Matt Howsare is a Member with the law firm of Mintz Levin in Washington, DC and Co-Chair of the firm’s Consumer Products Practice. Mr. Howsare focuses on federal, state, and international product safety matters and related regulatory issues and litigation. He provides representation on compliance with product safety regulations, product safety incident reporting, imported products, recalls, civil penalty proceedings, investigations, inspections, and other regulatory, enforcement and litigation matters.

Mr. Howsare previously served as the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) from 2010 to 2013 and as the Chairman’s Senior Counsel in 2009. While at CPSC, Matt played a leadership role in the implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008. Prior to joining CPSC, Matt practiced at the law firm of Nelson Mullins in the area of product safety, as well as general, appellate, class action, and products liability litigation.