No Password Required: From Heavy Metal to the Front Lines of Cyber Innovation
Data Driven Compliance: The Failure to Prevent Fraud Offense: Insights for US General Counsels with Mike DeBernardis
Operationalizing Trust at Scale: Evolving Compliance: Neta Meidav on the Diligent Acquisition and AI Integration
Great Woman in Compliance: Building Strategic and Effective Risk Assessments
Innovation in Compliance: Gaurav Kapoor on Risk Management and the Role of AI in GRC
Compliance Tip of the Day: Finance Models for Compliance
Compliance Tip of the Day: Design - Centric Internal Controls
Compliance Tip of the Day: Why Engage in Pre-acquisition Due Diligence
Compliance Tip of the Day: Bringing Predictive Analytics into Your Compliance Regime
Compliance into the Weeds: Sanctions Compliance Failures: Lessons from Harman International and Interactive Brokers
Adventures in Compliance: The Novels – The Hound of the Baskervilles, Introduction and Compliance Lessons Learned
Compliance Tip of the Day: Assessing Internal Controls
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Objective 5 – Monitoring Activities
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Objective 2 - Risk Assessment
FCPA Compliance Report: Fraud Risk Management - Insights and Experiences with Peter Schablik
#Risk New York Speaker Series – Inside Behavioral Insights: Tom Hardin on Compliance at #RiskNYC
Compliance Tip of the Day: COSO Framework
#Risk New York Speaker Series: Exploring AI Risks in Compliance with Gwen Hassan
Healthcare Enterprise Risk Management
Compliance Tip of the Day: What is a Gap Analysis
AGG partner and Life Science team member, Allison Raley, will present a complimentary webinar examining how life sciences companies can overcome challenges in the face of U.S. tariffs. As international trade tensions persist...more
What Happened? The President signed two companion Executive Orders (EO) on May 5, 2025 that collectively signal a significant federal pivot toward (i) accelerating the domestic manufacture of pharmaceuticals deemed "critical"...more
In the FDA-regulated industry, a compliance program isn’t just a formality—it’s a critical tool for protecting your business, patients, and reputation. Still, too many companies treat compliance policies as static...more
As we previously reported, agile licensing amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations and Medical Devices Regulations were registered on November 29, 2024. We are continuing to update our previous article to reflect new...more
Early in the new year, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two anticipated draft guidance documents focused on artificial intelligence (AI): Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Device Software Functions: Lifecycle...more
On January 15, 2025, FDA announced an order revoking the listings providing for the use of the color additive FD&C Red No. 3 in both foods (including dietary supplements) and ingested drugs. The order is in response to a 2022...more
AI is shaving years off the drug-discovery process. But it’s not just leaving other research modalities in the dust—the law itself is struggling to keep up, especially when it comes to patenting AI-aided drug discovery....more
The U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives are both considering legislation that could have a serious impact on the ability of U.S. biotechnology, drug, and medical device companies to do business with...more
“I’m Looking Through You” and “You Won’t See Me,” both songs from The Beatles’ 1965 Rubber Soul album, came to mind when we read the Food and Drug Administration’s recently issued document, “Presenting Quantitative Efficacy...more
Cybersecurity is a top concern for all industries, particularly for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. These industries hold some of the most sensitive data and highly valuable technology, making them prime...more
Our FDA Compliance & Enforcement Team highlights key takeaways from the Food and Drug Administration’s notice identifying scientific and regulatory considerations for nitrosamine drug substance-related impurities (NDSRIs) in...more
The FDA is requesting public comments on a possible change to the Opioid Analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy requiring opioid analgesics (OA) used in an outpatient setting to be dispensed with mail-back...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a draft guidance titled, “Benefit-Risk Assessment for New Drug and Biological Products,” which aims to provide a clearer understanding how a drug’s benefits, risks, and...more
The European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) and the EU network of Health Technology Assessment (“HTA”) bodies are jointly reviewing a proposed framework for patient preference studies. The intention of the proposed framework is to...more
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Novartis) recently entered into a civil settlement agreement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve allegations that the company paid health care practitioners (HCPs) who spoke...more
The EU Medical Device Regulation goes into application on 26 May 2020, with the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Regulation set to follow on 26 May 2022. These new Regulations bring sweeping changes to the market clearance...more
On October 22, 2019, Skadden hosted our Ninth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Enforcement and Litigation Seminar in New York, which focused on U.S. enforcement issues companies face throughout the industry. The key...more
Manufacturers and distributors of health care products, including pharmaceuticals, biologics, medical devices and diagnostics regularly face challenges that may require an internal investigation to determine the root cause of...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued two new guidance documents related respectively to an “abbreviated” and a “special” approach to the typical 510(K) process for medical devices....more
On 13 September 2019 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the agency) published four final guidance documents on the 510(k) program. ...more
On 6 September 2019 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the agency) issued its final guidance document entitled "Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) Program." ...more
This week I will feature a series on risk in compliance where I will be joined by Ben Locwin, Director of Global R&D at BioGen and an operational strategist in pharma and healthcare, to explore risk forecast, risk assessment...more