Jonathan S Kahan

With more than 40 years of legal experience, Jonathan Kahan is an industry leader in obtaining FDA market clearance of novel medical devices for medical technology and diagnostics companies. He also advises on post-market compliance matters.

Jonathan helps clients navigate complicated regulatory processes, including those related to combination products such as combinations of devices, drugs, biologics, and human tissues. He authored the leading text on medical device law, Medical Device Development: Regulation and Law (Parexel 2020).

Jonathan is the former director of the firm's Medical Device and Technology practice group and an adjunct professor at the George Washington University Law School teaching medical device law. He presently serves as a member of the George Washington University President's Leadership Advisory Council and he is also the general counsel of the Association of Medical Diagnostics Manufacturers.

Jonathan is highly ranked by Chambers as well as other legal directories. He has been consistently included in Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers and Washingtonian magazine's Top Lawyers in D.C. He also received the Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) Distinguished Service and Leadership Award, recognizing his contribution in promoting public health, advancing the medical device and technology law field, and ensuring a robust and innovative regulatory environment.