Immanuel R. Foster

Immanuel Foster represents health care, financial services, insurance and other types of companies in a wide range of complex civil litigation. Mr. Foster has represented both plaintiffs and defendants at all stages of the litigation cycle, from pre-filing and claims assessment, through trial and appeal. He has handled highly contentious and high stakes disputes, working diligently to obtain optimal outcomes for his clients.

He has also represented numerous clients in a variety of corporate investigations conducted by the DOJ and the SEC, preventing penalties or obtaining favorable settlements.

Mr. Foster’s recent experience includes representing:

• a multi-national zipper manufacturer in an intellectual property dispute concerning polyurethane lamination technology;
• a computer hardware company in a patent dispute brought against a competitor;
• a biopharmaceutical company in an patent dispute brought against a competitor concerning its female external catheter
• a major technology company in an International Trade Commission investigation involving trade secrets in mobile phone manufacturing
• a software company and certain of its employees in a trade secrets dispute brought by a competitor;
• a fashion company in a case alleging violations of state and federal antitrust laws in connection with its marketplace platform
• a charter airplane company in a trade secrets case against a former employee, successfully obtaining a preliminary injunction;
• a biopharmaceutical company in a legal malpractice dispute against its former counsel;
• a software company and certain of its officers and directors in a securities class action suit and follow-on derivative suit concerning disclosures and financial guidance related to a new product launch, obtaining a dismissal with prejudice at the pleading stage;
• a financial services company in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations concerning suspicious activity reporting under the Bank Secrecy Act;
• a financial services company in an SEC investigation concerning Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933;
• an investment adviser in an SEC investigation concerning fixed-income trading practices;
• a biopharmaceutical company in a DOJ investigation concerning the Anti-Kickback Statute; and
• a financial services trade organization as amicus counsel in a matter before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, in which the court affirmed a ruling in favor of the organization.

Mr. Foster maintains an active pro bono practice, which has included representing migrant workers in a labor trafficking suit and refugees seeking asylum in the U.S. In law school, he was a member of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, where he represented tenants in summary process eviction proceedings in Boston Housing Court.