Mike Gentine

With experience spanning federal government, private practice, and in-house roles, Mike advises clients on legal and regulatory matters particularly in the area of consumer goods and product safety.

Mike has held multiple positions at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). He served as senior counsel for the Office of CPSC Commissioner Joseph P. Mohorovic from 2014-2017, where he advised on various policy, enforcement, and ethics issues. He led several efforts to reform rules and regulations, including an initiative to reduce the paperwork burden on CPSC-regulated companies. He also worked at the CPSC as a legal fellow and law clerk in the Office of Commissioner Nancy Nord.

Most recently, Mike advised a major recreational product and motor vehicle manufacturer on product safety and compliance strategies, representing the company in agency proceedings, in stakeholder organizations, and in trade associations. He also served the company in a government relations role, advancing legislative and policy objectives before federal, state, and local governments. His legal training included service with the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps.

Experience

• Provided regulatory and political counsel in civil penalty settlement with CPSC that included an unprecedented global release of potential liability.
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• Negotiated dozens of CPSC and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recalls.
• Led successful effort to reduce CPSC’s administrative burdens on the apparel industry by more than $250 million annually.
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• Led successful effort to reform CPSC’s rules of adjudicative proceedings to prevent usurpation of Commission authority.
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• Overturned denials of three pharmaceutical claims totaling more than $180,000 for one treatment at one hospital

Admitted only in Maryland, not admitted in the District of Columbia. Practicing under the supervision of partners of Schiff Hardin LLP admitted in the District of Columbia.