About Abhishek K. Gurnani
Food, beverage, cosmetic, and nutritional supplement companies facing adversarial challenges from regulatory agencies turn to Abhishek Gurnani. Abhishek represents a wide variety of health and wellness-focused companies, addressing issues such as quality control, recalls, government investigations, and class actions, as well as matters before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), United States Customs, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Clients value Abhishek’s counsel based on the high volume of matters he handles in this sphere, his frequent communications within these agencies, and his impressive record of positive results. They commend his strong research, analytical, and writing skills and appreciate his exceptional strategic, legal, and business judgment. Abhishek has been recognized in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 as a Rising Star by Illinois Super Lawyers for exceptional practice in Food and Drug Law.
Abhishek focuses primarily on advising companies on legal and regulatory matters and disputes with federal and state regulatory agencies. He frequently communicates with regulators on client issues such as investigations, facility registrations, 510k medical device submissions, new dietary ingredient notifications (NDIs), FDA detentions, Import Alerts, Warning Letters, and FDA Form 483 Observations. Abhishek also leads the firm’s U.S. Customs practice and assists companies with detentions and seizure matters. Abhishek also regularly assists with due diligence reviews and regulatory aspects of mergers and acquisitions.
With a science and biomedical engineering background, Abhishek is comfortable with the highly complex data, analyses, and conversations necessary to enable his clients to successfully navigate the regulatory landscape. His in-depth knowledge of new foods like CBD, raw juice, nutraceuticals, and homeopathic products has gained him a reputation as a leading expert in these rapidly evolving markets. He also co-authored a chapter on the subject in the legal treatise Fundamentals of Regulatory Affairs (9th Edition) along with several other publications, and he speaks on these topics at industry conferences and associations.
Before joining Amin Wasserman Gurnani, Abhishek clerked for the Illinois State Department of Professional Regulation, assisting Department attorneys with medical and health-related prosecutions.
