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On April 14, 2017, former Representative Phil English (R-PA), now a senior government relations advisor at Arent Fox, expressed his opinion about the current political climate surrounding tax reform and the international movement to call for President Trump’s tax returns.

In an effort to streamline the process for self-disclosing Stark Law violations, the government has introduced several new forms that must be used for any disclosure as of June 1, 2017.

On April 5, New York attorneys James Westerlind and Andrew Dykens were interviewed by Health Law Daily.

Former Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and former Representative Phil English (R-PA) currently work as an Arent Fox Senior Policy Advisor and a Senior Government Relations Advisor, respectively.

Peter Zeidenberg, a partner in Arent Fox’s White Collar & Investigations practice, was quoted in an article published March 31 in The Washington Post about former national security advisor Michael Flynn’s offer to cooperate with congressional investigators in exchange for immunity from prosecution.

On March 31, 2017 President Trump signed two Executive Orders aimed at fulfilling his campaign promises on “fair trade.”

In reaching his decision, Judge Gross employed a “forward-thinking” analysis based on the facts existing at the time the trustee acted.

A recent string of advertising and privacy crackdowns on mobile health apps should have developers on high alert as regulators are scrutinizing advertising statements and privacy policies.

The Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, permits hospitals and other health care providers to disclose medical information without the patient’s consent for the purposes of reviewing the competence or qualifications of health care professionals or health care services.

A recent decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirms that policyholders have leverage to convince excess insurance carriers that they should contribute towards potentially covered settlements.

On March 28, Arent Fox obtained a $2.2 million judgment in a patent infringement suit for its client Sabinsa Corporation. The case was brought in 2014 against Olive Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd. in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey.

A dispute that began with an unauthorized burger placed on a menu by a licensee recently culminated in the dismissal of the latest lawsuit between feuding factions of Benihana, the Japanese teppanyaki restaurant chain.

This week, Arent Fox attorneys and staff authored and filed an amicus brief in a high profile federal civil rights case challenging the pre-trial bail system in Harris County, Texas.

As the proposed American Health Care Act (AHCA) is not currently an option, the GOP leaders in conjunction with the White House are turning their attention to the next major agenda item: tax reform.

On March 27, 2017, Rachel Yount attended the Health Care Compliance Association’s Compliance Institute 2017, where Illiana Peters, a senior advisor at Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), provided an “OCR Enforcement Update.”

Last week, the news focused heavily on the proposed American Health Care Act (ACHA) bill as it headed for a vote in the House of Representatives.

Arent Fox Intellectual Property Associate Christopher H. Yaen penned a recent article published in Law360 on the recent practice of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board with respect to the rejection of claims for being in “improper Markush” format.

Senator Dorgan (D-ND), now an Arent Fox Senior Policy Advisor, is a former member of the House Ways and Means committee. He recently wrote an op-ed for The Hill about how in his experience tax reform comes to fruition.

Arent Fox LLP Senior Policy Analyst Sen. Byron Dorgan and IP Partner Pamela Deese were featured guests on a March 12 episode of “What’s Working in Washington,” a weekly podcast focused on entrepreneurship, innovation, and policy.

On March 22, 2017, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in Star Athletica, L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc., et al, No 15-866, clarifying that the Copyright Act protects applied artistic elements appearing on utilitarian objects, including apparel.

Arent Fox’s Fashion Law group was recommended as one of the best retail practices in the country by WWD.

An article published March 15 in Forbes discussed two recent roundtable conversations addressing the threat of tweets and internet crisis with Arent Fox Senior Policy Advisor Senator Byron Dorgan and IP Partner Pamela Deese.

A recent decision from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Beck v. McDonald, 848 F.3d 262 (4th Cir. 2017), adds to the list of circuit courts of appeal that have held that that the mere threat of future harm resulting from a data breach, without more, is insufficient to satisfy the injury-in-fact

The HRSA announced that it will delay the effective date of the January 5, 2017 final rule that provided guidance on the calculation of drug ceiling prices and the imposition of civil monetary penalties on certain drug manufacturers participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program.