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SEC Charges Ernst & Young and Six Partners for Roles in Accounting Violations Email Alert - January 25, 2010 SEC Receives Comments on Proposal to Curb Regulatory and Investor Reliance on Credit Rating Agencies Email Alert - December 23, 2009 Financial Due Diligence Issues in Connection With Hospital Acquisitions of Physician Practices Email Alert - November 24, 2009 Special Issuance of Four Email Alerts Email Alert - November 30, 2009 Finance Committee Releases America's Healthy Future Act Language; Provisions Regarding Tax-Exempt Hospitals Little Changed from Chairman's Mark Email Alert - October 21, 2009 Physician-Hospital Integration as a Business Model Email Alert - October 20, 2009 Ambulatory Surgery Centers: Unique Providers in Challenging Times A Viable Business Model Email Alert - October 15, 2009 Corporate Governance Update Email Alert - October 14, 2009 California Pharmacies Seek to Enjoin Pfizer-Wyeth Merger for Antitrust Violation Email Alert - October 2, 2009 DIP Lending and Healthcare Email Alert - October 1, 2009 SEC IG's Report on Oversight of Credit-Rating Agencies: Agency Failures and Recommendations for Effective Oversight Email Alert - September 25, 2009 New Attorney General Action Targets Nonprofit Board, Officers Email Alert - September 24, 2009 SEC Proposes Rules and Amendments to Strengthen Oversight of Credit Rating Agencies Email Alert - September 23, 2009 Rethinking Freestanding Diagnostic Imaging Centers Prospects for Business Affiliations Email Alert - September 22, 2009 Senator Grassley Proposes Repeal of the Rebuttable Presumption Email Alert - September 21, 2009 Senator Grassley Comments on Hospital Tax-Exemption Provisions in Chairman's Mark for Healthcare Reform Email Alert - September 17, 2009 Proposals for Healthcare Organization Tax Exemption in Baucus' Mark Email Alert - September 16, 2009 SEC Invokes Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 304's Clawback Provision Against a Person Not Alleged to Have Violated Securities Laws Email Alert - September 10, 2009 Healthcare Reform Will Challenge Providers' Business Structures Email Alert - September 9, 2009 Supreme Court's Upcoming Conrad Black Decision May Limit Federal Prosecutors' Ever-Expanding Use of the "Honest Services" Fraud Doctrine Email Alert - September 8, 2009 Congress Launches Investigation of Health Insurer Compensation Email Alert - August 21, 2009 IRS Training Materials Provide Important Governance Guidance Email Alert - July 30, 2009 Treasury Proposes Legislation on "Say-on-Pay" and Compensation Committee Independence Email Alert - July 28, 2009 Eleventh Circuit Upholds Bar Order Extinguishing Non-Settling CEO's Contractual Rights for Indemnification and Advancement Email Alert - July 24, 2009 HUD Expands FHA Refinancing Options for Hospitals with FHA-Insured Loans Email Alert - July 22, 2009 Use of Material Adverse Change Clauses in Healthcare Transactions Email Alert - July 21, 2009 SEC Proposes Rules Requiring Public Companies to Disclose Pay Policies, Director Qualifications, and Corporate Governance Structures Email Alert - July 14, 2009 IRS TE/GE Commissioner Comments on the Governance of Charitable Organizations Email Alert - July 9, 2009 Overview of Recent Amendments to the Delaware Corporate Code Email Alert - July 8, 2009 Nonprofit "M&A" Implications of New Arbitration Decision Email Alert - June 17, 2009 New York Court Holds that Decisions of Bear Stearns' Directors Were Protected by Business Judgment Rule Email Alert - June 8, 2009 Executive Summary on Director and Officer Insurance Email Alert - May 12, 2009 Executive Summary on the Emergence of Money Laundering Allegations in Healthcare Cases: What Board Members and Managers Need to Know Email Alert - May 11, 2009 Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies Revlon Duties Email Alert - May 1, 2009 Superior Court of New Jersey Rules on Availability of Damages in Breach of Covenant Not To Compete Email Alert - April 28, 2009 City of Vallejo: Does Bankruptcy Code Provide Avenue for Nonprofit Healthcare Providers to Reject Collective Bargaining Agreements? Email Alert - April 27, 2009 Three Recent Bankruptcy Filings by Hospital Providers: The Danger Signs and Suggestions for Caution Email Alert - April 21, 2009 Ninth Circuit Holds No Private Right of Action Under Section 304 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act Email Alert - April 14, 2009 What Happens Next in the BioTech Industry: Follow the Cash Email Alert - April 7, 2009 Control of Indenture Remedies by Bond Insurers Email Alert - April 1, 2009 Court Invokes the "Delaware Carve-Out" Provision Under the Federal Securities Litigation Uniform Standard Act Email Alert - March 17, 2009 Nature of Damages Awards in Breach of Non-Compete Covenants in Employment Contracts Email Alert - March 13, 2009 Beware: Corporate Executives Often Will Lack Standing to Challenge a Business Premises Search Which Results in the Seizure of "Their" Documents Email Alert - March 4, 2009 American Hospital Association Releases a New Blue Ribbon Report on Governance Email Alert - March 2, 2009 Standard & Poor's Report: Negative Outlook for Not-for-Profit Hospitals in 2009 Email Alert - February 27, 2009 IRS Issues Exempt Organizations Hospital Compliance Project Final Report Email Alert - February 18, 2009 American Hospital Association Reports on the Economic Downturn's Impact on Hospitals Email Alert - February 6, 2009 Moody's Identifies Factors in Nonprofit Hospital Downgrades Email Alert - February 4, 2009 New IRS "EO" Compliance Initiative Email Alert - January 9, 2009 Highlights on the Capital Markets for the Healthcare Sector Email Alert - January 6, 2009 Limitations on Executive Compensation Email Alert - December 16, 2008 SEC Approves New Rules Addressing Conflicts Within Credit-Rating Agencies Email Alert - December 8, 2008 The Current Financial Market and its Impact on Hospital Finance Email Alert - October 16, 2008

Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities Reports on the Appropriate Role of the Service with Respect to Tax-Exempt Organization Good Governance Email Alert – June 16, 2008 IRS Updates Position on Corporate Governance Email Alert - February 29, 2008 IRS Announces Procedure for Whistleblowers to Report Tax Law Violations Email Alert – December 29, 2007 IRS Issues Fiscal Year 2008 Implementing Guidelines Email Alert – December 13, 2007 Consulting Firms Face Possible Conflicts in Executive Compensation Email Alert - December 7, 2007 SEC Announcement on Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules Email Alert - October 11, 2007 SEC Seeks Information on Executive Compensation Email Alert - August 31, 2007 Proposed Attorney-Client Privilege Legislation Email Alert - August 13, 2007 Provena Covenant Ruled to Meet Qualifications for Religious and Charitable Exemption Email Alert – July 23, 2007 Sen. Grassley Releases Staff Report Proposing Nonprofit Hospital Reforms Email Alert – July 19, 2007 IRS Calls for Comments to Redesigned Form 990 During<br> AHLA Teleconference Email Alert – July 19, 2007 Waxman Letter to Compensation Consultants Email Alert – May 25, 2007 Latest IRS Governance Guidelines Email Alert - February 7, 2007 DOJ Amends the Thompson Memorandum Email Alert - December 13, 2006 Defense Lawyers Praise Attorney-Client Privilege Bill Email Alert - December 7, 2006 Governor Pataki Signs the Charity Care Legislation Email Alert - April 19, 2006 Illinois Shelves Bill That Would Have Made State One of First to Quantify Charity Care Email Alert - March 28, 2006 SEC Rulemaking on Executive and Director Compensation Email Alert - January 30, 2006 SEC Proposals Regarding Executive Compensation Disclosure Email Alert - January 18, 2006