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 The Nuts & Bolts of a Lift Stay Motion in a Bankruptcy Case by: Joshua L. Gablin Blockading the Ports: U.S. Imposes 10% Global Tariff; Higher Reciprocal Tariff Rates by Country by: Jordan Mallory , Reid Whitten USCIS Provides Updated Guidance on Venezuela TPS After Court Intervention by: Marissa A. Prianti , Michael H. Neifach FinCEN Warns US Financial Institutions of Bulk Cash Smuggling Risks from Mexico-Based Cartels by: Kyle R. Freeny , Nathan J. Muyskens USCIS Announces New Employment Authorization Procedures for Certain Hong Kong Residents Under Deferred Enforced Departure by: Ian R. Macdonald What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … The Global and Reciprocal Tariffs Announcement by: Gregory Husisian , John E. Turlais The BR Privacy & Security Download: April 2025 by: Sharon R. Klein , Philip N. Yannella Cross-Border Catch-Up: Japan’s Expanded Childcare and Caregiver Leave [Podcast] by: Goli Rahimi , Carlos G. Colόn-Machargo Trump Administration Announces "Reciprocal" Tariffs by: Joseph E. Donovan , Kathleen M. Hamann USPTO Memorandum Bifurcating PTAB Institution Process Signals Shift Toward Increased Discretionary Denials in IPR and PGR by: Christopher “Kit” L. Crumbley , Douglas F. Stewart 10 Important Insights for Procurement Fraud Whistleblowers in 2025 by: Dr. Nick Oberheiden Opposition to Renewed COPA Application in Indiana Reveals FTC Leadership’s Views on Hospital Merger Enforcement by: E. John Steren , Patricia M. Wagner Privacy Tip #438 – FTC Chairman Shares Concerns Over 23andMe Data by: Linn F. Freedman Understanding the U.S. Embassy Paris Certification Requirement by: Valérie Demont , Jonathan E. Meyer Ensuring Lawful DEI Practices: New EEOC and DOJ Guidelines for Employers by: Christopher A. Braham , Rachel B. Cowen Upcoming Events Apr 30 2025 Workplace Horizons 2025 Apr 7 2025 Understanding the Basics of a Class Action Apr 8 2025 Miller Canfield 2025 HR Spring Training - Kalamazoo Apr 8 2025 Wage & Hour Law Under the Second Trump Administration Print