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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.

The Future of Data Privacy Regulation in Massachusetts?  AG's Office Foreshadows State Action on Consumer Data in First-of-its Kind Conference
Blog March 25, 2016
What is the future of data privacy regulation in Massachusetts? On March 24, 2016, the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office gave us a glimpse. In collaboration with Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society, and MIT's Internet Policy Research Initiative and Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, the AG's Office convened a “Forum on Data Privacy.”  In this first-of-its-kind conference…
New Credit Card Security Doesn't Go Far Enough
Blog September 29, 2015
Co-written by Jon Hurst This entry originally ran as an op-ed in the September 25, 2015 edition of The Boston Globe. Hardly a week goes by without a news report of a new cyberattack. As any consumer affected by fraud knows, the harm is real. The  impact on businesses, government, and other targets is also real, and includes monetary harm and reputational damage that can devastate those so reliant on the trust of their customers…

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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.