Our Services

Public Policy and Regulatory Issues

Companies frequently face significant challenges in the political or regulatory environment.  Because changes in legislation, policies, and rules can profoundly affect their business goals, companies have a major stake in the development of governmental actions on a wide variety of issues.

RLM helps clients frame public discussions of important issues and shape the outcomes of policy debates in ways that advance their business strategies and goals.  For many clients, particularly those in the health care industry, RLM creates comprehensive constituency-based campaigns that support specific public policy goals.

We work with clients and their outside advisors to marshal facts and arguments; develop persuasive messages for each critical audience; and create detailed plans to make a compelling case to the media, government officials, and influential opinion-makers.  Specifically, we generate ideas for, and research and write, key materials such as position papers, speeches, and op-eds.

In the areas of public policy and regulatory issues, RLM:

  • Helped a major corporation shape its position and actions on health care reform

  • Mounted a successful, targeted campaign in key cities to ensure cable access for a major Internet service provider

  • Helped a leading research organization make a persuasive case for its system in the face of possible legislative action

  • Worked with a leading performance-rights organization in support of legislation to extend copyright terms

  • Supported a global pharmaceutical company on a variety of issues, including state and local legislation on prescription drug benefits, and new drug approvals in many countries

  • Worked with a major software company to effectively communicate its active support of legislation to battle software piracy in the U.S. and abroad