For more than a decade, Attorney Joel Chappelle has been helping food companies resolve their most pressing legal and regulatory challenges. Today, Mr. Chappelle counsels clients from coast to coast, helping them identify and mitigate risk, achieve regulatory compliance, and litigate complex cases. In addition to practicing law, Mr. Chappelle is a well-known and highly regarded speaker who frequently presents to national audiences, executive suites, and governmental regulators on a diverse array of food industry issues. Mr. Chappelle’s writing is regularly featured in magazines, trade publications, and on the websites of the premier industry advocacy organizations.

Shawn Stevens is the founding member of Food Industry Counsel LLC, the only law firm in the United States that represents the food industry exclusively. As a food industry consultant and lawyer, Mr. Stevens works with food industry clients (including the world’s largest growers, processors, restaurant chains, distributors and grocers) helping them protect their brand by complying with FDA and USDA regulations, reducing risk, managing recalls, and defending high-profile foodborne illness claims. Mr. Stevens also speaks regularly to national and international audiences on a wide variety of emerging scientific, regulatory and food safety legal trends. Additional information about his practice can be found at www.foodindustrycounsel.com