Maria Kalousi-Tatum

Associate

Washington, DC Phone +1.202.739.5140 Fax +1.202.373.3001

1111 Pennsylvania Ave. NW\\Washington, DC 20004-2541\\United States

Maria Kalousi-Tatum focuses her practice on matters relating to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Maria assists clients on a wide range of legal issues, including compliance, regulatory, and enforcement matters affecting the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, she served as judicial clerk to Judge Nancy B. Firestone and the Office of Special Masters at the United States Court of Federal Claims in Washington, DC. Maria has previously interned at the Center for Science in the Public Interest and has worked for the European Commission. Maria is admitted in New York only, and her practice is supervised by DC Bar members.

Awards and Affiliations

Recipient, Thomas Bradbury Chetwood, S.J. Prize for the Most Distinguished Academic Record, Georgetown University Law Center

Admissions

New York

Clerkships

Clerkship to Office of Special Masters of the US Court of Federal Claims (2018 - 2019)
Clerkship to Judge Nancy B. Firestone of the US Court of Federal Claims (2017 - 2018)

Education

Georgetown University Law Center, 2018, LL.M., Environmental & Energy Law, with Distinction, Dean’s List
Tulane University Law School, 2017, J.D.
Heriot-Watt University, Scotland, 2008, M.S., Translation & Conference Interpreting, with Overall Distinction
University of Glasgow, Scotland, 2006, M.A. (Hons), French & Hispanic Studies, Upper Second Class, Distinction in Spoken Spanish

Services

Regions

North America

Publications

June/July 2020 - Will FSIS Declare 31 Salmonella Serovars Adulterants in Meat and Poultry? Food Safety Magazine

5/21/2020 - FDA and USDA Clarify Cooperation in Protecting Domestic Food Supply Chain

4/7/2020 - Petition Asks FSIS to Declare 31 Salmonella Strains as Adulterants in Meat and Poultry, Food Safety Magazine

3/12/2020 - FDA Launches eSTAR Pilot Program to Further Simplify Medical Device 510(k) Submissions

1/23/2020 - Petition Asks FSIS to Declare 31 Salmonella Strains as Adulterants

1/16/2020 - Disclosure of WGS Data: What Might Inform and What Might Mislead

11/6/2019 - FDA Issues Final Rule on Calorie Labeling for Food Sold from Glass-Front Vending Machines