News & Press Releases

Mintz Member and Co-chair of the firm’s Retail and Consumer Products Practice Chuck Samuels was quoted in an article published by Law360 discussing how the relatively small Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is transforming into a more aggressive regulator under President Joe Biden.

Mintz Of Counsel Kate Stewart was quoted in an article published by SC Magazine on an increase in private party litigation after outages, ransomware, and data breaches in health care. Ms. Stewart commented on the emerging trend and shared policy and procedure considerations for providers to help defend against these potential lawsuits.

In an article published by HealthITSecurity, Mintz Member Lara Compton shared insights into what health apps should expect moving forward due to the Federal Trade Commission’s recent health breach notification policy statement.

Mintz Of Counsel Michelle Capezza authored a Thomson Reuters Practical Law™ Practice Note providing an overview of how cybersecurity may be part of the responsibilities imposed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) on fiduciaries of retirement plans.

Mintz Member Matthew Simpson was featured on The Deal’s Drinks with the Deal podcast discussing his transition from peace negotiator to M&A lawyer, why he enjoys the middle market, what he's learned from advising reps and warranties insurers, and how he finds serenity on sailboats.

Mintz Member and Chair of the Firm’s Intellectual Property Division Michael Renaud and Associate James Thomson were quoted in an article published by IPWatchdog discussing the recently released text of the “Restoring America Invents Act”, which would essentially end discretionary denial practice under precedential Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) cases and limit denial to petitions where “the same or substantially the same prior art or arguments previously were presented to the Office,” among other changes.