As citizen scientists and environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have stepped up to fill what they have called an enforcement gap since President Trump took office, the NGO playbook has become more complex and creative than perhaps ever before.
The ABA Young Lawyers Division Health Law Committee and ABA Health Law Section is hosting a networking reception followed by a roundtable discussion with senior government attorneys from CMS, DOJ, and OIG.
On July 6, 2018, the implementation day for the Section 301 “List 1” duties, the United States Trade Representative released the procedures for filing exclusion requests for List 1 products subject to the 25 percent tariff pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Schiff Hardin LLP ranked 164 of 350 on The National Law Journal’s 2018 NLJ 500 list, which recognizes the 500 largest law firms in the United States based on the average number of full-time equivalent attorneys from January 1 to December 31, 2017.
On June 28, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to amend the definition of “smaller reporting company” to allow more companies to use the scaled disclosure requirements available to smaller reporting companies.
The association between the alcohol beverage and cannabis industries continues to grow. Dan O’Neill, a former CEO of Molson Brewery and past senior executive at Campbell Soup Company and H.J. Heinz, has recently joined the board of CannaRoyalty.
Within hours of its unanimous passing in both the California State Senate and Assembly, Governor Jerry Brown signed the strongest online privacy law in the country, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018.
On June 28, 2018, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) dropped their lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Nevada’s recent drug price transparency law.
Intellectual Property Group Co-Leader Imron Aly was quoted on a U.S. Supreme Court patent ruling in Oil States Energy Services LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group LLC that upheld the America Invents Act (AIA) review system for challenging patents as constitutional, with some key operation changes.
Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce that Managing Partner Marci Eisenstein has been named to Benchmark Litigation’s seventh edition of the Top 250 Women in Litigation guide for the third year in a row and fourth time overall.
LOSANGELES – Arent Fox LLP International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution Partners Lee M. Caplan and Jeffrey R. Makin and Associates Diane Roldan and Karen Van Essen authored the California Contribution to the Delos Guide to Arbitration Places, which is now available online.
On June 20, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a Request for Information seeking input from the public on how to address the undue regulatory impact and burden imposed on health care providers under the Stark Law.
The Fifth Circuit recently held that plaintiffs seeking benefits, under plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and non-ERISA plans, need not identify and include specific plan provisions in their complaints to survive motions to dismiss.
Complex Litigation and International Partner Malcolm McNeil served as a panelist during the California Fashion Association Seminar titled “What’s in a Name? Protecting Your Name on the Label!”
In order to win the race on the autonomous highway, German carmaker Audi AG has partnered with autonomous vehicle simulation platform provider Cognata Ltd to speed up the development of autonomous vehicles.