Melissa R. Gertler AssociateSheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPWebsitewww.sheppardmullin.comOrganization ProfileFull ProfileConnectEmail424-288-5314 Professional Biography Melissa Gertler is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's Century City office. More Legal and Business Bylines From Melissa R. Gertler Elijah E. Cummins Lower Drug Costs Now Act: The Long and Winding Road to Drug Pricing Reform - (Posted On Wednesday, September 22, 2021) The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Potential Impact on Healthcare Policy and Spending - (Posted On Tuesday, August 24, 2021) Biden’s American Rescue Plan Follows Trend Toward Outpatient Setting, Increase in ASC Investment - (Posted On Thursday, May 20, 2021) Medi-Cal Rx: California to Transition Medi-Cal Pharmacy Benefits to Fee-For-Service - (Posted On Monday, January 11, 2021) CMS Announces New Geographic Direct Contracting Model: Letters of Interest Due by December 21, 2020 - (Posted On Tuesday, December 08, 2020) Eleventh Hour Rulemaking: HHS Eliminates Safe Harbor Protections for PBM Drug Rebates; and Creates Two New Safe Harbors for Point-of-Service Discounts and PBM Fixed-Fee Arrangements - (Posted On Wednesday, December 02, 2020) Texas v. California: SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments About the Constitutionality of the ACA - (Posted On Tuesday, November 17, 2020) Primary Care First: CMS’s New Value-Based Approach to Primary Care - (Posted On Wednesday, November 11, 2020) The Next in the Series of Executive Orders Affecting the Pharmaceutical Industry - (Posted On Friday, September 18, 2020) President Trump’s Executive Order Mandating the Purchase of U.S. Drugs Evokes Criticism - (Posted On Wednesday, August 19, 2020) Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis ANOTHER SLICE OF THE PIE: Serial TCPA Plaintiff Goes After Pizza Hut by: Tammana Malik FCA’s Discretion Upheld in IRHP Redress Scheme Judicial Review by: Chris Webber Changes to EEO-1 Report Approved by: Laura A. Mitchell China’s State Council Releases 2025 Legislative Plan – Amended Trademark Law in the Works by: Aaron Wininger Massachusetts Court Grants Motion to Dismiss “Spy Pixel” Privacy Class Action for Lack of Standing by: Melanie A. Conroy , Samih Eloubeidi PROFILE: Stuart Alderoty: The Man Behind Crypto’s Biggest Court Victory by: Ayana Murphy PA Legislature to Consider Opening Two Year Window for Time Barred Sexual Abuse Claims by: Marc Pakrul Public Finance Provisions in the House Tax Bill Impacting Municipal Market Participants by: Solomon Cadle , Vanessa Albert Lowry California Privacy Protection Agency Fines National Clothing Retailer More Than US$345,000 for Alleged CCPA Privacy Rights Violations by: Samuel D. Goldstick Tax Revolution: Come Together for The One, Big, Beautiful Bill by: Jeffrey B. Tate , Robert R. Pluth Jr. What California Employers Need to Know About Wage Deductions by: Angel R. Sevilla , Mahzad Hite DHS Announces Termination of Afghanistan TPS Effective July 2025 by: Whitney Brownlow , Meagan E. Dziura DOL Shelves Independent Contractor Rule by: Rishi Puri , Laura E. Holtan Practice Statement: Restructuring Plans and Schemes – What Does this Mean for the Future? (UK) by: Rachael Markham , Charlotte Møller Florida's Proposed Choice Act to Add Significant Teeth to Enforcement of Non-Compete Agreements by: Kevin Paule Upcoming Events May 22 2025 Kidd Aitken & Chambers USA Q&A May 15 2025 Build Success: Save the Date for Ward and Smith’s 2025 Construction Conference May 15 2025 Healthy AI Roundtable: Navigating Legal Challenges in Healthcare May 15 2025 L&E Global Immigration Webinar Series | Strategic Expansion of U.S. Companies in Portugal and Spain: Setting Up Branches and Immigration Pathway Print