Peter A. Arhangelsky provides a broad range of businesses with guidance through regulatory and litigation issues at virtually every stage. Many of his clients are FDA-regulated entities. He focuses his practice on food and drug law, false advertising, health law, contract and licensing, civil litigation, appellate advocacy, and constitutional law. His experience extends to commercial and business litigation, including litigation of unfair competition issues especially related to food and dietary supplement advertising. He manages complex civil cases and appeals within administrative agencies and federal courts, dealing with constitutional and administrative issues before agencies including the FDA, FTC, CMS, HHS, IRS, and DOJ.
In his regulatory practice, Peter advises clients on compliance with laws and regulations involving dietary supplements, foods, OTC drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, and other product categories regulated by Federal and State agencies. From inception to global marketing, Peter has experience and skill guiding clients through the intricate laws and regulations governing such heavily regulated businesses. He has robust experience in areas like labeling and advertising reviews, product strategy, cGMP and FSVP compliance, import detentions, FDA inspections and enforcement, premarket submissions, and regulatory affairs consultations. He has written articles on medical device regulation and been cited in legal publications on FDA law, advertising law, administrative law, and constitutional issues.
As an experienced litigator, Peter represents clients in intricate cases involving regulated products, corporate disputes, Lanham Act claims, state and federal business torts, constitutional law, unfair competition, and advertising. His experience includes substantial work in California dealing with consumer product lawsuits, Unfair Competition claims, and similar torts advanced against regulated entities. Peter managed numerous legal threats against businesses selling or distributing product into California. He represents direct sales and network marketing companies in regulatory concerns, commercial litigation, and distributor disputes. He has experience with intellectual property disputes commonly affecting businesses, including litigation over trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. He serves as a litigation consultant in complex matters involving the jurisdiction of the federal agencies.
Peter has wide-ranging experience in advertising law, particularly issues overlapping First Amendment concerns and the commercial speech doctrine. He has been the lead counsel in complex advertising lawsuits involving private businesses, the FTC, and individual plaintiffs. Peter is one of few attorneys to have achieved a successful trial outcome in defense of FTC false advertising claims under 16 CFR Part 3. He has managed claims under the California False Advertising Law (FAL), the Unfair Competition Law (UCL), the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA), and the Lanham Act. He has also represented parties in civil litigation under the Federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO Act), which relates to white collar activity. He has deep experience managing complex e-discovery and privilege issues.
