Overview
The Federal government can seem enormous, complex and impenetrable. But with the right legal partner, you can overcome your unique challenges and achieve your goals. Foley Hoag’s experienced attorneys and policy advisors combine extensive government experience with insight into your business to advance your legal, policy, and political objectives.
Our Government Strategies attorneys have developed a high degree of skill in the legislative and regulatory processes. We draft and analyze legislation; develop and coordinate legislative strategy and advocacy before Congress; prepare witnesses for hearings; represent clients in Congressional investigations; organize and coordinate advocacy coalitions; and monitor legislative activities, including hearings and committee markups, to keep our clients informed of the latest activities in Washington and give them the critical advantage of knowing what is happening in an uncertain economy.
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As a top law firm with offices in Boston, New York, Paris and Washington D.C., we also help our clients in their dealings with the Executive Branch and regulatory agencies in complex rulemakings, adjudications and enforcements. Whether a startup business or Fortune 100 company, our clients gain an edge in understanding the full impact of rulemakings, meeting with key officials to influence agency policy, and affecting the implementation of recently enacted legislation.
The core strength of our legal practice is the unsurpassed experience of its lawyers and policy advisors, who have worked in senior-level positions in the Executive Branch, in the Congress, in regulatory and administrative agencies, and in industry trade associations. This experience provides them with a unique breadth and depth of understanding and insight that underlies the value to our clients.
Our legal strategies hinge on the fundamental belief that clients and government can, in nearly every instance, achieve mutually beneficial public policy solutions. Our trademark is a unique combination of broad-based legislative and regulatory experience with significant substantive knowledge, particularly in the areas of:
