BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team provides a full range of government affairs and lobbying services to businesses of all sizes, from global corporations to startup firms. Financial, telecommunications and biotechnology firms; blue-chip manufacturers; and trade associations have turned to BakerHostetler because of our Federal Policy team’s solid record of accomplishment in providing careful, competent counsel and value-added government affairs services.
Our Federal Policy team includes former elected congressional officials and senior congressional and Capitol Hill committee staff. Our team also relies on the counsel of BakerHostetler attorneys who have served as staff at the White House, the Department of the Treasury, the Food and Drug Administration and other executive agencies, as well as in the U.S. diplomatic corps. We leverage our national relationships with policymakers in Washington and in state capitals nationwide, including with members of Congress, senior officials in the executive branch and governors.
The 2016 addition of former Congressman Mike Ferguson as leader of BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team affirmed our reputation as a pre-eminent policy firm among decision-makers in Washington. Congressman Ferguson represented New Jersey for nearly a decade in the House, including serving as a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, where he was an active lawmaker in healthcare, telecommunications and energy policy.
Our value proposition is straightforward: We leverage the combined experience and diverse backgrounds of these former government officials to deliver value-added federal and state government affairs consulting services, including around-the-corner policy insight that provides clients with visibility into the politics, processes and personalities that impact future legislative and regulatory actions.
We routinely help clients recognize their risks and opportunities in Washington and in state capitals, identify and develop potential legislative champions, and take action to minimize those risks or maximize those opportunities. We craft legislation and advocate for legislative outcomes, seek advice from current policymakers regarding future initiatives, and work with agencies to implement regulations that meet clients’ business and strategic goals.
Our representative government affairs clients include Alibaba, the American Chemistry Council, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, Charter Communications, the Children’s Hospital Association, Celgene, Facebook, FINRA, Genentech, Nasdaq, PhRMA, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Prudential Financial.
Our Federal Policy team is renowned for providing legislative, regulatory and tax strategic counsel to a diverse set of clients. This year BakerHostetler will sponsor its 28th annual Legislative Seminar, widely considered Washington’s premier forum on policy and political developments.