I help clients navigate high-stakes business disputes, insolvency situations, and government enforcement actions.
Yoni Bard is a Boston-based litigation attorney and partner at Foley Hoag LLP whose practice centers on complex commercial litigation, debtor-creditor disputes, bankruptcy and restructuring, and white-collar criminal defense. As an experienced litigator, Yoni represents companies and individuals in high-stakes matters in federal and state courts, arbitrations, and government investigations—from pre-suit demands and government inquiries through trial and appeal.
Yoni’s debtor-creditor disputes and bankruptcy practice encompasses receivership actions, chapter 7 and chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, out-of-court debt restructurings, and fraudulent transfer litigation. He counsels secured and unsecured creditors, debtors, and other stakeholders navigating financial distress and insolvency proceedings in Massachusetts, New York, and across the country. Yoni has extensive experience with Massachusetts cannabis receivership actions, including creditor, debtor, and receiver representation.A recognized white-collar practitioner, Yoni defends clients in federal enforcement actions and investigations involving allegations of healthcare fraud (including under the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback statute), securities violations, and other financial offenses. . His white-collar practice spans DOJ investigations, congressional inquiries, internal corporate investigations, and federal court litigation.
Yoni is also an active participant in the firm’s pro bono program and has helped noncitizens challenge unlawful detention and deportation, including through federal habeas corpus litigation. In 2017, Yoni served as a Special Assistant District Attorney in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, where he represented the Commonwealth in felony and misdemeanor criminal prosecutions and tried approximately a dozen cases before judges and juries. During law school, he served as an immigration law research assistant and as a judicial intern for the U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review.