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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Foley Hoag Associate Neil Austin Chosen for Boston Bar Association's Public Interest Leadership Program
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Best Lawyers in America Names 27 Foley Hoag Lawyers to 2010 Guide
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Publications more
- Justice Department Seeks Increased Funding for Fraud Prevention and Enforcement; Financial, Mortgage and Healthcare Fraud Remain Key Priorities in FY 2011 Budget [Read More]
- USCIS Initiates Expanded Employer Site Visit Program [Read More]
- House Financial Services Subcommittee Releases Discussion Draft Bills of the Investor Protection Act and the Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act [Read More]
- U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Foreign Assets Control Impose Fines on Texas Manufacturer and Its Foreign Affiliates for Unlawful Exports [Read More]
- Medical Devices Play a Large Role in Massachusetts Health Care Fraud Unit Cases: September 2008 – September 2009 [Read More]
Client Successes 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]