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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.

One Step Closer to a Massachusetts Data Privacy Law:  Comparing the Current House and Senate Bills
Blog June 17, 2026
Massachusetts lawmakers are working to pass a long-awaited comprehensive data privacy law in the current legislative session…
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…
Massachusetts AG Campbell Issues Advisory on Artificial Intelligence
Blog April 22, 2024
On April 16, Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell issued a legal advisory providing guidance to developers, suppliers, and users of AI on their obligations under state and federal consumer protection, anti-discrimination, and data security laws…
State Attorneys General on the Abortion Frontlines
Blog August 10, 2022
In the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, state attorneys general are, not surprisingly, joining the frontlines of the ensuing state-by-state debate on abortion rights.  Consider two opposing examples from recent weeks.  In early July, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued a broad consumer advisory regarding so-called crisis pregnancy centers in Massachusetts, arguing that such facilities are frequently not licensed medical……
Cybersecurity 2019 — The Year in Preview: New Attorneys General and Trends in State Data Privacy Laws
Blog December 21, 2018
Whether it was a Blue Wave or a “Big Victory,” the midterm elections unequivocally transformed state regulatory and enforcement landscapes by sweeping in four new Democratic Attorneys General and earning Democrats a majority of those key policymaking positions.  The Democrats flipped four offices with Aaron Ford (NV), Phil Weiser (CO), Dana Nessel (MI) and Josh Kaul (WI) each claiming victory over GOP opponents…
States Continue to Upgrade Data Privacy Laws  A Look at North Carolina
Blog February 21, 2018
A recent Security Breach Report published by the North Carolina Attorney General's Office provides a snapshot of the various data security threats currently riling the state's public and private sectors.  Since 2006, the year North Carolina businesses and government entities became statutorily obligated to report breaches to the Attorney General's Office, reported data breaches have skyrocketed from 86 to over one thousand.  In turn, the number of affected consumers has increased ten-fold……
CyberOhio Initiative – An Update from the Ohio AGO
Blog April 26, 2017
We recently posted on the Ohio Attorney General's CyberOhio initiative and forecasted that the Ohio Attorney General might be the first of many Attorneys General to join forces with industry in the struggle to protect consumer information.  Ohio Deputy General Counsel Craig Rapp, Director of CyberOhio, contacted our blog not only to agree with our prediction, but also to shed more light on what is transpiring in his state…
Aloha Means Cybersecurity, Consumer Multistates, and Swimming with Turtles at Conference of Western Attorneys General
Blog August 04, 2015
Attorneys General, meeting at the Conference of Western Attorneys General (“CWAG”) on Maui recently, tackled as usual a range of issues from the Rule of Law, an ongoing and important initiative with Mexican police, prosecutors and businesses, to EPA regulatory actions. Through daily multiple panels and Q A, AGs of several terms experience and some still within their first six months of service rubbed shoulders with federal regulators from the FTC as well as the Chief Information Security……
Joining Foley Hoag; Insights from the NAAG Summer Meeting
Blog June 23, 2015
I am delighted to join Foley Hoag. The firm's deep expertise in so many areas of practice, and its commitment to pro bono work are among the reasons I decided to join the firm. Our communities and our businesses face good opportunities as well as thin ice in recovery from the recession. A strong economy will optimize new technologies and business models here in Massachusetts, as well as globally…

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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.