First Edition Letter from the Editors This white paper – 3D Printing of Medical Devices: When a Novel Technology Meets Traditional Legal Principles – explores the legal ramifications and risks of the rapidly increasing use of 3D printing of medical devices. 3D printing technology has the potential to radically transform the way medical devices are used to treat patients and...
DEAL DIMENSIONS Life lines: Life sciences M&A and the rise of personalised medicine Life lines: Life sciences M&A and the rise of personalised medicine Foreword As megadeals continue to dominate headlines in 2015, there appears to be no end in sight for life sciences companies’ appetite for acquisitions. Almost all respondents in this survey, a remarkable 94%, are...
The use of nonphysician practitioners M edicare Part B covers and pays for the services of physicians and certain other health care practitioners provided to beneficiaries aged 65 and older. Like any government program, these benefits have specific limitations. A limitation that is important to interventional radiologists concerns whether a particular procedure must be performed by a licensed...
ReedSmith The business of relationships.SM FinTech Report: Summary of Responses to Treasury RFI on Marketplace Lending January 14, 2016 David S. Reidy Nicholas F.B. Smyth Heather Cantua Phillips and Tyler M. Layton Editorial Team: Drew Amoroso, Roxanne Anderson, Sean Donoghue, Anthony Ford, Yvonne Pham, Rachel Naor, Jaclyn Schwizer, Jamie Wells, and Molly...
Author Eoin O’Shea Criminal liability and the politics of enforcement The UK is debating whether to reform criminal law in order to widen the liability of corporate bodies for a wide category of “economic crimes”. If implemented, companies would be vicariously liable if they failed to prevent such crimes by their agents, including directors, employees, subsidiaries...
B Brexit Roundt table Discuss sion Brexit Insigh – sett B hts ting the scene At present, the only thing that appears certain abou Brexit is the uncertain that it pos for UK and EU e ut nty ses businesses. um 23 e he art U er The referendu on the 2 rd June will determine whether th UK should remain pa of the EU or whethe it ot of ve ship the UK might have should vot K e ters should...
IP, Information & Innovation White Paper Beyond Bitcoin: Blockchain The Essential Building Block in Designing the Future Contents The Mysterious Origins of Bitcoin 1 Bitcoin 101 – A Primer 2 The Blockchain 2 A Bitcoin Transaction 3 Summary 3 Blockchain 101 4 How It Works 4 Advantages of Blockchain 5 Disadvantages of Blockchain 5 Summary 6 U.S. Regulatory...
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Construction Middle East Defects during the project life cycle: FIDIC and UAE law By Alison Eslick and Roberta Wertman, Senior Associates, Reed Smith LLP Defects during the project life cycle: FIDIC and UAE law Defects affect construction projects throughout their life-cycle – from design to construction to use. UAE law and the FIDIC Red Book, the most common form of construction...
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® tax notes The APA’s Arbitrary and Capricious Standard and IRS Regulations By Patrick J. Smith Patrick J. Smith is a partner at Ivins, Phillips & Barker in Washington. This report expands on comments he made at the American Tax Policy Institute’s March 1 conference, ‘‘Tax Law and Administrative Law: The Implications of Mayo Foundation v....
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Date: November 2012 Edition #6 Family Office Monthly The Obama Effect: How the Wealthy are Preparing for the Next Four Years Welcome to the sixth edition of Family Office Monthly, a concise newsletter covering the evolution of the family office industry and investment needs of the ultra-wealthy. Edition Preview: In this newsletter we will be taking a more topical focus: ï‚· A look at how...
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Pension & Beneï¬ts Daily ™ Reproduced with permission from Pension & Beneï¬ts Daily, 154 PBD, 08/11/2015. Copyright ஽ 2015 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) http://www.bna.com Hold It or Fold It: Keeping or Terminating the Employer Stock Fund After Dudenhoeffer and Tatum BY ROSINA B. BARKER AND KEVIN P. O’BRIEN n this...
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tax notes Volume 149, Number 8 By Patrick J. Smith Reprinted from Tax Notes, November 23, 2015, p. 1033 ® For more Tax Notes content, please visit www.taxnotes.com. (C) Tax Analysts 2015. All rights reserved. Tax Analysts does not claim copyright in any public domain or third party content. Standing Issues in Direct APA Challenges to Tax Regulations November 23, 2015 tax...