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# 3 Ex-FDA Lawyers Join Sidley
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/3-ex-fda-lawyers-join-sidley/
- Published: 2021-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T17:16:39.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5150249

Three former staffers in the FDA Office of Chief Counsel, who had been working for Hogan Lovells, have now joined Sidley’s Global Healthcare and FDA practice. Sidley [says](https://www.sidley.com/en/newslanding/newpressreleases/2021/09/jim-johnson-scott-kaplan-and-chris-fanelli-join-sidleys-global-healthcare-and-fda-practice?ref=fdaweb.com) the three are former associate chief counsel for enforcement **Jim Johnson**, former associate chief counsel for enforcement **Scott Kaplan**, and former associate chief counsel **Chris Fanelli**.