Board Of Contributors: Compliance Vital For Medicare Providers

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Lee Lasris : Daily Business Review : May 21, 2013

Now that whistle-blowing is likely to be more profitable than ever, Medicare providers and suppliers must adopt strict corporate compliance programs and create a culture of compliance, attorney Lee Lasris writes.

Shining The Light On Physician Payment

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VINCENZO CARANNANTE and WILLIAM J. ROBERTS : The Connecticut Law Tribune : May 20, 2013

For many years, there have been raucous debates about the implications of medical device, pharmaceutical and other medical products companies providing payments or gifts to physicians and hospitals.

Edwards Wildman Plans Istanbul Launch

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Claire Zillman : The Am Law Daily : May 15, 2013

The firm is opening an office in the Turkish city to cater to clients in the region and to support the practice of private equity partner Ted Cominos, who joined the firm last year.

Letter to the Editor: Reading Too Much into Minor Case

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: The National Law Journal : May 15, 2013

Dan Schweitzer, Supreme Court counsel of the National Association of Attorneys General, responds to Simon Lazarus' NLJ piece about the implications of Wos v. E.M.A.

CMS and OIG Propose Modifications for EHR Donation Rules

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Vasilios J. Kalogredis : The Legal Intelligencer : May 7, 2013

The utilization of electronic health records (EHR) by medical practitioners has been a policy push by the federal government for a number of years.

Judge Has Harsh Words for Long Wait in Slip-and-Fall Settlement

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Saranac Hale Spencer : The Legal Intelligencer : April 30, 2013

Although he was compelled to rule in defendants' favor, a federal judge skewered them for letting nearly a year pass since they settled a case without providing a release to the 86-year-old plaintiff in a slip-and-fall personal injury case.

Medicare Part D Qui Tam Lawsuit on Track for Discovery

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Saranac Hale Spencer : The Legal Intelligencer : April 29, 2013

As a qui tam suit alleging fraud against one of the biggest private contractors for the multibillion-dollar Medicare Part D prescription-drug program heads toward discovery, a federal judge has defined the parameters for the discovery process.

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: Daily Report : April 22, 2013

Freshfields, Kirkland Lead on CVC's $4.1 Billion German Energy Buy

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Brian Baxter : The Am Law Daily : April 22, 2013

Kirkland & Ellis and several Magic Circle and German firms are advising on the sale of a controlling stake in energy-metering business Ista International by Charterhouse Capital Partners to fellow private equity firm CVC Capital Partners.

Senator queries Greenberg Traurig lobbyist

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Todd Ruger : Legal Times : April 19, 2013

A Greenberg Traurig lobbyist is at the center of a U.S. senator's investigation into how "political intelligence" can affect markets.