6/18/2025 11:23:57 PM What Founders Actually Own at IPO (And Why It Matters Now More Than Ever) By Michael Esquivel Founders often dream about the IPO moment—the bell-ringing, the headlines, the validation. But what’s often overlooked is what ownership...
6/13/2025 6:42:19 PM From AI to IP: What’s Shaping Biotech in 2025? By Rob Freedman Jon McMichael Chen Chen As BIO 2025 approaches in Boston, eight pivotal trends are emerging at the intersection of science, business, IP, and regulation:...
6/10/2025 10:53:08 PM Angel Investing in 2025: A New Era of Discipline, Relationships & Diligence By Michael Esquivel I recently had the chance to contribute to a thoughtful and timely piece by my good friend and podcast co-host, Halle Tecco. After 15...
5/22/2025 5:38:50 PM Are You Monitoring Your Influencers? Huda Beauty's NAD Case Is a Reminder By Shannon Turner Kimberly Culp The National Advertising Division (NAD) recently reviewed marketing claims tied to Huda Beauty's Easy Bake Setting Spray. At issue was a...
5/21/2025 9:08:42 PM CMS Seeks Public Input to Modernize the Digital Health Ecosystem for Medicare Beneficiaries By Jefferson Lin The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a new Request for Information (RFI) aimed at transforming how digital...
5/2/2025 6:36:20 PM Diagnosing the Digital Divide in Women's Health By Jennifer Yoo Last year saw growing investment in digital health startups addressing women+ health needs—but women still lag behind men when it comes...
4/23/2025 6:40:02 PM Familiar Tactics, New Targets: Non-Practicing Entities Move Into Life Sciences and Consumer Tech By Jon McMichael High-volume patent monetization entities have long focused on targets in the information technology and software sectors. But that trend...
3/28/2025 2:15:51 PM Healthtech Patents: What Alivecor v. Apple Means for AI-Powered Innovation By Jessica Kaempf A major Federal Circuit ruling just sent a clear message to AI-driven healthtech companies: AI alone won’t get you a patent. In AliveCor,...
3/11/2025 4:52:23 PM SEC Expansion of Availability of Confidential Submissions of Registration Statements Could Help Life Sciences Companies Raise Capital By Rob Freedman In an attempt to facilitate capital raising, the SEC announced that it was expanding the ability of issuers to submit draft registration...
1/22/2025 9:25:06 PM Fenwick Takes Home Double Win: Named Law360 ‘Practice Group of the Year’ for Tech and Life Sciences By Fenwick . Underscoring the exceptional value of a firm that’s purpose-built for tech and life sciences, Law360 named Fenwick a 2024 Practice Group...
1/13/2025 7:17:50 PM 2024 Digital Health Recap: Early-Stage Momentum and 'Goliath' Moves By Michael Esquivel As we kick off 2025, it's worth reflecting on the forces that shaped digital health in 2024. From early-stage innovation capturing...
12/13/2024 12:21:50 AM The EU Updates its Products Liability Directive to Include AI By Zach Harned On Dec. 8, the European Union (EU) updated its Product Liability Directive (PLD) to, inter alia, specifically address AI software. This...