We provide comprehensive legal advice to businesses and executives who are subject to government civil and criminal investigations or who are the victims of criminal wrongdoing. We also represent clients who need an assessment of a matter under investigation, or guidance on the government enforcement or investigative process.
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Chambers 2009 Ranks Foley Hoag in 13 Leading Practice Areas
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Hot Topics, Legal Insight and Industry Trends: Foley Hoag Newsroom Enhanced with Video Launches at BIO 2009
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The New "Gift Ban" Statute in Massachusetts: a Primer on Compliance and Enforcement
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Foley Hoag Achieves Dismissal of Government Fraud Case that Alleged Distributors Provided Doctors Kickbacks for Use of Medtronic Products
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Foley Hoag Partner Martin F. Murphy Admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers
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- Federal Regulation of Swap Agreements Proposed [Read More]
- USCIS Is Still Accepting H-1B Petitions [Read More]
- A Reversal of Medtronic v. Riegel? A Legislative Update on Liability Against Medical Device Companies [Read More]
- New Form I-9 Goes Into Effect Today [Read More]
- Q&A Series: When Your Public Company Must Restate Its Financial Statements [Read More]
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Defending Allegations of Illegal Kickbacks
Our lawyers successfully defended an individual who was the target of a federal grand jury investigation on allegations that he and his company paid illegal kickbacks to physicians to encourage the purchase of kidney dialysis supplies. We successfully prevented charges from being brought against him. [Read More]
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Defending Companies against Federal Healthcare Fraud Allegations
Our client, an international pharmaceutical company, was a subject of several complex federal healthcare fraud investigations concerning various practices allegedly implicating the federal health care anti-kickback statute. We investigated the facts surrounding the government's allegations, interviewed witnesses and analyzed the voluminous documents obtained by the government, and were able to demonstrate to the government that our client did not violate the anti-kickback statute in any of the investigations. Ultimately, our client was not charged criminally or civilly or otherwise penalized. [Read More]