Practices: Federal

Our experience with the issues, the process, and the decision-makers in Washington, D.C. brings to each task a unique combination of public policy and legal skills that provides our clients the opportunity to impact federal policy. We routinely appear before the Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of State, the Department of Defense, the Small Business Administration, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Agriculture on behalf of our clients. In addition, the firm maintains a strong presence before the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

Specific examples of work in Washington, D.C. include:

• Advising a Fortune 100 Company on various sources of funding for research and development of specific product lines;
• Working with the Department of Justice and the Army Corps of Engineers on a major environmental initiative on behalf of a chemical company;
• Obtaining congressional support to oppose an agency action that was unsupported by science and sound public health policy;
• Advocating before various federal agencies, including FDA, OSHA, and DOT on regulatory matters impacting clients;
• Providing FDA with advice on how to set new industry standards for manufacturing vital healthcare equipment;
• Counseling and defending food, drug, medical device and other companies and individuals with respect to FDA inspections and enforcement actions;
• Counseling numerous companies on compliance issues regarding FDA, EPA, USDA, U.S. Customs Service, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, and numerous state laws;
• Obtaining federal financial assistance for not for profits and higher education institutions; and
• Advocating transportation issues before the Department of Transportation for a national railroad company.