News & Press Releases

The Food and Drug Administration quietly announced and enacted significant organizational changes. FDA and Health Law attorney Joanne Hawana is quoted in this article discussing the potential impacts of these changes could include faster FDA factory inspections and audits.

Jen Rubin, a Member in Mintz’s San Diego office, authored this piece about California’s new Ban the Box regulation. The piece notes that the regulation raises the bar employers must clear in order to inquire about past convictions when speaking with applicants and employees.

Susan Cohen, founder and Chair of Mintz’s Immigration Practice, was featured in The American Bazaar discussion of the new visa protocol, Form DS-5535.

Member and Chair of Mintz’s Immigration Practice Susan Cohen was quoted in this article from The America Bazaar on new requirements that visa applicants provide all of their social media and email account information from the past five years.

Washington, D.C. attorney Don Davis was featured in a Washington Lawyer article on the 45th anniversary of the Washington, D.C. Bar. The article discusses how the Bar has achieved its goals of unity and efficacy that were established at its conception.

Kim Marrkand, Co-Chair of Mintz’s Insurance, Reinsurance, Investigations & Risk Management Practice, is included in this Forbes article on the American Law Institute’s (ALI) Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance (RLLI).