2010 News
Attys Watch And Wait As Q2 Litigation Holds Steady
Crowell & Moring LLP Environment & Natural Resources Group co-chair Chet M. Thompson is featured for his comments on the second quarter of 2010 increase in environmental litigation cases. According to Thompson, he attributed the spike in environmental filings to litigation over the April 20 spill, as well as challenges to the new rulemaking coming from the Obama administration.
July 12, 2010 – Law360
Health Reform is Wonder Drug for D.C. Firms
Crowell & Moring LLP Health Care Group co-chair and partner John T. Brennan Jr. is featured in the National Law Journal for his comments on healthcare reform, specifically in the areas of assisting hospitals and health care system clients revamp procedures for reporting and refunding overpayments from the government. This includes helping clients conduct audits as they relate to the overpayment issue
June 21, 2010 - The National Law Journal
Crowell & Moring LLP chairman Kent A. Gardiner was featured among 10 attorney honorees as a "Visionary" by the National Law Journal/Legal Times for helping to progress the practice of law in the Washington area. According to the publication, "Visionary" attorneys are those whose "business or legal acumen has been key to expanding their firms, improving government or advancing the law."
June 7, 2010 - The National Law Journal/Legal Times
Los Angeles-based partner Mark R. Troy, member of Crowell & Moring LLP's Government Contracts Group, is featured as a participant in California Lawyer's roundtable discussion on the False Claims Act (FCA). Troy talks specifically about the recent changes to the FCA by way of the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA). Troy was joined by five other leading specialists.
June 2010 - California Lawyer
The Cybersecurity Boom
Crowell & Moring LLP Government Contracts Group partner and head of the firm's Homeland Security Practice, David Z. Bodenheimer, was featured in the Washington Post for his comments on the recent growth in cybersecurity work. According to Bodenheimer, "The market is still rather fragmented and in flux, but is developing with a speed that it is attracting both the major defense and homeland security contractors who are establishing independent business units to pursue these opportunities, and it is also a real opportunity for the smaller players who have niche products."
May 10, 2010 – The Washington Post
AHIP's Ignagni Cites Additional Changes - Needed in Wake of Health Reform Legislation
Crowell & Moring LLP is featured in BNA's Regulation & Law: Healthcare Report for comments made at the firm's annual 2010 Healthcare Ounce Of Prevention Seminar (HOOPS) seminar, by America's Health Insurance Plans President Karen Ignagni. According to Ignagni, "seven additional health system reform issues must be tackled in the wake of enactment of reform legislation, including reducing overuse of medical services and producing more primary care physicians."
April 26, 2010 - BNA's Regulation & Law: Healthcare Report
Lawyers React to Proposed New Merger Guidelines
Crowell & Moring LLP Antitrust Group partner and co-chair Robert A. Lipstein is featured for his comments on the potential impact of the proposed new guidelines released by United States antitrust regulators, outlining how deals between competitors are scrutinized by the agencies. According to Lipstein, "Given the initial set of questions posed by the agencies at the start of the guidelines revision process, the draft guidelines contain few surprises. As expected, the market share screens have been raised to more closely correspond with actual agency practice. At the same time, and also as expected, the draft guidelines downplay the importance of market definition in the merger review process, and emphasize that the agencies will apply a number of tests to assess more directly the competitive effects of transactions."
April 20, 2010 - Competition Law360
Steering Clear of Antitrust Pitfalls In IP Licensing
Crowell & Moring LLP Antitrust Group partner and co-chair Robert A. Lipstein talks about the international implications that lawyers should consider when drafting IP licenses for clients. One important consideration for IP licenses is the jurisdiction where the license will be in effect. According to Lipstein, "If you structure the license to comply only with the most lenient antitrust environment, you're likely to run into issues where enforcement is less lenient."
April 13, 2010 - Intellectual Property Law360
"10 Under 40: Rising Star" feature with Crowell & Moring's Daniel A. Sasse
Daniel A. Sasse, partner with Crowell & Moring LLP and member of the firm's Antitrust Group, is featured in a Competition Law360's "10 Under 40: Rising Star" feature for his practice, the complexity of his cases, and his most notable accomplishments as a lawyer. After receiving hundreds of nominations, the list was narrowed down to ten attorneys under the age of 40 in each of the following practice areas: intellectual property, employment, bankruptcy, corporate finance, competition, energy, environmental, securities, insurance, product liability, appellate and international trade.
March 31, 2010 - Competition Law360
"10 Under 40: Rising Star" feature with Crowell & Moring's Christopher E. Ondeck
Christopher E. Ondeck, partner with Crowell & Moring LLP and vice-chair of the firm's Antitrust Group, is featured in a Competition Law360's "10 Under 40: Rising Star" feature for his practice, the complexity of his cases, and his most notable accomplishments as a lawyer. After receiving hundreds of nominations, the list was narrowed down to ten attorneys under the age of 40 in each of the following practice areas: intellectual property, employment, bankruptcy, corporate finance, competition, energy, environmental, securities, insurance, product liability, appellate and international trade.
March 26, 2010 - Competition Law360
"10 Under 40: Rising Star" feature with Crowell & Moring's Bridget E. Calhoun
Bridget E. Calhoun, partner with Crowell & Moring LLP, co-chair of the Product Risk Management practice, and member of the firm's Antitrust and Torts groups, is featured in a Product Liability Law360's "10 Under 40: Rising Star" feature for her practice, the complexity of her cases, and her most notable accomplishments as a lawyer. After receiving hundreds of nominations, the list was narrowed down to ten attorneys under the age of 40 in each of the following practice areas: intellectual property, employment, bankruptcy, corporate finance, competition, energy, environmental, securities, insurance, product liability, appellate and international trade.
March 23, 2010 - Product Liability Law360
Sign of the Times?
The U.S. Justice Department may have signaled it's delivering what providers have long asked for: the stomach to scuttle health plan mergers. Or not. Arthur N. Lerner, healthcare and antitrust partner with Crowell & Moring LLP and co-chair of the firm's Health Care Group, believes the U. S. Justice Department's antitrust team under Obama is in fact scrutinizing health-insurance deals more closely. "I will say, from my own experience, the heat is on," Lerner said.
March 15, 2010 - Modern Healthcare
Conference Reports: Federal Prosecutors Promise Tough Enforcement, Encourage Cooperation As Defense Attorneys Gather for Annual ABA White Collar Crime Institute
Janet Levine, Los Angeles-based partner with Crowell & Moring LLP and chair of the firm’s White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Group, was featured as a panalists in BNA’s coverage of the American Bar Association’s 24th annual National Institute on White Collar Crime. Levine spoke during a session on obstruction-of-justice cases and talked about the need to warn clients as early as possible against trying to deceive employers during corporate internal investigations. According to Levin, “some U.S. attorneys offices have brought obstruction charges against employees who gave statements to employers before the government even began an investigation. Federal prosecutors bring those counts on the theory that the employee should have known his or her statement would be shared with prosecutors.” She called it the “broadest interpretation” of the statute’s “knowingly” element. “Clients aren’t used to thinking that what they say to their boss is going to put them in jail,” she said.
March 12, 2010 - BNA's White Collar Crime Report
It's Good to Be 'On the Outs': How to Avoid Government Suspicion
Using your own in-house counsel to conduct an internal probe of possible corporate wrongdoing is a quick way to make a government prosecution very suspicious. And what if you hire outside counsel but the in-house counsel wants to take part in the investigation, especially the interviews of employees? Not a good idea, according to Crowell & Moring LLP White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Group partner, Daniel L. Zelenko. "There is a role for the in-house lawyer, but not having him in the room during interviews might be more productive," Zelenko, a former federal prosecutor, said. Zelenko explains that having the general counsel present could hinder the investigation by making employees reluctant to talk. But the general counsel can help by scheduling the employee interviews, introducing the investigating counsel, and explaining why they are there. He also discusses why an oral Upjohn warning - a sort of Miranda warning in corporate investigations - is better than a written one, and an American Bar Association task force agrees.
Feb. 25 2010 - Corporate Counsel
Long-Term Care Hospitals Face Little Scrutiny
Robert "Bob" L. Roth, partner in Crowell & Moring LLP's Heath Care Group, was featured in a front-page New York Times article on the lack of scrutiny and oversight placed on long-term acute care hospitals. According to the article, lawsuits, state inspection reports and statistics deep in federal reports paint a troubling picture of the care offered at long-term care hospitals in general. "It is typically only when the deficiencies are chronic or serious, such as when they directly affect patient care, that Medicare will take the unusual step of threatening decertification,” said Roth, speaking on behalf of Medicare.
February 10, 2010 - New York Times
Seagate, LSI Trump Qimonda In ITC Chip Patent Spat
Earlier this year, the U.S. International Trade Commission determined that semiconductor integrated circuit chips imported by Seagate Technology LLC and Crowell & Moring client LSI Corp. do not infringe three Qimonda AG patents. The firm’s representation of LSI Corp. is featured in a Intellectual Property Law360 article highlighting the win. The ITC on January 28, 2010 decided to terminate its investigation with a finding of no violation, ending its review of a final initial determination by an administrative law judge that had found the companies did not violate Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. Crowell & Moring’s team was led by Intellectual Property Group partner Kathryn L. Clune.
Feb. 1, 2010 – Intellectual Property Law360
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