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 Remember to Enroll in EDGAR Next by September 12 by: Mayme Beth F. Donohue , Eric R. Markus Oregon Enacts Several New Labor and Employment Laws: What Employers Need to Know by: Alysha D. Phelps Congress’s Knowledge at Risk: The Constitutional Stakes in the Perlmutter Case by: Jim W. Ko Jury Finds Meta Liable for Collecting Private Reproductive Health Data by: Etia Rottman Frand MN Rewrote the MinnesotaCare Tax Rules — But Tax Committees Never Saw It Coming by: Kyle Brehm A Taste for Claims: Conducting Sensory Claim Substantiation Surveys by: IMS Legal Strategies Potential Changes Coming to Medicare Provider Enrollment and DMEPOS Accreditation by: M. Ramana Rameswaran , Brandon K. von Kriegelstein Japanese Government Plans to Amend Space Activities Act | Part 2 by: Yusuke Watanabe , Koji Ishikawa Japan’s M&A Boom: A Private Equity Powerhouse in 2025 by: Brian C. Wheeler Texas Business Courts Welcome Trade Secret Cases by: Rachel Powitzky Steely OECD Exposes Netherlands’ Apathetic Anti-Corruption Efforts by: Anabelle Taylor Seventh Circuit Establishes New Standard for FLSA Conditional Collective Certification: How This May Benefit Employers by: James G. Austin , Amanda C. Hibbler DHS Issues E-Verify Status Change Report to Alert Employers of Revoked Employment Authorizations by: Anita M. Sorensen Louisiana Department of Revenue Issues Guidance on Sales Tax on Digital Products and Services by: Jesse (Jay) Adams California Courts Announce New AI Regulations by: Natasha Allen Upcoming Events Aug 21 2025 Crash Course: How to Acquire and Resuscitate Distressed Companies Sep 15-16 2025 Chief Litigation Officer Summit Sep 15-16 2025 US General Counsel Summit Aug 19 2025 Adapting to U.S. Tariff Challenges: Mitigation and Compliance Strategies for Norwegian Companies Print
