Government Relations, Federal

Overview

The Adams & Reese Government Relations Team has more than 75 attorneys and advisors across eight state capitals, including DC.  We provide advocacy, lobbying, support, and legal counsel at the local, state, and federal levels to companies, trade associations, municipalities, city and county governments, parishes, universities, and nonprofits. 

The firm’s GR team members include former members of Congress, former state legislative leadership, former staffers, and a former U.S. Ambassador.   

The GR team’s services include a range of government relations needs, including: lobbying; congressional oversight; interests before government departments, agencies and legislative bodies; research and policy analysis; drafting or delivering of testimony; preparation and distribution of advocacy material; grassroots support; and understanding of regulatory issues, tax codes, public and private finance, economic development incentives, and the many multi layers of the matrix that make up the intersection of business and government. 

Our clients tell us that they retain our GR team for several reasons, and three stand out.

• First, we understand and know the inner workings of government, with broad knowledge of the substantive issues that affect our clients – from sweeping federal legislation to intrusive federal regulations.
• Second, drawing from decades of experience in the trenches on Capitol Hill and inside various governing entities, we cultivate and maintain close personal relationships both in and outside the government.
• Third, we respond quickly and thoroughly to our clients’ needs, recognizing that they want and deserve well-versed attorneys and government relations professionals who can talk to them on their level.

Our team closely tracks and analyzes federal legislation and any regulatory moves that might carry ramifications for clients. Then we proactively reach out to communicate with our clients about those changes or proposed changes. We’re focused on helping our clients get out in front of the issues before they arise.

DEFINING STRENGTHS

Among other functions, our lawyers and government relations professionals put their skills, experience and knowledge base to work to:

• Analyze specific business and other strategic objectives;
• Evaluate and manage political risks;
• Promote interests before government departments, agencies and legislative bodies, in the diplomatic community and in broader policy arenas;
• Undertake research and policy analysis, draft or deliver testimony, and prepare and distribute formal and informal advocacy material;
• Draft, monitor, promote and report on legislation; and
• Build grassroots support and address cross-jurisdictional policy issues by working with our state and local governmental relations professionals.

Adams & Reese ranks No. 77 among the nation’s “Top-Performing Lobbying Firms,” according to Bloomberg Government which analyzes the Lobbying Disclosure Act reports from registered lobbying firms that filed with the U.S. House and Senate.