John Balzano is a lawyer in private practice in New York, who focuses on food, drug, medical device, cosmetic and animal product law and regulation, particularly with respect to China and other parts of Asia. He has been traveling to China and other parts of East Asia for nearly 24 years, where he has worked with various public and private stakeholders, including local practitioners, on policy issues and cases in these product areas. John speaks, reads, and writes Mandarin Chinese and Japanese.