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To maintain a physician's ability to practice medicine and provider status with public and commercial insurance networks after criminal charges, attorneys should develop a thorough plan for addressing the anticipated [...]

An interview with Jonathan Marcus, general counsel of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is presented. Topics discussed include jurisdiction of the CFTC; jurisdiction of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over swaps; and CFTC reauthorization bill related to improvement in the agency's operations and protection of the public and the markets.

The article examines the legal challenges to attorney admission rules in federal district courts in the U.S. Topics discussed include the U.S. the Supreme Court's decision in the case 'Bradwell v. Illinois;' ways in which state and federal courts are autonomous and distinct; and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) for the district courts.

A reprint of an article which was published in the March 2014 issue of the periodical is presented, related to the profile of Arthur L. Burnett, the African-American U.S. magistrate judge. Topics discussed include leadership roles of Burnett in the Federal Bar Association (FBA); education of Burnett at the Howard University; and appointment of Burnett by former U.S. President Ronald Reagan as associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

The article discusses the prevalence of female corporate directors in companies, and performance of companies under the guidance of their leadership. It discusses a research concerning financially outperformance of companies with female directors. It also mentions that adding women to corporate boards, corporations can positively affect the entire U.S. and global economy.

The article presents the profile of Arthur L. Burnett, Sr., the First African-American U.S. Magistrate Judge, and also discusses his views on civil rights for celebrating 50th anniversary of the U.S. Civil Rights Act. Topics discussed include his leadership roles in Federal Bar Association, information about his education at Howard University, and his acceptance for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Honors Program and became the fourth African-American attorney to work at DOJ.

The author discusses Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) by corporate counsel and their in-house legal teams as well as by legal firms. Topics discussed include services promoted by LPO vendor website to law firms and corporations such as legal publications, patent applications and immigration visas, chief legal officers and corporate directors and their compensation. It also discusses the impact on attorney compensation and U.S. law students.

The article discusses legal issues faced by physicians who are charged with any crime and highlights critical steps that must be taken to avoid their termination of participation in public and commercial insurance programs. It explains the physician licensing and credential­ing framework and also describes the relationship between federal, state, and commercial healthcare programs.

An interviews with William Neukom, chief executive officer (CEO) of the World Justice Project, is presented. Topics discussed include starting the World Justice Project (WJP) as a presidential initiative of the American Bar Association (ABA) in 2006, WJP is based on rule of law as a foundation for communities of peace, equity, and opportunity, and research and scholarship for achieving WJP's goals.

The article presents an interview with John A. Cashman, president of legal search firm Major, Lindsey & Africa (MLA). Topics discussed include helping lawyers, law firms, and companies manage their human capital legal solutions; current market for attorneys working in federal agencies; and future impacts of artificial intelligence in the legal profession.

An interview is presented with Michael J. Avenatti, principal of Avenatti and Associates, APC. Topics discussed include his passion for becoming come a plaintiff's attorney; his views on legal profession and justice system in the U.S.; and his love for race car driving. It also mentions about his biggest mistake or regret so far.

The article offers information on the U.S. lawyers who serve corporations as board of members. It analyzes the benefits and limitations of lawyers who are serving as the corporate directors by exploring the research findings in the Cornell Lawyer-Director Study performed by the Cornell University Law School, New York. It mentions that the experience of such lawyers benefits the corporation by enhancing several factors including shareholder value, litigation management, and board structure.

An introduction is presented in which editor discusses various articles within the issue on topics including profiles of judges, antitrust law and immigration law.

An interview with Robert Litt, General Counsel of the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is presented. Topics discussed include coordination of legal matters by conducting meetings with general counsels within the U.S. intelligence community, the Protecting Cyber Networks Act (PCNA) passed by the U.S. House Intelligence Committee to improve cyberinformation sharing and, use of technology to protect privacy and security at ODNI.

The article reports on improvement in car services and lowering of costs at the accountable care organizations (ACOs) formed following the implementation of the U.S. Affordable Care Act as announced by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Topics discussed include success of ACOs in delivering high-quality care with lowered spending on health care; improvement in quality measures under the Shared Savings Program of ACOs, and improvement in patient outcomes.

The article discusses the rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to address the liberalization of the advertising rules and the disqualification of bad actors in securities offerings. Topics discussed include the Rule 506 of Regulation D as an exemption from costlier registered securities offerings, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) passed by the U.S Congress to increase American job creation and economic growth, and the Dodd-Frank Act.

An interview with the head of the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division and the vice chair of law firm Covington & Burling LLP Lanny Breuer is presented. Topics discussed include role of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in combating corporate crimes, role of anti-corruption law of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in resisting the corporate crimes and importance of partnership of the DOJ with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in combating corporate frauds.

The article offers information on the guidebook "A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act," (FCPA) which was jointly released by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It discusses the updated guidance for the U.S. companies engaged in doing business with foreign governments or foreign companies.