Insights on Life Sciences

While he did not use a hemp pen like the one used by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to sign the conference report, President Trump signed into law the 2018 farm bill that includes a provision that legalizes hemp. Specifically, the provision would remove hemp from the federal list of c

Joel Wallace was quoted on a recent ruling from Federal Judge Reed O’Connor in the Federal District Court in Fort Worth, Texas, that the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual coverage mandate is unconstitutional and, in the absence of the individual mandate, the rest of the ACA cannot stand.

Arent Fox FDA Associate Emily Leongini will present at CBI’s Bio/Pharma Compliance Congress on Non-promotional Activities.

Partner Karen Carr and Associate Emily Leongini will participate as speakers at the 3rd Annual Dietary Supplement Regulatory Strategy Conference in December 2018.

NEW YORK – Earlier this year, Yeshiva University’s Katz Graduate Business School introduced a new 36-credit Master of Science in Biotechnology Management and Entrepreneurship designed to prepare future business leaders in the life sciences to successfully navigate the launching new medical drugs.

Brian Ronholm, Senior Director of Regulatory Policy, and Emily Leongini, Associate, will present at FoodSafety Tech’s 2018 Food Safety Consortium.

Generic pharmaceutical drugs are versions of brand-name counterparts with one major difference: they typically cost a lot less.

As the dust settles on a campaign cycle that was unprecedented in many ways, we have composed this biennial post-election analysis to assist our clients in assessing the potential impact of the elections on their organizations and their industries.

Below is a roundup of headlines that matter and key takeaways from the industries and issues we’re following closely. We’ll be back later today with more in-depth analysis.

WASHINGTON — Twenty-four Arent Fox LLP practices have been recognized in the 2019 “Best Law Firms” rankings that are published annually by US News & World Report and Best Lawyers.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a proposed rule (PR) which would require any television advertisement for a drug or biological covered by Medicare or Medicaid to include a disclosure of the product’s “current list price” for a “typical” thirty day supply.

Efforts to update FDA’s personal care products regulations continue as Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) recently introduced H.R. 6903, the “Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2018.” 

Partner Karen Carr will moderate the panel “Upcoming USDA Bioengineered Food Regulations” at FDLI’s Food Advertising, Labeling, and Litigation Conference on September 26-27 at Covington & Burling LLP in Washington, DC.

Forty Arent Fox LLP attorneys have been rated as leaders in their profession by The Best Lawyers in America 2019.

Intellectual Property Practice Group Co-Leaders Imron Aly and Sailesh Patel were featured in Leading Lawyers Magazine—2018 Business Edition for their successful track record in challenging giant pharmaceutical companies to bring generic drugs to the marketplace.

Earlier this week the Court of Justice of the European Union, the EU’s highest court, issued a decision clarifying whether the EU would regulate products of innovative breeding techniques, like gene editing, under the EU’s Directive 2001/18, the principal EU law governing the regulation of GMOs.

On July 24, 2018, the House of Representatives approved 283-132 a bill (H.R. 184, the Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017) to repeal the excise tax on the sale of a medical device by the manufacturer, producer, or importer.

The United States Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration have recently initiated processes to evaluate and propose revisions to their approaches to the regulation of products of agricultural biotechnology.

Late last week, the Food and Drug Administration declared its jurisdiction over animal cell culture technology through a public meeting announcement and a statement by Commissioner Scott Gottlieb.

The National Confectioners Association (NCA) have invited Arent Fox Partner Karen Carr to present a webinar on the bioengineered food disclosure rule proposed by the US Department of Agriculture on May 4, 2018.

Arent Fox Health Care Partner Stephanie Trunk will speak at CBI’s 14th Annual Medical Device Compliance Congress (MDCC).

Arent Fox Intellectual Property Partner Alex Spiegler and FDA Associate Emily Leongini will present at the International Bar Association (IBA) 6th Annual World Life Sciences Conference.

Schiff Hardin has been ranked as ‘Recommended’ by Managing Intellectual Property magazine in the Illinois IP Stars Patent Contentious category.

Hatch-Waxman and Biosimilars Practice Group Leader Sailesh Patel was featured on the ongoing Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) Litigation he is watching.

A New Jersey-based company, Aromaflage, and its owners have agreed to settle charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding the company’s sale of sprays and candles that claim to be insect-repelling.