Ankur Kapoor, Attorney at Law, Constantine Cannon LLP to Speak at the Knowledge Group's Emerging Issues in Reverse Payment Settlements
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- (1888PressRelease) September 27, 2016 - The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series has announced today that Ankur Kapoor, Attorney at Law, Constantine Cannon LLP will speak at the Knowledge Group's webcast entitled: "Emerging Issues in Reverse Payment Settlements: What You Need to Know in 2017 LIVE Webcast." This event is scheduled for December 6, 2016 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm (ET).
For further details, please visit:
https://www.theknowledgegroup.org/all-events-list/live-webcasts/event-homepage/?event_id=2192
About Ankur Kapoor
Ankur Kapoor is a partner at Constantine Cannon and has been at the firm since 2004, focusing on antitrust counseling and litigation. Ankur has been involved in many areas of antitrust law, including price fixing, tying, exclusive dealing, bundled discounts, monopolization, patent-antitrust, settlements of Hatch-Waxman patent-infringement litigation, merger analysis, and joint ventures. His practice has encompassed antitrust litigation and counseling in private actions and class actions, as well as federal and state antitrust agency proceedings. He has extensive experience in biotechnology and pharmaceutical antitrust, representing various pioneer manufacturers such as Johnson & Johnson in its Ortho Biotech subsidiary's lawsuit against Amgen. Ankur also assisted Constantine Cannon founder Lloyd Constantine as an independent consultant to the court in In re Modafinil Antitrust Litigation, a reverse-payments antitrust action. Ankur also has published several articles on reverse-payment settlements.
About Constantine Cannon LLP
Constantine Cannon's international reputation for excellence in antitrust is based on successes in numerous high-profile antitrust cases. The firm was founded in 1994 as a boutique antitrust firm by Lloyd Constantine, the former Chief of the Antitrust Bureau of the Office of the Attorney General of New York, and maintains its focus on antitrust today. The firm has developed expertise in industries including payment systems (e.g., credit and debit cards and mobile payments), telecommunications, health care, high technology, advertising, and air transportation. Many of the firm's attorneys developed their antitrust expertise through past careers as antitrust enforcement officials with state and federal agencies. They have taught antitrust law, testified before Congress on antitrust and international trade issues, presented at industry forums and CLE programs, and have authored books and countless articles on a variety of issues dealing with antitrust law and compliance.
Event Synopsis:
Reverse payment settlements, also known as pay-for-delay settlements, are among the most contested and fastest developing areas of antitrust law. Post-Actavis, courts continue to assess the degree to which reverse payments are allowed. In FTC v. AbbVie Inc., the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed FTC's antitrust actions against AbbVie Inc. and Teva Pharmaceuticals. The court held that the settlement agreement between the parties was not anti-competitive and did not contain a payment-to-delay competition. Conversely, the First Circuit held in In re: Loestrin 24 Fe Antitrust Litigation that non-cash reverse payments are also subject to antitrust scrutiny. Moreover, in March 2016, the FTC filed a complaint against Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. and several other drug companies for allegedly using pay-for-delay settlements to block consumers' access to lower-cost generic versions of Opana ER and Lidoderm. This enforcement action is the first FTC case challenging a no authorized generic commitment as a form of reverse payment.
Following these recent FTC enforcement actions, the question remains as to how far the assessment of reverse payment settlements will extend.
In a two-hour LIVE Webcast, a panel of thought leaders and practitioners assembled by The Knowledge Group will discuss the emerging issues in reverse payment settlements. They will provide an in-depth discussion of recent case laws and FTC enforcement actions. Speakers will also give insights on how these will impact future reverse payment litigations.
About The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Group was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register for an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/
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