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On September 19, Rivkin Radler’s Jeff Kaiser will participate on a panel at Practising Law Institute’s “Life Sciences 2024: Navigating Legal Challenges in Drug and Device Industries” program in New York City.

Held at PLI’s NY Conference Center at 1177 Avenue of the Americas and also available to view online, the program will cover the

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently enacted a regulation that would effectively ban non-compete agreements for almost all employers. Unless the rule is blocked by legal challenges, it will take effect on September 4.

Long Island Business News hosted a webinar on June 26, which explored the ban’s viability. Ken Novikoff, who leads Rivkin Radler’s

Rivkin Radler Partner Eric Fader co-authored an article in the March-April issue of SpineLine, the magazine of the North American Spine Society (NASS). The article, “OIG Advisory Opinion Cautions Against ‘Surgeon Deals’ in Neuromonitoring,” was written with Rich Vogel, PhD, DABNM, FASNM, the current President of the American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring

On Thursday, June 13, in the next installment of Rivkin Radler’s Healthcare Compliance Lunch & Learn series, Rivkin Radler partner Ashley Algazi will present ”Conducting HIPAA Breach Assessments and Disclosures: Requirements and Tips for Success.”  The program will take place from 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM Eastern time via Zoom.

Some of the topics covered

On Thursday, April 11, in the next installment of Rivkin Radler’s Healthcare Compliance Lunch & Learn series, Rivkin Radler’s Bob Hussar, Chris Kutner and Mary Aperance will present “Defending Provider Audits.”  The program will take place from 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM Eastern time via Zoom.

The program will cover the similarities and differences in

An article in the April issue of Healthcare Risk Management, “Patient and Family Complaints Require Careful Response,” highlights ways that healthcare organizations can address patient and family complaints in a professional and courteous way to avoid further escalation. Rivkin Radler partner Eric Strober was quoted in the article.

“Healthcare professionals should be

Marc S. Ullman, of counsel to Rivkin Radler, wrote the March 28 article “FDA sends a message with two warning letters to Amazon” in Natural Products Insider.

In the article, Marc explains the importance of the FDA warning letters on homeopathic “supplements” and products that contain active pharmaceutical ingredients. Marc writes, “During the

Rivkin Radler’s Frank Izzo and Jeff Ehrhardt authored an article in the Spring 2024 issue of USLAW magazine, “New York Joins List of States Prohibiting Geofencing Near Healthcare Facilities.” The article discussed geofencing laws, enacted partly in response to the Supreme Court Dobbs decision, in depth by state.

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