May 29, 2024
Pablo Varas authored an article summarizing the 2024 ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting session on healthcare mergers. The panelists discussed recent healthcare merger enforcement actions and how companies are seeking to overcome those challenges. The article highlights key lessons from recent healthcare mergers, in particular the IQVIA-Propel, Amgen-Horizon, and Illumina-Grail mergers. It also gives an outline of recent enforcement actions in hospital mergers and some key topics that appear to interest enforcers when reviewing proposed mergers.
Read the article (membership may be required) here.
E‑Bike Batteries and Risk Issues
The continued growth of e‑bike adoption has been accompanied by risks related to lithium‑ion batteries, including fires and explosions. Recent developments in incident data, standards, and litigation trends suggest several important considerations for manufacturers, distributors, insurers, and counsel.
FCPA Enforcement: Where the Bribery Actually Happened
FCPA enforcement trends analyzed by geography. Discover where bribery risk is concentrated and how it impacts global compliance, investigations and risk management.
Secretariat is pleased to share that 56 of our experts have been recognized in the Lexology Index 2026 Construction report for their outstanding work on complex construction disputes and claims around the world. With 12 experts named as Global Elite Thought Leaders—the report’s most exclusive ranking, achieved by only 5% of listed professionals—Secretariat has earned the No. 1 spot in this category for the second year in a row among more than 750 ranked firms.