Foley Hoag LLP

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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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As a law student looking to start your career, take a few moments to check out our network and learn more about us. We promise not to make too many claims, or repeat the buzzwords you'll see on every other law firm Web site. When you visit with us, whether here or in person at your school, you will hear the passion in the voices of our people and see what it feels like to walk down our hallways as a member of our Summer Program. We look forward to the dialogue.

Visit foleyhoag.com/summer now.

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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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A duo of Foley Hoag lawyers, Shaun Skeya and Maimoona Sahi, successfully represented a domestic violence victim at a 209A hearing at Somerville District Court, defeating the batterer’s motion to be allowed to carry a firearm during his work as a police officer. This case represents another successful outcome for a victim of domestic violence. The prevention of such violence is a signature piece of Foley Hoag’s pro bono program.

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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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Foley Hoag was honored yesterday for its annual work on the Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) Associates Drive, a longstanding fundraising program of the organization. The firm was one of 35 participants, and received the top honor of “Largest Donation.”

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The Honorable Sandra Lynch, a former partner and chair of the Litigation Department at Foley Hoag, will become the first female chief judge of the First Circuit Court of Appeals.

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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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Lawyers at Foley Hoag LLP worked with Jane Doe Inc. and the Domestic Violence Council on an amicus brief in support of the plaintiff in Caplan v. Donovan. Today the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, concluding that a Massachusetts court may issue a domestic abuse prevention order against someone who lives outside of the state.

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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 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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The Southern Center for Human Rights will present the Frederick Douglass Human Rights Award to the lawyers at firms, public interest organizations, and in the military who are protecting the fundamental rights of so-called "enemy combatants" detained at Guantánamo Bay. The Awards Dinner, to be held at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C., will take place on November 1, 2007 at 6 p.m. Shayana Kadidal of The Center for Constitutional Rights, Thomas B. Wilner with the law firm Shearman & Sterling LLP, and Major Michael D. Mori will accept the award on behalf of the honorees. Bob Herbert, Op-ed Columnist at The New York Times, will deliver the keynote address.

The Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR) is a nationally-recognized public interest law firm that represents people facing the death penalty and brings class action litigation to protect the civil and human rights of people in the criminal justice system. Every year at the Awards Dinner in Washington D.C., SCHR honors those who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of human rights. In recognizing the counsel and advocates for Guantánamo Bay detainees, SCHR applauds their leadership and dedication to protecting the rights of the accused.

"As a public interest law firm challenging systemic abuse in the criminal justice system, we recognize the critical importance of standing by those with few champions," said SCHR Director, Lisa Kung. "We are deeply honored to present the Frederick Douglass Human Rights Award to the attorneys who have chosen principle over popularity to stand by those detained at Guantánamo Bay."

For tickets to the Awards Dinner please contact Moki Macías at 404-688-1202 or mmacias@schr.org. For more information about the Award or the Southern Center for Human Rights, please contact Lisa Kung, Director, at 404-688-1202 or by email at lkung@schr.org.

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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 was honored with the National Exemplar Award at the National Legal Aid and Defender Association's (NLADA) annual awards dinner. The award is given to one or more members of the private bar or corporate community who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in promoting and supporting equal justice.

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Nineteen lawyers from Foley Hoag LLP were recently honored at the Sixth Annual Pro Bono Publico Awards hosted by the Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services. 

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Victim Rights Law Center will recognize three honorees for their efforts on behalf of sexual assault victims at its annual "Shining Star" Awards reception.  The reception will take place on June 7 at the law offices of Goulston & Storrs. Those being honored include Diane Moyer of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR), advocate and attorney for Native American sexual assault survivors Sarah Deer, and attorney Rebecca Cazabon of Foley Hoag LLP.

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Foley Hoag congratulates 29 lawyers in the firm who were recently named to the 2007 list of Massachusetts Super Lawyers: Rising Stars. Rising Stars are lawyers in practice up to ten years and/or under 40 years of age. The group is nominated by the current roster of Massachusetts Super Lawyers and then voted on by the publishers of Law & Politics.

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Foley Hoag LLP has been selected as one of Multicultural Law’s 2007 Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity.

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Forty-three lawyers at Foley Hoag LLP were recently named to the Massachusetts Super Lawyers 2006 list. In addition, three partners - Seth Jaffe, Michael Keating, and Nicholas Theodorou - were included in the "Top 100" list. Lisa Wood, also a Foley Hoag partner, appears on the "Top 50 Women" list.