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By Ashley Bell Amid the widespread racial justice movement that emerged last year following the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others, many large corporations were lauded for their work combatting the racial inequities that have plagued our nation since its inception. While these companies have certainly helped advance the cause, their efforts have […]

On July 1, 2021 the Supreme Court handed down its decision in a highly anticipated voting rights case, Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, on appeal from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The case arrived at the Court as a result of past litigation filed by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and certain […]

Our Public Policy team has been following every twist and turn of President Biden’s first 100 days in office, captured in this primer that examines the landscape in Washington, DC, currently, and also assesses Congressional and Administration priorities through the remainder of 2021. Features of this report include: View Report This is sponsored content.

Date and time: Start: April 30, 2021, 3:00 PM EST End: April 30, 2021, 4:00 PM EST Location: Via Zoom Dentons’ Public Policy practice is excited to invite you and your colleagues to our upcoming segment of Dentons Dialogue. As we reach the 100th day of the Biden administration, our experienced bipartisan political leaders will mark this milestone by […]

Date and time: Start: March 5, 2021, 3:00 PM EST End: March 5, 2021, 4:00 PM EST Via Zoom Dentons’ Public Policy practice is excited to invite you and your colleagues to the next edition of Dentons Dialogue: a series of dynamic conversations breaking down front burner policy issues around the US. Join us for our upcoming segment, where members […]

Date and time: Start: February 26, 2021, 3:00 PM EST End: February 26, 2021, 4:00 PM EST Location: Via Zoom Dentons’ Public Policy practice is excited to invite you and your colleagues to the next edition of Dentons Dialogue: a series of dynamic conversations breaking down front burner policy issues around the US. Join us for our upcoming segment, […]

by Gordon Giffin and Eric Tanenblatt Originally posted in Insider Advantage The future is electric, and Georgia has spent a great deal of energy— and hundreds of millions in development incentives— to secure its position in the economy of tomorrow as a high-tech manufacturing corridor. Thanks to a historic $300 million subsidies package, the state convinced in 2019 […]

February 19, 2021 3 – 4 p.m. ET Via Zoom Dentons’ Public Policy practice is excited to invite you and your colleagues to the next edition of Dentons Dialogue: a series of dynamic conversations breaking down front burner policy issues around the US. Join us for our upcoming segment, where members of Dentons’ Public Policy and Regulation and Global Venture Technology practices […]

Date and time: Start: February 12, 2021, 3:00 PM EST End: February 12, 2021, 4:00 PM EST Dentons’ Public Policy practice is excited to invite you and your colleagues to the next edition of Dentons Dialogue: a series of dynamic conversations breaking down front burner policy issues around the US. Join us for our upcoming segment of Dentons Dialogue, […]

Comprehensive discussions with Georgia’s political leaders February 11, 2021 2 – 3 p.m. ET Via Zoom RSVP Join Dentons’ Georgia government affairs team for an in-depth discussion featuring special guest: Representative David Ralston, Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives. During this program, Dentons will host a one-on-one discussion with Speaker Ralston covering major political […]

Date and time: Start: February 5, 2021, 3:00 PM EST End: February 5, 2021, 4:00 PM EST Location: Via Zoom Dentons’ Public Policy practice is excited to invite you and your colleagues to the next edition of Dentons Dialogue: a series of dynamic conversations breaking down front burner policy issues around the US. Join us for our upcoming segment […]

The autonomous vehicle industry has faced the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic alongside the entire world economy. Our collective understanding of transportation, and human interaction more generally, has significantly shifted. However, despite the industry-wide headwinds significant technological and regulatory progress has been made. We are closer than ever to the widespread use of autonomous vehicles. […]

Dentons’ US Public Policy practice is pleased to release its annual Policy Scan, an in-depth look at policy at the Federal level and in each of the 50 states. In this document we provide a first look at the key policy questions for the next year in the states, the House of Representatives, the Senate […]

Photo Credit: Patrick Semansky *This story was originally posted on the AJC. By Edward Lindsey, Sam Olens and Eric Tanenblatt As Charles Dickens wrote so eloquently, “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” On Wednesday, Georgia started the day recognizing the elections of the state’s first Black and the first […]

Date and time: Start: January 8, 2021, 2:00 PM EST End: January 8, 2021, 2:45 PM EST Location: Via Webinar Join Dentons’ Georgia government affairs team for an interactive webinar as we prepare for the Georgia General Assembly to convene. During this program, a panel of Georgia legislators on both sides of the aisle will discuss major […]

By Eric Tanenblatt, Crawford Schneider, William M. Kaneko, and Victor H. Boyajian Making a car drive itself is hard. Remaining compliant while doing it is harder still, thanks to government stakeholders advancing new, complex and sometimes conflicting regulatory frameworks in every corner of the country. As the driverless revolution shifts into fifth gear, companies seeking to develop, […]

*Originally published on November 7, 2020 By Dentons While the states of Alaska, Georgia and North Carolina have not yet been called, and President Trump has not conceded the election’s outcome, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., is expected to be the next President of the United States and Senator Kamala Harris the Vice […]

By By John Russell, Eric Tanenblatt, Thurbert Baker, David Quam, Polly Lawrence, Ceasar Mitchell, Rob Vescio and William Kaneko, Dentons Dentons’ Public Policy group has provided a synopsis of the political landscape for each state prepared by members of our Dentons 50 network — experts from all 50 state capitols with a pulse on federal, state and local races in their respective states. We […]

By Dentons As the saying goes, “Eight weeks before an election is a lifetime in politics.” If you have any doubts about the truth of this adage, we suggest speaking with “Presidents” Michael Dukakis or Hillary Clinton! Simply put, there are few, if any, slam dunks in politics. Elections continue to have the capacity to […]

By Eric Tanenblatt, Edward Lindsey, Elmer Stancil, Dan Baskerville, Samuel Olens, Sharon Gay and Crawford G. Schneider, Dentons After a COVID-19 induced hiatus the General Assembly returned to Atlanta for a two week sprint to Sine Die. While the main focus was passing a budget under significant revenue shortfalls the General Assembly was able to pass several other pieces of legislation including a […]