Practice Areas

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Federal, State and Local Expertise
Legislation
Monitoring
Strategy Development
Grass Roots Lobbying
Key Decision-Maker Lobbying
Coalition Building
Media Relations
Testimony Drafting/Witness Preparation
Administrative Proceedings
Regulatory Compliance
Procurements
Government Markets Development

Most businesses are affected by federal, state and local legislation or regulations. To serve our clients in this area, our firm provides specialized government relations and administrative law services before the Congress of the United States, Federal agencies, the Oregon Legislature, Oregon administrative agencies, and local governments through out Oregon.

Accurate information is critical to effective government relations. Our government relations lawyers constantly monitor legislative and political developments. In addition, our network of sources throughout federal, state, and local governments provide valuable insights into policy choices facing decision-makers and the factors that will govern their choices. Our practice requires that we know what will or may happen before it occurs and advise our clients accordingly.

Although gathering information is an important first step, our real strength and expertise lies in our ability to analyze that information in the context of our clients' business objectives, formulate options, and develop and implement strategies that will achieve those objectives.

Our firm's administrative law practice focuses on the representation of our clients before administrative agencies, both in rulemaking and contested case proceedings. We also work with our clients to ensure their success in the procurement process once a market for their products is developed or identified.

The firm is also experienced in coalition building and organizing grass roots lobbying campaigns and works regularly with trade associations, and public interest groups. We also maintain strong relationships with the news media and have expertise in generating news coverage compatible with the government relations goals of our clients. Whether representing our clients before legislative or executive branches of the federal, state, or local governments, our lawyers know the people to contact, when to contact them and how that contact can be made most effectively. We attempt to insure that our clients understand and are comfortable with all of the nuances of the legislative and administrative processes, and work closely with them to develop strategies that will maximize success.

Hagen O'Connell proactively solves problems for its clients with a bi-partisan approach while drawing upon the political diversity of the legislative and administrative officials with whom we work. We are proud of our ability to maintain bipartisanship to accomplish set goals. We believe it is better to establish close relationships with a variety of decision makers, rather than focusing only on the political party in power. We understand that our ability to establish alliances and work effectively with politically diverse interests is critical to our success.