The Alabama
contingent of Jones Walker's Government Relations Practice Group
represents a variety of businesses and industry trade associations in pursuing
their legislative and public policy goals. In recent years, members of the
Alabama practice have been active participants in comprehensive reforms of
Alabama's campaign finance and ethics laws and have represented business
interests on a variety of measures involving insurance, workmans compensation,
and liability issues. In addition, the group has worked toward tort reform and
revise other aspects of government reform in representation of
business interests throughout Alabama. The team offers clients significant
government relations experience, including legislative affairs, with an emphasis
on the areas of government regulation, economic development, tax matters,
and tort reform issues.
Members of our
team have extensive experience in legislative procedures and state government.
Our team includes attorneys who are former government officials who
served in state administration, and who served as committee chairs
and gubernatorial candidates. Our Alabama attorneys work closely with
team members in Washington, D.C. to effectively further our clients' interests
in legislative matters dealing with insurance, energy and commerce, banking and
securities, defense, the environment, maritime industry, healthcare, trade,
tariffs, and federal taxation.
In Alabama, we assist
clients by planning and implementing strategies to effectively manage the legislation,
regulation, and appropriations that govern businesses at the state level. Our
services include monitoring Alabama legislative and executive branch
activities, lobbying, assisting in public procurement contracts, participating
in regulatory agency administrative proceedings, and obtaining various licenses
and permits. With regard to regulatory matters, we represent clients in the
areas of banking and finance, economic development incentives, natural
resources, taxation, public procurement, gaming and ethics compliance.
