Foley Hoag LLP is an international law firm founded in Boston in 1943. The firm represents public and private clients in complex disputes, transactions, and regulatory matters. With more than 300 lawyers, it combines legal knowledge, industry insight, and creative problem-solving to help clients pursue business and legal goals. Its work spans established companies, emerging businesses, investors, nonprofit organizations, public entities, and sovereign governments across domestic and international markets.
Foley Hoag LLP advises clients through practices covering corporate law, intellectual property, litigation and investigations, international litigation and arbitration, and government and regulatory matters. Its lawyers handle mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, financing, commercial disputes, patent strategy, privacy, environmental compliance, healthcare regulation, international trade, and public international law. The firm also serves industries such as life sciences, technology, energy and climate, healthcare, cannabis, education, consumer products, and private capital.
Foley Hoag LLP operates offices in Boston, Denver, New York, Paris, and Washington, DC. These locations support clients across major business, government, and international legal centers. The Boston office remains the firm’s largest, while Washington supports significant international arbitration, healthcare, regulatory, and policy work. New York provides broad corporate, litigation, intellectual property, and energy services, Denver serves growing western markets, and Paris strengthens the firm’s international disputes and commercial litigation capabilities.
Foley Hoag LLP has developed a culture centered on excellence, inclusion, collaboration, and public service. Its history includes a long-standing pro bono program, involvement in important civil rights matters, and support for communities through the Foley Hoag Foundation. The firm emphasizes diverse perspectives, professional development, mentorship, and responsive client service. This combination of legal capability, industry understanding, international reach, and community commitment shapes its approach to both routine matters and high-stakes challenges.
