The
new
deadline,
now
set
for
30
September,
provides
temporary
relief
for
thousands
of
Zimbabweans
who
have
been
left
in
limbo
as
authorities
work
through
a
backlog
of
visa
and
permit
applications.
Home
Affairs
Minister
Dr
Leon
Schreiber
announced
the
extension
on
Tuesday
under
Immigration
Directive
Number
4
of
2025.
He
acknowledged
that
despite
efforts
to
clear
outstanding
applications,
many
remain
unprocessed
due
to
administrative
delays.
“The
Department
of
Home
Affairs
has
been
working
to
resolve
the
backlog
in
its
visa
and
permitting
system.
However,
many
applications
will
not
be
ready
for
collection
before
the
31
March
deadline
due
to
delays
in
printing
and
processing,”
Schreiber
said.
The
decision
is
particularly
significant
for
Zimbabweans
on
the
ZEP,
a
special
dispensation
permit
that
has
been
in
place
since
2009.
Originally
introduced
as
the
Dispensation
of
Zimbabweans
Project
(DZP),
it
was
later
restructured
into
the
Zimbabwe
Special
Permit
(ZSP)
in
2014
and
the
current
ZEP
in
2017.
The
ZEP
has
provided
a
legal
pathway
for
Zimbabweans
who
moved
to
South
Africa,
but
its
future
remains
uncertain.
The
South
African
government
has
indicated
plans
to
phase
out
exemption
permits,
urging
Zimbabweans
to
apply
for
mainstream
visas
or
consider
returning
home.
Around
178,000
Zimbabweans
were
eligible
to
apply
for
new
exemption
permits,
which
are
set
to
expire
at
the
end
of
November.
However,
processing
delays
have
left
many
waiting
for
clarity
on
their
legal
status.
Under
the
latest
directive,
ZEP
holders
and
other
affected
visa
applicants
will
not
be
declared
undesirable
if
they
choose
to
leave
South
Africa
before
30
September.
Those
awaiting
the
outcome
of
waiver
applications
can
travel
in
and
out
of
the
country
without
penalty
until
then.
However,
non-visa-exempt
individuals
with
pending
waiver
applications
must
apply
for
a
port
of
entry
visa
before
re-entering
South
Africa.
The
directive
also
applies
to
long-term
visa
applicants
but
does
not
cover
those
awaiting
permanent
residence
decisions.
Only
foreign
nationals
who
have
legally
entered
South
Africa
and
submitted
their
applications
via
VFS
Global,
with
verifiable
proof
of
submission,
will
qualify
for
this
concession.
With
crops
failing
and
resources
dwindling,
hunger
has
become
an
everyday
reality
for
many.
But
as
desperation
set
in,
the
World
Food
Programme
(WFP)
stepped
in,
offering
vital
food
aid
to
sustain
communities
facing
starvation.
Through
its
food
distribution
programme,
WFP
has
not
only
provided
nourishment
but
also
restored
hope
among
villagers
who
had
been
pushed
to
the
brink.
Local
leaders
have
praised
WFP’s
intervention,
saying
the
assistance
has
been
crucial
in
keeping
families
fed.
Village
head
Sethukani
Moyo
from
Khayanyama
Mafutha,
Village
17,
said
the
monthly
food
distributions
have
made
a
significant
difference.
“The
food
we
receive,
including
mealie
meal,
beans,
and
vegetable
oil,
has
greatly
improved
our
diets
and
overall
well-being,”
Moyo
said.
For
many
families,
the
support
came
at
a
critical
time.
One
beneficiary
said
they
had
been
forced
to
redirect
money
meant
for
school
fees
towards
buying
food,
leaving
many
children
unable
to
attend
classes.
“But
when
WFP
stepped
in,
we
could
send
our
children
back
to
school
because
food
was
no
longer
a
daily
worry,”
the
beneficiary
said.
Nobukhosi
Nyathi,
another
recipient
of
the
food
aid,
highlighted
the
impact
on
schoolchildren.
“We
no
longer
go
to
school
on
empty
stomachs.
The
food
allocations
were
based
on
household
size,
and
the
portions
were
sufficient
for
our
families.
This
has
brought
peace
to
many
homes,”
Nyathi
said.
She
added
that
the
availability
of
food
had
improved
students’
concentration
and
performance
in
school.
“It’s
hard
to
focus
in
class
when
you
are
hungry,”
she
said.
For
Lavinah
Mathuthu,
a
resident
of
Mafutha
village,
life
before
the
aid
programme
was
a
daily
struggle.
“We
used
to
survive
on
one
meal
a
day,
eaten
in
the
evening.
My
children
would
go
to
school
hungry
and
return
home
to
empty
pots,”
Mathuthu
said.
She
recalled
the
uncertainty
of
each
day,
not
knowing
where
the
next
meal
would
come
from.
“If
it
wasn’t
for
WFP’s
help,
I
don’t
know
where
we
would
be
today,”
she
said.
Now,
with
food
aid
in
place,
her
family
is
able
to
eat
two
or
three
meals
a
day.
But
with
yet
another
year
of
drought
looming,
Mathuthu
fears
what
lies
ahead.
“I
hope
WFP
continues
to
assist
us
because
many
people
harvested
nothing
again
this
year.
Without
help,
we
will
face
starvation
once
more,”
she
said.
As
climate
change
continues
to
disrupt
weather
patterns,
the
food
crisis
in
drought-prone
areas
like
Filabusi
remains
a
growing
concern.
While
WFP’s
intervention
has
provided
relief,
many
families
remain
vulnerable,
with
no
certainty
about
future
food
supplies.
For
now,
the
aid
programme
has
given
many
a
fighting
chance—but
the
long-term
solution
to
food
insecurity
in
the
region
remains
uncertain.
BULAWAYO
–
Police
in
Bulawayo
have
shot
two
dead
and
further
arrested
three
suspects
who
are
part
of
a
gang
linked
to
the
callous
killing
of
their
colleague
last
week
and
a
spate
of
armed
robbery
cases
in
the
country’s
second
largest
city.
In
a
statement
on
Wednesday,
police
spokesperson
Commissioner
Paul
Nyathi
confirmed
Sipho
Ncube,
24,
and
Dumisani
Ndlovu,
32,
died
in
a
shootout
with
detectives
as
they
tried
to
escape
when
the
gang
was
cornered
in
Bulawayo’s
Saucetown
suburb.
Three
others
Mandlenkosi
Albert
Munangati,
26,
Clifford
Desmond
Nare,
33,
and
Thabo
Dube,
24,
are
in
police
custody
following
their
arrest
after
a
tip-off
from
the
public.
The
suspects
are
linked
to
the
killing
of
Sergeant
Abel
Masava,
43,
who
was
shot
dead
in
Sizinda,
Bulawayo
just
after
midnight
on
Friday.
Killed
on
duty…
Sergeant
Abel
Masava
was
shot
after
stopping
five
men
walking
through
Sizinda
suburb
on
March
28,
2025
The
slain
cop
had
gone
out
to
attend
a
domestic
violence
incident
in
the
high
density
suburb
when
he
got
fatally
shot
after
solely
confronting
the
suspects
he
had
come
across
as
he
waited
in
the
car
outside
a
home
where
his
colleagues
had
gone
to
resolve
the
domestic
quarrel.
Nyathi
said
the
firearm
used
to
kill
Masaya
has
been
recovered
from
the
suspects
who
are
also
linked
to
a
spate
of
armed
robbery
cases
which
occurred
in
Bulawayo
between
22
April
2024
and
28
March
2025.
According
to
Nyathi,
detectives
on
Sunday
cornered
the
gang
after
receiving
information
which
linked
a
Honda
Fit
vehicle,
registration
number
AGG
8380
to
the
murder
case
and
a
spate
of
armed
robbery
cases
in
Bulawayo.
“The
detectives
tracked
the
vehicle
leading
to
the
arrest
of
Mandlenkosi
Albert
Munangati,”
Nyathi
said.
“The
suspect
implicated
the
other
suspects
leading
to
their
arrest
and
recovery
of
five
firearms,
National
Browning
pistol,
Blow
F92
Blank
pellet
gun,
Long
Rifle
12GA
76/3
inch
long,
Vizor
Pistol,
shot
gun
and
a
sword.
“Two
other
suspects,
Sipho
Ncube,
24,
and
Dumisani
Ndlovu,
32,
tried
to
escape
resulting
in
a
shoot
out
with
detectives
along
Harrow
Street,
Saucetown,
Bulawayo.
The
two
suspects
died
upon
admission
at
United
Bulawayo
Hospitals.”
Nyathi
said
the
suspects
were
being
linked
to
25
cases
of
armed
robbery
including
a
case
which
occurred
at
a
supermarket
in
New
Luveve
on
28
December
2024,
where
cash
and
three
cell
phones
were
stolen
and
another
robbery
case
which
occurred
at
a
funeral
parlour
in
Kelvin
North,
Bulawayo
on
10
February
2025
where
US$3,608
and
ZAR21,130
cash
and
a
cell
phone
were
seized.
The
suspects
have
also
been
linked
to
a
robbery
incident
which
occurred
at
a
service
station
at
corner
Nketa
drive
and
Rangemore
Road
on
2
March
2025
during
which
a
shot
gun
and
a
cell
phone
were
stolen.
According
to
police
investigations,
Nyathi
said,
the
suspects
were
targeting
fuel
stations,
liquor
outlets,
supermarkets,
funeral
parlous
and
gas
operators.
HARARE
–
The
government
says
it
is
building
a
mortuary
and
further
preparing
emergency
health
services
in
rural
Nembudziya,
as
it
prepares
to
host
a
massive
crowd
of
over
60,000
expected
to
attend
this
year’s
Independence
Day
celebrations
in
the
Midlands
area.
At
a
post-cabinet
media
briefing
on
Tuesday,
Information,
Publicity
and
Broadcasting
Services
Minister
Jenfan
Muswere
said
a
mortuary
and
other
health
based
facilities
were
being
prepared
for
the
event.
“Concerning
health
and
wellness,
the
following
services,
among
others
have
been
mobilized
for
the
celebrations:
10
emergency
health
management
teams;
10
ambulances;
an
air
ambulance,
and
emergency
kits.
A
VIP
ward,
isolation
centre
and
16
telemedicine
centres
have
been
established,”
Muswere
said.
“Construction
of
a
mortuary
and
extension
of
a
ward
are
already
underway
at
Nembudziya
Hospital.”
In
recent
years,
Zimbabwe
broke
tradition
in
terms
of
venues
for
hosting
the
country’s
main
Independence
Day
celebrations,
switching
the
annual
event
from
Harare
which
comparatively
has
better
facilities
to
handle
disaster.
The
venue
for
annual
event
is
now
revolving
affair
with
Nembudziya
Growth
Point
in
Gokwe
North
District
next
to
play
host.
Following
the
switch
in
venues
each
year,
areas
that
have
been
lagging
behind
in
terms
of
development
have
suddenly
experienced
a
massive
infrastructural
revival
as
the
government
generously
pours
in
resources
in
preparation
for
the
event.
Local
businesses,
likewise
reap
gainfully
from
the
mass
of
people
visiting
the
area
and
those
doing
preparatory
works
for
the
celebrations.
Ahead
of
the
celebrations
in
Nembudziya,
Muswere
said
the
government
is
currently
“re-gravelling
and
surfacing
of
major
feeder
roads
to
and
from
Nembudziya
Growth
Point,
for
completion
prior
to
17th
April,
2025”.
He
added,
“A
cumulative
total
of
129
boreholes
have
been
drilled
in
Gokwe
districts,
with
7
boreholes
having
been
drilled
at
the
venue
site.
A
total
water
storage
capacity
of
60,000
litres
has
been
set
aside
for
potable
water
during
the
celebrations.”
The
minister
also
said,
“Contractors
have
accelerated
works
at
the
Main
Arena,
Gokwe
North
Open
Grounds,
and
phenomenal
progress
has
been
achieved
in
lawn-planting;
terracing;
construction
of
changing
rooms;
floodlight
installation;
and
construction
of
ablution
blocks.
“The
venue
of
the
Children’s
Party,
Nyamuroro
High
School,
is
undergoing
vast
transformation
through
the
construction
of
two
ablution
blocks
and
two
students’
hostels,
both
of
which
are
almost
complete.
“Regarding
works
at
Nembudziya
Government
High
School,
the
Gala
Site,
construction
of
one
ablution
block
and
2
classroom
blocks;
a
domestic
science
laboratory;
and
a
senior
science
laboratory
have
reached
wall
plate
level,
with
roof
installation
being
the
next
phase.”
Fresh
off
his
whirlwind
tour
of
Greenland,
Yale
Law
School’s
own
very
special
boy
JD
Vance
decided
to
flex
his
degree
by
wading
into
the
legal
particulars
of
immigration.
It
started
with
a
Twitter
post
by
Politico
reporter
Kyle
Cheney:
Vance
here,
mocking
@jonfavs
for
not
reading
the
court
filing,
says
the
deported
man
was
a
“convicted”
gang
member
Indeed
it
is
not.
Different
legal
standards
and
so
on
and
so
on.
Anyway,
Vance
stormed
into
the
chat
with
a
vigor
usually
reserved
for
publicly
planning
a
Yemen
bombing:
“Under
the
Biden
administration.”
2019.
What
is
it
with
conservative
commentary
and
an
inability
to
grasp
linear
time?
Donald
Trump
was,
in
fact,
the
president
in
2019.
Jonathan
Turley
pulls
this
one
a
lot,
while
he
scrounges
around
to
concoct
a
Charlie
Kelly
in
the
Mailroom
style
basis
for
prosecuting
Joe
Biden
based
on
emails
from
years
when
he
wasn’t
in
public
office.
Now
Donald
Trump
is
talking
about
a
“rematch”
with
Barack
Obama…
what
is
happening
with
these
people
and
basic
perception
of
time?
But
aside
from
that
nitpick,
Vance
is
also
substantively
wrong!
In
fact,
the
person
in
question
was
never
convicted
and
the
“evidence”
behind
the
bond
order
could
not
and
would
not
stand
up
in
any
effort
to
convict
him
of
anything.
A
confidential
informant
tagged
him
as
a
gang
member.
Which,
even
if
mere
membership
were
sufficient
to
deport
someone,
it
is
not
a
crime
in
and
of
itself
and
“dude
pointed
at
him”
is
nowhere
near
enough
to
send
a
guy
to
a
slave
labor
camp.
Shouldn’t
a
Yale
Law
School
graduate
understand
the
difference
between
convictions
and
random
assertions
from
confidential
informants?
In
fairness,
Yale
Law
doesn’t
really
do
that
as
much
as
it
teaches
you
what
Descartes
might
have
thought
about
the
Dormant
Commerce
Clause.
But
still,
shouldn’t
someone
with
a
lick
of
practical
legal
knowledge
stop
him
before
he
runs
in
like
it’s
Ashley
Home
Furniture’s
Discount
Days?
But
the
chef’s-fucking-kiss
on
this
is
that
Vance
sent
his
“analysis”
at
8:48
a.m.
yesterday.
By
1:55
p.m….
But
while
the
headline
doesn’t
show
it,
American
Lawyer
didn’t
let
DLA
Piper
off
the
hook
entirely.
The
article
concludes
by
addressing
the
hostile
work
environment
elephant
in
the
room.
After
some
bland
platitudes
using
words
like
“mindful”
and
“journey,”
DLA
Piper
global
co-chair,
global
CEO,
and
Americas
chair
Frank
Ryan
explained:
Ryan
added
that,
while
Title
VII
of
the
Civil
Rights
Act
of
1964
hasn’t
changed,
the
way
the
law
is
interpreted
and
enforced
has.
“If
you’re
advising
clients
that
Title
VII
means
X
and
you’re
not
functioning
that
way,
if
you’re
not
applying
it
as
if
it
means
X,
that
is
something
firms
in
particular
need
to
be
mindful
of,”
Ryan
said.
This
is
one
of
those
explanations
that
probably
sounded
better
in
his
head.
Or
“its”
head.
I
wouldn’t
want
to
accidentally
give
a
DLA
Piper
attorney
a
pronoun.
The
executive
branch
has
taken
a
different
enforcement
position,
but
nothing
about
the
law
has
changed.
They’ve
also
stopped
enforcing
the
laws
against
storming
government
buildings,
but
I
don’t
think
the
firm
is
advising
clients
to
take
a
dump
in
Nancy
Pelosi’s
office.
Or,
hell,
maybe
they
are
—
billable
hours
are
billable
hours
and
you’ve
got
to
hustle
to
get
$4
billion
in
revenue.
More
analogous
—
and
a
much
more
likely
scenario
for
DLA’s
clients
—
the
administration
also
publicly
abandoned
enforcing
foreign
bribery
laws,
but
I
can’t
imagine
the
firm
is
actively
advising
clients
to
affirmatively
violate
the
clear
text
of
the
FCPA.
Especially
considering
the
statute
of
limitations
will
survive
into
the
next
administration.
It’s
one
thing
to
tell
a
client
in
breach
that
they
probably
won’t
be
prosecuted
and
another
to
tell
them
to
act
like
it’s
Purge
Night
because
Donald
Trump
autopenned
an
executive
order
pretending
statutes
don’t
exist.
Would
the
Trump
administration
really
argue
that
allowing
lawyers
to
voluntarily
display
pronouns
in
emails
or
supporting
a
monthly
lunch
meeting
for
Black
lawyers
could
amount
to
violations
of
Title
VII?
I’m
not
sure
even
this
DOJ
could
justify
the
resources
for
that.
Affirmative
action
is
one
thing,
but
voluntary
diversity
support
programs
are
a
lot
different.
If
they
did,
they
would
surely
lose.
Yet
eliminating
those
policies
—
without
some
further
congressional
or
judiciary
action
—
could
very
well
form
the
basis
of
a
future
hostile
work
environment
complaint.
I’m
not
sure
“we
trusted
an
executive
order
over
the
language
of
a
statute”
would
be
a
particularly
powerful
defense.
Much
like
the
cinema
classic
Office
Space,
the
only
real
motivation
here
is
not
to
be
hassled.
The
firm
doesn’t
want
to
have
to
spend
the
resources
to
inevitably
defeat
a
hypothetical
retaliatory
strike
over
allowing
a
paralegal
to
sign
off
as
“she/her.”
For
a
small
business
struggling
to
make
ends
meet,
that
might
be
understandable.
For
a
collection
of
lawyers,
it’s
embarrassing.
Especially
when
those
lawyers
have
$4
billion
a
year
to
work
with.
Generating
first
drafts
of
legal
documents.
Managing
contract
redlines
and
coordinating
revisions.
Surfacing
hard-to-find
data.
In
the
age
of
generative
AI,
the
biggest
legal
technology
use
cases
often
focus
on
streamlining
the
tasks
routinely
performed
by
junior
associates.
For
Litera
CEO
Avaneesh
Marwaha,
however,
the
focus
is
shifting.
“Our
story
from
this
point
forward
is
about
the
partner,
the
rainmaker,”
he
says.
“I
spend
most
of
my
time
thinking
about
that
space
now
at
the
firm.”
Could
technology
be
tracking
a
partner’s
meetings
with
potential
clients
or
emails
to
acquire
new
business?
Could
it
seamlessly
provide
the
ideal
information
to
price
an
RFP
response?
What
other
revenue
generating
use
cases
emerge
from
leveraging
a
law
firm’s
data?
“I
think
the
longevity
of
the
practice
of
law
is:
How
do
you
find
that
work
that
no
one
is
doing?”
he
says.
“How
do
you
make
sure
you’re
winning
long
term?”
Marwaha’s
remarks
came
during
a
company
update
for
Litera
during
Legalweek,
where
he
outlined
the
new
Litera
One
solution
and
discussed
the
future
of
Biglaw
and
legal
technology.
Here
are
some
takeaways
from
his
remarks.
Litera’s
Product
Pipeline
The
legal
industry’s
transition
from
desktop
apps
to
the
cloud
took
about
20
years,
Marwaha
notes.
Now,
the
speed
at
which
companies
like
Litera
can
deliver
new
products
has
increased
dramatically.
“It’s
scary
to
think
of
the
amount
of
releases
we’re
going
to
be
doing
going
forward,”
he
says.
“Every
month
you
should
almost
expect
Litera
to
have
something
new
in
the
market.”
These
new
offerings
include
advances
in
existing
products
or
brand-new
solutions,
he
says.
And
the
company
has
achieved
this
transition
by
practicing
what
it
preaches:
namely,
investing
in
AI
to
bolster
its
own
processes.
Litera’s
development
team
has
100%
adoption
of
AI,
Marwaha
says,
leading
to
huge
increases
in
the
company’s
coding
speed
and
capacity.
He
has
a
goal
of
100%
company-wide
AI
adoption
in
2025.
Litera
has
also
leveraged
technology
to
better
support
its
existing
users.
“Our
throughput
of
solving
problems
and
support
issues
has
increased
because
we
don’t
have
to
spend
months
solving
problems,”
he
says.
“Now,
we
can
do
it
in
a
day.”
The
New
Litera
One
Solution
Marwaha
provided
an
overview
of
the
most
recent
manifestation
of
these
capabilities:
Litera
One,
a
new
offering
that
will
be
available
on
April
14.
As
its
name
suggests,
Litera
One
is
a
unified,
cloud-based
system
that
brings
together
a
number
of
varied
solutions.
It
integrates
Litera’s
drafting,
contract
review,
and
firm
performance
tools
while
working
seamlessly
within
Microsoft
365
systems.
As
a
company
slogan
states,
the
goal
is
to
provide
the
“right
data,”
in
the
“right
place,”
at
the
“right
time.”
“If
we
can
keep
lawyers
and
practitioners
and
partners
in
their
ecosystem
as
long
as
possible,
I
think
it’s
a
winning
argument
that
this
will
save
time,”
Marwaha
says.
Litera
One
particularly
enables
lawyers
to
see
client
matters
and
profiles
directly
in
Word
and
Outlook.
Drafting
tools,
Peppermint’s
case
management
and
CRM
data,
and
document
comparisons
are
also
available
directly
in
Word
and
Outlook.
While
avoiding
the
need
to
switch
between
multiple-point
solutions
provides
obvious
benefits
for
end-users,
Marwaha
notes
that
there
are
added
upsides
to
integrating
with
Microsoft
in
particular.
“The
safety
and
security
of
investing
in
Microsoft,
it
should
feel
right,
it
should
feel
good,”
he
says.
Spending
Money
to
Make
Money
In
the
consumer
technology
space,
the
innovation
landscape
is
shifting
back
to
the
Silicon
Valley
ideal.
Marwaha
describes
a
recent
trip
to
the
Bay
Area,
where
ambitious
creators
are
again
driving
game-changing
innovation
while
working
out
of
their
garage.
The
difference
now,
though,
is
the
need
for
businesses
to
adapt
and
to
do
so
quickly,
he
says.
“You’re
going
to
look
at
investing
in
new
titles,
new
people
in
the
business,
fresh
minds.
And
it
is
a
do-or-die
kind
of
situation.”
With
that
change
comes
the
need
for
all
businesses
to
focus
on
the
future.
Marwaha
advises
law
firms
and
technology
companies
alike
to
invest
in
new
technology,
as
the
risks
of
being
left
behind
outweigh
those
of
adopting
forward-looking
systems.
While
investing
in
forward-looking
technology
may
seem
scary,
it’s
far
superior
to
navigating
a
mashup
of
point
solutions
—
or
of
law
firms
trying
to
build
a
system
themselves.
“I
always
hear:
‘We
don’t
need
anybody.
We
have
five
data
scientists.
We’re
going
to
go
knock
it
out
of
the
park,’”
Marwaha
says,
but
such
firms
“are
going
to
lose.”
“It’s
just
not
the
industry
you’re
in.
You’re
a
law
firm.
You’re
here
to
practice
law.”
Evaluating
Your
Firm
Curious
to
see
Litera
One
and
Litera
AI+
in
action?
Discover
how
the
industry’s
first
fully
connected
legal
workflow
solution
can
transform
your
practice
here.
To
explore
some
of
Litera’s
other
groundbreaking
solutions
trusted
by
99%
of
the
AmLaw
100
and
75%
of
the
legal
industry
worldwide,
you
can
book
a
demo
here.
Jeremy
Barker
is
the
director
of
content
marketing
for
Breaking
Media.
Feel
free
to email
him with
questions
or
comments
and
to connect
on
LinkedIn.
One
of
the
top
healthcare
law
firms
in
the
country,
McDermott
is
a
go-to
for
clients
throughout
the
healthcare
and
life
sciences
sector.
But
the
firm
seems
to
have
a
soft
spot
particularly
for
those
looking
to
transform
the
industry
in
some
way.
Innovation
and
collaboration
are
key
words
for
McDermott,
which
has
established
a
program
specifically
to
help
promising
life
sciences
startups
get
off
the
ground.
Through
LEAP
(Life
Sciences
Entrepreneurs
Acceleration
Program),
McDermott
works
with
select
young
companies
during
the
earliest
stages
of
corporate
development,
offering
access
to
its
deep
bench
of
legal
talent
through
discounted
or
deferred
fee
arrangements.
The
advent
of
artificial
intelligence
has
created
new
opportunities
for
technological
innovation
but
remains
fraught
with
ethical,
regulatory,
and
privacy
concerns.
Nowhere
is
this
more
evident
than
in
the
healthcare
and
life
sciences
field,
where
AI
may
be
used
to
streamline
administrative
tasks,
power
digital
health
apps,
and
even
diagnose
diseases.
To
guide
you
safely
through
this
ever-changing
landscape,
you
need
lawyers
not
only
knowledgeable
about
the
life
sciences
industry
but
also
wise
to
the
strategies,
risks,
and
implications
of
AI
technology.
Along
with
more
than
200
life
sciences
attorneys,
Arnold
&
Porter
has
a
multidisciplinary
team
devoted
specifically
to
artificial
intelligence,
bringing
together
the
firm’s
expertise
in
the
regulatory,
policy,
litigation,
and
transactional
realms.
Once
you’ve
developed
your
innovative
new
technology,
you
need
to
protect
it.
Covington
&
Burling,
which
is
home
to
one
of
the
largest
and
most
respected
life
sciences
practices
in
the
country,
can
counsel
you
on
your
overall
IP
strategy,
draft
and
prosecute
your
patent
application,
deal
with
licensing
and
joint
research
agreements,
and
advise
on
any
challenges
to
the
application.
And
should
you
need
to
go
to
trial,
Covington
has
more
than
130
patent
litigation
attorneys
ready
to
go
to
bat
and
can
represent
you
in
disputes
before
judges,
juries,
arbitrators,
as
well
as
the
U.S.
Patent
and
Trademark
Office.
One
of
the
brightest
stars
in
Silicon
Valley’s
legal
firmament,
Cooley
has
been
working
with
emerging
companies
and
their
investors
for
more
than
70
years.
The
firm
is
a
leader
in
helping
innovative
startups
get
off
the
ground,
counseling
on
financing,
intellectual
property
issues,
licensing,
and
commercialization
agreements.
Cooley
has
even
just
launched
a
new
interactive
site
called
IPO
GO
to
provide
companies
with
access
to
resources,
tips,
and
the
documents
needed
to
help
them
prepare
to
go
public
through
an
initial
public
offering.
5.
If
You
Want
to
Make
a
Licensing
Deal:
Ropes
&
Gray
Maybe
the
best
way
to
get
your
new
medical
device
onto
the
market
is
to
license
your
cutting-edge
technology
to
a
bigger,
established
company.
For
comprehensive
transactional
counsel,
turn
to
Ropes
&
Gray.
The
firm
has
not
only
one
of
the
oldest
dedicated
healthcare
practices
but
also
one
of
the
largest
licensing
practices
in
the
world.
The
life
sciences
licensing
team
represents
public
and
private
companies
in
structuring
all
kinds
of
commercial
agreements,
including
collaborative
and
licensing
agreements,
marketing
and
distribution
deals,
joint
ventures,
and
technology
transfer
arrangements.
No
matter
how
complex
the
transaction,
the
attorneys
at
Ropes
&
Gray
can
help
you
structure
and
secure
the
best
deal.
Keeping
up
with
technological
advances
and
privacy
and
information
security
laws
is
essential
for
organizations
in
the
healthcare
field.
With
a
client
roster
that
includes
more
than
1,000
life
sciences
businesses
and
a
special
focus
on
healthcare
technology,
privacy
&
data
security,
Morgan
Lewis
has
the
experience
and
expertise
you
can
count
on.
Whether
it’s
advising
on
data
security
policies,
ensuring
compliance
with
HIPAA,
responding
to
a
security
breach,
or
handling
a
government
audit,
Morgan
Lewis
attorneys
have
you
covered.
While
telemedicine
existed
before
the
outbreak
of
COVID-19,
the
pandemic-driven
limitations
on
in-person
interactions
ushered
in
a
new
era
for
digital
health
and
virtual
care.
As
the
benefits
of
telehealth
became
more
widely
apparent,
its
use
has
continued
to
grow.
For
experts
in
this
dynamic
area,
turn
to
the
folks
at
Foley
&
Lardner.
The
firm
has
a
telemedicine
and
digital
health
team
that
works
with
established
organizations
and
new
companies
using
technological
advances
to
reach
more
patients
and
enhance
care.
The
firm
provides
the
full
spectrum
of
services
to
some
400
companies
in
the
telemedicine
industry,
and
can
counsel
on
operational
issues
as
well
as
ensure
compliance
with
the
industry’s
ever-changing
laws
and
regulations.
To
operate
successfully
in
the
highly
regulated
world
of
healthcare
and
life
sciences,
compliance
is
key.
Hogan
Lovells
has
an
extensive
team
of
healthcare
and
life
sciences
lawyers,
many
of
whom
have
worked
in
the
industry
or
are
former
government
officials
with
an
insider’s
perspective
on
agencies’
work.
The
firm
has
helped
clients
win
approval
for
their
products
from
the
FDA
for
nearly
50
years.
But
its
reach
extends
beyond
U.S.
borders,
and
the
firm
can
coordinate
regulatory
approvals
on
a
global
scale
as
well
as
advise
on
post-approval
compliance
and
enforcement
actions.
With
their
knowledge
of
the
industry,
the
laws,
and
the
regulatory
process,
Hogan
Lovells
lawyers
can
help
you
get
your
product
to
market.
When
it
comes
to
mergers
and
acquisitions
advice,
you
can
hardly
do
better
than
Latham
&
Watkins.
One
of
the
busiest
and
biggest
dealmakers,
the
firm
has
become
a
regular
at
the
top
of
the
M&A
league
tables.
Latham’s
clients
include
a
wide
range
of
life
sciences
and
healthcare
companies
in
every
stage
of
development,
from
start-ups
to
mature
enterprises.
With
their
deep
knowledge
of
the
regulatory
landscape,
antitrust
issues,
capital
markets,
and
industry
trends,
Latham
attorneys
have
the
experience
and
expertise
to
help
structure
the
biggest
and
most
complex
healthcare
and
life
sciences
transactions.
Well
known
for
its
management-side
labor
and
employment
work,
Epstein
Becker
also
has
a
recognized
healthcare
practice.
The
firm
has
united
these
two
branches
of
talent
into
a
special
team,
the
HEAL®
strategic
industry
group,
to
guide
healthcare
and
life
sciences
clients
in
the
complexities
of
the
employer-employee
relationship
and
workforce
management.
Whether
it’s
structuring
executive
compensation,
ensuring
OSHA
compliance,
or
battling
a
wage
and
hour
lawsuit,
the
lawyers
at
Epstein
Becker
have
you
covered.
When
the
drug
or
medical
device
you
manufacture
becomes
the
subject
of
litigation,
King
&
Spalding
may
be
your
best
defender.
With
more
than
300
lawyers
and
professionals
focused
on
life
sciences,
the
firm
has
deep
knowledge
of
the
industry
as
well
as
extensive
experience
representing
pharmaceutical
and
medical
device
manufacturers
in
class
actions
and
multidistrict
litigation,
where
they
have
served
as
lead
counsel,
trial
counsel,
and
national
coordinating
counsel.
From
initial
assessment
through
discovery,
trial,
and
appeal,
the
attorneys
at
King
&
Spalding
will
be
by
your
side.
If
you
want
a
dedicated
team
of
attorneys
whose
sole
professional
goal
is
to
take
care
of
their
healthcare
clients,
look
no
further
than
Hooper,
Lundy
&
Bookman.
The
largest
firm
in
the
United
States
dedicated
exclusively
to
healthcare
law,
HLB
has
more
than
60
professionals
and
nearly
40
years
of
experience.
The
firm
represents
a
range
of
clients,
from
hospitals
and
nursing
homes
to
digital
health
providers
and
medical
device
manufacturers,
and
their
expertise
also
runs
the
gamut.
HLB
attorneys
can
counsel
on
data
protection
and
patient
privacy
issues,
deal
with
healthcare
fraud
and
abuse
investigations,
handle
Medicare
and
Medicaid
reimbursement,
and
advise
on
transactions.
Last
December,
the
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services
proposed
a
rule
that
would
make
data
encryption
a
standard
and
not
optional
across
healthcare
organizations
that
store
and
transfer
patient
health
information.
In
the
last
episode
of
our
season
1,
we
talk
to
Bryan
Marlatt
and
IT
expert
with
CyXcel,
an
advisory
firm
that
provides
resources
on
crises
including
cybersecurity.
Marlatt
talked
about
the
evolving
threat
landscape
and
what
the
proposed
rule
means
for
healthcare
organizations.
The
audio
is
also
available
on
all
podcasting
platforms.
*
M&A
work
is
down.
Who
could
have
foreseen
a
chaotic,
ill-conceived
economic
policy
could
chill
business?
[American
Lawyer]
*
Democrats
win
Wisconsin
Supreme
Court
race
and
whatever
one
thinks
of
the
race,
we
can
all
agree
that
the
Rebecca
Bradley’s
insane
dissents
are
going
to
be
wildly
entertaining
for
the
next
couple
years.
[Bloomberg
Law
News]
*
Tesla
argues
that
attorneys
shouldn’t
be
paid
$176M
just
because
they
saved
shareholders
billions.
[Law360]
*
Workplace
abuse
reported
by
8
percent
of
federal
judiciary
employees.
[Reuters]
*
Donna
Adelson
murder
trial
prosecutors
can
ask
Wendi
about
her
book
where
the
main
character
feels
“stuck
in
a
small
Florida
town
because
of
her
husband’s
job.”
[ABA
Journal]
*
Law
firm
puts
up
a
million
to
encourage
AI
adoption.
[LegalCheek]
