Katie Rogers

Special Counsel

Phone number
(202) 342-8455

Katie Rogers has extensive experience advising businesses on a broad range of sustainability practices, including goals to reduce carbon emissions, waste, chemicals of concern, and other ESG initiatives. She reviews ESG projects, advises on legal risks based on applicable laws and regulations, and collaborates on public-facing messages related to these projects. With a deep understanding of the diverse and complex laws, regulations, and guidance that impact businesses in this area, Katie offers strategic direction for businesses to develop a framework for complex sustainability practices that align to the changing legal landscape.

In addition, Katie regularly works with FDA-regulated companies, such as supplement and cosmetic brands, to ensure the products are safe and that the messaging matches the underlying support. Where substantiation is lacking, Katie advises companies on the type of testing that may be required to support the claims. Katie also has worked on a number of GRAS evaluations for food packaging products to ensure the intended use is safe and in compliance with FDA requirements.

Katie regularly counsels clients on general consumer protection matters including promotions, such as sweepstakes and contests, endorsements and testimonials, and privacy implications related to advertising in a variety of media. She has represented clients in a broad range of counseling and enforcement matters before the FTC, FDA, CPSC, and NAD. A strong advocate for her clients, Katie has successfully defended NAD challenges and FTC investigations.

Providing her with the knowledge and expertise of an in-house attorney, Katie has participated in multiple long-term secondments, to a Fortune 500 software provider, a major clothing brand, and a large food manufacturing company.

“While I enjoy the intellectual challenge of my work, the relationships I build with my clients are the most rewarding part of my job.”

Seconded to a major software provider company for over a year assisting the legal team with privacy compliance, negotiating agreements with technology partners, and reviewing sweepstakes and contests.

Seconded to a large nutritional food manufacturing company, assisting the legal team with endorsements and testimonial claims, subscription marketing, and providing guidance on survey methodology.

Assisted a consumer product company in a due diligence review to identify legal risks associated with potential purchase of a multi-level marketing company manufacturing and distributing nutritional supplements.

Assisted a number of major brands in the review and development of environmental marketing claims and substantiation for those claims.

Served as lead associate in successfully defending NAD challenge regarding competitive environmental benefit claims for computer products.

Assisted major retailers with interpreting and complying with the FTC’s Textile Act, Wool Act, and Fur Products Labeling Act.

Assisted food industry trade group in preparing comments on the proposed revisions to the FTC’s Green Guides.

Served as lead associate successfully representing insulation company in an investigation by the FTC regarding environmental benefit claims.

Assisted major beverage company with ensuring that all components of products comply with FDA requirements, which included preparing legal opinion letters regarding the FDA status of products based on scientific evaluations from an outside scientific firm.

Assisted large retailer with review of product labels to determine compliance with CPSC requirements.