With strong expertise in the telecoms, tax, trade, transportation and financial services sectors, Mayer Brown is frequently sought out by corporates and trade associations for representation and advice on public policy compliance and advocacy and legislative and regulatory strategies. The practice group is led by Philip Recht in Los Angeles, who is experienced in the development of regulatory legislation in diverse and novel industries, alongside Howard Waltzman in Washington DC, who is adept in technology related legislation advocacy. Also in DC, Andrew Olmem has expertise in financial services legislation and economic policies is informed by his experience working in congress and the white house, while in Chicago Mitchell Holzrichter focuses on infrastructure funding and policy. A further standout area is the firms’ congressional investigations practice, which was significantly bolstered in January 2024 with the addition of Kimberly Hamm to the DC office, who has experience in the US Senate, the US House and in the SEC, and leads many of the complex investigations in the financial services sector. Dario Frommer joined the Los Angeles office in May 2024 from Akin, and is well versed in legislative advocacy, regulatory enforcement and investigations across various sectors, including tech.
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  • 'The head of the Washington office, Andrew Olmem, is a best in class operator in the complex DC market. He expertly threads the needle between political, policy, legal and public affairs considerations for his clients.'

Key clients

  • People Search Services Coalition
  • Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC)
  • GlobalFoundries
  • Live Nation Entertainment
  • Big Outdoor, LLC
  • Jacobs Engineering
  • Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association(SIFMA)
  • American Optometric Association (AOA)
  • Charles Schwab Corporation
  • Millennium Partners

Work highlights

  • Represents People Search Services Coalition seeking to ensure that state and federal privacy laws and regulations are both constitutional and workable for the industry, including assistance with CCPA and CPRA.
  • Advised a major international public transportation technology company on the approval of a $66 million contract modification for the transformation and integration of 27 separate Los Angeles County transportation fare collection systems and to facilitate use of multiple fare payment formats.
  • Represented Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC) subsidiary Prestamos before numerous congressional committees and federal agencies reviewing the PPP program.

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Practice head

Philip Recht; Howard Waltzman

Other key lawyers

Andrew Olmem; Jonathan Becker; Mitchell Holzrichter; Matthew Bernstein; John Merrigan; Dario Frommer; Kimberly Hamm