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On July 15, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the resolution of eleven investigations as part of its Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Right of Access Initiative (the "Initiative"). OCR created...
No ‘slam dunk fix’ in HIPAA privacy law to protect abortion patients The Biden administration wants to lean on the decades-old privacy law to protect abortion patients. What could it actually do? “Typically, the laws are trying to catch up with where the real world is, in terms of what’s going on...
On June 29, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights released two guidance documents addressing (1) disclosures under the HIPAA Privacy Rule relating to reproductive health care (“Disclosure Guidance”), and (2) the privacy and security of reproductive health...
As we have just passed the half-way point of 2022, many health systems are thinking about acquisitions they would like to complete before the end of the calendar year. In addition to the necessary due diligence, contracting considerations and licensure and regulatory issues, acquiring and selling...
On June 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights issued guidance (the “Guidance”) for covered health care providers and health plans relating to the use of remote communication technologies to provide audio-only telehealth services in a manner that is...
Thomas Conley, Counsel in the Firm's Health Care, Practice gave an informative presentation examining the business of being a physician, hosted by Benton Franklin County Medical Society. Physician dissatisfaction and burnout with the practice of medicine increase yearly and are exacerbated by the...
Saul Ewing LLP, a full-service law firm with attorneys in 16 offices, today announced that 59 attorneys from the Firm received the distinguished honor of being recognized for legal excellence and client service by Chambers USA 2022. Several of the Firm’s practice areas also earned high rankings...
Agencies of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania regularly publish regulations and policy statements in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The Departments of Human Services, Health and Environmental Protection are among the agencies that are the most prolific document publishers. Administrative law...
Publication: American Bar Association ABA Business Law Section December 2018 The Business Law Section of the American Bar Association has published a 2018 supplement to The Law of Truth in Lending, a 1700-page treatise published in 2014, co-edited by Saul Ewing of Counsel John Ropiequet. The 900...
A seasoned real estate lawyer with over 40 years of experience, Fred Strober is a trusted counselor to many of the region's leaders, particularly in the non-profit sector. Fred has been lead counsel on numerous transformational projects, including the revitalization of the former Philadelphia...
George "Ned" Rahn focuses his practice on commercial litigation including national and international construction matters. He has handled matters for contractors, engineering firms, owners, and surety bond companies in a variety of contexts. Ned has dealt with matters for general contractors...
Marshall Paul focuses his practice on counseling businesses, health care concerns and professionals with respect to limited liability company matters, general corporate matters, joint ventures, acquisitions and sales, fiduciary duty issues and financings. His clients include large-scale health care...
Charles Kelly is a highly regarded litigator with extensive experience handling media, health care and complex commercial litigation. He regularly litigates cases in federal, state and bankruptcy courts. Charlie's clients range from Fortune 100 to small start-up companies that he represents for...
During a legal career spanning more than 40 years, Howard J. Swibel has developed substantial experience in both the corporate transactional and litigation areas. He has represented a broad range of major corporations and other large private and public entities engaged in industries such as health...
Joe Lipchitz represents businesses, officers, directors, and high-level executives in the technology, health care, financial services, and media industries in civil litigation nationwide, particularly in high-stakes disputes. Drawing on his more than 20 years of experience as a trial lawyer, Joe...
Dave Martin assists real estate companies, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other businesses in complex acquisitions and dispositions of office, retail, industrial and multi-family properties, including multi-million dollar portfolios and joint venture arrangements, across the United States...
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) imposes significant new reporting requirements on many small businesses, as of January 1, 2024. The law requires all “reporting companies” to identify their “beneficial owners” and “company applicants” in a report to be filed with the U.S. Treasury Department’s...
Caroline Patterson brings more than 25 years of legal experience to her work representing practices and professionals in the health care industry in a variety of transactional, corporate, and regulatory matters. Her experience ranges from providing counsel in mergers, acquisitions, sales and private...