Position Title: Attorney for Agriculture & Environment
Department: Legal
Reports to: 1) President, Advocacy, Law and Public Policy Division, and
2) General Counsel & SVP Legal
Primary Purpose of the Position:
Provide regulatory counseling and litigation management regarding legal, policy, and regulatory matters for the Agriculture and Environment groups at BIO. This advocacy counseling primarily involves any litigation and regulatory activities related to USDA, EPA and FDA, as well as any related legislative and advocacy activities.
Also serve as in-house counsel providing legal services for the organization, including supervising compliance and contractual matters, as well as training for BIO attorneys and staff.
Responsibilities:
Provide legal assistance, training and supervision, as needed, on contracts and compliance, as well as state, federal, and international legislative, regulatory, and trade-related matters for BIO on non-health matters, including evaluating and developing comments on regulatory proposals, proposed legislation, and other documents.
Serve as legal counsel to the Agriculture and Environment groups at BIO, including regulatory counsel and support, litigation management and support, antitrust counsel, corporate legal support, and advice and support on governance and compliance issues.
Serve as counsel to section Boards for Agriculture and Environment, and all related staff-level committees, work streams and working groups.
Provide legal assistance on voluntary industry self-regulatory initiatives (e.g., product stewardship and transparency) and communication campaigns related to Agriculture and Environment.
Manage the efficient use of outside counsel within all of the above subject matters.
Assist with other legal activities of the organization, as requested by the General Counsel (GC) and…
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