Raymond A. Bonner
- Commercial Litigation and Disputes
- Food, Drug and Medical Device
- White Collar Defense and Investigations
Mr. Bonner is consistently ranked among the nation’s top healthcare: pharmaceutical/medical products regulatory lawyers by Chambers USA, Who’s Who Legal and LMG Life Sciences where he is recognized as a “Life Sciences Star.” Clients are regularly impressed by Mr. Bonner who handles safety, compliance and efficacy issues. They have said “he is a former federal prosecutor and works with the district officers, the inspectors. He knows them all and has credibility with the district offices… we have had some really sensitive quality matters and I needed someone I really trusted. He has been fabulous.” In Chambers USA clients praise him as “one of the best good manufacturing practice and product quality lawyers around.” In Who’s Who Legal Mr. Bonner’s “wide and detailed knowledge” of the area complements his “user-friendly approach.” Within the field, he is very well known for the quality of his representation of clients in relation to government investigations, enforcement proceedings and other related litigation.
Prior to joining Sidley, Mr. Bonner served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Maryland for six years, where he prosecuted pharmaceutical application and GMP cases and litigated other FDA-related cases. Throughout his tenure as a prosecutor, he counseled FDA and its Special Prosecution Staff investigating the healthcare industry. Mr. Bonner is the recipient of the FDA’s Harvey W. Wiley Medical and Commissioner’s special citation.
Experience
- Representative Matters
Mr. Bonner’s experience includes:
- Regularly visiting manufacturing sites throughout the world to provide regulatory and compliance support regarding GMP and QSR matters
- Representing companies in connection with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations and compliance programs, trade secret issues, and commercial matters
- Assisting clients with complex non-conforming product, corrective and preventive action (CAPA), data integrity and product impact investigations
Capabilities
- Commercial Litigation and Disputes
- Crisis Management and Strategic Response
- Food, Drug and Medical Device
- Global Life Sciences
- White Collar Defense and Investigations
- Biotechnology
- Cell and Gene Therapy
- Clinical Trials
- Compliance Counseling - FDA
- Compliance Counseling - White Collar
- Corporate Risk Management and Critical Matters
- Data Integrity
- False Claims Act
- FCPA/Anti-Corruption
- FDA Enforcement
- Global Life Sciences Enforcement
- Good Manufacturing Practice
- Grand Jury Investigations
- Healthcare Enforcement
- Healthcare Litigation
- Internal Investigations
- Medtech and Medical Devices: Healthcare, Patent Litigation, and Product Liability
- Pharmaceuticals
- Pre-Commercial Life Sciences Companies
- Risk Assessment and Mitigation for M&A and Investments in Life Sciences Industry
- Trade Secret Litigation
- Trial Litigation
News & Insights
Credentials
Admissions & Certifications
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- Pennsylvania
Education
- New York University School of Law, J.D., 1985
- University of Maryland, B.A., 1980 (summa cum laude)
Clerkships
- Paul H. Roney, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit (1985 - 1987)