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(AMSTERDAM, June 23, 2008) – European Cartel Digest is a must-have resource from Kluwer Law International designed to offer guidance on European Commission cartel decisions and related court judgments and those of the competition authorities and courts in France, Germany and the United Kingdom. Kluwer Law International is part of the Wolters Kluwer Law & Business group, a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key legal and compliance specialty areas (www.kluwerlaw.com).
European Cartel Digest, edited by Ewoud Sakkers, Cartel Directorate of the European Commission and Johan Ysewyn, Partner, Linklaters LLP is the only publication available that compiles and summarizes every decision of the European Commission and all case law of the EU courts on cartels. Plus, every cartel decision and judgment on appeal from the French, German and United Kingdom competition authorities and courts since 1 May 2004, for both substantive and procedural cases.
It goes well beyond compilation, to provide exclusive, expert summaries. Each case is presented in an easy-to-read, brief and straightforward summary, detailing the key procedural and substantive issues dealt with in each case, both by the authorities and by the courts. It furthermore contains summary tables, referencing common issues in cases back to the decisions and judgments in which they appear. Also, it provides for a summary of the cartel framework in each jurisdiction covered and includes legislative texts.
“In this loose-leaf work, practitioners and other interested stakeholders will find a wealth of useful material which will be welcomed by anyone in this important and rapidly-developing area of competition law practice,” said Richard Whish, Professor of Law, King’s College London.
“This publication should not be on every practitioner’s bookshelf – it should be open on every practitioner’s desk!” said Donald C. Klawiter, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington and Former Chair of the ABA Section of Antitrust Law.
Ewoud Sakkers joined the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission in 1997. During his first period in DG Competition he worked in the Merger Task Force and in 2001 he moved to cartel enforcement, to become Head of Unit in the Cartels Directorate in 2005. Prior to joining DG Competition, Sakkers was with the trade policy department of the European Commission, working on anti-dumping and anti-subsidy issues. Before that, he was in-house legal counsel with KPN, the Dutch telecommunications company.
Johan Ysewyn is a partner in Linklaters Brussels office since 2000. He has broad experience in all aspects of European and international competition law, particularly in mergers and joint ventures, competition compliance, cartel and leniency issues and abuse of dominance cases—acting for both the parties and complainants. Ysewyn’s practice has a strong focus on international and European cartel investigations and he has defended companies from a range of sectors who have been involved in cartel investigations around the world.
For more information or to order European Cartel Digest, go to www.kluwerlaw.com, or call +1 800 638 8437 for the United States and Latin America, +1 800 268 4522 for Canada, (+31) 172 64 1562 for Europe and the rest of the world, or e-mail nysalesorder@aspenpublishers.com for the United States and Latin America, cservice@cch.ca for Canada or sales@kluwerlaw.com for Europe and the rest of the world. A one-year subscription is €300.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2007) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,544 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(RIVERWOODS AND WARRENVILLE, ILL., June 18, 2008) – CourseAvenue, a leader in learning content authoring systems and learning integration services, is pleased to announce that additional courses have been added to their eComply for Healthcare Series of eLearning courses. The new titles, Medicaid Fraud Enforcement and E-Medical Records Compliance, expand the series’ broad coverage of healthcare compliance issues and were written by health law analysts at CCH, publisher of numerous products for healthcare compliance professionals, such as CCH Health Care Compliance Reporter, The Health Care Compliance Professional’s Manual and the Journal of Health Care Compliance. CCH, a part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for healthcare, legal and business professionals (health.cch.com).
Other topics covered in the 107-course series for healthcare include HIPAA compliance, Stark and anti-kickback, EMTALA, billing and coding, payment issues, managed care, medical records, cost reports, Medicare Part D and patient rights to name a few. All of the courses developed on the CourseAvenue platform adhere to industry standards, such as AICC and SCORM, making publication and launching of the eComply series on learning management systems seamless.
“The addition of these titles demonstrates CCH’s commitment to the healthcare community by providing relevant and up-to-date compliance training,” said Joe Gorup, CEO of CourseAvenue. “We’re proud to partner with a leading information provider in the industry to offer eLearning compliance training to healthcare professionals when they need it.”
Healthcare providers are increasingly moving from paper records and implementing electronic medical records (EMR) systems. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, electronic medical records allow for comprehensive management of medical information and its secure exchange between healthcare consumers and providers. EMRs can help improve patient safety and reduce costs. Despite the benefits of EMRs, however, they also increase a provider’s exposure to liability resulting from unauthorized access. When implementing EMR systems, providers must ensure that their organizations are in compliance with state statutes and the HIPAA privacy and security rules. In addition, providers must be aware of state statutes, exceptions to Stark and anti-kickback rules, and other issues related to populating the medical record and using software features that may be problematic. E-Medical Records Compliance introduces healthcare professional to the risks and benefits of using EMRs.
The Medicaid Integrity Program is the first national strategy to combat fraud and abuse in the Medicaid program The federal government has appropriated millions of dollars for CMS to implement the program. With increased funding available, Medicaid providers should expect increased audits and enforcement activity. As a part of the government’s focus on detecting and preventing Medicaid fraud and abuse, the Medicaid law now requires entities making or receiving annual Medicaid payments of $5 million or more to establish policies to inform their employees, contractors and agents about state and federal false claims laws, whistleblower protections and the entity’s own policies for detecting and preventing fraud and abuse. The new Medicaid Fraud Enforcement lesson describes the Medicaid Integrity Program. It also addresses the federal False Claims Act, explains how it can affect providers, identifies specific risk areas and provides examples of what providers can do to mitigate risks.
“Combining the CourseAvenue eLearning system with CCH’s authoritative information creates an unmatched compliance resource that will help busy professionals stay current with issues and requirements with ease and confidence,” noted Susan Smith, JD, MA, CCH healthcare compliance coordinator.
Healthcare organizations have the ability to tailor eComply courses to their individual needs through CourseAvenue’s hybrid development approach. The series’ authors have identified specific elements of the off-the-shelf courseware as consumer editable, allowing for custom introductions, the addition of local policies and procedures, and the incorporation of a healthcare organization’s branding into their courses. To learn more about the eComply for Healthcare Series of courses for healthcare compliance training, please visit www.courseavenue.com.
Since 2003, CourseAvenue has been simplifying the process of creating and distributing eLearning content through a unique online and on-demand platform allowing users to quickly build and publish standards-based eLearning courses. All courses are published in SCORM/AICC standards-compliant formats, integrating seamlessly into LMS systems used by organizations of all sizes in a wide range of industries. Global corporations, private publishers and eLearning distributors are discovering how CourseAvenue is making courseware development less complicated. Visit CourseAvenue at www.courseavenue.com.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2007) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,544 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(NEW YORK, N.Y., June 17, 2008) – Now there’s a resource from Aspen Publishers that can help anyone who submits Medicare claims and receives Medicare reimbursements. The Medicare Claims Appeals Process Handbook by Lester J. Perling, a partner in the Fort Lauderdale office of the Florida law firm Broad and Cassel, is a looseleaf guidebook that explains in detail what to do when Medicare claims are denied – something that happened to health care providers over 158 million times in fiscal 2004 alone. Aspen Publishers is part of Wolters Kluwer Law and Business (www.aspenpublishers.com).
The all-new Medicare Claims Appeals Process Handbook will increase the likelihood of success in a claims appeal by lowering the possibility of procedural missteps and avoiding other costly errors. Those who follow this guide will know exactly what they can and can’t do, the essential timeframes for pursuing appeals, where to send information and how to proceed at every level of the appeals process.
The Handbook navigates the entire complex appeals route: the claims processing system; the role of national coverage determinations and local coverage determinations; the new claims appeals process; provider appeal rights; rules for representation; assignment of appeal rights; initial determinations and redeterminations; rules for presenting evidence; qualified independent contractor reconsiderations; administrative law judge appeals; Medicare Appeals Council reviews; judicial review; Quality Improvement Organization’s reviews; and reopenings.
Due to its looseleaf format, Medicare Claims Appeals Process Handbook helps professionals stay current with changing rules, regulations and procedures and helps them to put emerging best practices in place immediately. It also includes letters, forms and charts designed to provide practical support throughout the process.
Lester J. Perling is a Partner in the Fort Lauderdale office of Broad and Cassel. Perling is a Board-certified health law attorney and has been appointed Chair of The Florida Bar’s Health Law Certification Committee effective July 1, 2008. He has had significant experience with Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and fraud and abuse issues, privacy of health care information (HIPAA), federal and state administrative proceedings, provider operations issues, corporate compliance programs, physician credentialing, transactions between health care providers, and related matters for health care providers.
Perling held various administrative positions, including Chief Executive Officer, with investor-owned and community hospitals of all types. Perling has taught courses at Florida Atlantic University and Nova Southeastern University, School of Business and Entrepreneurship. He is a frequent national author and lecturer on various health law and health management topics. He also is an officer of the Executive Council of the Health Law Section of The Florida Bar and a former Practice Group Vice Chair in the American Health Lawyers Association.
For more information or to purchase the one-volume looseleaf Medicare Claims Appeals Process Handbook, call 1-800-638-8437 or visit www.aspenpublishers.com. Price is $249. Any new edition or supplement issued within three months of purchase of the main edition will be sent free of charge.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2007) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,544 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(NEW YORK, N.Y., June 11, 2008) – Following a successful launch with a well-received lecture series in May, the Emanuel Bar Review program by Aspen Publishers will present an intensive, three-day Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) Workshop this July in New York, Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego (www.EmanuelBarPrep.com). The Emanuel Multistate Review program features the work and materials of Steve Emanuel, creator of well-known legal study aids such as the Emanuel Law Outline series, CrunchTime series and Law in a Flash flashcards. Aspen Publishers, part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, is a leading information provider for legal and business professionals and law students (www.aspenpublishers.com).
“It was the best preparatory course I have ever taken in regards to its objective: prepare the students as well as possible for the MBE portion of the Bar,” said Kenneth Kleinkopf, MBE Refresher Course participant. “The lecturers were outstanding, friendly and extremely knowledgeable. Emanuel’s prep materials and outlines speak for themselves; they are the best on the market.”
“Our MBE Refresher Course offered in May was a great success and now we look forward to building on this success by offering the second series of workshops that will coach participants on the ins and outs of taking the exam,” said Steve Errick, Aspen Publishers managing director.
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The Intensive MBE Workshop to be offered in July will begin with a 200-question, simulated exam. Experienced tutors will offer analysis of each question’s answer choices grouped by MBE subject. Analysis of the questions for three MBE subjects will be covered on each subsequent day of the three-day course. Tutors will be available for additional questions or problems following each day’s lecture.
The July course serves as final Bar Exam preparation for anyone who has previously opted for home study, taken the Emanuel MBE Refresher Course or taken any comprehensive Bar Review lecture program.
Participants of the MBE Workshop will have access to:
- A complete 200-question simulated MBE, as well as an answer book drafted by Steve Emanuel thoroughly explaining the correct and incorrect answers to each question;
- A separate "Hypo Book" illustrating additional examples of how black letter law is tested, following the same format and structure as students’ MBE books;
- Tutors who will break down the simulated exam by specific subtopic and trend, highlighting some of the tricks and traps on the Bar Exam and providing strategies for success;
- A short “Emanuel Confidential” mini-outline, which can serve as students’ final review up until the last minutes before the Bar Exam;
- The Rigos Bar Review Series Multistate Bar (2-volume set), including more than 1,700 MBE practice questions, as well as MBE content outlines;
- The Guide to Legal Writing Style offering tips on basic organization, structure, and formatting to help guide students to success on the Bar Exam; and
- A 200-question-and-answer self-assessment test written by Steve Emanuel.
The three-day workshop will take place in the following cities in July:
- Los Angeles (Session III) July 16-18, 2008
- New York (Session I) July 8-10, 2008
- New York (Session II) July 17-19, 2008
- Orange County (Session II) July 14-16, 2008
- Orange County (Session III) July 17-19, 2008
- San Diego (Session I) July 10-12, 2008
- San Diego (Session II) July 15-17, 2008
For more information or to register for the Emanuel MBE Workshop, visit www.emanuelbarprep.com, send e-mail to barreview@wolterskluwer.com or call 1-888-MBE-PREP. Price of the three-day workshop is $495.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2007) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,544 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., June 4, 2008) – Aspen Publishers has just released a new edition of the Legal Guide to AIA Documents to reflect the substantial revisions recently made to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) contract documents. This new fifth edition serves as the definitive guide to AIA construction contract documents released in November 2007. Aspen Publishers, part of the Wolters Kluwer Law & Business group, is a leading information provider for legal and business professionals and law students (www.aspenpublishers.com).
“It’s imperative that parties entering into new agreements for construction projects have access to the most up-to-date information and fully understand the provisions of the revised forms and how to use them,” said Kristin Colquhoun, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business product manager. “We’re pleased to offer professionals the first resource on the market to provide authoritative guidance on the new AIA documents.”
Legal Guide to AIA Documents is a comprehensive tool that helps professionals to understand AIA language, draft construction documents and consider alternate approaches to common construction contract issues. Designed to help professionals draft and negotiate agreements that best protect clients’ interests in a broad, varying range of situations, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, Fifth Edition provides:
- Accurate and practical clause-by-clause analysis that enables greater understanding of every AIA document provision;
- Invaluable alternate language that allows customization of agreements to meet the requirements of specific circumstances; and
- Practical guidance to negotiate language, clauses and terms in contracts between architects and owners, and owners and contractors.
“The Guide highlights all the changes from the 1997 forms to the 2007 forms and identifies where issues are most likely to arise as a result of these recent changes,” said Colquhoun.
This completely revised, timely edition covers all changes and developments to the AIA documents, including:
- The reconfiguration and renumbering of various owner/architect agreements;
- New agreements applicable to small, medium and large projects;
- New provision related to architect’s standard of care;
- Extensive changes to copyright provisions (Instruments of Service);
- New requirements regarding the discussion of environmentally responsible design;
- Changes in the architect’s role as initial decision maker;
- The deletion of arbitration as the default dispute resolution mechanism;
- Allowance for the consolidation and joinder of other parties if arbitration is chosen;
- Changes to the concept of basic versus additional services;
- Modifications to the owner’s disclosure of financial information to the general contractor;
- Changes to general conditions regarding introduction of hazardous materials on a project site;
- Changes to the contractor’s obligation to obtain insurance for completed operations;
- New requirements to name the owner and architect as additional insureds;
- Dramatic changes to provisions for statutes of limitations;
- New procedures for cutting off claims; and
- Important changes in the RFI process.
Werner Sabo is a partner at Sabo & Zahn, in Chicago, where he specializes in the areas of construction and real estate law. His clients include architects, owners, contractors, construction managers, engineers and consultants to the construction industry as well as other businesses. Sabo is also a licensed architect, having practiced architecture for a number of years prior to establishing his law practice in 1981. His architectural practice included work for large and small firms, as well as a large corporation. He is a member of the AIA and CSI, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute and has written extensively for the Chicago Chapter AIA Focus, the national CSI Construction Specifier and other publications. In 1997, the AIA elected him to the College of Fellows. In 2005, he became a Fellow in the Association of Licensed Architects. He is also active on a variety of bar association committees and has lectured on construction law to a variety of professionals and students. Sabo is also a construction arbitrator and mediator for the American Arbitration Association and is admitted to the federal trial bar.
For more information or to order Legal Guide to AIA Documents, call 800-638-8437, click here or visit www.aspenpublishers.com. Price for the one-volume hardcover is $235.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2007) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,544 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(AMSTERDAM, May 29, 2008) – Now corporate counsel and legal advisors to companies engaged in outsourcing and offshoring have a valuable new resource from Kluwer Law International. International Outsourcing Law and Practice, edited by Herald Jongen, provides the most authoritative guidance available on the strategic and legal issues relating to outsourcing and offshoring in the world’s major markets. Kluwer Law International (www.kluwerlaw.com) is part of the Wolters Kluwer Law & Business group, a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key legal and compliance specialty areas.
Combining practical perspective with expert, legal analysis, International Outsourcing Law and Practice provides:
- An overview of reasons to outsource and strategic advice;
- Analysis of the different types of agreements to help the reader choose the best one;
- Step-by-step guidance presented from a transactional perspective to help the reader ask the right questions;
- Expert, local insight into key markets, including India, China, Hungary and the Czech Republic to help the reader understand local perspectives and requirements;
- Lessons learnt and pitfalls; and
- Insights into why projects fail.
The general editor, Herald Jongen, is a partner at Allen & Overy in Amsterdam and is highly rated by the independent directory Legal 500 for his expertise in outsourcing. Chambers Global describes Jongen as “Mr. Outsourcing.”
Contributors are practitioners from leading international firms and consultancies, including Alston & Bird, Cleary Gottlieb, Clifford Chance, KPMG, TPI and firms in key outsourcing jurisdictions such as China and India.
For more information or to order International Outsourcing Law and Practice, go to www.kluwerlaw.com, contact a Sales Representative at (+31) 172 64 1562, or e-mail sales@kluwerlaw.com.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2007) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,544 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., May 22, 2008) – The 2008 CCH MediRegs User Conference for medical compliance professionals will take place July 31 - August 1, 2008 at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center in Chicago (www.MediRegs.com). The event brings together industry authorities and working practitioners to share best practices, explore industry trends and help organizations use intelligent solutions to achieve greater success. CCH, a part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, is a leading provider of health law information, software and services.
“We’re looking to build on the success of our first User Conference last year,” said Steve Lefar, head of the MediRegs Group. “Those who attended said it was an invaluable learning experience, and we think this year’s conference will be even better, with even more content and new opportunities for peer-to-peer interaction.”
Conference highlights include a nationally recognized keynote speaker and informative sessions built around the themes of compliance, enterprise risk management and reimbursement. Specific topics include:
- Assessing Compliance Risk via Compliance Risk Categories;
- Automating Conflicts of Interest and Code of Conduct Management;
- Preparing and Dealing with RACs;
- Using ComplyTrack to Report the Board;
- Case Studies in Activity and Event Management;
- Case Studies in Contract Management;
- Implementing Risk Management via ComplyTrack;
- Redevelopment of Risk Rating Method;
- Using ComplyTrack to Conduct Reimbursement and Coding Audits;
- What’s New in Medical Necessity?;
- Using Reimbursement and Coding Tools to Improve Compliance Performance; and
- Consolidating Coding Resources for Enhanced Performance and Cost Savings.
The program has been approved for 14.4 Care Certification Compliance (CCB) Continuing Education Units in Compliance Training and Education and Auditing and Monitoring for Compliance.
“One of the biggest benefits of the User Conference is the opportunity to learn from your peers, both in the formal sessions and informal get-togethers,” said Lefar. “Professionals in the compliance field need to see how their counterparts at other institutions have solved problems, to learn what works and what doesn’t in the real world, and how they can adapt best practices to their specific situations.”
Attendees also have the opportunity to speak directly to MediRegs executives and senior editorial and development teams to help shape new products and enhancements.
“Our aim is to build a community, not only among our users but between users, editorial and development people,” Lefar said. “We at MediRegs see this as a valuable opportunity to get feedback from end users and refine our products to better meet their needs.”
The CCH MediRegs User Conference 2008 will be held July 31-August 1, 2008, at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center in Chicago. To register online, click here. For more information, please contact Kitty Dawson at 847-267-2160 or kitty.dawson@wolterskluwer.com.
For those who need overnight accommodations, the Hotel InterContinental, 505 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, Ill. 60611, tel. 866-276-6845, is offering a special Wolters Kluwer/MediRegs rate to those who book early.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2007) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,544 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., May 20, 2008) – CCH Principal Securities Analyst James Hamilton, JD, has issued a new white paper: Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 Removes Enron Loophole and Reforms Electronic Energy Markets (http://www.cch.com/Press/news/CCHWhitePaper_FarmBill.pdf). CCH is part of the Wolters Kluwer Law & Business group.
The white paper focuses on Congress’ passage of a measure reauthorizing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and closing the Enron loophole. Provisions in the bill would end the Enron-inspired exemption from federal oversight now provided to electronic energy trading markets set up for large traders and ensure the ability of the CFTC to police all U.S. energy exchanges to prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation. These provisions would give the CFTC the ability to scrutinize these transactions in energy commodities and prosecute traders that are manipulating energy prices.
Hamilton is a prolific blogger on current issues in the securities field. Jim Hamilton’s World of Securities Regulation can be found at http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/.
Hamilton has written and spoken extensively on federal securities law and has been cited as an authority by a federal court. His analysis of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Manual: A Handbook for the Act and SEC Rules, is considered a definitive explanation of the Act. In addition to his many books and articles, Hamilton serves as a leading contributor to the industry-standard publication, the CCH Federal Securities Law Reporter.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2007) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,544 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(NEW YORK, N.Y., May 19, 2008) – Kluwer Law International and LawInContext have partnered together in an exclusive licensing and distribution agreement to bring professionals Kluwer Borderwatch, an online resource featuring country-by-country information on how to effectively use customs procedures and controls to help protect a company’s intellectual property in 57 countries around the world. LawInContext is a provider of online legal information, knowledge management and training services created by the global law firm, Baker & McKenzie. Kluwer Law International is part of the Wolters Kluwer Law & Business group, a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key legal and compliance specialty areas.
“We are thrilled to enter into this partnership which combines authoritative content from the expert attorneys at Baker & McKenzie with Kluwer Law International’s distribution capabilities and offer this to the global legal community,” said Annie Cavlov, Kluwer Law International senior product manager.
Kluwer Borderwatch features 57 country reports, each containing a general overview, which captures the most essential information, followed by detailed analysis of a country’s legal issues, customs procedures and enforcement options, including information on filing customs notices to acting on a detention or seizure; practical tips and advice; customs registration forms; contact details for customs and local legal assistance following seizures.
Filled with reliable, regularly updated content, Kluwer Borderwatch addresses important questions, including:
- What IP rights can I protect?
- How do I get protection?
- What happens when infringing goods arrive at the border?
- What if goods are not stopped at the border?
- What should I do on an ongoing basis?
- Are any changes expected?
“This cost-effective resource allows professionals to take a proactive step in protecting intellectual property,” said Cavlov. “Kluwer Borderwatch minimizes research time by providing professionals with timely, relevant information at their fingertips.”
In addition, Kluwer Borderwatch subscriptions are customizable and include e-mail notifications to keep professionals up-to-date on key developments and changes.
Kluwer Borderwatch provides complete coverage of the following countries:
- Americas: Argentina; Brazil; Canada; Colombia; Mexico; Panama; United States; Venezuela.
- Middle East & Africa: Israel; Jordan; Pakistan; Saudi Arabia; South Africa; Turkey; United Arab Emirates.
- Europe: Austria; Belgium; Croatia; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Russia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Ukraine; United Kingdom.
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For more information or to subscribe to Kluwer Borderwatch, go to www.kluwerborderwatch.com, call 888-224-7377 or e-mail sales@kluwerlaw.com.
LawInContext (www.lawincontext.com) provides cost-effective access to online legal information and training from the experts at the global law firm, Baker & McKenzie. LawInContext’s Helpdesks feature country-by-country access to selected topics in various areas of the law. LawInContext’s online training modules are self-paced, multimedia programs that feature interactive exercises and quizzes with test results. Over 100 institutions rely on LawInContext Helpdesks, Alerts and Training Modules.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2007) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,544 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(NEW YORK, N.Y., May 15, 2008) – Professionals now have a comprehensive, one-stop resource to help them design the appropriate trust for every individual with special needs and ensure clients obtain and maintain all the benefits to which they are entitled. Special Needs Trusts Handbook from Aspen Publishers is a practical guide that addresses all of the complex issues involved in drafting and administering special needs trusts. Aspen Publishers, part of the Wolters Kluwer Law & Business group, is a leading information provider for legal and business professionals and law students (www.aspenpublishers.com).
“The area of special needs trusts is rapidly expanding and increasingly complex as it affects approximately 43 million Americans with special needs,” said Mae Schaefer, product manager. “This reliable reference allows professionals to overcome challenges and successfully manage every aspect of special needs trusts.”
Written in plain-English and filled with real-world examples, Special Needs Trusts Handbook provides instant access to:
- Clear guidance through all aspects of special needs trusts;
- Instructions on how to define and meet each client’s needs;
- Sample letters to Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and HUD;
- Guidance to coordinate the benefits and needs of the incapacitated;
- Understanding the importance of whether a state is an SSI state, non-SSI state, 209 (b) state, etc.;
- Explanations of the two types of special needs trusts – third-party and self-settled;
- Complete coverage of structured settlements;
- Clarification of the various public benefits programs, including Medicaid, Section 8 housing, Social Security, Medicare and more;
- Analysis and guidance regarding tax provisions;
- Client letters, intake forms and engagement agreements;
- Forms for revocable trusts, health care powers of attorney, organ donation and ethical wills;
- Extensive guidance on drafting various instruments; and
- Useful practice-based tools including checklists, letters, forms and charts.
In addition, Special Needs Trusts Handbook serves as a single, time-saving resource that eliminates the need for professionals to search across numerous references whenever a question arises.
Thomas D. Begley, Jr. is a member of the firm of Begley & Bookbinder, P.C., with offices in Moorestown, Stone Harbor and Lawrenceville, N.J., where he concentrates on elder law and estate planning. Begley is a Certified Elder Law Attorney and a Fellow of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and past chair of the Elder Law and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections of the New Jersey State Bar Association. Begley received his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown College and JD degree from Georgetown Law Center.
Angela E. Canellos is an attorney in private practice in Wisconsin, concentrating in areas of the law affecting the elderly and the disabled with an emphasis on Special Needs Trusts, Supplemental Security Income Law, Medicaid, Guardianships and Probate. Canellos is a Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. Canellos received her bachelor’s degree and JD degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
For more information or to order the one-volume, loose-leaf Special Needs Trusts Handbook, call 800-638-8437, click here or visit www.aspenpublishers.com. Price is $245.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2007) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,544 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
EDITORS’ NOTE: Editorial review copies of Special Needs Trusts Handbook are available upon request for members of the press. Contact Neil Allen, 847-267-2179 or neil.allen@wolterskluwer.com or Brenda Au, 847-267-2046 or brenda.au@wolterskluwer.com.
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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., May 12, 2008) – The increasing pace of global market activity heightens the need for ready access to essential international securities regulatory and policy information. To help professionals stay current with fast-changing and complex policies, and make more informed decisions in cross-border transactions, CCH has introduced new features and enhancements to its Global Capital Markets Library on the CCH Internet Research NetWork™. CCH, a leading provider of securities law information, is part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business.
The CCH Global Capital Markets Internet Library provides legal practitioners with an unprecedented global Internet database of securities laws and regulations from around the world.
“For any company or individual whose sphere of responsibility includes international securities or cross-border transactions, the Global Capital Markets Internet Library is a must-have tool,” said Product Manager Peggy Hayner. “And now, it’s better than ever.”
Global Capital Markets Library has been redesigned to focus country coverage on the geographic areas in highest demand, including Australia, Canada, European Union, United Kingdom and United States. Additionally, the United Kingdom link features full content from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and the United States link now includes SEC International Releases.
Other enhancements to the Library include content from the international bodies of the Committee of European Securities Regulators, the International Organization of Securities Commissions and the Basel Accord. Two new analytic treatises are also now part of the Library – the International Securities Law Handbook, 2nd edition and European Securities Regulation as well as a monthly newsletter, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Regulatory & Risk Management Update.
The Library also includes numerous other critical treatises including: the International Securities and Accounting Update newsletter, Capital Markets Handbook, 6th edition; and U.S. Regulation of the International Securities and Derivatives Markets, 8th edition. Convenient gateway links to China Law and Kluwer Law International publications have been retained, and the Library now also includes a handy link to Jim Hamilton’s World of Securities Regulation blog. Finally, the Finding Lists links have been renamed “Directory,” as it contains a directory of international securities regulators.
For more information or to order CCH’s Global Capital Markets Internet Library call 888-224-7377.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2007) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,544 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., May 8, 2008) – CCH, part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, has published a white paper, The Subprime Lending Crisis: Causes and Effects of the Mortgage Meltdown, by CCH Banking Law Analyst Katalina M. Bianco, JD. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research information and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals.
In the white paper, Bianco traces the current situation from its origins, showing how historically low interest rates, low risk premiums, risky mortgage products, lax lending standards, securitization and a number of other factors all contributed to the collapse of the subprime mortgage industry, and how that collapse in turn impacted stock markets and other industries, with a continuing fall in home prices hitting hard even at prime borrowers.
“As recently as mid-2007, many experts believed that the crisis would be contained within the area of mortgage issuers who had overloaded on subprime loans,” Bianco observes. “Instead, the crisis has impacted a wide range of financial institutions, businesses, creditors, borrowers and government agencies.”
Katalina M. Bianco, JD, is a banking law analyst for CCH. Bianco contributes to the CCH Federal Banking Law Reporter, CCH Mortgage Compliance Guide and Bank Digest.
Members of the press interested in speaking with Katalina Bianco should contact: Leslie Bonacum at 847-267-7153, mediahelp@cch.com; or Neil Allen at 847-267-2179, neil.allen@wolterskluwer.com.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2007) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,544 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., May 6, 2008) – CCH today announced the release of the Ernst & Young Payroll Resource Library, a powerful online resource available on the CCH Internet Research NetWork™ designed to keep professionals up to date and in compliance with the latest payroll developments and changes. CCH is a leading provider of employment and payroll law information and software and a part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (payroll.cch.com).
“With government agencies more active in auditing when it comes to payroll and the regulatory framework as dynamic as it is, it’s more important than ever for professionals to have easy access to updated federal and state information,” said Chris Carr, product manager. “The Ernst & Young Payroll Resource Library not only meets the information needs of today’s payroll professionals, but also helps them apply current leading practices to their own processes.”
The Library provides exclusive access to the experience and insights of hundreds of Ernst & Young employment tax professionals along with a team of highly respected contributing editors to help payroll professionals:
- Stay informed of important employment tax developments and requirements in areas, such as Federal Withholding and Employment Tax Reporting; State and Local Withholding and Employment Tax Reporting; Fringe Benefits Reporting and Taxation;
- Gain insights into leading practices and tax management strategies from professionals strategically positioned throughout the industry; and
- Access current insights into payroll and employment tax issues in easy, step-by-step language that is written from the perspective of the payroll/employment tax practitioner.
The Ernst & Young Payroll Resource Library provides the current content and convenient tools to keep professionals well informed of the latest issues and trends, including:
- Payroll Perspectives – A monthly e-journal that explains in depth the latest state and federal developments. This valuable publication goes beyond regulations, covering developments in relevant practice areas and adding practical insights to help gauge likely impact. Readers receive reliable updates and credible, interpretive analysis provided every month in PDF format. Each issue is also broken out by topic in an easily searchable database.
- Payroll NewsFlash – A unique service that provides rapid notification of time-sensitive developments and information in the payroll and employment tax areas on both the state and federal levels. Payroll NewsFlash is a highly practical e-mail alert that contains concise and insightful content. In addition, the information contained in each Payroll NewsFlash is subsequently stored in a searchable database, giving subscribers ongoing access to this vital, valuable information.
- State Charts – These annual state payroll and employment tax surveys, generally updated annually, provide a consolidated reference of key areas of interest for all states (including, where applicable, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands). These charts stand out as a single-source, searchable library of developments organized by jurisdiction and topic.
For more information or to order Ernst & Young Payroll Resource Library, visit payroll.cch.com, click here or call 1-888-224-7377 (1-888-CCH-REPS).
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2007) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,544 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., May 5, 2008) – Human resources professionals now can turn to CCH for thorough, expertly created training courses that help easily educate employees and save time.
CCH Training Tools in PowerPoint consists of professionally written training templates that are fully customizable and cover a wide range of essential topics. CCH is a leading provider of human resources information and services and part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (hr.cch.com).
Designed to optimize workplace training, CCH Training Tools in PowerPoint can be downloaded quickly and simply via the CCH® Internet Research NetWork™. Each PowerPoint® course is regularly updated and fully customizable to adapt to an organization’s specific needs. Special trainer’s notes accompany each course to guide users through the course material, as well as interactive quizzes and a final exam that can be administered to course participants to adequately gauge their knowledge of the material presented.
“HR professionals often face the daunting task of training management and staff on a number of complex issues,” said Kristen Kaplan, CCH product manager. “These training tools cover topics that every company needs to address with their employees in an easy-to-use, customizable format.”
CCH Training Tools in PowerPoint includes a set of 16 courses that address important topics, such as e-mail/internet usage; sexual harassment; discrimination; workplace violence prevention; interview training; hiring training; substance abuse prevention training; FMLA training; ADA training; and more. Courses include:
- ADA Compliance Training for Managers and Supervisors – helps organizations create and maintain an effective, productive and lawful working relationship with individuals with disabilities.
- Discipline Training for Managers and Supervisors – explains how to effectively discipline employees and accurately document the process.
- Discrimination and Harassment Prevention Training for Employees – helps organizations create and maintain a work environment that is free from harassment or any other form of discriminatory conduct or behavior.
- Discrimination and Harassment Prevention Training for Managers and Supervisors – addresses the role of managers and supervisors in creating and maintaining a work environment that is free from harassment or any other form of discriminatory conduct or behavior.
- E-mail and Internet Use Training for Employees – provides training to understand how to use e-mail and the Internet responsibly to ensure a positive and productive work experience.
- E-mail and Internet Use Training for Managers and Supervisors – provides training to understand how to use e-mail and the Internet responsibly to ensure a positive and productive work experience for managers and supervisors.
- Family and Medical Leave Training for Managers and Supervisors – clarifies the role of supervisory personnel in administering FMLA requirements fairly and appropriately.
- Hiring Training for Managers and Supervisors – explains the responsibilities in hiring decisions, roles in the hiring process and its importance from both a legal and a business perspective.
- Internal Investigations Training for Managers and Supervisors – explains how to effectively conduct investigations involving the workplace and accurately document the process.
- Interviewing Training for Managers and Supervisors – addresses the role of managers and supervisors in the interview process, and why it is so important, from both a legal and a business perspective.
- Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Employees – helps organizations create and maintain a work environment that is free from sexual harassment.
- Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Managers and Supervisors – teaches supervisory personnel about the important role they play in preventing and eliminating sexual harassment.
- Termination Training for Managers and Supervisors – provides information on how to legally terminate employees and accurately document the process.
- Workplace Substance Abuse Prevention Training for Managers and Supervisors – provides guidance on how to help the organization create and maintain a work environment that is free from substance abuse.
- Violence in the Workplace Prevention Training for Managers and Supervisors – focuses on the role of managers and supervisors in preventing and eliminating violence in the workplace.
- Violence in the Workplace Prevention Training for Employees – stresses that preventing violent outbreaks is everybody’s responsibility.
For more information or to order CCH Training Tools in PowerPoint, visit hr.cch.com, click here or call 1-888-224-7377 (1-888-CCH-REPS). Pricing is $495 for the complete set of courses.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2007) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,544 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., April 21, 2008) – Professionals now have access to proven, practical insights that make it easy to navigate today’s most important biotechnology and pharmaceutical issues with Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Patents: Law and Practice. This unique, one-stop resource from Wolters Kluwer Law & Business provides a step-by-step blueprint for handling complex BioPharma patent decisions. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research information and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals.
“The only practice-focused reference in the field, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Patents approaches the topic from the perspective of problems faced by patent practitioners and patent decision makers on a daily basis,” said Sharon Kube, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business product manager. “This new resource helps professionals focus on the proper business solution and saves them time with research.”
Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Patents is a comprehensive, how-to guide for protecting BioPharma inventions. This practice-based resource applies the law in the context of BioPharma patents as business assets, helping professionals to maximize their value and ensure their protection.
The material is designed to be easily accessible and immediately applicable to any BioPharma patent issue a professional may be facing. Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Patents is arranged topically so that users can go straight to a specific section to answer a particular question. And this practical resource provides specific strategies for protecting proprietary intellectual property, including patentable inventions, data exclusivity, trade secrets, know-how, databases, data collection and business plans.
Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Patents delivers proven, clear answers to key critical questions such as:
- How do we keep third parties from using screening targets before a patent issues?
- How can we get adequate claim scope in a patent to protect specialized technology?
- If we license a basic technology but we find out another company has been using the technology without a license, what should we do? What can we expect to recover if there is litigation and we win?
- What can we do with patent families that relate to technology we no longer have any interest in pursuing?
- What protection is available for a database of expressed proteins or corresponding genomic sequence information?
- How can one protect a transgenic animal that is useful as a disease model in the U.S. and around the world?
- Who should be the inventor on a patent application from a university lab?
- What licensing terms are appropriate for a bacterial protein that is essential for the bacteria, and consequently is a good target for drug development?
Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Patents clearly enumerates the requirements for a BioPharma patent application (e.g., compliance with the utility, enablement and written description requirements); addresses issues arising during prosecution of a patent application, including discovery of prior art and inequitable conduct pitfalls; and explains the regulatory and approval process for drugs and biologics, including Hatch-Waxman issues and regulatory exclusivities.
Only Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Patents: Law and Practice enables professionals to:
- Assess patentability or other proprietary protection related to genomics, proteomics and more;
- Patent new functions of a previously identified gene product or derivative;
- Determine the scope of patent protection and how it serves a business purpose; and
- Accurately assess freedom to operate.
In addition, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Patents: Law and Practice comes with a bonus CD-ROM, containing more than 40 essential practice-proven forms that professionals can customize for their immediate needs.
Marc S. Gross, Of Counsel to Darby & Darby, has specialized in patent prosecution, counseling, licensing and litigation, primarily in the chemical arts, for over four decades. He has represented parties before the federal courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission in proceedings involving patent infringement issues. He has prepared and prosecuted hundreds of patent applications, both in the United States and abroad, and has also conducted intellectual property due diligence studies in connection with major corporate mergers and acquisitions. Gross lectures frequently on various chemical patent, patent litigation and intellectual property due diligence matters.
S. Peter Ludwig, a partner at Darby & Darby since 1976, has extensive experience in complex domestic and foreign patent prosecution and counseling issues, particularly in representing high-tech start-up companies. Ludwig’s technical expertise includes biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and other products and medical devices. His experience includes participation in all phases of intellectual property litigation, from discovery through trial.
Robert C. Sullivan, Jr. of Darby & Darby has more than 20 years of experience in patent prosecution, counseling, litigation and licensing, primarily in the fields of biotechnology, chemistry and pharmaceuticals. Sullivan specializes in complex U.S. patent prosecution; U.S. and international patent portfolio management; Hatch-Waxman counseling; freedom to operate studies; intellectual property due diligence investigations and licensing. He is also involved in all aspects of U.S. and multinational intellectual property litigation from pre-filing investigation and strategy through trial and appeal.
For more information or to order Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Patents: Law and Practice, call 800-638-8437, click here or visit www.aspenpublishers.com. This loose-leaf set is priced at $375.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2007) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,544 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
EDITORS’ NOTE: Editorial review copies of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Patents: Law and Practice are available upon request for members of the press. Contact Neil Allen, 847-267-2179 or neil.allen@wolterskluwer.com or Brenda Au, 847-267-2046 or brenda.au@wolterskluwer.com.
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(NEW YORK, N.Y., April 17, 2008) – Aspen Publishers now offers a new, essential resource for anyone seeking to master the basic concepts of legal writing. Legal Writing by Richard K. Neumann, Jr. and Sheila J. Simon takes an easy-to-read, straightforward approach as it provides concise but complete explanations of writing skills. Aspen Publishers, part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, is a leading information provider for legal and business professionals and law students (www.aspenpublishers.com).
“Whether you’re just entering the field and in need of a solid legal writing foundation or you’re a seasoned professional looking for a refresher on the basics, this flexible reference tool delivers valuable guidance to build and enhance your legal writing skills,” said Jennifer Armstrong, Aspen Publishers’ legal education marketing director.
Legal Writing’s concise text provides readers with:
- Succinct yet complete explanations of writing skills;
- Step-by-step guidance through the process of writing;
- Manageable chapters focused on essential skills;
- Improved explanation of the CREAC formula (also known as the paradigm);
- Innovative and vivid coverage of how to use storytelling in fact statements;
- Coverage of office memos, motion memos and appellate briefs; and
- Useful printable checklists.
Topics covered include: Legal Rules and Their Sources; The Process of Writing; Office Memoranda; Organizing Analysis; Working Effectively with Details; The Shift to Persuasion; Telling the Client’s Story; Making the Client’s Arguments; Appellate Briefs and Oral Arguments; and more.
In addition, Legal Writing is also designed to be used as a formal teaching tool to a variety of undergraduate and graduate level courses or seminars. Classes that use Legal Writing will have access to a unique and dynamic web site with a wide range of features, including Simon’s most creative and famous teaching tools; audio recordings of teachers and writers discussing the writing process; printable checklists for rewriting; various interactive exercises; and coverage on letter-writing, client interviewing, punctuation and more. A detailed Teacher’s Manual is also available.
Richard K. Neumann, Jr. is Professor of Law at Hoftstra University where he has taught civil procedure, transactional lawyering, counseling and negotiation, pretrial litigation, legal writing, federal courts, trial techniques and clinical courses.
Neumann is the author or co-author of several publications, including Legal Reasoning and Legal Writing, Essential Lawyering Skills and ABA Sourcebook on Legal Writing Programs. His articles have appeared in the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, Journal of Legal Education, Clinical Law Review, Fordham Law Review and Yale Journal of Law and Humanities, among others.
He has been vice-chair of the American Bar Association’s Standards Review Committee; chair of the ABA’s Communications Skills Committee; chair of the Association of American Law Schools’ Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning and Research; a member of the board of directors of the Legal Writing Institute, and a member of the board of directors and the executive committee of the Association of Legal Writing Directors. He is a frequent speaker at conferences of legal writing teachers and directors.
Sheila J. Simon is Clinical Associate Professor of Law at Southern Illinois University with a background in both civil and criminal law. She was an Assistant State’s Attorney for four years, with two of those years spent prosecuting domestic batterers. Her civil experience includes five years as a staff attorney at Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance and three years in private practice. Prior to joining Southern Illinois University School of Law full time, Simon was an adjunct member of the faculty. She has taught family law, argumentation and legal reasoning and writing. Simon is the author of Divorce: A Client’s Guide.
Simon graduated from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1987 and Wittenberg University in 1983. Simon has served on a panel to screen federal judge applicants, has been a member of the board of directors of the Women’s Center and has been a pro bono attorney for the Association for Late Deafened Adults.
For more information or to order Legal Writing, call 800-638-8437, click here or visit www.aspenpublishers.com. The 314-page paperback is priced at $57.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2007) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,544 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
EDITORS’ NOTE: Editorial review copies of Legal Writing are available upon request for members of the press. Contact Leslie Bonacum, 847-267-7153, mediahelp@cch.com or Brenda Au, 847-267-2046, brenda.au@wolterskluwer.com.
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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., April 14, 2008) – More than 125 customers representing more than 400 hospitals have converted to MediRegs’ ComplyTrack™ 5.0 since its release in Q1 2008. MediRegs, part of the Wolters Kluwer Law & Business group, is the leading provider of specialized health care compliance and reimbursement research products and workflow tools.
ComplyTrack 5.0 extends prior capabilities to effectively assess risk through pre-built and fully cited risk area and departmental-based assessment and remediation plans. It features surveys and templates for issues like Conflict of Interest; Codes of Conduct; and Ethical Culture. Also enhanced are controls, project, incident and event planning and management for areas such as compliance, finance, HR, materials management, security and clinical. Contract and relationship management receive a special focus on monetary and non-monetary compensation, representative credentials and sub-agreements in ComplyTrack 5.0. This new release continues to include the industry standard and native regulatory intelligence product, the Regulation and Reimbursement Suite, used by more than 2,000 organizations in health care.
“With more than more than 127,000 client assessments executed, 11,000 customer investigations managed and 5,000 contracts recently entered, ComplyTrack 5.0 is serving as a complete infrastructure for compliance and risk management and increasingly as a bridge for our clients who are heading on the path of integrated governance, risk and compliance,” said Steve Lefar, head of the MediRegs group. “With this release, and future vision to integrate advanced policy and procedure functionality, audit tools and content, we’re making solid progress toward offering all of the tools our clients need.”
For more information on ComplyTrack, visit mediregs.com or call 800-808-6800.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2007) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,544 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(NEW YORK, N.Y., April 9, 2008) – Kluwer Law International has expanded its online KluwerArbitration service with a new section entitled Investment Arbitration, providing subscribers with a wealth of fully searchable primary source documents and authoritative treatises designed to save time and aid research (KluwerArbitration.com). Kluwer Law International is part of the Wolters Kluwer Law & Business group, a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key legal and compliance specialty areas.
Primary sources in the Investment Arbitration section consist of the full text of almost 1,700 Bilateral Investment Treaties, more than 20 Multilateral Investment Treaties and a database of investment related court decisions and awards.
“The new Investment Materials section gives KluwerArbitration subscribers quick access to the essential documents and expert insight they need to practice in this field,” said Annie Cavlov, Kluwer Law International product manager.
Also included in the Investment Arbitration section are the following authoritative resources:
- R. Doak Bishop, James Crawford and W. Michael Reisman, Foreign Investment Disputes: Cases, Materials and Commentary;
- Charles H. Brower II, Jack J. Coe Jr. and William S. Dodge, NAFTA Chapter Eleven Reports, Volume I: Primary Materials;
- Norbert Horn and Stefan Kröll, Arbitrating Foreign Investment Disputes: Procedural and Substantive Legal Aspects;
- Meg N. Kinnear, Andrea K. Bjorklund and John F.G. Hannaford, Investment Disputes under NAFTA: An Annotated Guide to NAFTA Chapter 11;
- Lucy Reed, Jan Paulsson and Nigel Blackaby, A Guide to ICSID Arbitration;
- Seymour J. Rubin, NAFTA and Investment;
- M. Sornarajah, The Settlement of Foreign Investment Disputes; and
- Peter Wolfgang, Arbitration and Renegotiation of International Investment Agreements, 2nd ed.
For more information or to subscribe to KluwerArbitration, go to KluwerArbitration.com or contact a Sales Representative at 888-224-7377 or sales@kluwerlaw.com.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2007) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,544 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., April 7, 2008) – CCH has released two new expert resources: Getting Results: The Six Disciplines of Performance-Based Project Management and Cost Estimating and Contract Pricing: Tools, Techniques and Best Practices, to help professionals succeed in the government contracting arena. CCH is part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a leading provider of research information and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals.
“The U.S. Federal Government spends upwards of $400 billion a year to acquire products, services and integrated solutions to keep the country running. To spend more efficiently, the Office of Management and Budget and Office of Federal Procurement Policy have required expanded use of performance-based acquisitions, improved project management and focused contract administration,” said Sharon Kube, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business product manager. “Getting Results and Cost Estimating and Contract Pricing are authoritative resources that focus on these areas, providing professionals with a better understanding of what’s expected of them and a competitive edge.”
Getting Results: The Six Disciplines of Performance-Based Project Management explores what it takes to achieve high-performance business results in the complex world of U.S. federal government contracts and projects. This comprehensive resource provides an in-depth discussion of the six integrated disciplines of Performance-Based Project Management, including:
- Cultural Transformation;
- Strategic Linkage;
- Governance;
- Communications;
- Risk Management; and
- Performance Management.
Written by industry experts Ann Costello and Gregory A. Garrett, Getting Results addresses effective management of a multisector workforce; how to create and sustain a knowledge management culture; and success with complex Federal Acquisition Regulation programs and contracts in an environment of performance-based acquisition.
In addition, Getting Results includes over a hundred proven best practices, tools and techniques, as well as more than a dozen case studies from both U.S. government agencies and industry that demonstrate how to achieve successful results, with on-time delivery of quality products, services and integrated solutions at competitive prices.
The process of estimating the cost for the development and delivery of a product, service or solution can be highly complex. Government contracting professionals often need take into consideration several factors, such as: technology maturity; urgency; geographic location; quantity; quality; availability of resources; hardware and software; and systems integration, to name a few. Cost Estimating and Contract Pricing provides a comprehensive discussion of cost estimating and contract pricing with extensive use of tools, techniques and best practices from both the public and private sectors.
Cost Estimating and Contract Pricing is written by Gregory A. Garrett along with key contributions from other experts in the field and covers important topics, including:
- Cost estimating methods;
- Cost accounting standards;
- Cost analysis;
- Profit analysis;
- Contract pricing arrangements;
- Price analysis;
- Total ownership cost; and
- Earned value management systems.
Gregory A. Garrett is a respected international educator, author and consultant who has served as a lecturer for The George Washington University Law School and the School of Business and Public Management. He has provided training and consulting services to world-class corporations and organizations in more than 40 countries and received two national awards for his contributions to the profession of contract management. Previously, Garrett was Executive Director of Global Business for ESI International where he led consulting and business training programs for numerous Fortune 100 companies and multinational organizations worldwide. Currently, he serves as Senior Principal at Acquisition Solutions Inc. where he leads the consulting engagements for all U.S. Federal Government Civilian Agencies, including: U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Department of Energy, NASA and others.
Ann Costello is Managing Partner at Acquisition Solutions, responsible as the thought leader for knowledge management offerings. Costello pioneered the firm’s corporate research and publications division and wrote most of the early Acquisition Directions™ Advisories, Updates, alerts and best-practice reports. Costello is an expert in Federal acquisition policy and management and an innovator in information presentation. She works both internally and externally to produce cutting-edge, multi-dimensional knowledge management tools. Costello also served as project manager and industry partner on an interagency team (led by the Department of Commerce, with the participation of the Departments of Treasury, Agriculture and Defense, the General Services Administration and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy) to develop the Web-based guide and knowledge center, Seven Steps to Performance-Based Acquisition. Costello has hundreds of publications to her credit, including Guide to Planning, Acquiring, and Managing Information Technology Systems.
For more information or to order Getting Results: The Six Disciplines of Performance-Based Project Management (softcover, 350 pages, $70) or Cost Estimating and Contract Pricing: Tools, Techniques and Best Practices (softcover, 284 pages, $70), call 800-248-3248, or visit onlinestore.cch.com.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2007) of €3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,544 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.
EDITORS’ NOTE: Editorial review copies of Getting Results: The Six Disciplines of Performance-Based Project Management or Cost Estimating and Contract Pricing: Tools, Techniques and Best Practices are available upon request for members of the press. Contact Leslie Bonacum, 847-267-7153, mediahelp@cch.com or Brenda Au, 847-267-2046 or brenda.au@wolterskluwer.com.