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Jeffrey S. Follett
Partner
Boston
As a partner in Foley Hoag's litigation department, Jeff Follett handles business litigation and other complex civil suits. He has a special focus in two substantive areas, products liability and construction disputes. Jeff's defense representation in individual and mass tort product liability litigation includes class action lawsuits and multi-district litigation involving such applications as medical devices, pharmaceuticals, firearms and consumer products. His construction dispute work involves prosecuting and defending project delay and overrun suits among owners, general contractors and subcontractors, involving a wide range of commercial projects.
In addition to these matters, Jeff advises clients on public bidding law compliance and disputes, and provides defense representation in civil False Claims Act litigation. He also advises clients on electronic discovery and related privacy obligations, including development and implementation of records retention policies.
Jeff served a judicial clerkship with Justice Christopher Armstrong of the Massachusetts Appeals Court. He worked as a consultant before entering law school and, while an undergraduate at Stanford University, was a researcher for the Martin Luther King Papers Project.
Bars and Court Admissions
District of Columbia
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Representative Experience
The following is a brief summary of Jeffrey's experience and accomplishments:
Has defended manufacturers in individual and mass tort product liability case involving medical devices, pharmaceuticals, asbestos, firearms and consumer products
Has advised a wide range of corporate, public, not-for-profit and individual clients, including Ingersoll-Rand, National Amusements, Inc., Walt Disney World Co., AT&T, Sapura Corporation, PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP, The Franchise Company, Becton Dickinson, Lucent Technologies, Accor, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Celanese Americas Corporation, Solectron Corporation, Invensys Systems, Inc., the Institute of Contemporary Art, the Boston Children's Museum, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Quantum Corporation, J. Jill Group, Inc., Mantrose-Haesuer Corporation, Chicago Title Insurance Company, Macromedia, BFI/Allied, Verizon New England, Delta Air Lines, the Massachusetts Highway Department, Watts Industries, Inc., and Suffolk University
Has prosecuted and defended project delay and cost overrun lawsuits involving multi-million dollar drilling rig refurbishment, museum construction, retail development, marine drilling, office construction, highway development, public bidding disputes, underground tank installation, airline terminal construction, and structural modifications to manufacturing facilities
professional / civic involvement
American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Product Liability Committee and Construction Litigation Committee, Member
Defense Research Institute, Member
Member of Boston, Massachusetts and New Hampshire Bar Associations
SPEECHES AND CONFERENCES
Co-Chair, "E-Discovery Under the New Federal Rules," Suffolk University Law School Center for Advanced Legal Studies (Boston, 2006)
"Recognizing a Triggering Event Under the New Federal Rules," Practising Law Institute's "Electronic Discovery and Retention Guidance for Corporate Counsel" (New York, 2006)
"Design Management: The Undiscovered Country," Construction Management Association of America (Tampa, 2006)
"Document Retention and Destruction," Lorman Education Services (MA, 2006)
"Privacy, Confidentiality and Privilege in the Context of Records Management and Retention: What Are Your Legal Obligations?," American Conference Institute (ACI) "Corporate Counsel's Advanced Forum on Document Management and E-Discovery" (New York, 2005)
"Compliance 101: Talking Records Retention with Your Clients," Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) "E-Discovery" seminar (Boston, 2005).
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