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Kyla Kaplan, Associate Attorney, Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC Law (OFW)
Kyla Kaplan is an attorney at OFW Law, specializing in regulatory and compliance matters involving food, agriculture, and drug law, with expertise in FDA and USDA regulations. She assists clients in developing lawful labels and advertising, handling various enforcement actions, preparing agency comments, trademarks, crop insurance, AFIDA, and many other topical issues for FDA- and USDA-regulated industry. She holds an LL.M. in Food and Agriculture Law from the University of Arkansas, a J.D. from the University of Maryland Carey School of Law (with certification in Environmental & Health Law), and a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin.
John Dillard, Principal, Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC Law (OFW)
John Dillard is a principal at OFW Law. He provides regulatory counsel, general counsel, and litigation services to clients in the agriculture and food industries.
In his regulatory practice, John provides advice to companies and trade associations on diverse topics affecting clients in the food and agriculture industries. This includes food labeling and food safety matters before USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). John advises meat packers, poultry processors, restaurant chains, and animal food manufacturers on food safety and labeling matters. He also regularly advises clients on compliance with the Packers and Stockyards Act, the National Bioengineered Foods Disclosure Standard, and the National Organic Program. John is also a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) for human and animal foods and has completed the FSPCA PCQI Lead Instructor training for animal food facilities.
John also provides general counsel services to several food and agricultural trade associations, such as the American Feed Industry Association, the National Association of Wheat Growers, and the National Institute of Oilseed Products. In this role, he provides advice on corporate governance, contract drafting and evaluation, antitrust, director fiduciary responsibilities, and employment matters.
John also represents clients in litigation in state and federal civil matters and USDA administrative enforcement proceedings. John has litigated cases involving Clean Water Act disputes, livestock nuisance odor torts, Packers and Stockyards Act enforcement, Animal Welfare Act enforcement, biotech seed patenting, country-of-origin labeling requirements, and Native American agriculture. John has also represented the interests of trade association clients that have participated in several high-profile agricultural law cases.
