Ms. Yoviene serves as outside general counsel for business and trade association clients and is one of the firm's experienced federal court litigators.
Ms. Yoviene combines her decade-plus experience interfacing with state and federal agencies and legislatures with her litigation savvy to identify and bring about practical solutions for business problems in a highly regulated environment.
She also provides her clients with business advice and antitrust counseling, handles high stakes and complex litigation matters, including business disputes, administrative proceedings, Commerce Clause, Preemption, First Amendment and Class Action defense litigation, as well as hospital-physician peer review proceedings.
Among others, Ms. Yoviene represents numerous food and agriculture clients before state and federal agencies and in the litigation that arises out of such proceedings. She represents processor and producer groups in proceedings before the Food and Drug Administration, the United States Department of Agriculture and various state agencies. She has obtained numerous agency rulings and has successfully defended them in court. Ms. Yoviene is also well-versed in other agriculture regulatory programs, including the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA); the National Organic Program; and food labeling issues such as those related to artificial growth hormones and cloning, food safety and standards of identity. In addition, Ms. Yoviene serves as regulatory counsel for food and agriculture clients in mergers and acquisitions.