Rahul Khara

Arnold & Porter LLP is engaged in the provision of legal services. It offers transactional, regulatory, and litigation services in the areas of antitrust and competition, appellate and supreme court, attorney liability, bankruptcy and corporate restructuring, compensation and benefits, congressional investigations, consumer product safety, consumer protection and advertising, corporate and securities, derivatives and commodities, financial services, government contracts, intellectual property, international arbitration, international trade, labor and employment, legislative and public policy, litigation, national and homeland security, private client services, product liability litigation, public international law, real estate, and white collar criminal defense. The company was founded by Thurman Wesley Arnold, Paul Aldermandt Porter, and Abraham Fortas in 1946 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Acceleron Pharma, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the discovery, development and commercialization of therapeutics to treat serious and rare diseases. Its product candidates include Luspatercept, designed to patients with chronic anemia associated within a wide range of blood diseases; ACE-083, designed for the treatment of focal muscle disorders; and Sotatercept, designed to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension. The company was founded by John L. Knopf and Thomas P. Maniatis in June 2003 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Sidley Austin LLP is a premier legal adviser with over 2000 lawyers in 20 offices worldwide. Sidley Austin is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in Germany, Hong Kong, United States, United Kingdom, and Japan. The firm has been providing superior client service for over 150 years and has a diverse group of legal professionals from many cultures who are dedicated to teamwork and collaboration. Sidley Austin has forged enduring relationships with the business community and serves a varied and high-caliber group of market leaders, many of whom are pioneers in their respective industries and professions. The firm is committed to pro bono service and its lawyers and staff devote more than 100,000 hours annually to serving those most in need.