Steven Tjoe

Steven Tjoe

Partner
Steven Tjoe
Washington, DC
+1 202 346 4228

Steven Tjoe is a partner in the firm’s Technology and Life Sciences groups and a member of the firm’s FDA practice. He focuses his practice on product development strategies and regulatory compliance counseling, in particular as related to medical devices, digital health products, in vitro diagnostics, laboratory developed tests, compounded drugs, cell and gene therapies, and other drugs and biologics. Steven advises clients in analyzing premarket pathways, product adverse event risk profiles, product communications and marketing, and GMP compliance. Steven also advises on Hatch-Waxman patent listing and exclusivity issues, is a contributor to Goodwin’s Guide to Biosimilars Litigation and Regulation in the U.S., and regularly conducts risk analyses for offerings and transactions involving FDA-regulated entities across the medical device, drug, and biologic industries.

Recently, Steven has brought his experience as former regulatory counsel at FDA to help in vitro diagnostic, laboratory developed test, digital health developer, and non-traditional medical device manufacturer clients launching critical diagnostic and therapeutic products in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency maneuver FDA’s complex and evolving medical device and technology regulations and policies.

Professional Activities

Steven is a member of the Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI), a member of the FDLI Webinar Programs Committee, and a former member of the New to Food and Drug Law Planning Committee.

Professional Experience

Prior to joining Goodwin, Steven served as a regulatory counsel in the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). At FDA, Steven advised premarket review teams and senior management on regulatory issues arising from premarket review and classification, provided counsel and strategic advice on agency enforcement actions, and advised agency officials on issues related to the development and implementation of agency regulatory policies and regulations and the application of legislation impacting FDA regulation. He was responsible for providing counsel on a variety of regulatory matters across multiple sectors, particularly in the evolving fields of precision medicine and digital health. In recent years, Steven was lead regulatory counsel for FDA’s Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health (now Office of Health Technology 7) on numerous issues pertaining to the regulation of genetic testing, companion diagnostics, and laboratory developed tests.

Credentials

Education

JD2013

Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University

MS2012

Case Western Reserve University

BA2006

Duke University

Admissions

Bars

  • New York
  • Virginia
  • District of Columbia
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Recognition & Awards

In 2021 and 2022, Steven was named a Rising Star in The Legal 500 United States Healthcare: Life Sciences for his work in FDA law and Steven was named a 2022 D.C. Rising Star by the National Law Journal. In 2021—2023, Steven was recognized by The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch for his work in Administrative / Regulatory Law. Further, in 2021 and 2022, Steven was recognized by Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Food & Drug Law.

Steven has been consistently recognized for his public service, including multiple FDA Commissioner’s Special Citations and CDRH Excellence Awards for his role in guidance, policy, and regulation development, legislation, and compliance and enforcement. Steven has received multiple recognition awards for his role in the development of a policy framework for oversight of laboratory developed tests, was named the CDRH employee of the month in recognition for excellence in inventing and drafting a pathway to market for the first direct to consumer laboratory developed test, and received the CDRH Center Director’s Award of Excellence in recognition of the counsel he provided to the agency on novel regulatory issues.

Publications