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Peter A. Arhangelsky, Esq.

Peter A. Arhangelsky joined Emord & Associates in 2007.  He practices food and drug law, international food and drug law, deceptive advertising law, health law, contract and licensing law, civil litigation, appellate advocacy, and constitutional law.  Mr. Arhangelsky has represented clients in federal district court, before federal administrative agencies, and in appeals.  He litigates unfair competition matters, including claims related to food and drug advertising.  He handles complex civil matters and appeals within the administrative agencies and before the federal courts, including constitutional and administrative matters

before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Mr. Arhangelsky counsels clients on matters of regulatory compliance involving dietary supplements, foods, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, and other product categories regulated by the Federal Agencies and their state analogues.  He has extensive experience in labeling and advertising reviews, product strategy consultations, and regulatory affairs consultations.  He aids clients in bringing products from conception to market, including medical devices, dietary supplements, cosmetics, foods, and more.  He has authored articles on medical device regulation, and been interviewed in legal circulars as an expert on FDA law, advertising law, administrative law, and constitutional law.  He has experience in medical device regulation, which includes assistance in areas such as pre-market clearance (e.g., 510(k)), QS inspections, device classification, and import/export issues.

 Mr. Arhangelsky is an experienced litigator who represents clients in complex matters concerning regulated products, corporate disputes, Lanham Act claims, state and federal business torts, constitutional law, unfair competition, and advertising (including federal, state, administrative, and private actions, e.g., National Advertising Division of the Better Business Bureaus).  He has represented corporations before the Federal Trade Commission in Part III administrative adjudications.  He served as associate counsel in the following representative cases:  Alliance for Natural Health U.S. v. Sebelius, 786 F.Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2011); Alliance for Natural Health U.S. v. Sebelius, 714 F.Supp. 2d 48 (D.D.C. 2010); In re Novelty Distributors, DEA Docket No. 08-33 (May 21, 2008); Albion Intern., Inc. v. American Intern. Chemical, Inc., No. 2:07-cv-0994, 2012 WL 3776866 (D.Utah 2012).  His litigation experience also includes FDA, FTC, and DEA enforcement actions and administrative hearings/trials.  He has appellate experience before state and federal courts, including federal circuit courts of appeal.  He regularly serves as a litigation consultant in complex matters involving the jurisdiction of the federal agencies.  In state forums, Mr. Arhangelsky has experience in regulatory and litigation matters, including California Proposition 65 litigation, unfair competition claims, and false advertising matters.

Peter was born and raised in White Plains, NY.  He graduated cum  laude from Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts.  He was a publishing member and later Note Editor for the Suffolk University Law Review.  He was awarded one of Suffolk University’s Jurisprudence awards for his academic study in corporate law, and studied international law and international intellectual property at the University of Lünd, Sweden.  

Mr. Arhangelsky was selected to the 2017, 2018, and 2020 Southwest Region Rising Stars list.  Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.

EDUCATION

Suffolk University Law School, J.D.

  • Cum Laude
  • Suffolk University Law Review, Note Editor

University of Delaware, B.A., Political Science,

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

  • Arizona State Courts & Supreme Court
  • California State Courts & Supreme Court
  • United States District Court for the District of Arizona
  • United States District Court for the Central District of California
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of California
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of California

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