Deals & Corporate Governance
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November 26, 2024
Armstrong Teasdale Grows In Big Apple With New IP Partner
Armstrong Teasdale has welcomed an intellectual property partner to its New York office who brings more than 15 years of in-house and private practice experience and a doctorate in molecular biology and genetics.
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November 22, 2024
Barnes & Thornburg Adds Former Associate GC To DC Team
The former associate general counsel for the American Society of Anesthesiologists has moved her practice to Barnes & Thornburg LLP, joining its corporate team in Washington, D.C., as a partner, the firm announced.
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November 22, 2024
Taxation With Representation: Stradley Ronon, Davis Polk
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Amcor PLC buys Berry Global Group Inc., AeroVironment buys BlueHalo, Robinhood Markets Inc. acquires TradePMR, and Comcast Corp. spins off a suite of NBCUniversal cable television networks.
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November 20, 2024
Beasley Allen And J&J Tussle Over Atty Sanctions Bid
Beasley Allen Law Firm accused a Johnson & Johnson talc unit of using "deposition notices as weapons" in its quest to sanction a firm lawyer, while the company said the firm "refused to meaningfully subject itself or its members to any discovery" in its bankruptcy case.
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November 20, 2024
Healthcare-Focused PE Firm Clinches $2.3B Buyout Fund
Healthcare-dedicated private equity shop Frazier Healthcare Partners on Wednesday announced that it closed its oversubscribed 11th buyout fund after receiving $2.3 billion of investor commitments.
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November 19, 2024
Yoga Teacher Gets 7½ Years For Defrauding Mentally Ill Doctor
A yoga instructor who helped defraud $2.7 million from a mentally ill doctor by moving into his Malibu home and feeding him psychedelic drugs was sentenced to 90 months in prison by a California federal judge Tuesday, more than twice the time recommended by prosecutors.
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November 19, 2024
Calif. Biotech Firm Vera Taps Veteran Chief Legal Officer
Biotechnology firm Vera Therapeutics is welcoming a new chief legal officer in advance of an anticipated biologics submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a treatment targeting an autoimmune kidney disease.
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November 19, 2024
J&J Wants Beasley Allen Atty Sanctioned For Depo No-Show
Johnson & Johnson's talc unit called on a Texas bankruptcy court to sanction a Beasley Allen Law Firm attorney for "unilaterally" deciding not to attend a scheduled deposition in the company's bankruptcy case.
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November 19, 2024
Kirkland Advises Amcor On $8.4B Berry Global Buy
Kirkland & Ellis LLP-led Amcor PLC said Tuesday it has agreed to purchase fellow packaging company Berry Global Group Inc., in an all-stock deal that values Berry at more than $8.4 billion.
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November 18, 2024
Melinta Obtains Ban On Generic Antibiotic Injections In IP Row
A drugmaker that recently sold a manufacturing facility to Eli Lilly for nearly $1 billion has failed to persuade a federal judge in Chicago to wipe out patents covering a line of injections that treat infections developed by a recently bankrupt antibiotic developer.
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November 18, 2024
Medical Group Wants Justices To Review IP Safe Harbor Fight
A medical device trade group has said the U.S. Supreme Court should take up an appeal of a Federal Circuit decision Edwards Lifesciences said broadened a drug-development safe harbor to avoid patent infringement, saying the circuit court misread the provision.
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November 18, 2024
Wachtell-Led CVS Adds Glenview CEO, Others To Board
CVS Health, represented by Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, said Monday it has struck a deal with activist investor Glenview Capital Management to appoint four new board members, including Glenview CEO Larry Robbins.
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November 15, 2024
Orrick Trial Partner Joins Morgan Lewis In Boston
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced that an experienced litigator from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP joined the firm's Boston office as a partner, enhancing its capacity in areas such as life sciences and regulatory compliance.
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November 15, 2024
Taxation With Representation: Cravath, MoFo, Gibson Dunn
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Cardinal Health takes a majority stake in GI Alliance and acquires Advanced Diabetes Supply Group, Just Eat offloads Grubhub to Wonder Group, Rivian Automotive and Volkswagen Group launch a joint venture, and Ovintiv Inc. buys Montney Basin assets from Paramount Resources Ltd.
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November 14, 2024
Emergency Medical Providers Oppose $2.8B BCBS Deal
A group of emergency clinic medical providers objected to the $2.8 billion settlement a broader class of medical providers reached with the Blue Cross Blue Shield network of insurers last month, as attorneys for the overall class boasted that the settlement would transform the insurers and bring historic payouts.
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November 13, 2024
Damages Limited In AGs' Generic Drug Price-Fixing Case
A Connecticut federal judge has nixed some claims against Sandoz Inc. and other generic-drug makers in a massive antitrust and unfair trade practices case filed by state attorneys general, finding that a handful of the enforcers cannot seek damages on behalf of their allegedly injured citizens.
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November 13, 2024
Colo. Hospital System To Settle ER Billing Claims For $23M
University of Colorado Health has agreed to pay $23 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the hospital system was submitting false claims to federal health care programs, U.S. Department of Justice officials announced Tuesday.
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November 13, 2024
Mich. Justice Jokes He's To Blame For PIP Assignment Fights
A Michigan Supreme Court justice joked Wednesday that his 2017 footnote about patients assigning medical claims to healthcare providers was to blame for complicated recent insurance litigation surrounding plaintiffs who sign over their rights but nevertheless sue insurers.
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November 12, 2024
Health Deal Attys See Hope — And Unknowns — In Trump 2.0
In the days following the election results, attorneys say they've seen mixed reactions from the healthcare and life sciences industries, with some sectors cheering over what they expect to be a less stringent antitrust environment and others worrying over how potential policy changes could affect certain businesses.
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November 12, 2024
Cardinal Health, Endeavor Group Top Veterans Day M&A Deals
While banks and federal offices were closed on Monday for Veterans Day, some companies were busy at work announcing various M&A transactions, including Cardinal Health's plan to pay a total of $3.9 billion to acquire two separate companies and Endeavor Group's sale of OpenBet and IMG Arena for $450 million.
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November 12, 2024
DOJ Suing To Block UnitedHealth Unit's $3.3B Amedisys Deal
The U.S. Department of Justice and four U.S. states filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block UnitedHealth Group's Optum unit from going through with its planned $3.3 billion purchase of Amedisys Inc., arguing the deal will harm competition in the home health and hospice services.
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November 08, 2024
Astrana Health Acquires Prospect Health In $745M Deal
Healthcare company Astrana Health Inc., advised by Russ August & Kabat LLP, on Friday announced plans to buy integrated care delivery system Prospect Health System, led by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, in a $745 million deal meant to ensure that health care remains local and personalized for patients across four states.
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November 06, 2024
5 Firms Guide $4.6B Cencora-Retina Consultants Deal
Freshfields, Sidley Austin LLP and Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP are guiding Cencora Inc. on an agreement to acquire Retina Consultants of America from Webster Equity Partners for $4.6 billion in cash, Cencora said Wednesday.
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November 05, 2024
An Early Look At Trump's Supreme Court Shortlist
With former President Donald Trump projected to win the 2024 presidential election and the Republicans' success in securing the U.S. Senate majority, Trump may now get the chance to appoint two more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court, cementing the court's conservative tilt for decades to come.
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November 05, 2024
GOP's Senate Win Hands Future Of The Judiciary To Trump
Republicans were projected to take back the White House and Senate and possibly the House early Wednesday, putting the GOP in position to back Donald Trump's agenda and his slate of young, conservative judicial nominees.
Expert Analysis
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How Clients May Use AI To Monitor Attorneys
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly enable clients to monitor and evaluate their counsel’s activities, so attorneys must clearly define the terms of engagement and likewise take advantage of the efficiencies offered by AI, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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ESG Around The World: Singapore
Singapore is keen to establish itself as a leading international financial center and a key player in the sustainable finance ecosystem, and key initiatives led by its government and other regulatory bodies have helped the Asian nation progress from its initially guarded attitude toward ESG investment and reporting, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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The Pop Culture Docket: Judge D'Emic On Moby Grape
The 1968 Moby Grape song "Murder in My Heart for the Judge" tells the tale of a fictional defendant treated with scorn by the judge, illustrating how much the legal system has evolved in the past 50 years, largely due to problem-solving courts and the principles of procedural justice, says Kings County Supreme Court Administrative Judge Matthew D'Emic.
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Navigating Asset Tracing Challenges In Bankruptcy
A Virginia court’s recent ruling in Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc.'s bankruptcy highlights the heightened demand for asset tracing and the strategic use of the lowest intermediate balance rule in recovering funds from commingled accounts, says Daniel Lowenthal at Patterson Belknap.
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Performing Music Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The discipline of performing live music has directly and positively influenced my effectiveness as a litigator — serving as a reminder that practice, intuition and team building are all important elements of a successful law practice, says Jeff Wakolbinger at Bryan Cave.
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'Patient' Definition Ruling Raises Discount Drug Questions
A South Carolina federal court's recent decision in Genesis Health Care v. Becerra supports a broader definition of a "patient" eligible to receive discounted drugs under the Section 340B program, but raises a host of novel questions regarding how the decision will affect covered entities and enforcement actions, say attorneys at McDermott.
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Breaking Down High Court's New Code Of Conduct
The U.S. Supreme Court recently adopted its first-ever code of conduct, and counsel will need to work closely with clients in navigating its provisions, from gift-giving to recusal bids, say Phillip Gordon and Mateo Forero at Holtzman Vogel.
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Legal Profession Gender Parity Requires Equal Parental Leave
To truly foster equity in the legal profession and to promote attorney retention, workplaces need to better support all parents, regardless of gender — starting by offering equal and robust parental leave to both birthing and non-birthing parents, says Ali Spindler at Irwin Fritchie.
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Activist Short-Sellers Are The Dark Knights Of Wall Street
While so-called activist short-sellers have been subject to increased scrutiny in recent years, these investors work in the shadows like Batman to expose fraud on Wall Street, often generating leads that may move regulators to take action, say attorneys at Labaton Sucharow.
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Writing Thriller Novels Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Authoring several thriller novels has enriched my work by providing a fresh perspective on my privacy practice, expanding my knowledge, and keeping me alert to the next wave of issues in an increasingly complex space — a reminder to all lawyers that extracurricular activities can help sharpen professional instincts, says Reece Hirsch at Morgan Lewis.
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What Lawyers Must Know About Calif. State Bar's AI Guidance
Initial recommendations from the State Bar of California regarding use of generative artificial intelligence by lawyers have the potential to become a useful set of guidelines in the industry, covering confidentiality, supervision and training, communications, discrimination and more, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Industry Must Elevate Native American Women Attys' Stories
The American Bar Association's recent research study into Native American women attorneys' experiences in the legal industry reveals the glacial pace of progress, and should inform efforts to amplify Native voices in the field, says Mary Smith, president of the ABA.
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Understanding Discovery Obligations In Era Of Generative AI
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Attorneys and businesses must adapt to the unique discovery challenges presented by generative artificial intelligence, such as chatbot content and prompts, while upholding the principles of fairness, transparency and compliance with legal obligations in federal civil litigation, say attorneys at King & Spalding.