Insights

The Los Angeles Business Journal has named Crowell & Moring one of its Leaders of Influence: Most Admired Law Firms 2024. The list recognizes the top firms to work for in Los Angeles and includes “an assortment of particularly outstanding law firms who are consciously working towards creating diverse, positive, and supportive environments to help drive the success of their attorneys.”

Crowell & Moring Partner Linda Malek, a member of the firm's Health Care and Privacy & Cybersecurity Groups, will be speaking at the HCCA/SCCE Higher Education & Healthcare Research Compliance Conference, taking place June 10-12 in New Orleans. Her presentation, "Research Compliance 2024 Year In Review," will take place at 8:00 AM CDT.

Crowell & Moring Partner Anthony Provenzano and Senior Counsel Kristy Wrigley-Durer, will be speaking at the 2024 BCBS Law, Audit, Compliance & Ethics Conference, taking place May 20, 2024, in Nashville, TN. Their presentation, "Potential Impact of Losing Chevron Deference in Employee Benefits Regulation," will take place at 3:45 PM CT.

Crowell & Moring Partner and CHS Founder and Managing Director Jodi Daniel will be speaking at the 2024 Health Data Leadership Institute, taking place May 7-8 in Washington, DC. Her panel, "Accelerating the Data Transparency Movement to Understand the Costs and Impact of Care," will take place at 12:00 p.m. EST. 

Health Data Leadership Institute will convene individuals looking to gain a working knowledge of the current policy and regulatory landscape, where AI policies and practices are going (and how to reduce bias and harm), the impact of the Dobbs Decision on business operations and interoperability, and more.  

The Institute ensures opportunities for dialogue and small group discussion with practitioners in the field and peers who are experiencing similar challenges and opportunities. Attendees will hear from health policy experts, government program leaders, data users, entrepreneurs who have deep knowledge in data use, and data experts from technology and health care applications fields.

Join Sadina Montani and Corey Hirsch for a discussion on the current state of employment law as it pertains to geographically diverse workforces. They will explore recent trends, notable recent changes and updates, and the legal implications of employing individuals across various U.S. jurisdictions.

On September 9, 2024, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services released a final rule implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA). The rule clarifies and codifies the heightened standards that health plans and issuers are held to in documenting and ensuring MHPAEA compliance, amidst a landscape of increased regulatory enforcement and MHPAEA investigations. Given this heightened focus, it’s critical that plans and issuers proactively ensure compliance before regulators request required compliance documentation.

The recent decision in Loper Bright is expected by many to impact judicial review of agency regulations and possibly how agencies approach drafting and enforcing regulations.