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The SIP Forum Announces SIPNOC 2022 Webinar Series Registrations Are Open

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Friday, March 4, 2022
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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass., March 4, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The SIP Forum is proud to announce that the official agenda and webinar registrations are now live for SIPNOC 2022 , a special webinar series focusing on the challenges and opportunities related to the deployment and operations of the STIR/SHAKEN Call Authentication Framework.

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  • NORTH ANDOVER, Mass., March 4, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The SIP Forum is proud to announce that the official agenda and webinar registrations are now live for SIPNOC 2022 , a special webinar series focusing on the challenges and opportunities related to the deployment and operations of the STIR/SHAKEN Call Authentication Framework.
  • The SIP Forum is also very proud to report that due to overwhelming sponsor support , SIPNOC 2022 will be free to attend!
  • The SIP Forum is also the producer of the annual SIPNOC conferences (for SIP Network Operators Conference), focused on the technical requirements of the service provider community, and other industry events.
  • Other important Forum initiatives include work in security, SIP and IPv6, and IP-based Network-to-Network Interconnection (IP-NNI) and the SHAKEN Call Authentication Framework.

Robins Kaplan LLP Announces Proposed Opioid Settlement for Its Tribal Nation Clients

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022
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Robins Kaplan LLP announces a proposed $439 million settlement of the national opioid litigation claims by Tribes brought against AmerisourceBergen Corp., McKesson Corp., Cardinal Health, Inc (Distributors) and a proposed $150 million settlement of the national opioid litigation claims by Tribes brought against Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc. N/K/A Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., N/K/A Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Janssen).

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  • Robins Kaplan LLP announces a proposed $439 million settlement of the national opioid litigation claims by Tribes brought against AmerisourceBergen Corp., McKesson Corp., Cardinal Health, Inc (Distributors) and a proposed $150 million settlement of the national opioid litigation claims by Tribes brought against Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc. N/K/A Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., N/K/A Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Janssen).
  • Janssen has agreed to resolve the Tribal claims for $150,000,000, payable over two years.
  • Given this, the dollars that will flow to Tribes under this initial settlement will help fund crucial, on-reservation, culturally appropriate opioid treatment services.
  • The court appointed Tribal Leadership Committee on which Robins Kaplan LLP serves and the settling Defendants have entered into settlement Term Sheets summarizing their agreements and are in the process of drafting definitive settlement agreements.

Paul Singer of the Office of the Texas Attorney General Joins Kelley Drye, Bolstering State AG Practice

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Monday, November 8, 2021
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Kelley Drye & Warren LLP today announced that Texas Associate Deputy Attorney General Paul Singer has joined as a partner in the firm's growing State Attorneys General practice group.

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  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Kelley Drye & Warren LLP today announced that Texas Associate Deputy Attorney General Paul Singer has joined as a partner in the firm's growing State Attorneys General practice group.
  • I had the opportunity over the years to observe the Kelley Drye team from the other side of the table.
  • Also joining Kelley Drye from the Texas Attorney General's office is senior associate Beth Bolen Chun .
  • Kelley Drye has a national reputation as counsel for corporate defendants in federal and state investigations and litigation.

BakerHostetler Adds Former Acting Director for Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection as a Partner in the Digital Assets and Data Management Practice Group

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Monday, October 18, 2021
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Kaufman is a member of the firms Digital Assets and Data Management (DADM) practice group where he will work with the groups advertising, privacy, emerging tech and cybersecurity teams.

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  • Kaufman is a member of the firms Digital Assets and Data Management (DADM) practice group where he will work with the groups advertising, privacy, emerging tech and cybersecurity teams.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211018005754/en/
    BakerHostetler Adds Former Acting Director for Federal Trade Commissions Bureau of Consumer Protection as a Partner in the Digital Assets and Data Management Practice Group (Photo: Business Wire)
    In a 23-year career at the FTC, Kaufman served as a senior official with extensive consumer protection experience on advertising and marketing practices as well as privacy and data security issues.
  • At BakerHostetler, Kaufman focuses his practice on advising companies on consumer protection issues, particularly in relation to advertising, marketing, privacy and data security.
  • BakerHostetler has a standout practice addressing the myriad issues associated with digital assets and consumer protection.

Chicago Attorney Michael I. Behn Spotlights Whistleblowers' Contributions at National Meeting of Medicaid Fraud Prosecutors

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Friday, October 15, 2021
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CHICAGO, Oct. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Whistleblowers' lawyer Michael I. Behn of Chicago, Illinois, recently spoke at the annual training conference for the National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units (NAMFCU).

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  • CHICAGO, Oct. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Whistleblowers' lawyer Michael I. Behn of Chicago, Illinois, recently spoke at the annual training conference for the National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units (NAMFCU).
  • "The states have demonstrated powerful leadership in prosecuting Medicaid fraud under state False Claims Acts," said Behn, a former federal prosecutor in New York .
  • Behn has represented whistleblowers in several successful multi-state qui tam actions, which obtained large recoveries for Medicaid fraud.
  • Further details about Behn & Wyetzner, Chartered, qui tam actions, relators, Medicare and Medicaid fraud, pharmaceutical and pharmacy fraud, and procurement fraud can be found at http://www.BehnWyetzner.com .

Two Former Senior FTC Officials Join Kelley Drye, Further Bolstering Privacy and Advertising Practices

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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

"Privacy law is changing at an exponential pace as numerous states enact new comprehensive privacy laws, and the FTC and State Attorneys General prioritize privacy and information security enforcement," said Alysa Hutnik , Chair of Kelley Drye's Privacy and Information Security practice.

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  • "Privacy law is changing at an exponential pace as numerous states enact new comprehensive privacy laws, and the FTC and State Attorneys General prioritize privacy and information security enforcement," said Alysa Hutnik , Chair of Kelley Drye's Privacy and Information Security practice.
  • "Jessica adds a level of privacy and advertising legal experience that is unmatched," said Dana Rosenfeld, Managing Partner of Kelley Drye.
  • Ms. Rich served at the FTC for 26 years and led major initiatives on privacy, data security, and financial consumer protection.
  • She also directed the agency's development of significant privacy rules, including the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule and Gramm-Leach-Bliley Safeguards Rule.

Former Chief Deputy D.C. Attorney General Natalie Ludaway Expands Crowell & Moring's AG Practice

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Tuesday, March 10, 2020
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WASHINGTON, March 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Crowell & Moring expands its State Attorneys General Enforcement and Investigations practice and Advertising & Media Groupwith the addition of partner Natalie Ludaway , the former Chief Deputy Attorney General for the District of Columbia.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Crowell & Moring expands its State Attorneys General Enforcement and Investigations practice and Advertising & Media Groupwith the addition of partner Natalie Ludaway , the former Chief Deputy Attorney General for the District of Columbia.
  • During her five years as chief deputy, Ludaway held the second highest ranking position in the District of Columbia's Attorney General Office and participated in setting the strategic direction of the office, transforming it into an independently elected attorney general office to be on par with the nation's leading attorney general offices.
  • Ludaway collaborated with attorneys general and their senior staff throughout the United States, including the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), a bipartisan organization.
  • "The Office of Attorney General for the District of Columbia's (OAG) loss is Crowell & Moring's gain.