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 China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate Launches Intellectual Property Procuratorate by: Aaron Wininger Department of the Interior to Adopt Expedited NEPA Permitting Procedures for Energy and Minerals Projects on Federal Lands by: Steven G. Barringer , Kenneth M. Minesinger More Arrested Developments: Wisconsin Supreme Court Holds ‘Arrest Record’ Encompasses Noncriminal Civil Violations by: Brian M. Radloff Insight Into DOGE’s Access to HHS’ Systems by: Linn F. Freedman Financial Institutions May Have Civil and Criminal Exposure for Knowingly or Unknowingly Assisting Customers Who Support Terrorist Activities by: G. Michelle Ferreira , Courtney A. Hopley Clocked In: FCC Seeks Clarity on Call Time Rules by: Harrison Brown , Ana Tagvoryan Changes to Civil Rights Enforcement: New Executive Order Eliminates Disparate-Impact Liability in Federal Regulations by: Brooke T. Iley , Dominique L. Casimir New Executive Order Targets Workplace Discrimination Law: Major Shift Away from Disparate Impact Liability by: Mariya Gonor Privacy Tip #441 – Identity Theft Statistics Increasing in 2025 by: Linn F. Freedman FTC Finalizes Updates to Children’s Privacy Rule…Again by: Sheila A. Millar , Anushka R. Stein Florida Legislature Will Need Extra Time to Negotiate Budget & Tax Relief by: H. French Brown Re: Watch What You Say Here by: Roma Patel FTC Settles With accessiBe For Misleading Statements About WCAG Compliance by: Linn F. Freedman Threat Actors Use AI to Launch Identity Theft Scams by: Linn F. Freedman The State of Employment Law: Three States Have Virtually No Anti-Discrimination Laws by: Douglas M. Oldham Upcoming Events Apr 30 2025 Workplace Horizons 2025 Apr 25 2025 Global Business in Transition Update Apr 28 2025 Social Responsibility and Third Party Risk Management Apr 29 2025 Navigating the Future of Hospice, In-Home Care, PACE, and Certificate of Need in New York Print