Historically, delayed draw term loans ("DDTLs") were generally seen in the middle market, non-syndicated world of leveraged loans. DDTLs were used in bespoke arrangements ...

The head of the OCC announced at a conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday that banks no longer need to adhere to Leveraged Lending Guidance when providing leveraged financing.

Ropes & Gray attended the SuperReturn International conference in Berlin this month, which attracted over 5,000 decision makers from private capital who came together...

The Volcker Rule final regulations, with almost a thousand pages of regulatory commentary, were issued in December 2013. This webinar will primarily focus on the aspects of the Volcker Rule final regulations of greatest concern to sponsors of private investment funds.

On February 5, 2014, a federal court dismissed a challenge to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General’s ("OIG") March 26, 2013 Special Fraud Alert ("2013 SFA") on physician-owned distributors ("PODs").

On April 7, 2020, Governor Charlie Baker announced that his administration will invest an additional $800 million into the State's Medicaid program...

On October 11, 2025, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1415 ("AB 1415") into law. Effective January 1, 2026, AB 1415 expands the existing review process by the Office of Health Care Affordability ("OHCA")...

Last Friday, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) delivered an update on its efforts to identify and manage risks from "foreign influence" in research.

John Chesley, Ropes & Gray health care partner, addresses developments for providers to consider as they join together and move towards value-based health care models.

This coming Wednesday, September 9th brings the return of Practising Law Institute's Advanced PTAB Trial Strategies.

The popularity of AIA trial proceedings at the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) has caused a corresponding nosedive in patent reexamination filings.

Today, the Federal Circuit issued a stay of further Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings pending the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe's sovereign immunity appeal.

On May 22, 2019, a bipartisan group from the House and Senate released a draft framework reforming Sections 101 and 112 of the Patent Act (here).

All you want for Xmas is PTAB CLE, admit it! Lucky for you there are two programs to choose from this week.

In a long-awaited move with broad implications for brand owners, on Monday, June 20, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) approved plans to launch a potentially unlimited number of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs).

At the federal district court the requesting party can simply lay out a reasoned basis for trying to seek certain categories of information. At the Board, though, an attorney needs to begin with a threshold piece of evidence as a starting point.

On the heels of its precedent of a week or so back, the PTAB is adding more to the swirling hairball known as the "Fintiv factors." First, the Board has clarified that agreeing to IPR estoppel...

PTAB Designates Two Older Decisions as Precedential, Updates Hearing Rooms/Notices

Earlier this week the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) released the sixth installment of its Motion to Amend Study. The study tracks and analyzes all motions...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced today the appointment of Scott Boalick as Chief Judge for the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).