Benjamin L. England, Esq.
Benjamin L. England, Esq., is founder and CEO of Benjamin L. England & Associates and FDAImports.com LLC.
Mr. England routinely represents domestic and foreign companies of all sizes, assisting them in identifying USDA, FDA, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and state requirements. His representation enables his clients to better understand and fully comply with these federal and state requirements and thereby reduce the risk of regulatory interference with products being imported, exported or distributed in interstate commerce.
While at FDA Mr. England, served as the Regulatory Counsel to the Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs. Before this, he served in scientific, inspectional, compliance and criminal and civil enforcement capacities as an FDA Consumer Safety Officer (CSO), Compliance Officer (CO), a Senior Special Agent (SA) with the Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) and an analytical regulatory microbiologist.
Most notably, during his last three years at FDA Mr. England spearheaded the agency’s integration efforts with Customs and USDA on crosscutting interagency enforcement and operational issues; served as the FDA’s point-person in managing the intersection of imports and FDA’s new bioterrorism regulations; established joint agency and industry working groups to evaluate counterfeiting and tampering risks to food and drug distribution supply chains; was the agency lead in its strategic planning efforts to reinvent the FDA’s import programs; wrote the initial statement of work and acted as program manager over the FDA’s new PREDICT, risk-based electronic entry screening system; and directed the development of the FDA’s agency-wide Risk-based Import Strategic Plan designed to improve compliance of foods, dietary supplements, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, and biological products imported into the U.S.
Mr. England received many distinguished service awards from the Department of Health and Human Services and FDA during his 17-years of public service.
Mr. England received his Juris Doctor degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Miami, School of Law where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and the University of Miami Law Review. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in biological sciences from the University of Maryland.
Rick D. Quinn, Esq.
Rick D. Quinn, Esq., is a partner with Benjamin L. England & Associates and FDAImports.com LLC.
Mr. Rick Quinn practices in the areas of food, drug, cosmetic, and dietary supplement law, as well as related corporate and business matters. He represents clients regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Tax and Trade Bureau, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, and other health and safety regulatory agencies at both the federal and state levels. In addition, he assists companies with various transactional matters, commercial contracts negotiations and drafting, and business law consulting for start-up firms.
Before joining the firm, Mr. Quinn was an Analyst at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, working to prevent various types of securities fraud in the public securities markets. Prior to joining FINRA, Rick practiced complex business litigation involving antitrust, securities, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and accounting matters. During this time, he also served as a legal consultant to a private equity fund. Before attending law school, Mr. Quinn worked for a multinational asset-management firm where he advised broker-dealers and FINRA Registered Representatives on asset-allocation and portfolio management strategies.
During law school, Mr. Quinn was an Extern to The Honorable Consuelo B. Marshall, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Central District of California. He also was an Editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review, and he was a clerk in the Office of the District Attorney, Los Angeles County California, in its Major Fraud Prosecution Unit. Mr. Quinn received his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Covenant College in Interdisciplinary Studies (History, Philosophy, and Sociology). He also holds a Master of Arts degree in Religion from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.
