Christine Savage has been named a Go To Lawyer for Healthcare and Life Sciences by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. A Partner and Co-Head of Choate’s Government Enforcement and Compliance practice, Christine has nearly 30 years of experience assisting health care and life sciences companies in navigating government or internal investigations and understanding their regulatory obligations. In addition, Christine is considered one of the nation’s leading subject matter experts on matters related to research compliance, integrity and security. She is routinely called on to assist academic and clinical research institutions at all stages of the research cycle on contracting, ethical and human subjects’ protection oversight, effort reporting, conflicts of interest and foreign influence issues, and grants management concerns. From emerging life sciences companies preparing for commercialization to established pharmaceutical and medical device companies navigating complex regulatory requirements, Christine advises clients on a broad range of compliance matters. Her work includes developing compliance initiatives, assessing risks related to promotional activities, foundation and charity relationships, Open Payments requirements, and patient assistance programs. Christine speaks regularly at national conferences, offering thought leadership on topics central to Choate’s healthcare practice. In addition to her industry leadership, shas earned some of the legal industry’s most notable accolades for her expertise, including recognition as Tier 1 in Healthcare by Chambers USA, a Legal 500 Leading Lawyer, Mass Lawyers Weekly Top Woman in Law, Best Lawyers in America Lawyer of the Year in Health Care Law, Boston Magazine Top Lawyer in Healthcare Law, and a Litigation Star in Benchmark Litigation, among others.