Mayer Brown

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.