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Telehealth Service Expansion Related to COVID-19

Congress, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), states and private payers have all acted over the past 10 days to dramatically expand access to telehealth services.

TCPA, State Telemarketing Bans and Coronavirus—What You Should Know

COVID-19 is having a widespread impact on our communities and businesses, including the ability to place telephone calls under the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and state law equivalents.

Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Autodialer, State of Emergency, COVID-19, Coronavirus

The SEC Proposes to Expand Capital-Raising Opportunities for Reg D, Reg A and Crowdfunding Offerings

On March 4, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued proposed rules to simplify certain aspects of exempt offerings with the goal of expanding access to capital for issuers and increasing opportunities for investors. The proposed rules are set forth in SEC Release No. 33-10763.

SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission

Estimating the ROI of Telehealth Programs

The literature speaking to the ROI of telehealth is decidedly mixed.

Manatt Fintech: What to Expect in 2020

Taking a break after eight brisk years of regulatory and litigious turbulence, the world of fintech and marketplace lending in 2019 was notable for being more business as usual, or what some might call a “ho hum” year of upward growth.

Commercial Co-Ventures/Cause Marketing: A Guide for Healthcare Organizations

Opportunities to sponsor events and partner with other brands can be powerful tools for building awareness, expanding reach, and offering fresh content and experiences that capture new audiences and re-engage existing ones.

Manatt Adds Venture Capital Team in San Francisco

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP announced today that Richard McDerby has joined the firm as a venture capital and emerging companies partner in the firm’s San Francisco office.

Acquisition, Digital, Merger, Mergers, Technology, Venture Capital, Startups, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, Venture Funds, startup, Private Equity Funds, Transactions, Entrepreneurs, Emerging Companies, Private equity firms

Suennen Speaks With TRUST Podcast on Venture Capital Investments in Startups

Manatt’s Lisa Suennen, leader of the firm’s digital and technology group and the firm’s venture capital / emerging companies practice, spoke with Sharon Gabrielson for her TRUST Podcast about how venture capitalists choose to invest in startups.

Venture Capital, Startups, Emerging Companies

Three Essential Components of a Great Acquisition Strategy

Technology acquisition decisions are fraught with complexity. Companies have a wide range of options other than acquisition, and sometimes it’s difficult to assess which path is the best way forward.

Acquisition, Internet, Merger, Social Media, Technology

Strategies and Success Factors in Innovation

The rise of disruptive startups with fresh solutions has fueled to new levels the demand for corporations to innovate.

Technology, Startups, Emerging Growth Companies, Emerging Companies, Innovation