Government and Regulatory Compliance

“The Lord's Prayer is 66 words, the Gettysburg Address is 286 words, and there are 1,322 words in the Declaration of Independence, but U.S. government regulations on the sale of cabbage total 26,911 words.”      National Review

Practicing administrative law is sometimes similar to finding a needle in a haystack, except that the size of the haystack grows every year. In most cases, the answer to every legal question is out there—it just needs to be found from within a myriad of articles, regulations, and rulings.

Our administrative law experts have the skills and experience necessary to help our clients get to the right answer, quickly, and to navigate the bureaucratic process in cases where clients explore new policy areas. Our administrative law attorneys have first-hand experience in the following activities:

• Petitions to government agencies, including the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Department of Transportation (e.g. NHTSA) on regulatory and rulemaking issues affecting automotive design.
• Interpretation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, and related regulations and reporting requirements.
• Counseling manufacturers concerning responses to National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) inquiries related to alleged safety defects and product compliance.
• Advising clients concerning product safety recalls.
• TREAD Act compliance.
• Interpretation of U.S. export and transaction control regulations in overseas sales.
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance.
• Customs, tariff and local content regulations compliance.
• Negotiation of government investment incentives.
• Prevention and resolution of customs disputes.
• Counseling manufacturers concerning obligations of government contractors with respect to Pub. L. 95-507 (sourcing obligations to minority, small and disadvantaged business).