Government Affairs and Public Policy

Our experience includes public service as well as private practice, giving us an inside perspective on how government operates and the ability to grasp the policy context of our clients’ goals. Instead of simply reacting, we anticipate issues and identify legislative and regulatory initiatives that affect our clients’ interests. Few law firms have the extensive experience at all strata of government like we do. The service we provide our government clients is fully informed by the subject matter professionals—including those in energy, student lending, and finance—from across Ballard Spahr’s five departments and 15 offices.

Our federal lobbying team advocates for clients before Congress, the Executive Branch, and federal agencies. We also offer advocacy services at the state level, where the business and political terrain varies from one state capital to the next. We develop and execute state-by-state strategies for meeting goals across industries and are positioned to move quickly and aggressively to protect those goals, when necessary.

Our team provides the following government relations services at all levels of government:

• Lobbying and advocacy
• Political intelligence gathering
• Public policy research and analysis
• Legislative drafting
• Public procurement and contracting
• Political law compliance
• PAC formation, operations, and compliance