial attorney who has served as lead counsel in state and federal courts across the U.S., representing both domestic and international clients.

As a member of the firm’s Regulatory Investigations, Strategy + Enforcement (RISE) Practice Group and head of the firm’s Tobacco + Nicotine practice, Bryan focuses on representing tobacco manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and suppliers in all aspects of their businesses, including regulatory compliance, FDA requirements, administrative disputes involving a federal or state governmental entity, commercial agreements, and tobacco taxation matters. Bryan works with clients in all segments of the tobacco industry, including cigarette, cigar, pipe tobacco, and e-cigarettes, and other novel products.

Bryan has been advising clients regarding compliance with the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act since before the law was passed in 2009. Bryan also advises companies that sell products subject to the FDA’s “deeming rule,” which gave the FDA authority to regulate e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems, cigars and pipe tobacco. Bryan assists clients with FDA premarket review requirements, including substantial equivalence (SE) and premarket tobacco applications, and has helped companies obtain numerous SE marketing orders for new products.

He also advises tobacco companies in connection with Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) compliance issues, including negotiations with state regulators and in litigation. Further, Bryan represents distributors and retailers in connection with state and federal tax compliance and disputes, and has successfully defended manufacturers and distributors in disputes with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau and state revenue departments.

Bryan frequently presents on tobacco regulatory matters, including at Food and Drug Law Institute and Tobacco Merchants Association conferences. Follow Bryan’s ongoing analysis and commentary on developments in tobacco law at http://www.tobaccolawblog.com/ and https://www.regulatoryoversight.com/.