By Susrut A. Carpenter, Carl W. Hittinger and George A. Stamboulidis On April 30, 2019, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released a new corporate compliance guidance document for prosecutors titled “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” (“Guidance”). The Guidance sheds light on how the DOJ evaluates the effectiveness of a company’s compliance program – whether white collar- or antitrust-oriented – focusing on the program’s design, implementation and practical application. Notably,…

Partner Mark A. Kadzielski and Counsel Jeeyoung Kim have joined BakerHostetler in our Los Angeles office. Mark focuses his practice on representing hospitals, medical staffs, managed care enterprises and institutional and individual healthcare providers through government regulatory and licensing matters, peer review, joint commission accreditations, credentialing, compliance and corporate government oversight, and Medicare certification. Jeeyoung will work closely with Mark on these matters while also focusing on patient privacy and telemedicine. Elizabeth Goldman has joined our…

Hurricane Harvey has left our Houston and Texas communities with significant recovery and restoration needs. As attorneys, we struggle with how we can be most helpful. It is in this spirit, that we have compiled a Special Alert to help our clients, friends, family and community. In the days and weeks ahead, our work will become even more defined, but for now, we hope that this information may be of immediate assistance. Please do not…