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HHS to Delay Stage 2 Meaningful Use Requirements

December 9, 2011
Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced plans to offer health care providers additional time to meet Stage 2 Meaningful Use objectives for Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Incentive Programs.
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Health Law Practice Grows With Addition of Counsel Leslie Tector

August 1, 2011
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP welcomes Leslie M. Tector as Counsel to its Health Law Practice Group in Milwaukee. Tector’s arrival, along with that of associate Christopher B. Anderson in the firm’s Chicago office, furthers the firm’s Midwest presence and growing national platform in corporate and regulatory health law.
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Heather Giordanella Begins Term As President of National Association of Women Lawyers

July 21, 2011
Heather Giordanella, Counsel in Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP’s Philadelphia office, was sworn in today as the President of the National Association of Women Lawyers during the organization’s annual meeting in New York City.
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Addition of Kristina Dalman Enhances Chicago Office’s Land Use Practice

July 19, 2011
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP welcomes Kristina M. Dalman as Counsel in the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group. Dalman, an experienced land use lawyer, offers immediate depth to practice in the firm’s Chicago office, where she will be based. Dalman was previously a partner at Daspin & Aument in Chicago.
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Charles Rose, Former GC of U.S. Dept. of Education, Joins Drinker Biddle

July 11, 2011
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP today welcomes Charles P. Rose, the former U.S. Department of Education General Counsel, to its Government & Regulatory Affairs Practice Group. Rose will have offices in Chicago and Washington, D.C.
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Jesse H. Ruiz Appointed to Serve on Chicago Board of Education and U.S. Department of Education Commission

May 4, 2011
Ruiz is Only Private Practice Lawyer on Board and Commission Chicago Mayor-Elect Rahm Emanuel has appointed Jesse H. Ruiz, a partner in Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP’s Corporate & Securities Practice Group, to serve as Vice President of the Chicago Board of Education. This most recent honor comes on the heels of Ruiz’s appointment to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity and Excellence Commission by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
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Drinker Biddle Names New Partners, Counsel

March 31, 2011
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has named seven new partners of the firm and appointed two lawyers as counsel.
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Proposed Puerto Rican Regulation of Inbound Cargo May Lead to Increased Costs and Supply Chain Delays

February 23, 2011
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority (PRPA) has issued proposed regulation that would require all inbound cargo containers, regardless of the container’s country of origin, to be scanned for contraband, a requirement that, when combined with existing security checks performed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP), could result in significant supply chain delays and cost increases.  The new reg
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Labor Department Ruling Is A Wake-Up Call for Health Care Providers On Affirmative Action Obligations

November 30, 2010
A Labor Department Administrative Law Judge recently ruled that a Florida hospital’s TRICARE contracts trigger affirmative action obligations under federal law.  The highly anticipated decision in OFCCP v. Florida Hospital of Orlando, addresses the complicated issue of what constitutes a federal subcontract in the health care industry for affirmative action purposes.
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