Dinesh Kumar Joins Arnold & Porter’s Life Sciences & Healthcare Regulatory Practice in Washington, D.C.

Arnold & Porter announced today that Dinesh Kumar has joined the firm's Life Sciences & Healthcare Regulatory practice as counsel, resident in Washington, D.C.

Dinesh brings more than a decade of experience at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). He has advised on rulemaking, guidance development, enforcement actions, administrative proceedings, and compliance strategy. He also served as Senior Adviser to the FDA Commissioner, working on significant cross-agency policy initiatives. His experience includes programs related to drug shortages, public health preparedness, artificial intelligence, inspections, clinical trial development, and emerging regulatory issues. Dinesh’s practice encompasses the full lifecycle of regulated products, including pre-market development, manufacturing and quality, supply chain issues, and post-market compliance. Prior to law school, Dinesh spent three years in healthcare consulting, advising clients on healthcare policy and market access issues.

Dinesh earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, an M.A. in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago, and his B.S. from Duke University.