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# FDA Import Operation Chief Leaves FDA for Law Firm
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/fda-import-operation-chief-leaves-fda-for-law-firm/
- Published: 2016-09-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T21:31:34.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5136806

After a 24-year career, FDA Division of Import Operations director **Domenic J. Veneziano** has left the agency to join international trade and regulatory law firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg as an independent FDA regulatory and strategic consultant. In his new role, Veneziano will provide advice to producers, importers, exporters and distributors of FDA-regulated commodities; evaluate medical device and food facilities to determine compliance with good manufacturing practice regulations; and assist clients in correcting any deviations found during FDA inspections or third-party audits, the law firm says.

As director for the last 10 years, Veneziano was responsible for oversight of FDA’s import operations program and provided leadership, guidance, and direction to about 1,000 field investigators in more than 320 U.S. ports of entry. He was also responsible for ensuring that all FDA and U.S. Customs and Border Protection systems such as PREDICT and ACE met operational needs.