wood burditt

What wood burditt does

The Wood Burditt Group LLC is a privately held boutique law firm headquartered at 10 E. Scranton Avenue, Suite 201, Lake Bluff, Illinois, specializing in FDA regulatory law. The firm counsels manufacturers, marketers, distributors, importers, retailers and consultants of FDA-regulated products — including foods, food additives, dietary supplements, cosmetics, drugs, biologics, and medical devices — and also advises on matters before USDA, CPSC, FTC, DEA, CMS and state counterparts. Its practice spans compliance counseling, premarket submissions (PMAs, 510(k)s, IDEs), labeling and marketing review, import/export issues, FDA criminal investigations, corporate transactional due diligence, HIPAA, and Medicare/Medicaid matters. The team draws on over 100 combined years of attorney experience, with senior of counsel John F. Lemker having practiced more than 50 years in the field, and includes four attorneys, a regulatory consultant, and an office/billing manager.

The firm generates revenue through professional legal fees, structured as hourly rates or fixed fees for specific matters, with pricing quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Client acquisition is sales-led, relying on direct outreach, referrals and industry presence rather than formal marketing channels; the firm's web presence is limited to an informational website (woodburditt.com). Customer segments span the full life-sciences vertical — start-ups through multinational corporations — across medical device, diagnostic, biologics, food, dietary supplement, and cosmetic industries. There are no subsidiaries, no parent company, no funding rounds, no patents, no technology product, and no API or integrations; the firm is independently operated by its managing attorneys and has been active at least since Richard Chun joined in 2012, with 2026 copyright dating indicating current operations.

Name

wood burditt

Legal name

The Wood Burditt Group LLC

Website

https://woodburditt.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Wood Burditt Group LLC is a boutique Lake Bluff, Illinois law firm providing FDA regulatory legal counsel to manufacturers, marketers, importers and distributors of foods, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, dietary supplements and biologics, from start-ups to multinationals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services - FDA Regulatory Law

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

White-Collar Defense & Investigations (BPAHAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG), Regulatory Strategy & Global Submissions (IND/CTA/NDA/BLA/MAA) (HLAGAKAA)

Keywords

• FDA regulatory law
• Food and drug law
• Medical device regulation
• Cosmetics compliance
• Biologics regulation

Headquarters

HQ city

Lake Bluff

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: The firm provides comprehensive legal services in FDA regulatory law including compliance counseling, defense representation, regulatory submissions, due diligence, and litigation support. Revenue is generated through professional legal fees for counseling, representation, and legal documentation services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Wood Burditt Group is a boutique law firm that provides specialized FDA regulatory legal services to manufacturers, marketers, distributors, importers, and retailers of FDA-regulated products. The firm delivers compliance counseling, regulatory clearance and approval support, enforcement defense, import/export counsel, FDA criminal investigation representation, corporate transactional due diligence, and advisory services on related matters before the FDA, USDA, CPSC, FTC, DEA, and CMS. Its clients range from start-ups to multinational corporations, including both domestic and foreign manufacturers and importers.

Product overview

The Wood Burditt Group is a boutique law firm providing comprehensive FDA regulatory legal services. The firm offers specialized legal counsel across multiple practice areas including Food Law, Cosmetics Law, Medical Devices, Drugs, Biologics, Imports, FDA Criminal Investigations, Corporate Transactional FDA Due Diligence, Medicare/Medicaid Services, Health Information Policy (HIPAA), and Gray Market Goods. These practice areas function as distinct legal service offerings that collectively serve the life sciences industry, addressing regulatory compliance, enforcement defense, corporate transactions, and product development across FDA, USDA, CPSC, FTC, DEA, and CMS jurisdictions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Law Legal counsel for producers, marketers, and distributors of foods, food additives, GRAS substances, and dietary supplements, covering FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and USDA regulations.
• Cosmetics Law

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP: International firm with a notable FDA/health care regulatory practice serving pharmaceutical, biologic, and medical device companies. Comparable on life sciences regulatory work, though much broader in scope.
• Fox Rothschild LLP: National firm with an established FDA regulatory practice serving food, drug, device, and cosmetic clients. Comparable on practice area focus and target clientele, though operating as a broader mid-size firm.
• McDermott Will & Emery LLP: Global firm with a substantial FDA and health regulatory practice headquartered in Chicago. Comparable on life sciences regulatory work and Midwest-based client base, with broader full-service capabilities.
• King & Spalding LLP: International firm with a recognized FDA and health care regulatory practice serving pharmaceutical and medical device clients. Comparable on regulatory advisory and product lifecycle matters.
• Sidley Austin LLP: Full-service international firm with a sizable FDA/health regulatory practice covering drugs, biologics, devices, and food. Competes for the same life sciences clients as Wood Burditt, especially on M&A due diligence.
• Covington & Burling LLP: Global Am Law firm with one of the most prominent FDA and life sciences regulatory practices. Overlaps with Wood Burditt's core offering but as part of a much broader portfolio for larger pharma/device clients.
• Hogan Lovells US LLP: Global law firm with a leading FDA and life sciences practice covering drugs, devices, biologics, and consumer products. Overlaps with Wood Burditt in regulated industry counsel but with global scale.

Direct peers

• Kleinfeld, Kaplan and Becker, LLP: Long-standing FDA regulatory boutique with a similarly narrow focus on food, drug, medical device, and cosmetic law. Closely comparable firm in scale, practice breadth, and target clientele.
• Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. The largest dedicated FDA regulatory boutique in the U.S., representing drug, device, food, biologic, and cosmetic clients. Directly comparable to Wood Burditt in specialty, client base, and boutique delivery model.
• Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Bode Matz PC: Boutique FDA and food/drug regulatory law firm serving manufacturers, trade associations, and regulated industries. Directly comparable specialty practice with overlapping practice areas including imports and labeling.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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