Massive automotive recalls continue to grab headlines and raise concerns industry-wide. Recalls of light vehicles topped 50 million units in 2016, representing the third consecutive year of elevated – and record setting – automotive recall activity.

The introduction of near autonomous vehicles to public roadways is set to completely revolutionize the way humans and goods navigate cityscapes in the coming years.

As a life sciences or medical device company, it is mission critical to protect lab books, drug and clinical test data, product formulas and production processes that underlie your patents, trade secrets and know-how from hackers and others.

Foley’s Automotive Industry Team has prepared this report that examines what the litigation, enforcement, and regulatory landscape will look like in 2017.

Last June, we held our 11th CEO/Innovators Roundtable in Boston. This two-day gathering brought together some of the most dynamic minds in health care to share ideas, examine new opportunities, and debate solutions for improving quality of care and containing costs. As in the past, the group consisted of leaders of health systems, health plans, and medical groups, as well as legal experts, health care entrepreneurs, and investors.