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Founded by Garrett Hoag and Henry Foley on Apr 1, 1943.1
The firm was founded on April 1, 1943, when Henry Elliot Foley teamed with Garrett Scattergood Hoag. The two founders began their firm in a three-room office at 10 Post Office Square in Boston's Financial District.
The firm was involved in Boston's early civil rights struggle and the Boston busing crisis when it represented the plaintiffs in a 1970s lawsuit that brought desegregation to Boston Public Schools. This legal victory resulted in the firm establishing the Foley Hoag Foundation, which focuses on improving race relations in Boston.
Foley Hoag is also involved in the Boston-area entrepreneurial community, providing counsel local technology startup companies. In 2002, the firm moved its main office to its current location in the Seaport District in South Boston.
Foley Hoag opened its first office outside of Massachusetts in Washington, D.C., in 1985, focusing on international litigation and arbitration practices. The firm's corporate social responsibility, government strategies and healthcare practices are also based in D.C. In June 2011, the firm opened an office in Paris to serve overseas companies and sovereign states in international arbitration and litigation matters. In May 2015, the firm opened its first office in New York to expand its intellectual property and international litigation practices.
From 2015 through early 2019, Martha Coakley, former Attorney General of Massachusetts, worked for Foley Hoag as a lawyer and lobbyist. While at the firm, Coakley represented the fantasy sports website DraftKings and student-loan firm Navient when state governments were examining the practices of these industries.
From Wikipedia’s article on Foley Hoag, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4