Journal of Healthcare Risk Management: Richard Sheinis on the HIPAA Safe Harbor Law
In a Journal of Healthcare Risk Management article about the HIPAA Safe Harbor Law in which HIPAA-covered entities and their business associates receive certain protections when potentially facing fines and other penalties under HIPAA, Richard S
Forbes: Mariel Smith Advises Consulting Help to Ensure Compliance During Background Checks
In a Forbes article about how employee background checks can help companies avoid a crisis, Columbus Partner Mariel Smith advises business leaders to consult a legal professional to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. “It i
ACC Docket: Richard Sheinis on Developing a Strategic Privacy Program Across Different Jurisdictions
In an article published in the Association of Corporate Counsel’s ACC Docket, Hall Booth Smith Partner Richard Sheinis and ParkMobile Chief Legal and Privacy Officer Tony Stewart share what it takes to develop a strategic privacy program that
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News: Jacque Clarke on the Importance of Maintaining a Library of Resources for Regulators
In a McKnight’s Long-Term Care News article, Atlanta-based Partner Jacquelyn Smith Clarke offers advice on how to maintain documentation amidst rapidly changing guidance from federal and state regulators. Whether to prepare for a surveyor, dra
Reuters: Jacqueline Voronov on Company Rights to Terminate Unvaccinated Employees
In a Reuters’ article examining a decision by Citigroup Inc. to terminate U.S. employees not vaccinated by January 14, 2022, Hall Booth Smith Partner Jacqueline Voronov said it is well within the company’s right to do so, citing the courts
Healthcare Risk Management: Richard Sheinis on What Providers Should do When Medical Devices Are Compromised
In the January issue of Healthcare Risk Management, Richard Sheinis, Partner and leader of Hall Booth Smith’s Data Privacy & Cyber Security Service Area, discusses what health care providers and hospitals should do when a medical device ha
Daily Report: John E. Hall Jr. on HBS University & Talent Development Programs
In a story about how law firms are using talent development programs to aid in attorney recruitment and retention, the Daily Report spoke with Partner John Hall about HBS University, a six-week educational program that offers new lawyers an intr
Healthcare Risk Management: Jason Hendren on Effectiveness of Health Care Apology Laws
In the January 2022 issue of Healthcare Risk Management, Partner Jason B. Hendren discusses why health care apology laws, which are meant to protect clinicians who apologize to a patient or patient’s family after an adverse health care event,
Healthcare Risk Management: Drew Graham on How Circuit Court Decision May Increase COVID Lawsuits
In an article in Healthcare Risk Management, Drew Graham, Partner and leader of the Aging Services practice, explains how a decision from the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals holding that nursing homes were not protected by the 2005 Public Read
Daily Report: John E. Hall, Jr. on the Significance of Midtown Atlanta’s Location for Law Firms
In an article exploring Atlanta neighborhoods most popular for law firm office locations, John E. Hall, Jr., one of the firm’s founding partners, talks about the attraction for law firms to locate in the Hotel District, the location of the fir