Public Policy Law

Make no mistake – decisions made by the government can and will affect the direction and machinations of your business or organization.

Statutory and regulatory law, as well as public funding and appropriations, can have positive and/or negative impacts on your goals and priorities. It is therefore critical that your company or organization understands how government, the law, and business interact in order to make decisions that will achieve your strategic goals.  

Whether it be state or municipal governmental bodies, our firm provides a forum and access for your company or organization by facilitating an audience with public policy makers to ensure that you are heard, understood, and your priorities are acted upon. After initial consultation, we develop a carefully tailored plan to suit your needs. 

Services

Our clients benefit from a strategic and tactical appreciation of the nuances of legislative and regulatory policy at the state and municipal levels of government. With twenty years of experience, we offer our clients comprehensive legislative and executive counsel to develop and execute plans that are specifically tailored to their industry.

As former Counsel to the House Ways and Means Committee, Attorney Moynihan brings a unique understanding of the intricacies of public funding via the state budget process. Our firm has developed strong relationships over many years with members of the Massachusetts Legislature as well as officials and staff from the Executive Branch of Massachusetts state government. Most importantly, our firm takes good care to see that clients are informed, educated and involved in every step of this process.

Our services include:

• State Matters

  • Legislative drafting, advocacy, and ultimate passage of legislation by both the House of Representatives and the Senate;

  • Regulatory drafting and advocacy;

  • Executive branch advocacy for signage of legislative proposals and promulgations of regulatory initiatives;

  • State appropriations / budgetary issues;

  • Anticipate changes in relevant legislative, policy, regulatory and political landscapes and;

  • Develop and execute strategic and tactical responses to any pending legislation/regulation/other policy with elected officials and staff;

  • State procurement and business development services (doing business with the state)

• Municipal Matters

  • Working with local elected officials at the city and town level and advocacy for municipal initiatives;

  • Advocacy of town meeting articles and warrants;

  • Procurement and business development (doing business with cities and towns)

• Additional Services

  • Lobbying elected officials;

  • Political consulting and fundraising;

  • Compliance matters;

  • Issues management.