Life Sciences

NERA is a pioneer in the field of economic and statistical analysis for clients in the global life sciences industry.  We are collaborating with law firms, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, and diagnostic firms to address complex issues raised by legal disputes and regulatory challenges, devise strategies to manage tax burdens across jurisdictions, value liabilities, and advise firms on a range of economic issues related to life sciences.

Clients choose NERA because our experts have a strong history of providing independent, insightful, and comprehensive analysis and guidance in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and diagnostics industries. We work with the world’s top law firms, life sciences companies, regulators, tax authorities, and other entities to:

• Determine the value of patents and other intellectual property, and advise firms in license negotiations
• Consult on economic issues involving patent, product liability, mass tort, false claims, breach of contract, antitrust, securities, and trade secrets litigation, including forecasting future liabilities
• Develop strategies to manage national and global tax exposure and address inquiries from tax authorities
• Address competition and antitrust issues arising as part of reviews being undertaken by state, national, and global authorities, and from private litigation
• Advise and provide expert analysis in the class certification, liability, and damages phases of antitrust, securities, and product liability class actions
• Provide economic and statistical analysis of causation and damages in government investigations and litigation involving claims of fraud, False Claims Act, and Anti-Kickback Statute violations
  
• Assist in corporate bankruptcies, complex commercial litigation, business valuations, and other securities matters
• Respond to financial market abuse investigations and defend against enforcement actions in alleged violations of anti-corruption, fraud, and securities laws

Please visit the firm's health care web page for additional information on our extensive background in health care mergers, antitrust, and complex litigation.