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Managing Partner Marci Eisenstein and White Collar Defense and Government Investigations Practice Group Leader Maggie Hickey have been named to the inaugural Crain’s Custom Media Chicago’s Notable Women Lawyers list, which celebrates seasoned female attorney leaders who have made significant contributions to the legal industry in the last year.

Last week, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit unanimously rejected challenges by environmental and industry groups to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Water Act (CWA) cooling water intake structure permit rule (Rule)

Earlier this week the Court of Justice of the European Union, the EU’s highest court, issued a decision clarifying whether the EU would regulate products of innovative breeding techniques, like gene editing, under the EU’s Directive 2001/18, the principal EU law governing the regulation of GMOs.

On July 24, 2018, the House of Representatives approved 283-132 a bill (H.R. 184, the Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017) to repeal the excise tax on the sale of a medical device by the manufacturer, producer, or importer.

The Third Circuit recently affirmed the enforceability of “anti-assignment” provisions in ERISA health plan documents.

In WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp., the Supreme Court recently held that patent holders can recover lost foreign profits for patent infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 271(f).

Partner Allan Horwich was quoted on the challenges companies face in deciding when and how much information should be disclosed to shareholders regarding an executive’s health.

Following the US Supreme Court’s narrow ruling in Carpenter v. United States, 585 US ___ (2018) questions have arisen regarding whether this interpretation would remain limited or be expanded in future privacy disputes that came before the High Court.

California recently announced policy drawing lines between permitted and prohibited sources of cannabinol in products intended to be eaten.

In a decision that all hospitals should be aware of, on July 9, 2018, the Tenth Circuit reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a False Claims Act case against a physician and two hospitals based on allegations that the physician’s procedures were not medically necessary or reasonable.

It’s time to (autonomously) roll along to that rollback sale.

Most US and multi-national corporations are quick to say, “we don’t do business with North Korea.” However, some companies will recognize the risk of sourcing products from businesses located outside North Korea that may use North Korean overseas workers or subcontract to North Korean companies. The

The new family member even gets its own room.

In March 2016, the US Department of Labor issued its “Persuader Rule,” reversing a decades-old interpretation of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act : Under the old interpretation, personal interactions with employees done by employer consultants trigger reporting obligations.

Arent Fox Sports Practice Group Leader Rich Brand was quoted in the Law360 article, “Skyrocketing Team Values Attracting Sophisticated Investors,” on the increasing trend in sports team ownership by wealthy investors.

At first glance, one might conclude that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair would have an immediate impact only on those out-of-state vendors that sell goods and services into South Dakota.

Schiff Hardin is pleased to announce that six attorneys were recognized as “Leaders in Their Field” in the 2018 edition of Chambers High Net Worth, a legal industry ranking focused on the private wealth market.

Nurses, home health aides, personal care attendants, and other home healthcare providers have enabled countless clients to remain in their homes and avoid institutionalization.

The Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2019 Proposed Rule (the Proposed Rule) is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on July 27, 2018.

On July 18, 2018, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the initiation of a Section 232 investigation into the impact of uranium imports on America’s national security.

GM is the leader of the pack.

Let’s call it the “Jetson’s School of Driving”.

With its decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, the US Supreme Court substantially eliminated the distinction between brick-and-mortar business and e-commerce, for purposes of state laws obligating sellers to collect and remit sales taxes.

Reuters reported that during the third installment of its Transforming Women’s Leadership in the Law event, Managing Partner Cristina Carvalho spoke on a Rising Stars panel “Steering A New Ship: Women’s Rise to Leadership in Law Firms.”

On Friday, July 13, 2018, the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) posted proposed regulations implementing California’s drug price transparency law.