Government Relations
Making Washington Work For YouCambridge Strategic Partners specializes in working with Democratic members of the House and Senate. Based on time working in the U.S. Senate and working with staff members on a number of projects, Howell has a track record of getting things done on Capitol Hill. Government relations projects over the last few years have included representing a law firm on litigation legislation, pension reform and various matters. She also represented financial trade associations on a variety of legislative challenges and on regulatory issues at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Recent Examples...
Cambridge Strategic Partners was retained by consumer attorneys to work on the patent bill, and used media relations skills to shine a light on an obscure issue in the bill that nonetheless has great consumer impact. Score one for the good guys!
See below...(from POLITICO's Morning Tech)
WORK ON PATENT BILL CONTINUES AHEAD OF MARKUP - 'Negotiations over changes to patent reform legislation continued as the House Judiciary Committee prepared for a vote on the America Invents Act Thursday,' reports our own Brooks Boliek. 'House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) released a manager's amendment that makes changes in the legislation, as he sought to hold together a fragile coalition that saw the bill through Senate passage last month.' MORE for Pro MT-ers: http://politico.pro/hdaUeP
FALSE MARKS MAR PATENT BILL - At least that's what consumer-rights groups are saying in a letter to congress. Public Citizen, the National Consumers League and the Public Patent Foundation told lawmakers the 'false mark' provision in the America Invents Act needs to be excised. 'Marketing a product with a false or expired patent is a violation of the law and deceptive labeling,' the groups wrote. 'It injures consumers and undermines the effective working of the market. We urge you to let the cleanup of expired patents continue, and not pass this anti-consumer, retroactive legislation.'