King & Spalding LLP

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King & Spalding LLP has been in the forefront of providing excellent legal services to its clients for over a century. Since it's establishment in 1885, the firm has had a tradition of attracting and developing many of this country's finest lawyers. Among them are Griffin B. Bell, former Attorney General of the United States, and numerous other lawyers who have held high-level positions in the federal and state governments. The partnership also includes two past presidents and an additional 14 members of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one past president of the American Health Lawyers Association and three past presidents of the National Association of Bond Lawyers. Today, from offices in Atlanta, Charlotte, Dubai, Frankfurt, Houston, London, New York, Riyadh and Washington, D.C., the firm continues to provide the highest caliber legal counsel to clients from the United States and abroad. King & Spalding LLP currently represents more than 250 public companies, including over half of the Fortune 100 companies. The firm also represents hundreds of clients with new ventures and mid-sized companies in emerging industries. Long-standing client relationships are one of the surest barometers of a law firm's success in meeting its client's needs for legal services. King & Spalding LLP lawyers pride themselves on developing continuing client relationships that are productive, professional and collegial.

General Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Administrative and Governmental Agencies; Antitrust; Arbitration & Mediation; Bankruptcy & Creditors Rights; Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals; Capital Markets (Corporate Finance / Private Debt Finance / Structured Finance); Construction & Procurement; Cyberspace & Information Security; E-Commerce & Internet; Emerging Growth Companies); Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation; Energy Industries (Oil & Gas / Power); Environmental; Food, Drug & Medical Devices (Controlled Substances / Consumer Products Safety / FDA Practice / FTC Practice); Franchise & Distribution; Governmental Practice; Healthcare; Intellectual Property (Copyrights / Patents / Trademarks / Trade Secrets); International (German Practice / International Business / Islamic Finance & Investment / Latin American Practice/ Trade & Customs); International Energy; International Arbitration; International Business Law; Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances; Labor & Employment; Licensing; Contracting & Outsourcing; Litigation (Appellate / Class Action / Commercial Litigation / Corporate Espionage & Competitive Intelligence / Environmental Tort Practice / Product Liability / Shareholders & Securities Litigation); Maritime Law; Mergers & Acquisitions; Private Equity & Investment Fund; Project & Equipment Finance; Public Finance; Real Estate; Special Matters & Government Investigations; Tax; Technology; Telecommunications; Trusts & Estates. (While every area within the Firm may not represented by lawyers resident in each of its offices - for example, the Firm's Food & Drug or Governmental lawyers are solely located in the Firm's Washington, D.C. office - lawyers throughout the entire Firm are nonetheless available to work and support relationships with Firm clients).

CMS Finalizes Marketing Rule and Compensation Requirements for Medicare Advantage and PART D Plans
Sara Kay Wheeler, Kinshasa K. Williams, October 8, 2008
On September 15, 2008, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") released final marketing rules and an interim rule addressing sales agent compensation for Medicare Advantage ("MA") and Part D prescription drug benefit ("PDB") plans.

Medicare Strike Force Arrests 18 in Alleged Scheme
Martha S. Henley, October 8, 2008
The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that on Thursday, September 18, 2008, the Medicare Strike Force - a group of state and federal investigators - arrested 18 individuals in the greater Los Angeles area suspected of engaging in a series of schemes to defraud Medicare.

OIG Finds Significant Improvement Needed in CMS Oversight of PDP Marketing Material
Sara Kay Wheeler, Tizgel K.S. High, October 8, 2008
On September 4, 2008, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released the results of its review of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) oversight of marketing materials used by prescription drug plan sponsors (PDP) participating in the...

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