These are details that ProPublica was unable to get. That doesn't mean they weren't communicated, as spywaregorilla (sp?) has indicated above. Every law firm,

These are details that ProPublica was unable to get. That doesn't mean they weren't communicated, as spywaregorilla (sp?) has indicated above. Every law firm, accounting firm, consulting firm once it hits a certain size has clients which conflict, but the same employees - the same teams of employees - are barred from serving a conflict of interest. It is assured that: 1. the FDA asked 2. the FDA knew 3. the FDA agreed Its also probable that the person from the FDA working with the person from McKinsey had either already worked with them or been referred to them by a colleague that had worked with them.