Steve Lash

Steve Lash

Steve Lash is the Regulatory Editor at ALM. Contact him at [email protected]On Twitter: @Steve_Lash.

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November 07, 2024 | National Law Journal

The Coming Era of Anti-Kickback Statute Enforcement

As the Department of Justice slowly turns away from enforcement of pandemic-era fraud, as a round of legal changes are occurring or are imminent, and as new modalities and forms of finance continue to develop within the industry, the coming years promise to shift the terrain on the compliant marketing and delivery of health services.

By Joel Cohen and Zach Williams

8 minute read

November 04, 2024 | National Law Journal

Arguing Class Actions: Meet and Confer Abuses as Defendants' Litigation Strategy

Arguing Class Actions is a monthly column by Adam J. Levitt for the National Law Journal.

By Adam J. Levitt

7 minute read

October 31, 2024 | National Law Journal

David Bowker Wins National Law Journal's 2024 Attorney of the Year Award

"Do what you love and give the work everything you have," Bowker said.

By Steve Lash

3 minute read

October 25, 2024 | National Law Journal

We Need a Binding and Enforceable Supreme Court Ethics Code

The Court's Code of Conduct reflects the approach of an "imperial court." It fails fully to comply with existing law and does not safeguard against the appearance of bias. It is high time for Congress to step in.

By Gregory L. Diskant and David A. Schulz

8 minute read

October 07, 2024 | National Law Journal

Arguing Class Actions: Reevaluating the Rule Against One-Way Intervention

Arguing Class Actions is a monthly column by Adam J. Levitt for the National Law Journal.

By Adam J. Levitt

6 minute read

September 26, 2024 | National Law Journal

DC Circuit OKs Enforcement of Intra-EU Awards, Does Not Decide If Other Treaties' Awards May Be Enforced

However, a closer read of the decision reveals that the circuit court may not be so willing to allow for the unbridled enforcement of intra-EU awards.

By Mark McNeill and Alexander G. Leventhal

7 minute read

September 09, 2024 | National Law Journal

Arguing Class Actions: Quality vs. Quantity—The Debate Over Reasonable Attorney Fees

Arguing Class Actions is a monthly column by Adam J. Levitt for the National Law Journal.

By Adam J. Levitt

7 minute read

August 22, 2024 | National Law Journal

Fighting Stigma: It's Time to Embrace 'Alcoholism' in the Legal Industry

"We must create a culture where people accept identifying as an alcoholic as readily as they would accept a diagnosis of another disease," writes attorney Casey Miller.

By Casey Miller

7 minute read

August 15, 2024 | Law.com

Chief Justice Loses Ability—or Willingness—To Be a Consensus Builder

The Roberts Court, as currently constituted, is thus far different than it was in 2015.

By Steve Lash

7 minute read

August 15, 2024 | National Law Journal

Is the 5th Circuit Really Too Conservative for the Supreme Court?

The only honest way to assess performance in the Supreme Court is to divide the number of Supreme Court reversals by the number of appeals the circuit decided the previous year. On that metric, the Fifth Circuit was reversed only one time for every 1,000 appeals.

By Brian T. Fitzpatrick

4 minute read