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Practicing What They Preach: Ballard Spahr Fosters Diversity In-House And Among Its Clients
Editor: Please give our readers some information about your background. Clemons: I have an undergraduate degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management and a master's degree in Diversity Management. While attending graduate school in New York City, I managed a hotel where I was responsible for the...
Read MoreThe Brave New World Of New Media
Editor: Please give our readers some facts about your career prior to the law and why you made the decision to enter the legal profession? Field: I'm originally from Los Angeles and began my career as a composer, having gone to college to study music composition and even attaining a Ph.D. in...
Read MoreRenewable Energy And The Resurgence Of Project Finance
Editor: Please describe your practice in Ballard Spahr's Washington office. Hoffmann: Our energy and project finance group is headquartered in our Washington, DC office with seven of our ten offices actively participating in the group. We have a two pronged practice in Washington: a regulatory...
Read MoreThe False Claims Act & The Anti-Kickback Act - A Potent Combination Against The Health Care Industry And Growing Even Stronger?
As those in the health care industry undoubtedly know, the past decade has seen an explosion in the number of health care actions brought under the civil False Claims Act. Originally enacted during the Civil War to combat the bilking of the government by corrupt defense contractors1 , the False...
Read MorePreemption Of Failure-To-Warn Claims: The Battle Inside And Outside The Courtroom
In January 2006, the FDA issued its much-anticipated new prescription drug labeling rule. The rule states the agency's position that FDA approval of labeling preempts many state law failure-to-warn claims. If generally adopted, the FDA's position will eliminate many of the most common tort claims...
Read MoreThe 2006 Discovery Amendments To The Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure
Proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will become effective on December 1, 2006. The amendments introduce a new category of discoverable information - electronically stored information, sometimes referred to by the acronym 'ESI.' They support even greater involvement by...
Read MoreRisk Management For Prospective Outside Directors
Corporate counsel are often invited to serve as directors of company boards or asked to advise executives who have been invited to join a board. An informed decision requires understanding the obligations and risks of directorship and minimizing the risks to the greatest extent possible. This...
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