News & Press Releases

Of Counsel Angela Kung was quoted in an article published by Communications Daily that featured insights from industry stakeholders on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s draft Order establishing final rules for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF), which is up for consideration at the FCC’s January 30 meeting. As the next step in closing the digital divide, the RDOF, if adopted, would offer up to $20.4 billion over the next decade to support high-speed broadband networks in rural America.

Mintz Members Brian Dunphy and Laurence Freedman, and Member and Co-Chair of the firm’s Health Law Practice Karen Lovitch co-authored this Law360 expert analysis article examining trends in U.S. Department of Justice health care enforcement in 2019, noting that the False Claims Act remains the government’s most powerful civil health care enforcement tool.

Mintz Member Eóin Beirne and Associates Jason Burrell and Nicole Henry co-authored this Law360 expert analysis article examining trends and developments in criminal health care enforcement in 2019, such as opioid-related enforcement, kickbacks and medical necessity, medical devices, U.S. Department of Justice guidance, and more. The article also posits criminal health care enforcement trends for 2020, including the increased use of data-driven investigative tools, continued opioid prosecutions, and scrutiny of new technologies or novel ways of delivering medical care.

Mintz Member and Chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property Division Michael T. Renaud was quoted in a recent Law360 article that examined a December 2019 joint policy statement from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust division stating that standard-essential patents should be treated no differently than other patents, and that companies that own them should be able to obtain injunctions.

Mintz Member and Co-chair of the firm’s Sports & Entertainment Practice Anthony Mulrain was quoted in an article published by the Atlanta Business Chronicle on a proposed bill that would allow college athletes in Georgia to be paid for their name, image and likeness.