Examining Payment Parity in Telehealth Laws

Foley partner Susan Pravda is a business lawyer focused on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, initial public offerings, and related securities transactions and is head of Foley’s Health Care & Life Sciences Sector. She also serves as the firm’s chief strategic talent acquisition partner.

Clients faced with defending or initiating litigation often begin with the question: “Can we win?” The question sounds simple enough, and if the law is favorable, the instinctive answer might be “yes.” But “winning” in court doesn’t happen, and can’t be evaluated, in a vacuum. In reality, the odds of success in litigation depend not only on the law and facts of the case but also on any business constraints and potential consequences.

PE deal activity remained robust in Q1 despite being down QoQ, with 5,100 transactions valued at $481.6 billion. Exit activity was also down but still healthy, with 975 transactions valued at $306.7 billion. Fundraising activity remained soft, with only $86 billion raised in Q1.