Foley Hoag LLP

Co-Managing Partners: Jeffrey D. Collins, James W. Bucking

Number of partners: 140+ Number of lawyers: 350+

Firm Overview: 

Foley Hoag provides innovative, strategic legal services to public, private and government clients across the globe. The firm has premier capabilities in the life sciences, healthcare, technology, energy and climate, professional services, investment advisers and private funds fields, and in cross-border disputes. From offices in Boston, Denver, New York, Washington, DC and Paris, Foley Hoag’s professionals possess the skills and experience to provide exceptional senior level service to clients ranging from startups to global companies to sovereign states.

Main Areas of Practice: 

Industry Focus: 

Foley Hoag recognizes the importance of understanding its clients’ industries and partnering with them to meet day-to-day challenges and opportunities. The firm’s long-standing focus on high-growth industries enables its lawyers to provide creative but practical solutions for clients in the life sciences, healthcare, technology, energy & climate, cannabis, and financial and professional services sectors. To serve companies in these rapidly changing industries, Foley Hoag brings an understanding of its clients’ products and services and related intellectual property value, combined with the insight of political and regulatory issues, unique financial aspects, or environmental concerns affecting their businesses. This multidisciplinary approach draws on the support of lawyers who have been scientists, engineers and researchers and have held senior-level positions in presidential administrations, on Capitol Hill, in regulatory agencies and with industry trade organizations.

Litigation: 

Foley Hoag’s respected litigation department handles complex and novel dispute resolution matters on a global scale, with prominent experience in the areas of intellectual property litigation, securities litigation, accountants professional liability, business crimes and government investigations and public international law. Foley Hoag lawyers have unique experience handling complex state-to-state disputes, investor-state arbitration and international commercial and construction arbitration. Foley Hoag provides clients with a range of services aimed at resolving disputes, including preventive counseling, pre-litigation investigation, prosecution and defense of claims at the trial level and representation in post-trial and appellate proceedings. In addition to traditional courtroom trials, it represents clients in arbitration proceedings, before administrative tribunals and in alternative dispute resolution settings.

Intellectual Property: 

Ideas and designs are as important to corporate success as financial and operational expertise. The firm’s intellectual property department is comprised of professionals, including lawyers, scientists, engineers and others experienced in patent prosecution, patent litigation, patent post grant proceedings, IP due diligence and strategy, licensing and strategic alliances, and trademark, copyright and unfair competition counseling. Together they provide a strategic global approach to managing clients’ intellectual property portfolios.

Business: 

With nearly eight decades of supporting clients across their corporate needs, Foley Hoag’s business department provides strategic advice in a cost-efficient and responsive manner. The firm offers scalable support to companies throughout their life cycle from ownership structure through major transformative transactions and exits. Companies seek the firm’s support on a wide range of specific matters, including formation, product distribution, financing, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, SPACs, SEC and regulatory compliance, executive compensation and much more. In addition to supporting companies, the firm is well known for representing private fund sponsors and investors. The firm represents fund managers of all sizes, from emerging managers raising their first funds to established managers with billions under management, and provide practical, tailored advice regarding closed or open funds, whether formed on or off shore, following a wide range of strategies, including private equity, venture capital, private debt, hedge, SBICs, energy, real asset, and funds of funds.