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In an unprecedented case in which a pair of Venezuelan mining companies sought more than $200 million from the Venezuelan government in compensation for giving up their concessions to a dam project, a federal judge in the Southern District of New York has dismissed the plaintiffs’ suit, citing lack of jurisdiction – as well as evidence that an apparent agreement between the parties to transfer jurisdiction to the United States was fraudulent.

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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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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 lawyers successfully represented the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in obtaining the dismissal of a claim brought by the Dutch company I & I Beheer B.V. in an international arbitration before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), an arm of the World Bank. Foley Hoag attorneys have recently obtained victories as well for Guyana, Ecuador, Chile, and Nicaragua in international arbitrations.

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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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The original version of this release is available here: http://www.crameronline.com/news/10302007.html

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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The Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center (MTTC), the Massachusetts Hydrogen Coalition, and the MIT Enterprise Forum in conjunction with major sponsoring organizations, announce the third annual Conference on Clean Energy at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, October 29-30, 2007.

This year’s conference, the third annual event, brings together the latest technologies, leading CEOs, inventors and entrepreneurs who bring them to life, investment perspectives, and employers, all focused on accelerating the commercial success of their companies and the key issues facing the cleantech/greentech industry.

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The Fair Use Project of the Center for Internet & Society at Stanford Law School and its co-counsel Foley Hoag LLP filed an answer and counterclaim in Massachusetts federal court Tuesday on behalf of filmmaker Floyd Webb, who is being sued over material he is using on the Internet to promote a documentary about Count Dante, an enigmatic, Chicago martial arts legend from the 1960s who founded the Black Dragon Fighting Society. The society’s current "Grand Master," William Aguiar III, alleges that Webb’s promotional website and film trailer infringe copyrights and trademarks that Aguiar now controls. But Webb believes he has the right to use the disputed material under the "fair use" doctrine and seeks damages against Aguiar for misrepresentation of copyright under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

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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.

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Foley Hoag LLP recently secured a key patent win for longtime client KVH Industries (Nasdaq: KVHI), a Rhode Island-based provider of in-motion satellite television and communication systems, in addition to navigation and guidance products.

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Foley Hoag LLP announced today the addition of Jayne P. Bultena as a partner in the Government Strategies Practice. Jayne will work with life sciences companies on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) matters. She is based in the firm's Washington office.

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Foley Hoag LLP announced that well-known patent litigator Donald R. Ware became chair of the firm's expanded Intellectual Property Group and Dana Gordon, a registered patent attorney and scientist, became deputy chair.

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Douglas A. Zingale, a well-known corporate lawyer and former analyst at Bain Consulting, joined the Boston office of Foley Hoag LLP as a partner practicing in the corporate, M&A, and private equity practices.

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Foley Hoag LLP recently represented Inverness Medical Innovations Inc. in its widely-reported acquisition of healthcare diagnostic tools provider Cholestech Corp. Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. is a major global developer, manufacturer and marketer of advanced, pioneering consumer and professional medical diagnostic products.

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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. This year, eleven practice areas and 22 lawyers are represented.