Foley Hoag LLP

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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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Working Mother magazine, a leading source of information for career-oriented mothers, and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC, a national consulting firm advising attorneys and legal employers on work/life balance, have included Foley Hoag LLP in the prestigious list of the 50 “Best Law Firms for Women.”

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Global Bio-Chem Technology Group Company Limited and its affiliates (GBT), the largest lysine producer in China and the largest vertically integrated corn-based biochemical manufacturer in Asia, has prevailed after an evidentiary hearing before the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) in a patent infringement investigation brought by Ajinomoto Heartland LLC and Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (Ajinomoto). In today’s ruling, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) held that the claims of Ajinomoto’s two patents were invalid for failure to disclose the best mode of practicing the invention, thus finding no violation of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. The ALJ also ruled that both patents were unenforceable because Ajinomoto had committed inequitable conduct. The law firms Foley Hoag LLP, Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg LLP and East Associates represent GBT in the investigation.

Li Weigang, Assistant General Manager of Global Bio-Chem Technology Group Company Limited, said, “We are pleased that the ALJ has determined that there was no violation of Section 337. Today’s ruling maintains continued competition in the marketplace, which will benefit American consumers during this time of rising food prices.”

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The American Lawyer named Foley Hoag LLP to its annual “A-List” of the country’s 50 elite law firms that are "best at balancing a thriving business with their obligations to the profession." Inclusion in the A-List is based not only on economic success but also on success in furthering diversity, pro bono work, and associate satisfaction.

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Lawyers in Foley Hoag’s Intellectual Property Group prepared an amicus brief on behalf of its client, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), submitted today to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the Amgen v. Hoffmann-LaRoche appeal.

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Foley Hoag LLP released a snapshot of key legal, business, and regulatory issues facing the life sciences industry at the BIO 2008 conference in San Diego.  Partners serving a variety of areas, from patent prosecution and strategy to corporate/finance, FDA/regulatory and litigation offer emerging and established companies in the life sciences industry with a roadmap of how to navigate some of the pressing issues facing this highly competitive sector.

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Chambers and Partners, a leading U.K.-based research and publishing company, has again included Foley Hoag and its individual lawyers in its popular Chambers USA: The Client’s Guide. In the 2008 guide, Foley Hoag is represented in the areas of Antitrust, Banking & Finance (Corporate & Regulatory and Massachusetts), Bankrupcty/Restructuring, Corporate/M&A, Environment, Hedge & Mutual Funds, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Litigation and Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital.

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In its recently-launched 2008 U.S. guide, Legal 500 has recognized Foley Hoag’s M&A practice in the areas of Venture Capital/Emerging Companies and also as a top general M&A firm in the northeast. Partners Arlene Bender, Bill Kolb, Nicola Lemay and Peter Rosenblum are cited for particular strengths in their practices including IT, life sciences, and renewable energy.

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Foley Hoag LLP’s Life Sciences practice recently launched its second Terms and Trends in Patent Licensing Agreements survey for 2008. As a service to the life sciences industry, the survey will again explore the forces, dynamics, and trends driving licensing deals between academic and private research institutions and the companies seeking to commercialize their discoveries.

Pending response rates, the survey results will be initially announced at BIO 2008 in San Diego, with a formal close of the survey to be announced at a later date. To complete the survey click here, contact Natalie Shaw at 617-832-7102 or visit Foley Hoag at BIO 2008, booth 3213.

Foley Hoag’s Life Sciences Practice provides a full range of services including patent litigation, prosecution and strategy; corporate finance and securities; mergers, acquisitions and strategic alliances; FDA and reimbursement; government strategies; venture capital and emerging companies, and product liability and complex tort.

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The Republic of Ecuador has filed suit at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, the Netherlands, against the government of Colombia, in an effort to stop or restrict aerial anti-coca spraying that has allegedly sickened people on the Ecuadorean side of the border and harmed livestock, farmland, and sensitive, ecologically diverse jungle areas.

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Multicultural Law addresses diversity in the legal profession by encompassing power, leadership, and integrity. Multicultural Law is a breath of fresh air for the legal community. Our readers are accomplished lawyers in need of advice, information, and motivation that Multicultural Law provides.

Multicultural Law is in its third year and has a circulation of over 40,000 professionals in the legal community. Distribution includes a variety of legal organizations, such as the National Bar Association, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and the National Hispanic Bar Association. Multicultural Law is mailed to every fortune 500 and 1000 General Counsel Office and ABA Accredited Law School Career Office.

An alphabetical listing of The Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity is available at www.multiculturallaw.com.

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Adding to the team of life sciences specialists in the Government Strategies practice, law firm Foley Hoag LLP welcomes Kelly Childress, most recently the Health Policy Advisor to Congressman Mike Rogers of Michigan.

Kelly joins as a Health Policy Specialist, adding to a nationally recognized team of legislative and regulatory professionals working with biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

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Foley Hoag LLP is pleased to announce that Bruce Quinn, M.D., Ph.D., MBA, formerly the Contractor Medical Director for the California Medicare Part B program, has joined the firm’s Government Strategies practice. Dr. Quinn joins the practice as Senior Health Policy Specialist, where he will focus on Medicare coverage and payment matters for new technologies.

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Foley Hoag LLP is pleased to announce three lawyers were recently promoted to Partner.

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Two Foley Hoag lawyers, Paul Reichler and Paul Kim, were recently lauded by Washingtonian magazine in their annual “Best Of” issue. The article cites the top 1% of lawyers in the Washington, D.C. areas in 28 specialties. Paul Reichler was noted for international work and Paul Kim for his FDA experience.

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Two Foley Hoag lawyers were recently ranked by Chambers Global 2008 as noted practitioners in the areas of Private Equity: Buyouts and Venture Capital and Public International Law.

Peter Rosenblum was noted in the Private Equity: Buyouts and Venture Capital section for his practice in early-stage investment advice but was also noted as a “player in the buyout arena.” For additional editorial commentary, click here.

Paul Reichler appears in the Public International Law category, noted for his representation of sovereign states before the International Court of Justice. For more information, click here.

Covering more than 160 countries, Chambers Global ranks the leading law firms and lawyers worldwide. Researchers conduct thousands of interviews with lawyers and clients. The qualities on which rankings are based include legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness, diligence, and commitment to the client. The rankings and commentary are independent and objective and inclusion in the guide is based solely on research.

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Adding to the team of life sciences specialists in the Government Strategies practice, law firm Foley Hoag LLP announces that Barrett Thornhill, former Director of Federal Government Relations at the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has joined the firm’s Washington office as a Health Policy Specialist.

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Cramer, a digital marketing and event solutions agency, announced today that the company has completed the reintroduction of Foley Hoag’s web site, www.foleyhoag.com. The new site supplements Foley Hoag’s recently launched identity and advertising campaign, featuring the tagline “Driving Business Advantage.” The cross-media campaign expands the firm’s brand by highlighting Foley Hoag’s expertise in a number of key legal practice areas including dispute resolution and intellectual property, as well as depth in the life sciences and technology industries.

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The Center for Business Intelligence is pleased to announce that Foley Hoag LLP will be presenting a session at the Forum on Effective Patent, IP and Trademark Strategies for the Bio/Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industries

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Law firm Foley Hoag LLP has introduced an ambitious new identity and advertising campaign, highlighting its leading dispute resolution and intellectual property practices and its depth in life sciences and technology. Featuring the tagline “Driving Business Advantage,” Foley Hoag’s new platform is designed to bypass conventional law firm messaging to address client demands from their legal advisors for fresh thinking and a keen understanding of client business needs.

The creative centerpiece of the campaign is a series of ads featuring images by noted fashion photographer Rodney Smith, whose work has appeared in New York Magazine and The New York Times Magazine. Instead of touting case wins or deals completed, the ads – comprised of arresting black-and-white images of formally dressed men and women in unlikely settings – are meant to provoke business people to stop and consider how they view big-picture challenges and plot their paths to success.