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Kristi Wolff

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Partner

T 202.973.4242 Washington, D.C.
I love helping clients bring new products and services to market and build and protect their brands through strategic balancing of business objectives and legal considerations.
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Kristi Wolff is a trusted advisor to companies across a range of industries, including representing leading manufacturers and retailers in the food, drug and personal care industries, health technology, cannabis, apparel, household products and appliances, and transportation services, just to name a few. She plays a critical role in supporting the firm's top-of-market advertising practice and its nationwide food and beverage team, working from the nation's capital and strengthening both groups' East Coast presence.

A nationally respected regulatory counsel who has been repeatedly recognized by Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in the area of consumer protection and advertising law, Kristi leverages over a decade of experience in private practice in Washington, D.C. – plus senior in-house roles counseling a Fortune 500 healthcare company and a Fortune 100 food manufacturer – to approach her clients' most pressing challenges with innovation and practicality.

With this background, Kristi has supported dozens of product launches and advertising campaigns, including assisting with claim substantiation, product testing, label review, influencer campaigns, and post-market quality issues such as recalls and product withdrawals. She regularly works on country of origin and "Made in USA" claims, automatic renewal compliance, price advertising, and "green" claims and is skilled in assisting clients with scenarios that blur the lines between legal and public relations concerns.

Kristi is a zealous advocate for her clients before the FTC, FDA, state AGs, and the National Advertising Division of the Better Business Bureau. She also supports the firm's consumer class action defense practice with her regulatory expertise.

At her previous firm, Kristi chaired the FDA practice group and DEI committee.

Representative Contested Matters

NAD challenge*

Challenged cosmetic company's use of an in-home use test relying on subjective findings to support objective benefit claims at the NAD. NAD completely rejected the test as the basis for supporting the challenged claims.

Drug labeling*

Successfully defended OTC drug client against NAD compliance challenge asserting that client had failed to comply with NAD's recommended label modifications.

NARB appeal*

Assisted water filtration client in successful NAD challenge and NARB appeal against competitor in a case involving product performance and disparagement claims.

FDA and state enforcement defense*

Represent OTC drug distributor relative to resolving state health authority enforcement and FDA warning letter regarding sub-potent hand sanitizer.

FDA enforcement, cosmetics*

Guided cosmetics company in responding to FDA enforcement, including agency engagement relative to product legality (a point the agency eventually conceded), label and website changes, and development of MoCRA compliance program.
*Denotes an attorney's experience prior to joining Davis Wright Tremaine
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Representative Counseling Matters

Food and drug advertising*

Conducted multiple regulatory due diligences and drafted memoranda providing analysis and recommendations related to compliance with advertising and food and drug law issues.

Food+beverage contracts*

Successfully negotiated multimillion-dollar supply, contract manufacturing, and distribution agreements for a food industry client.

Cosmetics marketing and celebrity endorsements*

Counsels celebrity endorser with regard to development, testing, launch and marketing of a cosmetics line.

Label review for food, OTC drugs, supplements, cosmetics, medical devices*

Managed multiple label review projects for a national retail chain involving the review and modification of thousands of private label food, dietary supplement, OTC drug, cosmetic and medical device labels.

Claim substantiation, tech and apparel*

Counsels multiple apparel and technology companies with regard to claim substantiation, FDA compliance and advertising of health benefits associated with wearable products and applications.
*Denotes an attorney's experience prior to joining Davis Wright Tremaine
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Admitted to Practice

  • District of Columbia, 2011

Education

  • J.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2001
    • Editorial Board: Wisconsin Women's Law Journal
  • B.A., History, Concordia College, 1998, cum laude
    • Summer Studies, University of Oslo, 1996

Professional Recognition

    • Named one of the "Best Lawyers in America" by Best Lawyers in Advertising Law, 2018-2024
    • Recognized in US Legal 500 in Marketing & Advertising, 2018-2019
    • Named as a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers in Consumer Protection Law, 2015

Background

    • Attorney, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, Washington, D.C., 2010-2024
    • Associate General Counsel, Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Inc., Minneapolis, 2007-2010
    • Senior Counsel, Assurant Health, 2004-2007
    • Attorney, Hanson Peters Nye, Chicago, 2001-2004
    • Extern, Wisconsin Department of Justice, 2001
    • Extern, Hon. Sidney R. Thomas, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 1999
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Publication
Food + Beverage
Flurry of Activity from FDA in the First Four Months of 2025 Read More
Grocery Store Vegetables
02.19.25
Insights
Food + Beverage
New Administration Outlook: Four Food Industry Insights, From RFK to FDA and SNAP to Tariffs Read More
tv screens
02.11.25
Insights
Advertising, Marketing & Promotions
New Administration Outlook: A Return to Regulatory Humility? What Advertisers Can Expect From the FTC Read More
Grocery Store Fruit Shelves
01.14.25
Insights
Brand Protection & Advertising
FDA's Definition of "Healthy" … Updated Just in Time for New Year's Resolutions Read More
Messaging app icons
12.02.24
Insights
Brand Protection & Advertising
FTC Issues FAQs To Clarify Recently Finalized Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials Read More
10.10.24
Presentations
Moderator, "Asleep at the Switch? Navigating the Advertising, Public Relations, and Privacy Challenges of a Company in Crisis," DOWNLOAD/NY Digital Tech Conference
California state flag
10.01.24
Insights
Brand Protection & Advertising
Click To Cancel: California Updates Automatic Renewal Law, Echoing FTC's Proposed Negative Option Rule Read More
online shopping
08.26.24
Insights
Brand Protection & Advertising
FTC Finalizes Rule Prohibiting Fake Reviews, Giving Agency Civil Penalty Authority for First-Time Violations Read More
Credit cards
08.06.24
Insights
Corporate & Business Transactions
Beware: Multi-Agency Pricing Task Force Read More
07.16.24
Presentations
Panelist, "Food Law and Regulation Fundamentals: An Essential Primer on Applicable Laws and Governing Agencies Having Authority over Food," Food Law and Regulation Boot Camp
A photograph of supplements on a white background with grassy greenery.
07.01.24
Advisories
Brand Protection & Advertising
Six Key Takeaways on Dietary Supplement Regulation, 30 Years Post-DSHEA Read More
Publications
05.28.24
News
Expert Advertising Attorney Joins Davis Wright Tremaine Read More
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