Our Work
In This Section
- Overview
- Government Relations & Public Policy
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Innovative Programs and Risk Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Crisis Management
- Socially Responsible Investing & Partnerships
- Global Business & Trade
- International Trade Strategy & Regulation
- Market Access & International Business Development
- Transactions & Investments
- Our Clients
Strategic government relations and issue management requires more than a network of strong relationships. It requires out-of-the-box thinking on ways to effectively advocate, position an issue and build new alliances.
Managing today's complex public policy issues requires both effective tactics and strategy. Our approach to government relations combines the two—enabling clients to achieve short-term goals and move mountains in the long term where necessary.
We work with the Congress and the Executive Branch, and with key third-party organizations, including advocacy organizations, think tanks and nongovernmental organizations to achieve solutions for our clients.
We have assisted clients on matters involving:
Advocacy
Representing companies, trade associations, alliances and governments on the most difficult and complex matters before the US Congress and Executive Branch.
Policy and Legislative Development
Effective policy development and building a compelling case for policies and legislation are critical to success.
Alliance Building
Building and managing alliances and coalitions for advocacy campaigns.
Our public policy and government relations experience spans a wide range of issues, including:
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Success Highlights
- Manage the Business Council for Global Development, LLC, a coalition of leading companies that works with allies in government, international organizations and nongovernmental organizations to successfully advocate for a series of measures that have been enacted into law and policy, including trade agreements, legislation and aid reform.
- Developed web site content regarding insurance company's policy agenda
Success Highlights
- Leading roles in major trade legislation over the past 25 years.
- Gained reversal of regulations that impeded broadband deployment in the United States by working with the White House and Congress.
- Successfully opposed a tax change for companies organized as controlled foreign corporations.
- Represented one of the world's largest software companies in a successful campaign to pass legislation increasing the number of H-1B visas.
- Managed the business community's successful advocacy campaign to enact legislation establishing Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with China. Read More
