How is today’s volatile healthcare environment impacting litigation—and how can you protect your organization? Learn the answer at a new Manatt webinar. Click here to register free—and earn CLE. Healthcare is facing a tidal wave of change—from tightening False Claims Act (FCA) scrutiny to the growing data breach threat to the exploding opioid and mental […]
Discover the latest social determinants of health trends, strategies and opportunities in a new Manatt webinar. Click here to register free. It is widely recognized that social and economic factors—such as housing, food, toxic stress and income—have a significant impact on individuals’ and communities’ health. These factors, often referred to as “social determinants of health” […]
When a seller requires buyers to purchase a second product or service as a condition of obtaining a first product or service, it may run afoul of the federal antitrust laws. This is called a tying arrangement or tying agreement. You can read our article at The Antitrust Attorney Blog on tying here. Importantly, unlike […]
This article is taken from The Antitrust Attorney Blog dated February 1st, 2020. Author: Jarod Bona Some antitrust questions are easy: Is naked price-fixing among competitors a Sherman Act violation? Yes, of course it is. But there is one issue that is not only a common occurrence but also engenders great controversy among antitrust attorneys and commentators: Is […]
Citing reasons of national security, by Proclamation dated January 31, the U.S. President expanded the “Travel Ban” to nationals of six more countries – Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania. The expansion takes effect on February 21, 2020. Given that Nigerians account for 3 times as many immigrant visas as nationals from the five […]
LA JOLLA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bona Law is pleased to announce that it has significantly expanded its media and entertainment law practice by adding two senior attorneys that have spent much of their career representing and advising media and entertainment companies. David C. Codell and Steven Madoff recently joined Bona Law. Between them, they bring over sixty years of experience in Media and […]
LA JOLLA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bona Law is pleased to announce that it has significantly expanded its media and entertainment law practice by adding two senior attorneys that have spent much of their career representing and advising media and entertainment companies. Boutique firm @BonalawPC dramatically expands media and entertainment industry expertise by adding two senior attorneys with decades of experience […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Natasha Mandich of Film & Ink. Natasha has joined IR as our exclusive Tech-Media-Telecoms Member in California. Since its founding in 2005, Film & Ink has represented top entertainment industry clients on numerous television, feature film, music, digital media, home entertainment and […]
In a New Webinar, Manatt Health Examines Two Proposed Rules That Could Drive Sweeping Reforms to the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and the Stark Law. Click Here to Register Free—and Earn CLE. In October 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released two proposed rules that include some of the most significant changes in at least […]
While I was the in-house antitrust lawyer for General Motors, outside counsel on several occasions suggested to me that GM should “institute a Colgate program” or “a minimum advertised price (MAP) program.” I am confident that all those lawyers could have helped build a fine Colgate program or another method that would restrict how GM dealers and distributors priced […]
In a New Webinar, Manatt Health Examines Two Proposed Rules That Could Drive Sweeping Reforms to the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and the Stark Law. Click Here to Register Free—and Earn CLE. In October 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released two proposed rules that include some of the most significant changes in […]
Antitrust and competition law is a global issue. Markets that could be national are often global instead (because if they aren’t naturally local, there usually isn’t a reason to stop at a country’s borders). Bona Law embraces this international reality. That is part of what attracted me to the firm upon my arrival in the United States […]