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PRG Pulse 2024 Post-Election Webinar (Video)

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On the morning after the 2024 election, Bracewell's Policy Resolution Group (PRG) lobbyists, lawyers and strategic communications professionals presented their award-winning PRG Pulse Post-Election webinar...

United StatesGovernment, Public Sector
E. Dee Martin
E. Dee Martin
Scott Segal
Scott Segal
Joseph A. Brazauskas
Joseph A. Brazauskas
Liam P. Donovan
Liam P. Donovan
Frank Maisano
Frank Maisano
Paul Nathanson
Paul Nathanson
Timothy J. Urban
Timothy J. Urban
Joshua Zive
Joshua Zive

On the morning after the 2024 election, Bracewell's Policy Resolution Group (PRG) lobbyists, lawyers and strategic communications professionals presented their award-winning PRG Pulse Post-Election webinar to break down what we know about the 2024 election results and share what business leaders should expect in key issues, including energy, environmental, tax and trade policy.

PRG Speakers

  • E. Dee Martin, partner and PRG co-head
  • Scott H. Segal, partner and PRG co-head
  • Joseph A. Brazauskas, senior counsel
  • Liam P. Donovan, senior political strategist
  • Frank V. Maisano, senior principal
  • Paul Nathanson, senior principal
  • Timothy J. Urban, senior principal

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