Foley Hoag LLP

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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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Community Resources for Justice (CRJ), one of the oldest social service organizations in the nation committed to criminal and social justice, has named Michael B. Keating of Foley Hoag LLP as a 2011 Honoree.

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The law firm Foley Hoag LLP is pleased to announce that five lawyers will be promoted to the firm’s partnership effective January 1, 2011.  The group represents the firm’s strong foundation in corporate, litigation and intellectual property law.

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Foley Hoag congratulates Thomas Ayres, an associate in the firm’s Litigation Department, on being selected as one of 12 lawyers to participate in the Boston Bar Association’s 2010 - 2011 Public Interest Leadership Program.

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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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Foley Hoag congratulates Neil Austin, an associate in the firm’s Litigation Department, on being selected as one of 15 lawyers to participate in the Boston Bar Association’s 2009-2010 Public Interest Leadership Program.

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Best Lawyers in America®, a peer-review directory published annually by Woodward/White, recently released its 2010 guide including 27 lawyers from Foley Hoag LLP.

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In its annual directory, Chambers USA: The Client’s Guide, Chambers and Partners, a leading U.K.-based research and publishing company, has again ranked Foley Hoag’s leading practice areas in Massachusetts.

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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 lawyers successfully represented 16 medical device distributors in obtaining the dismissal of whistleblower claims brought under the False Claims Act before the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts.

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Foley Hoag LLP congratulates Martin F. Murphy for becoming a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America.

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Foley Hoag LLP congratulates Robin Toone for his recent appointment to the Mone Committee, a 12- member advisory committee established by Senator Edward M. Kennedy to recommend candidates for the positions of United States Attorney and United States Marshal.

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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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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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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.

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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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Foley Hoag LLP announced that international investment and trade lawyer and arbitrator Mélida N. Hodgson has joined the Washington, D.C. office as counsel, adding to the firm’s international arbitration and alternative dispute resolution practice. Ms. Hodgson was formerly counsel in the Washington, D.C office of Miller & Chevalier Chartered.