Marissa Alkhazov
Marissa Alkhazov is the Northwest Chair of Buchalter’s Product Liability Practice Group. Her clients include small businesses, Fortune 500 companies, emerging businesses, manufacturers, distributors, retail and media leaders in the cosmetic, wellness and beauty industry. Marissa assists beauty and wellness companies navigate complex regulatory schemes, including state and local consumer related regulations on toxic substances or ‘clean beauty’ statutes, FDA regulations and compliance, and is a thought leader on the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (“MoCRA”).
Marissa immerses herself in her clients’ business environment to clarify goals, and is a highly effective negotiator with regulatory agencies, such as the FDA and Consumer Product Safety Commission. Manufacturers and distributors value her risk assessment and preventive advice on regulatory compliance, particularly on labels and safety warnings. Marissa’s clients value her vast experience with mass torts defense, consumer protection claims, chemical law and toxic tort exposure to PFAS, benzene, silica, talc, asbestos and more. When counseling clients on new regulations and compliance mechanisms, Marissa anticipates regulatory hurdles and seeks practical solutions to clients’ compliance obligations across the lifecycle of a product.
Célia Benabou
