NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS: DESCRIPTION

Public policy issues frequently extend across local and state jurisdictional borders and become national in scope. Our Government Affairs practitioners are located in offices throughout the country, from New York and Albany to California, Colorado, Georgia and Washington, DC. While the firm’s physical presence in these locations helps us to closely monitor issues of concern to clients and maintain strong relationships with multiple state and local governments and legislatures, our national practice extends to any jurisdiction in the United States in which our clients have pressing needs.

When an issue of national concern arises, we help clients identify resources in appropriate states and jurisdictions and manage these relationships on behalf of our clients. In some cases, we have successfully managed issues for clients in nearly two dozen localities before legislative bodies and governmental agencies. This provides a single solution with one contact point for a client, while providing an extensive network without the client having to monitor multiple personnel.

Representative Matters

• We have represented telecommunications companies on policy and administration issues related to the FCC and numerous state public commissions and have assisted those same companies in developing legislation at the federal and state level.
• We have represented potentially responsible parties in environmental matters with regard to state and federal Superfund sites. 
• In the area of regulated industries, we have represented natural gas and telecommunications companies before the Georgia Public Service Commission and other regulatory and government bodies in Georgia and the Southeast.
• MLA was selected as the sole Georgia representative of State Law Resources, Inc., which is a national network of independent law firms that helps businesses, trade associations and public policy coalitions navigate the complex and time-consuming process of managing both legal issues and state government relations.
• We represent a national automotive maintenance company in legislative matters in 10 states throughout the country.