Verrill
Legal Services | Connecticut, USA
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Kevin J. O'ConnellPartner
Barbara A. YoungPartner
Offices
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- Friday, January 8, 2021 | The Regulatory Sprint is Over - What’s at the Finish Line Under the New Stark and AKS Final Rules?
- Tuesday, January 5, 2021 | HHS Confirms Providers’ Right to 340B Discount Pricing for Contract Pharmacies
- Thursday, December 17, 2020 | Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation 2020 Year-End Client Advisory
- Monday, December 14, 2020 | 340B Providers Get Partial Relief from New Dispute Resolution Regulation
- Monday, November 23, 2020 | “If I've Told You Once, I've Told You Eight Times…” HHS OIG Issues Another Audit Report on Hospitals’ Failure to Report Credits for Explanted Cardiac Devices and Lays the Groundwork Collection of Over
Verrill is one of the pre-eminent law firms in New England, widely known for delivering high quality legal services in an efficient and responsive manner. Verrill provides sophisticated legal representation to businesses and individuals in all traditional areas of practice, including business law, litigation, real estate, labor and employment law, and estate planning. The firm also advises a wide variety of specialized practice areas, such as health care and health technology, immigration and global migration, employee benefits and executive compensation, intellectual property, energy, timberlands, and environmental law. Verrill's high degree of specialization enables its lawyers to handle most complex legal issues in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Through scalable staffing, thoughtful communication and skillful project management, the firm helps individuals and businesses achieve their goals in a manner that suits their unique needs and preferred work methods. In addition, unlike many law firms, Verrill has embraced a "Total Quality" approach to delivering services to our clients and is committed to continuous quality improvement. Verrill's enduring commitment to quality client service is matched by its commitment to community service, through both the personal service of its lawyers in numerous community organizations and the firm's prominent charitable giving program, as well as its support for an inclusive array of pro bono legal services.
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Partners
Regina M. FlahertyPartner
Martha C. GaythwaitePartner
Cheryl L. JohnsonPartner
Keith C. JonesPartner
Robert LaplacaPartner
Andrew B. NevasPartner
Calvin K. WooPartner
Barbara A. YoungPartner
Associates
Of Counsel
Katherine W. GrijnsCounsel
Jennifer B. KleinerCounsel
Alan H. NevasSenior Counsel
Sharon M. SchweitzerCounsel
Frank J. Silvestri, Jr.Counsel
Patricia D. WeitzmanSenior Counsel
Other
Lee E. AndersonParalegal
Antwan M. DolphinParalegal
Maura E. HennessyParalegal
Brenda M. PantaloneParalegal
The Regulatory Sprint is Over - What’s at the Finish Line Under the New Stark and AKS Final Rules?
Verrill, January 2021
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) completed its “Regulatory Sprint” by finalizing changes to regulations pertaining to two federal fraud and abuse laws. On December 2, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule revising regulations to the Stark Law. The Stark Final Rule adds, modifies and clarifies key definitions and exceptions. On the same day, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a final rule revising regulations to the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS)...
HHS Confirms Providers’ Right to 340B Discount Pricing for Contract Pharmacies
Verrill, January 2021
As a holiday gift to providers, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) General Counsel recently issued a strongly worded Advisory Opinion indicating that federal law requires drug manufacturers to deliver covered outpatient drugs purchased by providers at 340B discounted rates to contract pharmacies, so that contract pharmacies can dispense such drugs to patients on behalf of providers. See HHS General Counsel Advisory Opinion, dated December 30, 2020. During 2020, several manufacturers refused to deliver 340B discounted drugs to contract pharmacies, though providers had ordered and paid for the drugs...
Verrill Ranked Nationally for Health Care by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers
Verrill, December 2020
Ranked in More than 60 Other Practice and Metropolitan Areas (December 21, 2020)– Verrill once again ranked nationally for its Health Care practice (Tier 2) and in 63 practice areas based on geography by the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers. The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. Verrill was recognized by U.S...
Verrill Welcomes Tom Wilkeson to Firm’s Business Law Group
Verrill, December 2020
(December 14, 2020)– Verrill is pleased to welcome attorney Tom Wilkeson to the firm as a member of the Business Law Group, resident in the firm’s Westport, Connecticut office. At Verrill, Wilkeson works with companies of all sizes, from start-up to large ventures, and across industry sectors to achieve their business objectives through mergers and acquisitions, corporate formations, real estate transactions, or other deal components. Prior to joining Verrill, Wilkeson was a corporate associate in one of Connecticut’s largest law firms...
Welcome to the blog of Verrill Dana’s Banking & Financial Services Group. Our Group uses this space to post timely updates and commentary on developments in law affecting banks and financial institutions. We intend this blog to serve as a resource for financial institutions and others interested...
Welcome to the Verrill Dana Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group blog. Members of the Group use this space to provide timely updates and commentary on developments in law affecting employee benefit plans and executive compensation arrangements. We intend this blog to serve as a...
Energy Law Update is a source of news and analysis relevant to the world of energy law: major court and regulatory orders, event announcements, breaking news in the world of renewable energy, and novel legal issues. The blog is edited by Katie Gray and Nora Healy, and features contributions from...
Law of the Land (and air and water)
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If the legal issue involves land, air, water, waste, wind, wildlife, trees, or anything else in the natural world, the attorneys in Verrill Dana’s Environmental Law Group have it covered. Seasoned by decades of experience, our legal team recognizes that one of the few constants in our field is...
The attorneys of Verrill Dana’s Breweries, Distilleries & Wineries Group are here to help your business navigate the complex world of craft beverage production. Our attorneys have the experience necessary to tackle the legal issues and allow you and your company to focus on doing what it does best,...
Taking Care of HR Business
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In the words of Bob Dylan: "the times they are a-changin." For anyone who deals with labor and employment issues in the workplace, Dylan's words are particularly true. Human resource professionals, supervisors, and company executives face a constantly changing and evolving legal landscape. ...
Promotion marketing law covers many different topics, such as sweepstakes, contests, games, giveaways and coupons. It also includes cause marketing, an area that has proliferated in recent years, which includes commercial co-ventures, flat donations and sponsorships designed to raise money for...
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