Administrative

Long Anticipated Medicare Advantage Compliance Guidance Heightens Investor and Provider ScrutinyCMS Reaches $100 Million in Stark Self-Disclosure SettlementsNinth Circuit Ruling in FCA Case Predicated on 340B Pricing Violations Has Significant Implications for Pharma Manufacturers 

Corporate & Commercial

FAR Council Issues Implementation Guidance for Executive Order 14398: New DEI Contract Clause Requirements for Federal ContractorsU.S. Court Blocks Texas Food Labeling Statute; Manufacturers Should Watch AppealAs FTC Increases Enforcement of Made in USA Claims, Companies Should Prepare for More Regulatory Attention

Featured

Up-and-Coming Women in PE to Know: Pooja Goel

Financial

Insurance Industry’s Use of AI: A Fair or Unfair Claim Settlement Practice?When Geopolitic Events Disrupt the Cloud: Insurance Coverage for Data Center Supply Chain Losses in a New Era of ConflictDelaware Supreme Court Affirms D&O Coverage in Harman International Bump-Up Exclusion Dispute

Health Care

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Avista Acquires Bentec From Greyrock and HermitageHealthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Sterling Group Acquires Healthcare Linen Services Group From York Private EquityHealthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Council Capital Acquires MedicalServiceQuotes.com

Insurance

Insurance Industry’s Use of AI: A Fair or Unfair Claim Settlement Practice?When Geopolitic Events Disrupt the Cloud: Insurance Coverage for Data Center Supply Chain Losses in a New Era of ConflictDelaware Supreme Court Affirms D&O Coverage in Harman International Bump-Up Exclusion Dispute

International

FAR Council Issues Implementation Guidance for Executive Order 14398: New DEI Contract Clause Requirements for Federal ContractorsGSA AI Procurement Rules Would Introduce New Disclosure and Use-Rights Requirements for Federal ContractorsOld Wine, New Bottles? FinCEN Proposes to Codify AML/CFT Program Standards for Financial Institutions

Privacy & Data Security

Seventh Circuit Delivers Major Win for Businesses By Holding BIPA Damages Amendment Applies RetroactivelyFederal Court Blocks IPEDS Reporting Deadline for Public Universities in 17 StatesCyberattacks on Higher Education Institutions Underscore Urgency of Regulatory Compliance

Technology

Federal Banking Regulatory Agencies Issue Guidance on Crypto-Asset SafekeepingOCC Reaffirms that its National Bank Preemption Regulations are LawfulWhat’s New in Digital Asset Policy?