Pepper Hamilton LLP

Pepper Hamilton LLP is a multi-practice law firm with more than 500 lawyers in seven states and the District of Columbia. The firm provides corporate, litigation and regulatory legal services to leading businesses, governmental entities, nonprofit organizations and individuals throughout the nation and the world. While our practice is remarkably diverse, we operate as a unified firm, using our size, depth of talent and the latest technology to assist our clients. The firm was founded in 1890.

A Little of This and a Little of That: OIG Updates Its Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol
Jeremy D. Frey, May 9, 2008
In its 2008 Open Letter, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services continued its categorical approach to defining for potential Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol (SDP) participants the likely benefits of self-reporting civil health care fraud.

Every Dark Cloud Has a Silver Lining: Lower Interest Rates Provide Estate Planning Opportunities
May 9, 2008
Although the news is full of stories about the troubled U.S. economy, the plummeting real estate market and skyrocketing consumer debt, those seeking to reduce their taxable estates for federal estate tax purposes can find solace in estate and gift planning opportunities presented by the struggling...

FTC Issues Advisory Opinion on Communications by Mortgage Debt Collectors
Travis P. Nelson, May 9, 2008
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued an advisory opinion addressing whether a debt collector may provide information about settlement options to consumers facing foreclosures on their homes.