We provide complete government affairs management programs for our clients who have long term goals and objectives.

We also provide stand-alone services for clients faced with short-term or single issue projects.

What we do:

• Perform in-depth strategic policy analysis

• Analyze national, state and local regulatory and legislative processes

• Develop and implement grassroots and media relations programs

• Develop strategic legislative, regulatory and political planning based on the clients unique needs

• Plan and direct policy and legislative strategies at all levels of government

• Make direct contacts with national, state, and local congressional and legislative, administrative, and regulatory officials

How we do it:

• Operations are usually "behind the scenes," with a very low profile -- we emphasize policy not personalities

• Our client's objectives flow spontaneously, as though they are unfolding naturally

• High profile, confrontational politics is avoided, in favor of subtle persuasion by expert advocates and prominent third parties

• "Good policy" is advocated; the "heavy handed" approach is avoided

• Only the best advocates for the particular situation at hand are employed

• A diverse pool of media, legal and advocacy professionals are called upon for any given situation

Thank you for your interest in our firm

We have been working within the federal government, state government, and corporate government affairs fields for nearly 30 years.   

Our political and business experience has been both “inside” within the companies, and “outside” as consultants.  We have had a great deal of experience “across the table” from corporate executives and government representatives.

What we’ve learned along the way can help you as you build on your current  government affairs program, or build a new program from scratch.

For starters…we keep it simple.

With modern technology and instant communications, a small staff, or better yet, a group of “key consultants”, can accomplish the same goals as a traditional brick and mortar consulting firm….for considerably less cost.

Why this works.

Unlike a company that trades in a commodity or specific service, government affairs work is essentially the art of networking with past and present political and government contacts.

By its very nature, the manpower necessary in this type of business varies with each job, each client, and each situation. We have been successful because we’ve recognized this and made this fundamental principle the cornerstone of our business philosophy.

As a result, only when we bring on a new client, do we begin to build our team of consultants to fit that client’s needs.  We shy away from in house staffing and prefer instead to work with highly experienced sub-contractors and consultants who have particular expertise in the areas of our clients' interests.  They are out there and ready to work at a moment’s notice.

Where we work is as important as how we work.

Traditional corporate government affairs programs traditionally divide the nation into regions, giving each region a director complete with staff, office, company car and expense account.  The director typically receives periodic reports from lobbyist retained in the capitols of each state in that particular region.  An effective, but costly system, especially when the company has never had a problem in Oklahoma City, Topeka, Cheyenne, Helena, Juneau, or Baton Rouge.

Our model, by contrast, puts our client’s resources in a particular state, or geographic region of the country, where they have a pressing need.  Our years of experience allow us to call on our political relationships to tailor a government affairs strategy to meet the clients needs in this core area. 

If, circumstances change, our system allows us to turn on a dime and get a team up and running in Bismarck, Jackson or Columbia within hours.  When the issue is resolved, we can draw down just as quickly and divert the client's resources back to the core areas.

Good luck!

Grant D. Gillham