Ms. Keenan represents manufacturers and retailers before the Consumer Product Safety Commission in connection with product recalls, civil penalty actions, and reporting activities, and has successfully negotiated with the CPSC to narrow the scope of several voluntary recalls involving a wide range of products. Ms. Keenan also develops product safety compliance programs and advises on testing, certification, and training required by the CPSC. Ms. Keenan has advised clients on the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, ASTM F963, and the Flammable Fabrics Act, and is a leading expert on the CPSC’s consumer safety complaint database—www.SaferProducts.gov. Ms. Keenan is the editor of the Alston & Bird CPSC Recall Snapshot, a monthly newsletter that provides an overview of CPSC recalls and civil penalties.

Ms. Keenan also regularly advises product manufacturers on FTC regulations and warning, labeling, guarantee and warranty issues, and has drafted warnings, warranties, guarantees, and product instructions for dozens of consumer and industrial products.

Ms. Keenan also represents manufacturers of consumer goods, pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices, automobiles and asbestos-containing automotive parts in class actions and individual cases throughout the country.