Robert Y. Maples is experienced in the Washington, D.C. federal, state and public affairs arenas. He has also been an advocate for building pragmatic alliances to resolve major social issues and has pioneered strategies for addressing complex public affairs crises in collaborative versus confrontational contexts. He continues his advocacy of pragmatic alliances in furtherance of client/government collaborations among the Congress and federal agencies, and serves as state counsel on complex client public policy matters. He is experienced in complex problem solving in regulatory and legislative environments and his client interests have led to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) activities and cybersecurity representation.
Robert maintains a Washington presence for a consumer product manufacturer with matters before the FDA. He authors a daily FDA e-newsletter, FDA Tracker, and is active on FDA matters with daily posts and observations of FDA-related news with social media. Robert’s Twitter account, @FDA_Track, was recognized by the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society for his FDA-related work on the "Using Twitter as a Regulatory Intelligence Tool: The 300 Accounts Worth Following" list.
