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Cravath represents some of the largest and most highly regarded companies in the healthcare and life sciences industries, providing counsel on a variety of corporate and litigation matters across the entire global innovation marketplace. We have played a leading role in critical and complex matters that have defined these industries, creating long‑standing client relationships and enhancing our ability to handle the unique matters in these sectors.

Our corporate lawyers have steered some of the largest and most significant U.S. and non‑U.S. transactions in the healthcare and life sciences industries. We have advised a full spectrum of companies, from biotechnology startups to established healthcare and life sciences companies, in connection with transactions ranging from complex collaboration agreements to a wide variety of acquisitions and divestitures of companies and businesses.

Our litigators have an extensive understanding of substantive issues coupled with deep trial experience in the healthcare and life sciences areas. We have handled matters for pharmaceutical, healthcare services and medical device companies, including antitrust litigation and regulatory clearance, class actions, shareholder derivative and securities suits, breach of contract and licensing disputes and arbitrations. Our experience also extends to the field of biotechnology, with particular expertise navigating the biologics and biosimilars landscape.

Intellectual property issues are critical for many of our clients in these sectors. We have significant expertise across a broad range of intellectual property issues including strategic counseling, complex intellectual property litigation, review and analysis in developing and optimizing intellectual property rights, patents, licensing and portfolio development and exploitation.

Our corporate lawyers have steered some of the largest and most significant U.S. and non‑U.S. transactions in the healthcare and life sciences industries. We have advised a full spectrum of companies, from biotechnology startups to established healthcare and life sciences companies, in connection with transactions ranging from complex collaboration agreements to a wide variety of acquisitions and divestitures of companies and businesses.

Our litigators have an extensive understanding of substantive issues coupled with deep trial experience in the healthcare and life sciences areas. We have handled matters for pharmaceutical, healthcare services and medical device companies, including antitrust litigation and regulatory clearance, class actions, shareholder derivative and securities suits, breach of contract and licensing disputes and arbitrations. Our experience also extends to the field of biotechnology, with particular expertise navigating the biologics and biosimilars landscape.

Intellectual property issues are critical for many of our clients in these sectors. We have significant expertise across a broad range of intellectual property issues including strategic counseling, complex intellectual property litigation, review and analysis in developing and optimizing intellectual property rights, patents, licensing and portfolio development and exploitation.

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Deals & Cases

August 23, 2025

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.’s At‑The‑Market Offering of Common Stock

Cravath represented the sales agents in connection with the at-the-market offering of common stock totaling up to $750 million of Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc., a self-administered, self-managed REIT that owns and invests in real estate serving the health care industry. The transaction closed on August 5, 2025.

Deals & Cases

August 18, 2025

Community Health Systems, Inc.’s $1.79 Billion High‑Yield Senior Secured Notes Offering and Concurrent $1.47 Billion Cash Tender Offer

Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $1.79 billion 144A/Reg. S high‑yield senior secured notes offering of CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., together with its parent company, Community Health Systems, Inc., is one of the nation’s largest healthcare companies. Cravath also represented the dealer manager in connection with the concurrent $1.47 billion cash tender offer. The transactions closed on August 12, 2025.

Deals & Cases

July 21, 2025

ZimVie’s Acquisition by ARCHIMED

On July 21, 2025, ZimVie Inc. (“ZimVie”), a global life sciences leader in the dental implant market, announced their entry into a definitive agreement pursuant to which ZimVie will be acquired by an affiliate of ARCHIMED (“ARCHIMED”), an investment firm focused exclusively on healthcare industries. Under the terms of the merger agreement, ZimVie stockholders will receive $19.00 in cash for each share of ZimVie common stock outstanding at the closing of the transaction, corresponding to an enterprise value of approximately $730 million. Cravath is representing ZimVie in connection with the transaction.

Deals & Cases

June 23, 2025

Illumina’s Acquisition of SomaLogic

On June 23, 2025, Illumina, Inc. (“Illumina”) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Standard BioTools under which Illumina will acquire SomaLogic, a leader in data‑driven proteomics technology, and other specified assets for $350 million in cash payable at closing, subject to customary adjustments, plus up to $75 million in near-term performance‑based milestones and performance‑based royalties. Cravath is representing Illumina in connection with the transaction.

Deals & Cases

June 18, 2025

Cencora, Inc.’s $4.5 Billion Revolving Credit Facility

Cravath represented the administrative agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner in connection with a $4.5 billion revolving credit facility made available to Cencora, Inc., a leading global pharmaceutical sourcing and distribution services company, helping both healthcare providers and pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers improve patient access to products and enhance patient care. The transaction closed on June 4, 2025.

Activities

August 21, 2025

Jin Baek Featured in Bloomberg Law’s 2025 “They’ve Got Next: 40 Under 40” Series

On August 12, 2025, Cravath partner Jin‑Kyu Baek was featured in Bloomberg Law’s “They’ve Got Next: 40 Under 40” series, which recognizes young lawyers who are “raising the bar in the legal profession,” based on their work on key client matters, assumption of leadership roles, pro bono commitments and more.

Publications

August 11, 2025

Cravath Publishes Quarterly Review on Q2 2025 Trends in M&A, Activism and Corporate Governance

On August 11, 2025, Cravath published the latest edition of its Quarterly Review, which provides insight into practical points, key takeaways and relevant developments across the M&A, activism, tax, regulatory and corporate governance landscape. This edition covers:

Activities

May 08, 2025

Sharon Goswami Speaks at 2025 LSPN North America–Spring Conference

On May 7, 2025, Cravath partner Sharonmoyee Goswami participated in the 7th annual Life Sciences Patent Network North America–Spring Conference, which was hosted by Life Sciences Intellectual Property Review from May 6‑7 in Boston. The conference hosted law firms, in‑house patent counsel and executives from pharmaceutical and biotech companies to discuss the latest legal rulings, legislative changes and strategic approaches transforming the life sciences IP landscape. Sharon spoke on a panel entitled “Patenting Women’s Health: The Rise of Femtech,” which reviewed topics about patenting products and services designed to support women’s health, including how to overcome eligibility hurdles for biomarkers and addressing divided infringement issues for diagnostics.

Activities

March 04, 2025

Law360 Names Cravath a 2024 “Securities Practice Group of the Year”

On February 25, 2025, Cravath was featured by Law360 as a “Securities Practice Group of the Year.” The profile highlighted the Firm’s “reputation as one of the top law firms that companies rely on for representation when faced with derivative lawsuits, investor class actions and other securities‑related litigation,” and recognized in particular the Firm’s representation of Robinhood in the sprawling “Meme Stock” litigation; Forward Air in its amended agreement to acquire Omni Logistics, resolving previously announced litigation; Root in its Sixth Circuit win affirming the dismissal of a putative securities class action; and Mylan in its appellate win affirming summary judgment in a securities class action.

Activities

December 12, 2024

Cravath’s Antitrust Practice Ranks as “Elite” in GCR 100

On December 11, 2024, Cravath’s antitrust practice was ranked among the “Elite” in Global Competition Review’s 2025 edition of GCR 100, a guide to the world’s leading competition law and economics practices. This is the thirteenth consecutive year the Firm has been ranked in the highest tier among New York Firms by GCR. The publication highlighted Cravath’s “bountiful antitrust work,” including its role representing clients Epic Games in litigation against Google and Apple; Meta in putative class action and individual antitrust litigation; and Amgen in a successful defense against an FTC challenge to its $27.8 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics.

Deals & Cases

August 23, 2025

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.’s At‑The‑Market Offering of Common Stock

Cravath represented the sales agents in connection with the at-the-market offering of common stock totaling up to $750 million of Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc., a self-administered, self-managed REIT that owns and invests in real estate serving the health care industry. The transaction closed on August 5, 2025.

Deals & Cases

August 18, 2025

Community Health Systems, Inc.’s $1.79 Billion High‑Yield Senior Secured Notes Offering and Concurrent $1.47 Billion Cash Tender Offer

Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $1.79 billion 144A/Reg. S high‑yield senior secured notes offering of CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., together with its parent company, Community Health Systems, Inc., is one of the nation’s largest healthcare companies. Cravath also represented the dealer manager in connection with the concurrent $1.47 billion cash tender offer. The transactions closed on August 12, 2025.

Deals & Cases

July 21, 2025

ZimVie’s Acquisition by ARCHIMED

On July 21, 2025, ZimVie Inc. (“ZimVie”), a global life sciences leader in the dental implant market, announced their entry into a definitive agreement pursuant to which ZimVie will be acquired by an affiliate of ARCHIMED (“ARCHIMED”), an investment firm focused exclusively on healthcare industries. Under the terms of the merger agreement, ZimVie stockholders will receive $19.00 in cash for each share of ZimVie common stock outstanding at the closing of the transaction, corresponding to an enterprise value of approximately $730 million. Cravath is representing ZimVie in connection with the transaction.

Deals & Cases

June 23, 2025

Illumina’s Acquisition of SomaLogic

On June 23, 2025, Illumina, Inc. (“Illumina”) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Standard BioTools under which Illumina will acquire SomaLogic, a leader in data‑driven proteomics technology, and other specified assets for $350 million in cash payable at closing, subject to customary adjustments, plus up to $75 million in near-term performance‑based milestones and performance‑based royalties. Cravath is representing Illumina in connection with the transaction.

Deals & Cases

June 18, 2025

Cencora, Inc.’s $4.5 Billion Revolving Credit Facility

Cravath represented the administrative agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner in connection with a $4.5 billion revolving credit facility made available to Cencora, Inc., a leading global pharmaceutical sourcing and distribution services company, helping both healthcare providers and pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers improve patient access to products and enhance patient care. The transaction closed on June 4, 2025.

Activities

August 21, 2025

Jin Baek Featured in Bloomberg Law’s 2025 “They’ve Got Next: 40 Under 40” Series

On August 12, 2025, Cravath partner Jin‑Kyu Baek was featured in Bloomberg Law’s “They’ve Got Next: 40 Under 40” series, which recognizes young lawyers who are “raising the bar in the legal profession,” based on their work on key client matters, assumption of leadership roles, pro bono commitments and more.

Publications

August 11, 2025

Cravath Publishes Quarterly Review on Q2 2025 Trends in M&A, Activism and Corporate Governance

On August 11, 2025, Cravath published the latest edition of its Quarterly Review, which provides insight into practical points, key takeaways and relevant developments across the M&A, activism, tax, regulatory and corporate governance landscape. This edition covers:

Activities

May 08, 2025

Sharon Goswami Speaks at 2025 LSPN North America–Spring Conference

On May 7, 2025, Cravath partner Sharonmoyee Goswami participated in the 7th annual Life Sciences Patent Network North America–Spring Conference, which was hosted by Life Sciences Intellectual Property Review from May 6‑7 in Boston. The conference hosted law firms, in‑house patent counsel and executives from pharmaceutical and biotech companies to discuss the latest legal rulings, legislative changes and strategic approaches transforming the life sciences IP landscape. Sharon spoke on a panel entitled “Patenting Women’s Health: The Rise of Femtech,” which reviewed topics about patenting products and services designed to support women’s health, including how to overcome eligibility hurdles for biomarkers and addressing divided infringement issues for diagnostics.

Activities

March 04, 2025

Law360 Names Cravath a 2024 “Securities Practice Group of the Year”

On February 25, 2025, Cravath was featured by Law360 as a “Securities Practice Group of the Year.” The profile highlighted the Firm’s “reputation as one of the top law firms that companies rely on for representation when faced with derivative lawsuits, investor class actions and other securities‑related litigation,” and recognized in particular the Firm’s representation of Robinhood in the sprawling “Meme Stock” litigation; Forward Air in its amended agreement to acquire Omni Logistics, resolving previously announced litigation; Root in its Sixth Circuit win affirming the dismissal of a putative securities class action; and Mylan in its appellate win affirming summary judgment in a securities class action.

Activities

December 12, 2024

Cravath’s Antitrust Practice Ranks as “Elite” in GCR 100

On December 11, 2024, Cravath’s antitrust practice was ranked among the “Elite” in Global Competition Review’s 2025 edition of GCR 100, a guide to the world’s leading competition law and economics practices. This is the thirteenth consecutive year the Firm has been ranked in the highest tier among New York Firms by GCR. The publication highlighted Cravath’s “bountiful antitrust work,” including its role representing clients Epic Games in litigation against Google and Apple; Meta in putative class action and individual antitrust litigation; and Amgen in a successful defense against an FTC challenge to its $27.8 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics.

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