Article snippet: Martha Coakley, who developed a reputation as a fierce consumer advocate as attorney general of Massachusetts, has taken a full-time job with Juul Labs, the e-cigarette giant that has been slammed by regulators and health advocates for allegedly promoting teen vaping. Coakley, who was most recently a lawyer and lobbyist at Foley Hoag, will join Juul’s government affairs team in mid-April, according to the San Francisco-based company. She has been consulting for Juul for several months. Her hiring comes amid growing concern that e-cigarettes, promoted as a way to help adults quit traditional cigarettes, have instead launched an epidemic of teens addicted to inhaling nicotine from the sleek electronic devices. Matthew L. Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, noted that Juul is hiring Coakley after her successor and onetime deputy, Maura Healey, launched an investigation last summer into the company’s alleged marketing and sales to minors. The company is also preparing for a new regulatory regime in Washington following the announcement last month that Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and a harsh critic of Juul, was resigning. “Juul is building an army of lawyers and influencers to prevent meaningful regulation across the country,” Myers said. “It’s not a coincidence that they hired a former attorney general from Massachusetts when the current attorney general has done so much to expose their targeting of young peop... Link to the full article to read more