GlobeSt.com – Chicago

• American Hospital Association GC Who Helped Fend Off Affordable Care Act Challenges to Retire December 5, 2023
  Melinda Hatton built a "terrific track record" during her 16 years as general counsel, AHA CEO Rick Pollack said.      
• Solo-GC-of-Year Helped Provider of VR-Based Pain Therapy Overcome Novel Challenges December 4, 2023
  "I've built my career on being a solutions-oriented, practical business partner," said Deitzah Raby, general counsel of AppliedVR from July 2022 to September 2023. "These were big wins, and it was exciting to be part of that."      
• Law Firm Did Not Breach Client Confidentiality With Press Release About Med Mal Verdict, State High Court Rules December 1, 2023
  "We find that Doe waived his claims of confidentiality under the Act by voluntarily and publicly disclosing his private health information in a public trial, and the qualified protective order under HIPAA did not preclude such waiver," Justice P. Scott Neville Jr., wrote.      
• Katten Taps Chicago Office Head as Incoming Chair November 29, 2023
  Gil Soffer, the longtime managing partner of the Chicago office and a co-chair of the litigation department, will succeed Roger Furey as chairman, effective on July 1, 2024.