Government Relations and Public Affairs

We bring a formidable combination of political and legal intelligence to shape the policy agenda to clients’ advantage.

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Government policy and regulation define your business environment. Understanding the political landscape in which they are made, anticipating the direction of change, and knowing how to navigate it, can be critical. Having the right person in your corner to advocate on your behalf can be a crucial factor in your organization’s success.

When selecting your advisors, you need a team with the right relationships, the political intelligence, the legal knowledge – and a reputation for delivering results. Working at the intersection of business and government, we offer a unique approach to identifying emerging policy risks and opportunities.

We activate our senior connections to give you the edge, leveraging the respect and trust our lawyers have built over decades working in public service and alongside legislators and policymakers. We understand the political and policy-making environment in which you are engaged, and use this knowledge to shape legislation, policy, and government decisions to your advantage. We take the time to learn the nuances of your business and build these into our strategic approach.

Our fully integrated team of lobbyists, regulatory strategists and communicators offer an unparalleled combination of industry, regulatory, and legal knowledge under one budget. This, along with our understanding of the way governments and legislators operate, means that we can remove unnecessary complexity and deploy the full range of arguments and approaches in a way that is sensitive to your needs and to the pressures on policymakers.

We deliver results on a local or international level. Across the major policy-making centers of the world, including Washington, Brussels, London, and Beijing, our global team brings together deep regulatory knowledge and policy advocacy experience with local insight, developing valuable and practical solutions that pave the way for your success.

Congressional Investigations

Energy Legislation and Policy

Federal Funding and Appropriations

Foreign Government Representation

Health Legislation and Policy

Legislation

National Security and Defense Legislation and Policy

Political Law Compliance

State and Local Government Representation and Policy

Tax Legislation and Policy

From supersonic and unmanned aircraft to airlines, business aircraft operations, airports, and aerospace manufacturers, our team covers all aspects of the aviation industry.

Our team’s legislative and regulatory efforts benefit from the extensive experience and specialized knowledge of our pre-eminent legislative and aviation practices. Our clients also benefit from our many relationships with key congressional leaders, congressional staff, and the policymakers and staff at aviation-related agencies such as the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration. We understand the legislative, regulatory, and policy issues and objectives of our clients. With that understanding, we assemble a team of attorneys and advisors with the most relevant experience, and then develop and implement a strategy to achieve our clients’ goals in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

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Our decades old practice has represented notable public figures, including a former U.S. president. Today, our global team helps clients prepare for the full gamut of the congressional investigations process. From the moment a client receives a letter to the day of the hearing, we know what needs to happen and how to stay prepared.

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As energy markets and technology evolve, antiquated and unfair laws and regulations threaten to stifle market innovation – and the future of your business.

Intransigent government decision-making. Unnecessarily aggressive or unwise regulation. We can help you change the laws and regulations to protect and grow your business. Whether your interest is renewable energy, fossil fuels, project finance, taxes, or market preservation, we know how to work your ideas through complex statutory and regulatory requirements – or change them. Let us address your concern and advocate for your ideas.

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The federal government provides millions of dollars through grants and contracts for cutting-edge basic and applied research projects, as well as infrastructure projects. We know how to work the appropriations process to get the best policy results.

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As a decades-long counselor to foreign governments, we deliver short-term and long-term results in front of Congress and U.S. administrations. We combine government relations services with legal and regulatory practices to offer solutions to foreign governments with a range of critical needs.

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Lawyers in our Health practice are conversant with existing laws and policies and closely monitor proposed changes that could affect our clients’ businesses.

With a practice that includes many former government officials, we can help you construct and implement strategies to better protect your interests. We are often called upon to advocate before government agencies at the cutting edge of new policy development. We also assist with issues ranging from medical research to patient privacy.

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Turn your legislative challenges into opportunities with our market-leading legal and policy team who will help you help you craft, influence and interpret legislation.

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We provide strategic advice and practical assistance for clients in the defense sector. Experienced with individual military services and all government entities relevant to securing defense funding, our team assists a wide-range of organizations. Universities, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations rely on us for help with research funding, including creating funding opportunities, and defense-policy issues.

We’ve been directly involved in policy-making and legislation. Our team includes former U.S. Senators who served on the prestigious Senate Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, Intelligence, and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committees as well as a former U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee staffer. So, we have the institutional knowledge and substantive experience.

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Our team has years of experience advising clients on U.S. federal, state and local government lobbying disclosure requirements, ethics laws, campaign finance and election laws, including those under the Federal Election Campaign Act, the Lobbying Disclosure Act, and the Foreign Agents Registration Act, among others.

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Hogan Lovells understands that state legislatures and local governments are innovation labs for legislative and regulatory action at the federal level.

State and local laws and regulations, if crafted and implemented poorly, can do lasting damage; conversely, effective laws and regulations can serve as models for future federal action. We understand the important role state and local laws play and we know how to build coalitions, craft laws, and implement regulations at the local and state level.

Our national footprint and our experience partnering with state and local policymakers gives our clients a leg up when working to change state and local policies. Hogan Lovells can assist your enterprise by crafting the right message, partnering with key influencers, and ensuring your issue is successfully resolved with state and local governments.

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The world is interconnected. Policy – local, national, global – impacts your business in critical ways.

The tax legislation and policy lawyers at Hogan Lovells help companies, government entities, investment funds, and trade associations in sectors including energy, environment, financial services, health care, and private equity. We have strong working relationships with government tax-writing committees and regulators. So we understand the ins and outs of the tax legislative and regulatory process. Because we are experienced and knowledgeable technical tax practitioners, our legislative and regulatory solutions work with existing tax regimes.

We advocate. Negotiate. Guide you through governmental inquiries. Handle legislative matters that have real impact on the bottom line – at headquarters and around the world. Together we can put our relationships and experience to work for you.

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Hear from our clients and industry leaders

Hogan Lovells has sophisticated lawyers and policy advisers who can advise on the most complicated matters."

Chambers & Partners USA, 2025

Hogan Lovells has a strong commercial focus and the ability to understand clients’ business objectives."

Chambers & Partners USA, 2025

Key contacts

Aaron Cutler

Partner

Aaron Cutler

Partner

Washington, D.C.

Ivan Zapien

Partner

Ivan Zapien

Partner

Washington, D.C.

Senator Norm Coleman

Senior Counsel

Senator Norm Coleman

Senior Counsel

Washington, D.C., Minneapolis

Charles Brasted

Partner

Charles Brasted

Partner

London

Meet the Government Relations and Public Affairs team

Representative experience

Advising Uber on regulatory policy issues arising from the rollout of its disruptive business model.

Advising Libyan State institutions on a range of international issues since the 2011 revolution, including engagement with UK, EU, and U.S. policymakers and legislators.

The Embassy of Japan on legislative, regulatory, policy, and other matters.

Aflac in assessing the impact of various tax reform proposals and advocating policy positions in the tax reform debate.

Nissan and advocates on their behalf on a wide variety of issues where regulatory and legislative actions may impact Nissan’s business.

Lobbying the European Commission, European Parliament, and the EU Member States on behalf of a major U.S. trade association on EU REACH-related issues.

Supported the work to gain federal approval for G2 to export natural gas from the U.S.

Advising BT Pension Scheme on formal and informal engagement with UK government, Pension Protection Fund, Pensions Regulator, and European Commission.

Provide UAS guidance to the National Association of Broadcasters.

Assisting a major international food company with an EU- and national-level lobbying strategy aimed at ensuring the reduction of acrylamide levels in food.

Advising The Crown Estate on drafting and passage of primary and secondary legislation to give effect to the devolution of management of the Scottish estates.

Awards and recognitions

Band 2 for Government Relations: Congressional Investigations

Chambers & Partners USA

2025

Band 2 for Government Relations: Federal

Chambers & Partners USA

2025

Tier 1 for Government Relations

Legal 500 USA

2023-2025

Tier 1 for Congressional Investigations

Legal 500 USA

2025

Navigate change with our latest insights

Insights and Analysis

Political transitions in Africa and the mining sector: an outlook for the remainder of 2025 and 2026

12 September 2025

News

Panoramic: Automotive and Mobility 2025

06 August 2025

News

UK national (in)security? More NSIA notifications, increased ministerial focus on growth and inward investment, and a consultation on what is in scope

25 July 2025

News

U.S. Directorate of Defense Trade Controls releases list of FY 2025 Q1 proposed commercial defense export licenses

22 July 2025

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Government Relations and Public Affairs

We bring a formidable combination of political and legal intelligence to shape the policy agenda to clients’ advantage.

Explore our capabilities

Aviation Legislation and Policy

Congressional Investigations

Energy Legislation and Policy

Federal Funding and Appropriations

Foreign Government Representation

Health Legislation and Policy

Legislation

National Security and Defense Legislation and Policy

Political Law Compliance

State and Local Government Representation and Policy

Tax Legislation and Policy

Aviation Legislation and Policy

Congressional Investigations

Energy Legislation and Policy

Federal Funding and Appropriations

Foreign Government Representation

Health Legislation and Policy

Legislation

National Security and Defense Legislation and Policy

Political Law Compliance

State and Local Government Representation and Policy

Tax Legislation and Policy

Hear from our clients and industry leaders

Hogan Lovells has sophisticated lawyers and policy advisers who can advise on the most complicated matters."

Hogan Lovells has a strong commercial focus and the ability to understand clients’ business objectives."

Key contacts

Representative experience

Awards and recognitions

Band 2 for Government Relations: Congressional Investigations

Band 2 for Government Relations: Federal

Tier 1 for Government Relations

Tier 1 for Congressional Investigations

Navigate change with our latest insights

U.S. academic and research institutions face mounting scrutiny over China ties

Freedom of Information requests – is disclosure really in the public interest?

A win for online speech in Patterson v. Meta

Panoramic: Automotive and Mobility 2025

UK national (in)security? More NSIA notifications, increased ministerial focus on growth and inward investment, and a consultation on what is in scope

U.S. Directorate of Defense Trade Controls releases list of FY 2025 Q1 proposed commercial defense export licenses

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