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Health care and other federal funding recipients face new risks on multiple fronts in their use of diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”) programs. The Executive Branch has undertaken a concerted effort to reshape the interpretation and enforcement of federal civil rights laws impacting DEI practices through the issuance of Executive Orders, as discussed here, and by…Read More

Parties to mergers, acquisitions and other corporate transactions have long relied on the Delaware courts’ predictable interpretation and enforcement of contracts as written. Recently, the Delaware Supreme Court (the “Court”) has signaled a potential change of course in its decision in Thompson Street Capital Partners IV, L.P. v. Sonova United States Hearing Instruments, LLC (“Thompson…Read More

Health care continues to drive private equity (“PE”) activity, creating opportunities for investors and traditional health care providers. Transactions in the health care space are especially complicated, layering health care regulatory and reimbursement considerations on top of a complex securities, antitrust, privacy and security framework. Hall Render’s PE team of attorneys and advisors leverage the…Read More

Copyright 2025, American Health Law Association, Washington, DC. Reprint permission granted. View the original article on the American Health Law Association website here. The Colorado legislature recently passed Senate Bill 25-083 (SB 83), which amends current Colorado law and now makes it more difficult for health care providers to impose restrictive covenants (or noncompetes) on…Read More

In its recent decision in Texas v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (the “Court”) held that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) cannot require employers to provide accommodations for transgender employees when it comes to bathroom access, dress codes and the use of pronouns, and that…Read More

Mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) in the health care sector, particularly among hospitals and/or medium to large provider practices, are increasingly common as organizations seek to expand their service offerings, achieve economies of scale and improve care delivery systems. Health care M&As are complex endeavors requiring meticulous planning and execution to ensure a smooth transition and,…Read More

Deal One: The health system desires to sell an MOB to a REIT and lease the related land to the REIT under a long-term ground lease; the health system will then master lease the building back.  Deal Two: The health system desires to ground lease an area on its campus to a developer, who will…Read More

Health care continues to drive private equity (“PE”) activity, creating opportunities for investors and traditional health care providers. Transactions in the health care space are especially complicated, layering health care regulatory and reimbursement considerations on top of a complex securities, antitrust, privacy and security framework. Hall Render’s PE team of attorneys and advisors leverage the…Read More

Despite recent reductions-in-force (“RIFs”) at the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or “Agency”), the Agency’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (“OPDP”) has signaled that enforcement remains a priority. On April 28, 2025, OPDP issued its third Untitled Letter of the year — notably, the first following the April 1 RIFs, which impacted OPDP staffing. As…Read More