From: National Law Journal, November 3, 2008
Law firms with public policy and lobbying practices are gearing up for anticipated overhauls in how the nation pays for multibillion-dollar infrastructure projects and regulates financial services. They are hiring lawmakers and top congressional staffers who lack law degrees but bring connections and expertise. “Clients want government relations, communications and all forms of public-issues management, all the things you need to do a political campaign on an issue,” said Scott Segal, co-head of Houston-based Bracewell & Giuliani’s federal government relations and advocacy practice from the firm’s Washington office…
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