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National Law Journal

Akerman Picks Up Polsinelli M&A Litigation Group Chair

Health care deals litigator Noam Fischman joined the Am Law 100 on Monday after nine years at Polsinelli, where he most recently led the firm's M&A litigation working group.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Attorneys for Transgender Children Dispute Attorney General Claim that Investigations Can Proceed

Paxton injected politics into the issue, noting the judge is a Democrat, and claiming the investigations are needed to address "those trying to abuse our kids through 'trans' surgeries and prescription drugs."
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Akerman Gets Gunster Back on Case—But Plaintiff Says Don't Celebrate Yet

"The trial judge specifically found improper conduct, which the appellate court, in my opinion, did not properly address," said John H. Ruiz of MSP Recovery Law Firm.
3 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'You Want to Be Someone That Partners Can Count On,' Says Scheherazade Wasty of Epstein Becker & Green

'Check in every so often with your mentor or partner that you work with to make sure you are on track.'
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Massive EpiPen Settlement Close to Approval

'Ultimately, where pharmaceutical companies fix prices or unfairly delay the market entry of competitors with lower-cost generic solutions, the people hurt are the end users of these life-saving drugs and delivery systems,' said Roy Konay, an attorney at Team Law
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ex-Amgen In-House Leader Joins Veracyte as General Counsel

Annie McGuire worked her way up the legal department ladder at Amgen and, later, helped lead a biopharma startup through a $13 billion acquisition.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Keystone Conversations: Obermayer Partner Melissa Atkins Talks 'Uncharted Waters' of Employment Law, Captaining a Division 1 NCAA Basketball Team

"As an employment lawyer, we are used to frequent changes in the law. However, now we are currently experiencing uncharted waters and the changes are rapid," Atkins said.
8 minute read

Law.com

Drug Companies Move Forward on $26B Opioid Deal

Johnson & Johnson and three drug distributors—AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson—agreed on Friday to move forward with the second largest multistate settlement in U.S. history after 90% of cities and counties signed up to obtain funds to combat the opioid crisis.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Supreme Court Questions Abortion Clinics' Challenge of Heartbeat Law

Judd E. Stone, the state's solicitor general, argued at Thursday's hearing that S.B. 8 bars any type of state enforcement.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Understanding Health Care Corporate Integrity Agreements

By entering into the CIA, a provider or entity agrees to various obligations in exchange for the OIG's agreement that it will not seek to exclude the provider or entity from participation in Medicare, Medicaid or other federal health care programs.
6 minute read

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