Antitrust in Health Care

Schedule

All times listed are Eastern Time (ET).

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

12:00-12:15 PM

Welcome and Introductions

Christine White, AHLA President, EVP, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, Westchester Medical Center

12:15-1:15 PM

1. Antitrust Litigation for Health Care Providers: Avoiding Risks and Finding Opportunities

Stacy Bratcher, SVP and Chief Legal Officer, Cottage Health
Jason Levine, Foley & Lardner LLP
Ryan Phair, Paul Hastings

1:30-2:45 PM

2. From Safety Zones to Gray Zones: Compliance in Health Care Collaborations in an Era of Regulatory Reset

Peter Herrick, O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Jason Premus, Deputy General Counsel, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Jason Yan, O'Melveny & Myers LLP

3:00-4:15 PM

3. Payor Contracting Antitrust Pitfalls for Hospitals, Hospital Systems, and Other Provider Organizations

William Efron, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Ryan Kantor, Morgan Lewis

Thursday, October 8, 2026

12:00-1:00 PM

4. Managing Antitrust Risks in Health Care Transactions

Christi Braun, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, IKS Health

1:15-2:15 PM

5. All Bark and No Bite? How State Pre-Transaction Notification Laws Stack Up

Wendy Arends, Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP

2:30-3:30 PM

6. Merge or Bust: Acquisitions of Failing and Flailing Hospitals

Lisl Dunlop, Partner, Axinn
Margaret E. Guerin-Calvert, FTI Consulting
Elizabeth Odette, Assistant Attorney General, Minnesota Attorney General's Office

3:45-4:45 PM

7. Legal Ethics and AI

Speaker(s) TBD

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