Hot Button Blog: A Bipartisan Government Relations Firm

Great post (http://bit.ly/JgeuB6) on the GigaOM Apple Blog today about Apple's lobbying efforts -- or lack thereof. Like Microsoft, Google, and other heavyweight companies, Apple will have to become more active in Washington. They've simply become too big, and they have an ever increasing target on their backs. But "active" doesn't have to mean blanketing Washington with money. Like all things Apple, the company can craft and execute a carefully considered strategy, leveraging the strength of their brand, to connect with policy makers in DC. 

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On April 27, 2011, the New York Advocacy Association (NYAA) testified at a hearing before the New York City Lobbying Commission.   The hearing focused on issues surrounding lobbying firms.  At the hearing, the NYAA raised several new issues for the Commission to consider.  Here is a link to download the NYAA's most recent position papers. To download the NYAA's testimony from the March 30, 2011, New York City Lobbying Commission Hearing, click here.

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At this morning's New York City Lobbying Commission Hearing, Cozen O'Connor Member Ken Fisher testified on behalf of the New York Advocacy Association (NYAA).  The hearing focused on the differences between the City lobbying scheme and the State lobbying scheme.  Below is a link to download the testimony that the NYAA presented to the Commission.

Click here to download the NYAA's Testimony

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Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies Member Ken Fisher was interviewed by NY1 about the effect of the lobbying laws put into place by Mayor Bloomberg and the New York City Council in 2006.  Ken said that "what [lobbyists] do object to is unnecessary paperwork, busywork and kind of a gotcha game that has been written into the rules under the guise of reform."  For more about the impact of the City's lobbying laws, and video of the segment, see: http://www.ny1.com/content/news_beats/politics/135214/city-commission-to-examine-lobbying-limits--impact/.

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