Nielsen Merksamer, a leader in national political law compliance, hosts briefings, workshops and communications to share best practices and recent developments in campaign finance, lobby disclosure and government ethics laws across the nation. For the latest from our research team, read on… Latest Developments: The Governor of Maryland approved S.B. 79, which requires that lobbyist […]
The annual Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters from the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sets key rules for the commercial health insurance market. This year, federal regulators are unusually late in publishing it, so health insurers may need to scramble to finalize their health plan designs for 2020. (The notice is […]
Please take five minutes to read our April 22, 2019, newsletter, to learn about: Federal Requirements When a Product is Dangerous Six Steps to Prevent Trust From Being Betrayed Exploring the Cashless Movement in Retail Does Your Company Allow Vaping on the Job? We hope you enjoy all our articles. Cordially, William H. Shawn Co-Managing Partner
When you think about Sherman Act Section 1 antitrust cases (the ones involving conspiracies), you usually consider the question—often framed at the motion to dismiss stage as a Twombly inquiry—whether the defendants actually engaged in an antitrust conspiracy. But, sometimes, the question is whether the defendants are actually capable of conspiring together. That isn’t a commentary on the intelligence […]
Nielsen Merksamer, a leader in national political law compliance, hosts briefings, workshops and communications to share best practices and recent developments in campaign finance, lobby disclosure and government ethics laws across the nation. For the latest from our research team, read on… Latest Developments: The Federal Election Commission staff has issued a draft opinion regarding […]
Executive Summary In perhaps the first decision of its kind, Magistrate Judge Joseph Spero of the Northern District of California issued on February 28, 2019, his 106-page Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (Order) in the ERISA class action Wit v. United Behavioral Health. The Wit plaintiffs brought a facial challenge to United Behavioral Health’s (UBH’s) coverage […]
QUESTION ONE – Which techniques are typically used by international counterparties in your experience to overcome challenges in the negotiation process? When counterparties are in different jurisdictions, certain issues are sure to arise. Jurisdiction, venue, and choice of law come up most of the time. Venue and jurisdiction are closely related, but not the same […]
Multi-national corporations will always have a wide range of different contracts in place at any one time, be they with contractors, suppliers, vendors, clients or intellectual property licensors, among other […]
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Justice recently published that the International Competition Network (“ICN”) has approved the Framework on Competition Agency Procedures (“CAP”), for antitrust enforcement agencies around the world to promote fundamental due process principles in competition law investigations and enforcement. This is an opt-in framework, based on the U.S. Antitrust Division’s initial Multilateral Framework on Procedures proposed at […]
In a February decision, a judge of the US District Court (Northern District of California) decided that a lawsuit filed on behalf of litigants challenging the “Travel Ban” could proceed over the government’s objection. The case, Emami v. Nielsen, is filed as a class action that could have far-ranging impacts. The Travel Ban, first issued […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Brian Buss of NEVIUM. Brian has joined IR as our exclusive Company Valuations Member in US – California NEVIUM specializes in intellectual property valuations and expert testimony. We provide the IP community with a visionary approach to calculating and communicating the financial […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Doug Bania of NEVIUM. Doug has joined IR as our exclusive Company Valuations Member in US – California. NEVIUM specializes in intellectual property valuations and expert testimony. We provide the IP community with a visionary approach to calculating and communicating the financial […]
