The Hub and Spoke

Profits Over Patients: A Discussion on Private Equity in Healthcare

On this episode of SCL’s The Hub and Spoke Podcast, Founding and Managing Partner Kellie Lerner sits down with Dr. R. James Toussaint and Joe Van Wye to discuss Private Equity’s takeover of hospital systems around the U.S., the impacts of these takeovers on patients and providers, and what organizations like the Coalition for Patient Centered Care are doing to put power back in the hands of those who receive and provide medical care. Dr. R. James Toussaint is an orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon and faculty member at the University of Florida and a member of the Coalition for Patient Centered Care who has testified before the U.S. Senate Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy on the impact of non-compete agreements in medicine. Joe Van Wye is a competition policy strategist and advocate who most recently served as senior legislative strategist at P Street, a leading progressive advocacy organization, before joining Cuneo, Gilbert, Flannery, and LaDuca as a senior advisor on public policy and legislative affairs.   The Hub and Spoke is a production of Shinder Cantor Lerner LLP. For more information, please visit scl-llp.com.

SCL In the Field: Reporting Live from the 2026 ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting

In the latest episode of The Hub and Spoke, we bring you insights straight from one of the most important gatherings in antitrust law, hosted by ABA Antitrust Law Section. In this episode, our host SCL Partner Wyatt Fore sits down with: * Beatriz Marques of the OECD, who dives into the complexities of designing effective remedies and other timely global enforcement topics * Kellie Lerner, founding and managing partner of SCL, who shares some key takeaways and practical insights from her panel on trial skills If you’re interested in where antitrust enforcement is headed—and how top practitioners are thinking about litigation and remedies—this is one you won’t want to miss.   The Hub and Spoke is a production of Shinder Cantor Lerner LLP. For more information, please visit scl-llp.com.

How To Use Litigation Finance To Turn Your Corporate Legal Department Into A Revenue Generator

On this episode of SCL’s The Hub and Spoke Podcast, Founding and Managing Partner Kellie Lerner sits down with Burford Capital’s Aviva Will. Aviva discusses the four pillars a company needs to develop a successful Affirmative Litigation program, changes in the litigation finance industry and more.   The Hub and Spoke is a production of Shinder Cantor Lerner LLP. For more information, please visit scl-llp.com.

Reprocess Over New Product: Medical Device Reprocessing and Competition with Daniel Vukelich

On this episode of the Hub and Spoke Podcast, James Kovacs and Wyatt Fore interview Daniel Vukelich of the Association of Medical Device Reprocessors (AMDR) to unpack the competitive dynamics shaping the medical device reprocessing space. Topics include: • What is medical device reprocessing • Competition issues • Recent litigation, including the Innovative Health v. Biosense Webster case • The future of medical device reprocessing   The Hub and Spoke is a production of Shinder Cantor Lerner LLP. For more information, please visit scl-llp.com.

And Now… Sports with Professor Jodi Balsam

On the latest episode of The Hub and Spoke Podcast, Founding and Managing Partner Kellie Lerner and Associate Tyler Ross sit down to discuss Antitrust in Sports with Professor Jodi Balsam, a professor of clinical law at Brooklyn Law School and a nationally recognized expert on sports law. Topics include the history of the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 and potential reforms; the intersection of antitrust and labor reform in college sports; and the NASCAR settlement and its impact on antitrust in sports.   The Hub and Spoke is a production of Shinder Cantor Lerner LLP. For more information, please visit scl-llp.com.