| Legislative and Administrative Solutions |
We help clients secure legislative and administrative solutions to difficult business problems. Our comparative advantage derives from three key strengths. First, we are skilled at complex policy analysis that grasps the intersection between law, policy and politics. Second, as experienced advocates, we understand how to frame arguments tailored to the audience in question—be it Congress, the administration, the business community or the public. Finally, we have a deep bench of lawyers with significant experience at the top levels of government, so we know how to get things done in the executive branch and in Congress.
Our lawyers are also adept at analyzing the constitutional implications of legislation and regulations, and at framing proposals to maximize their chance of withstanding constitutional challenge. In addition, we have substantial experience crafting policy solutions and providing strategic guidance at the state level, where regulation by and interaction with state and local officials in the 50 state capitals plays an increasingly important role in such industries as healthcare, banking and financial services, pharmaceuticals and information technology. Our public policy team has:
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Advised a major insurance company on constitutional, substantive and strategic issues associated with efforts to achieve a global legislative solution to the national asbestos crisis
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Assisted in the successful effort to obtain legislation protecting the confidentiality of sensitive business information provided to the government to assist in the protection of critical infrastructure
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Represented US business coalitions in the successful ratification of all bilateral, regional and multilateral trade and investment agreements since the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1993