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LGN Team Members Attend Twins Game

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Lockridge Grindal Nauen Summer Associates Consuela Abotsi-Kowu, Madeleine Kim, and Kira Le joined Partners David Asp, Kate Baxter-Kauf, Gregg Fishbein, and Kristen Marttila, along with Associates Paul Buchel, Greg Lawrence, Develyn Mistriotti, Stephen Owen, and Arielle Wagner, and Legislative Assistant Reen Reinhardt for a Friday night outing to see the Minnesota Twins battle the Baltimore Orioles. LGN’s Summer Associate program goes through the end of July and we are thrilled that Consuela, Madeleine, and Kira were able to join us this summer!

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LGN Associate Develyn Mistriotti Spearheads MLK Day Donation Drive

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This MLK Day, LGN Associate Develyn Mistriotti spearheaded the firm’s efforts to gather supplies for the Twin Cities’ unhoused population. LGN partnered with The HOPE Program, a local nonprofit, to gather much-needed supplies including food, winter clothing, and propane tanks which provide space heater energy. 

The HOPE Program is a nonprofit organization that serves people with mental illness in the Minneapolis and Saint Paul metro area. Founded in 2014, there are programs to help the homeless, residential programs, treatment services, case management, in-home health services, and help for homeless Veterans.

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Major changes coming to HIPAA privacy rules

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In January 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services proposed revisions and additions to HIPAA and HITECH’s protected health information (PHI) and privacy regulations. The final rule is expected to be published soon, and most provisions likely will be effective six months thereafter. 

LGN Partners Greg Myers and David Asp and law clerk Develyn Mistriotti, recently published an article detailing the proposed rule’s alterations to the HIPAA landscape and the major implications for health care entities and patients.

Read the full article published in the Minnesota State Bar Association’s Bench + Bar of Minnesota by following this link.

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LGN Law Clerk Dev Mistriotti Featured in University of Minnesota Law School’s Journal of Law and Inequality

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In a guest post for this past Black History Month with a focus on inequality, LGN Law Clerk Dev Mistriotti reflects on his recent decision to shed the name of his ancestors’ enslavers as he outlines the current state of Black Name Discrimination in the U.S. 

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