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Foley Hoag’s State Attorney General Investigations lawyers offer their experience, insight and skill to help your business through the considerable challenges of an AG investigation or enforcement action.

30 State Attorneys General Team up with DOJ to Sue Live Nation for Violations of Antitrust Law
Blog August 07, 2024
On May 23, 2024, the Department of Justice, along with 30 bipartisan state attorneys general, filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment and its wholly owned subsidiary, Ticketmaster, for violations of the Sherman Act as well as various state antitrust statutes. The lawsuit comes a little more than a year after Ticketmaster made headlines in the late fall of 2022 for its “Eras Tour” fiasco and the subsequent public outcry about the company and its practices…
In Wake of Healthcare System Cyberattack, 22 State Attorneys General Call for Further Action on Data Privacy
Blog May 06, 2024
On April 25, 2024, the attorneys general of 22 states issued a letter encouraging UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiary, Change Healthcare, to take additional steps to respond to a massively disruptive cyberattack. The broad, bipartisan group of signatories reflects both the scale of the attack’s impact and its implications for the priorities of state attorneys general—from healthcare regulation to data privacy, consumer protection, and even antitrust concerns…

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Foley Hoag’s State Attorney General Investigations lawyers have the experience, the insight and the skill to guide your business through the considerable challenges of an AG investigation or enforcement action.

Our team knows firsthand how the AG and her line assistants approach investigations. Our legal team includes a former Massachusetts Attorney General, a former chief deputy attorney general, a former first assistant attorney general, a former deputy attorney general, a former chief of the business and labor bureau, a former deputy chief of the criminal bureau, and four partners who served as assistant United States attorneys.

Foley Hoag will work closely with you to develop and implement winning strategies to achieve your objectives and successfully resolve the investigation. And if there is no reasonable alternative but to litigate, our lawyers, including American College of Trial Lawyers fellows, have a record of substantial courtroom success. Whatever the path, we will fight to protect the reputation of your business and neutralize any adverse public relations implications arising from the AG action.