Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley today named James Scafide as chief of the new Business, Technology, and Economic Development Division of the attorney general's office.
According to a press release, the division will be charged with examining issues affecting the business community. One of the first tasks for the division will be to review the state's regulations to identify statutes that are unnecessary, overly burdensome or inconsistent with statutory mandates. The process will involve discussions with representatives from business owners, state agencies, experts and members of the general public.
“I believe that the Attorney General, as the chief legal officer of the Commonwealth, should promote a healthy economy in Massachusetts,” Coakley said in the release. “Through the newly created Business, Technology and Economic Development Division, we will work with the business community, other government agencies and the general public to promote appropriate economic development in Massachusetts."
Scafide is a Cambridge resident; previously he was general counsel at Presstek, Inc., a New Hampshire-based firm. He is a graduate of Kent State University and Boston College Law School.
(By Se Young Lee, Globe correspondent)
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