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Foley Hoag LLP partner Thomas Barker moderated the panel “Drug Development in an Evolving Healthcare Ecosystem” at BioPharm America 2011 in Boston on Sept. 7.

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Foley Hoag LLP partner Tom Barker will provide a national perspective on healthcare partnering at the “Cracking the Code on Healthcare” seminar Sept. 15 at the Lafayette Hills Golf and Country Club in Jamesville, N.Y.

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Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2011 has ranked 26 Foley Hoag LLP lawyers across 12 practice categories, representing 28 percent of the firm’s partnership.

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Foley Hoag LLP client Genetic Technologies Limited has gained certification of its Australian laboratory under the U.S. Clinical Laboratories Improvements Amendments (CLIA), marking the end of preparations required for the Australian company’s U.S. launch of the BREVAGen™ breast cancer test.

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Partners and a senior health policy specialist from Foley Hoag LLP will discuss legal and regulatory issues affecting the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries at the 2011 BIO International Convention from June 27-30 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.

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With the accountable care organizations (ACO) federal proposed regulations finally unveiled, physicians, hospitals, payors and other stakeholders are carefully weighing the framework that has been laid out to implement the new Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the ACO proposed rule on March 31, 2011, and will accept public comments on the proposed rule through June 6, 2011.

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Foley Hoag lawyers and practice areas retain a number of top rankings in Chambers and Partners, a leading U.K.-based research and publishing company, has ranked Foley Hoag lawyers and practice areas in its 2010 guide.  A total of 26 lawyers are ranked in the following practice areas for Massachusetts:  Antitrust, Banking & Finance, Bankrupcty/Restructuring, Corporate/M&A, Environment, Health Care, Hedge & Mutual Funds, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial, Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment.  The International Arbitration practice is ranked nationally.

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Adding to its leading team of life sciences regulatory attorneys and policy specialists, Foley Hoag LLP announced that Jayson Slotnik, a former director of Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements at the Biotechnology Industry Organization, has joined the firm’s Government Strategies practice in Washington, DC.

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Foley Hoag congratulates Colin Zick, a partner in the Boston office, on his recent nomination to North American Regional Vice Chair of the Health Care Industries Practice Group of Lex Mundi, a global network of independent law firms.  He will serve in the role for a four-year term, 2009-2013.

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Bolstering a team of experienced life sciences specialists in the Government Strategies practice, law firm Foley Hoag LLP announced the arrival of Lindsey Toohey as Health Policy Specialist.  Ms. Toohey was formerly Senior Health Policy Advisor to Senator Kent Conrad, Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget.

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Speaking to in-house counsel, compliance and marketing executives from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, lawyers from Foley Hoag LLP recently offered a primer on Massachusetts’ recently-enacted Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturer Conduct Rules, commonly known as the “Gift Ban Statute.”

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Foley Hoag LLP announced that Thomas Barker, the former acting General Counsel at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and a legislative veteran who has worked on health care policy issues on both sides of the aisle, has joined the firm as a partner in its Healthcare and Life Sciences practices.

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Anticipating the rollout of the nearly $800 billion Stimulus Package making its way through Congress, several practices at Foley Hoag LLP have formed an interdisciplinary team to assist clients seeking advice on securing funding for capital projects and growth initiatives. Those practices include Energy Technology & Renewables, Environment, Government Strategies, Infrastructure & Privatization and Life Sciences practices.

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has traveled to Washington recently, lobbying for federal funding for areas such as transportation and infrastructure, life sciences initiatives and clean technology/environmental initiatives. All areas are expected to be active in 2009 and will provide much of the region’s growth and activity.

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Cynthia Lewiton Jackson, former Global Director of Career Development at Bain & Company, has joined the law firm Foley Hoag LLP as its first Director of Professional Development. In this role, Ms. Jackson will be responsible for developing and implementing a firmwide career development program for its lawyers and staff.

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Foley Hoag LLP is pleased to announce four promotions to Partner, effective January 1.

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Today Foley Hoag LLP is pleased to announce the launch of three new blogs, designed and created as a forum to discuss pressing issues in today’s marketplace. The firm is pleased to present the Law and the Environment Blog, the Massachusetts Noncompete Law Blog, and the Emerging Enterprise Center Blog.

The blogs are primarily managed by three Foley Hoag partners, Seth Jaffe, Mike Rosen, and Dave Broadwin, respectively, and grown out of conversations addressing some of the most pressing issues of the day.

The blogs are available at:

• Emerging Enterprise Center Blog - http://www.emergingenterprisecenterblog.com
• Law and the Environment - http://www.lawandenvironment.com
• Massachusetts Noncompete Law - http://www.massachusettsnoncompetelaw.com 

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Bolstering a team of experienced life sciences specialists in the Government Strategies practice, law firm Foley Hoag LLP announced the arrival of Susie Ahn, former Director of Federal Government Relations for the Washington, DC-based Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO).

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Foley Hoag LLP congratulates Dean Richlin, Partner and Co-Chair of the Litigation Department, for becoming a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America.

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Stepping up on behalf of clients buffeted by the ongoing financial crisis, law firm Foley Hoag has formed an Economic Crisis Team, comprised of lawyers from multiple practices focused on helping companies cope with the fast-changing landscape – from internal investigations and enforcement proceedings, to increased regulatory compliance, securities and other types of litigation, bankruptcies and restructurings, as well as emergency financing and deal-making.

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The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the Human Rights Campaign, released its 2008 Corporate Equality Index ranking Foley Hoag LLP among the nation’s top employers for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees, consumers and investors.