Governmental Regulations and Relations

We advocate on behalf of clients before local, state, and federal governments and agencies.  Our regulatory activities typically involve public procurement, licenses and permits, ethics, economic development incentives, land use and zoning, and campaign finance.  We represent clients at administrative, municipal, and legislative hearings. We provide counseling on drafting legislation and ordinances and on rule making.

At the local level, our attorneys have advised and assisted clients in matters involving numerous governments and agencies including, but not limited to: Board of Education for the City of Chicago; City of Chicago Board of Election Commissioners; City of Chicago Board of Ethics; City of Chicago Council Committee on Finance; City of Chicago Department of Buildings; City of Chicago Department of Housing; City of Chicago Inspector General’s Office; City of Chicago Department of Law; City of Chicago’s Mayor’s Office; City of Chicago Department of Procurement Services; City of Chicago Department of Revenue; City of Chicago Department of Transportation; City of Chicago Department of Zoning; City of Chicago O’Hare Modernization Program (quasi governmental); City of Chicago Department of Planning & Development; City of Chicago Public Building Commission; Chicago Housing Authority; Chicago Transit Authority; Cook County Board of Commissioners; Cook County Board of Ethics; Cook County Purchasing Agent; Cook County Recorder of Deeds; and Cook County State's Attorney's Office.

At the state level, we have handled matters involving agencies such as, among others: District of Columbia Department of Transportation; Illinois Attorney General’s Office;    Illinois Capital Development Board;    Illinois Commerce Commission; Illinois Department of Central Management Services; Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity; Illinois State Board of Elections; Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation; Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services; Illinois Human Rights Commission; Illinois Department of Human Rights; Illinois Department of Labor; Illinois Department of Natural Resources; Illinois Pollution Control Board; Illinois Department of Revenue; Illinois Department of Transportation; Illinois Secretary of State; Indiana Secretary of State, Securities Division; Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority; Metra; Michigan Department of Treasury; and Texas Savings & Loan Department.

At the federal level, we have counseled and represented clients concerning: Federal Election Commission; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Department of Housing and Urban Development; Department of Interior; Department of Justice; Department of Treasury; and Internal Revenue Service.
   
One of our partners is a former City of Chicago Deputy Planning Commissioner, Chicago Housing Authority General Counsel, Illinois Human Rights Commissioner, Illinois Capital Development Board Deputy General Counsel, and Federal Election Commission Attorney.