We’re back! Keller and Heckman’s E-Vapor and Tobacco Law Symposium is returning in 2024 for our 8th annual conference. The symposium will be held Monday, January 29 – Tuesday, January 30, 2024, in Las Vegas, NV (right before TPE). Register today to join us for a two-day comprehensive seminar focused on legal and regulatory issues

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Although e-cigarettes manufactured in China for export to overseas markets are not subject to pre-market approval in China, and are only required to comply with the regulations of the destination country, China’s State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (STMA) still attaches great importance to the quality management of e-cigarettes for export. 

On July 18, 2023, STMA released

Keller and Heckman LLP is excited to announce the agenda for our upcoming E-Vapor and Tobacco Law Symposium! Please click here to register and click here to view the agenda.

In addition to the firm’s attorneys, we have several notable experts joining as guest speakers this year, including Derek Yach, the former World Health

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Save the date! Keller and Heckman’s Annual E-Vapor and Tobacco Law Symposium is back in person in 2023. Please join us on February 15-16, 2023, for a two-day comprehensive seminar focused on legal and regulatory issues critical to e-vapor, tobacco, and CBD industries.

This year’s program will feature new, timely topics specifically designed to help

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With the implementation of the Management Rules of E-cigarettes and the forthcoming effective date for the GB Standard on E-cigarettes (October 1, 2022), China has been regularly updating its e-cigarette regulations. Following up on our recent articles on China’s GB Standard and manufacturer license requirements, below we summarize various e-cigarette regulations recently promulgated by the

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In March of this year, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that it would interpret the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015 (CNPPA) as mandating specific flow-restrictor requirements for liquid nicotine containers that are sold, offered for sale, manufactured for sale, or distributed in commerce. CPSC soon began aggressive enforcement of its new

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Small businesses are facing serious compliance burdens as a result of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)’s recent interpretation of the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act (CNPPA). Keller and Heckman partner Sheila Millar testified on behalf of the E-Vapor Coalition about the adverse impact at the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) regulatory fairness hearing held on