Richard Melvin Cooper

Background

Cooper, Richard Melvin was born on November 13, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Arthur Martin and Sophia Phyllis (Gottlieb) Cooper.

Education

Bachelor summa cum laude, Haverford College, 1964; Bachelor 1st class, University of Oxford, 1966; Master of Arts, University of Oxford, 1970; Juris Doctor summa cum laude, Harvard University, 1969.

Career

Law clerk to Justice William J. Brennan, Junior, Supreme Court of the United States Court, Washington, 1969-1970; senior lecturer, Law Development Center, Kampala, Uganda, 1970-1971; associate, Williams, Connolly & Califano, Washington, 1971-1977; chief counsel, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland., 1977-1979; partner, Williams & Connolly, Washington, since 1980; member Executive Committee, Williams & Connolly, Washington, 1983-1984, 89-92. Senior member Office Energy Policy and Planning, Executive Office of President, Washington, 1977. Adjunct Professor Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, 1987-1992, 96.

Member Administrative Conference United States, 1978-1979, Judicial Conference District of Columbia, Washington, 1979. Member Advisory Panel on Strategies for Medical Technology Assessment, Washington, 1980-1981. Member committees NAS, 1980-1983, 87-90.

Achievements

• Richard Melvin Cooper has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Food and Drug Law and Regulation, Third Edition

    (The 2015 edition of FDLI's signature reference work, Food...)

  • Food and Drug Law and Regulation

    (Food and Drug Law and Regulation Second Edition Edited By...)

  • Food and Drug Law (Food and Drug Law Institute Series)
  • Food and Drug Law and Regulation, Third Edition by David G. Adams (2015-04-17)

Membership

Chief counsel credentials committee Democratic National Convention, Washington and New York City, 1976. Board of managers Haverford College, since 1997.

Connections

Married Sabina Abbe Karp, June 12, 1965 (divorced 1978). Children: Alexander, Stephanie. Married Judith Carole Areen, February 17, 1979.

Children: Benjamin, Jonathan.

Father:

Arthur Martin Cooper

Mother:

Sophia Phyllis (Gottlieb) Cooper

Spouse:

Judith Carole Areen

Spouse:

Sabina Abbe Karp

child:

Jonathan Cooper

child:

Stephanie Cooper

child:

Benjamin Cooper

child:

Alexander Cooper