Government Affairs and Advocacy
Leach Policy Management offers expert government affairs and public policy advocacy. We have represented various clients, including trade associations, professional organizations, and large corporations. All government affairs firms can set-up meetings and lobby policymakers. But, we take great pride in our ability to understand your policy needs and become an expert on your issues of concern. As a result, we offer superior communications, issue briefs, and advocacy documents.
We spend time researching all available options for the advancement of client needs and provide detailed analysis of those options and whether legislation, regulation, or policy provides the greatest likelihood of success.
We creatively pursue our clients' interests, while bringing carefully considered and credible solutions to ensure that our clients' concerns are heard. We will advance your government affairs agenda and to meet objectives and goals in a timely and cost-effective manner.
The team at Leach Policy Management works comprehensively with state and local elected officials, government leaders, and the public to achieve our clients’ goals. We will help develop and deliver your message effectively.
Government Affairs and Advocacy Services
Administrative Services
Develop appropriate legislative and regulatory strategies and messaging in support of client goals
Utilize relationships with legislators, key staff, governor’s office and executive branch agencies to gather intelligence on any movement of legislation or regulatory initiatives that impact client interests
Testify, or take other appropriate actions, in an effort to protect or advance client interests
Set-up and conduct meetings with legislators, key staff, governor’s office and executive branch officials to educate such individuals about goals and objectives
Provide timely government affairs reports to clients
Develop and communicate policy positions and talking points
Review of legislative language
Regulatory Affairs
Offer effective counsel on agency regulations that affect client interests
Solicit client and membership views and feedback to develop comprehensive, yet concise comments on proposed regulations
Ensure client participation in the rulemaking processes by drafting and submitting comments
Public Relations and Advocacy
Develop and manage strategic messaging
Draft Op-Eds and letters to the editor
Communicate with journalists and pitch media to advance client issues
Coordinate media relations
Build coalitions to support public advocacy and government affairs interests