Effective Government Relations Strategies

The attorneys at the law firm of Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC have extensive experience as legislative advocates for clients in the private and public sectors. Our experience and deep understanding of our clients’ operations and the issues facing them enables us to communicate effectively to legislators and state agencies.

Experienced Advocates For Corporations And Nonprofits

Our attorneys provide a complete range of government relations services. Working closely with our clients to understand their operations and the legal and regulatory issues that affect them, we conduct strategic planning exercises that can serve as long-term blueprints for achieving our clients’ goals. Our firm monitors legislative developments at the Rhode Island General Assembly that are of interest to our clients. We develop effective strategies to promote or defend particular pieces of proposed legislation.

Clients include companies in the telecommunications, transportation, utilities, pharmaceutical and health care sectors as well as nonprofit organizations.

Comprehensive Communications Strategies

These days, providing effective lobbyist services involves much more than simply knowing who to talk with at the statehouse. In addition to helping clients navigate the halls of government, our lawyers can also advise on matters involving media relations strategies. This can entail working in concert with our client’s public relations operation to communicate a coherent and consistent message.

In addition to providing governmental relations advice and services at the state level, our firm has worked extensively with municipalities and other governmental authorities, giving us familiarity with administrative and municipal law issues.

When it comes to resolving a dispute, there may be more than one way to approach the matter. Our lawyers are well-positioned to advise clients or serve the court overseeing the dispute. In all cases, our attorneys will provide you with experienced legal counsel as to the best course of action. We will carefully review the factual and legal issues in your dispute, explain the strengths and weaknesses of your case and advise you on the various legal factors that will shape the outcome. We will also review the various methods we could use to achieve your goals and provide you with the potential costs of those methods. You will have highly skilled and experienced attorneys available at all times to help you make intelligent decisions about your case. Based on your direction, our lawyers will then work diligently to achieve your goals.