Susan Berson and Brent Henry Recognized as Health Care Trailblazers by the National Law Journal

Of Counsel Michelle Capezza was quoted by Fiduciary News in an article about the potential repercussions of the Johnson v. Parker-Hannifin case over alleged failures to correctly monitor investments, leading to high-cost share classes. Michelle discusses the case’s implications for professional fiduciaries and 401k plan sponsors.

Toronto Office Manager Partner Mitch Frazer was quoted by Benefits Canada in an article about the Canadian federal government’s decision to transfer $1.9 billion surplus from the Public Service Pension Plan to its general revenue. 

Mintz advised Relation, an industry leader in deploying computation and experimentation to drug discovery, on an equity investment of $15 million from GSK in connection with two simultaneous strategic collaborations with GSK, a global biopharma company. The collaborations are aimed at advancing the development of novel therapeutics for fibrotic diseases and osteoarthritis – conditions which affect millions worldwide and which currently have few treatments addressing their root causes. 

Mintz advised Greater Asia Pacific, a Hong Kong holding company, in the sale of the controlling interest in Microtek Product Services Co. Ltd. to Centre Testing International Group Co., Ltd. (CTI), a publicly traded Chinese company in the lab tasting space.  

ESG Co-chair Jennifer Rubin spoke with The Washington Post about a recent Fifth Circuit opinion, which struck down a Nasdaq rule aiming to encourage diversity on corporate boards. Jen shares that companies can still decide whether they want to provide board diversity information and how the ruling highlights the vast influence of board members on businesses.

An article by Intellectual Property Division Chair Michael Renaud and Member Adam Rizk was recently published by IAM, focused on the critical steps entrepreneurs and other business leaders should take to develop a robust IP strategy to best protect and monetize disruptive technology assets.