California Government
Greenberg Traurig’s California Government Law & Policy (GLP) Practice, based in Sacramento – the heart of California’s legislative and regulatory activity – provides broad government affairs and lobbying services to clients navigating the state’s complex legal landscape. As one of the world’s largest economies, California offers significant opportunities for businesses and organizations but also presents some of the most complex legal and regulatory challenges. The state leads globally in technological innovation, entertainment, agriculture, tourism, and other key industries, making it a vital jurisdiction for companies navigating legislative and regulatory decisions.
Our bipartisan team of lawyers and government affairs professionals is recognized for its depth of experience and credibility across California’s political landscape, including within the governor’s administration, the state legislature, local governments, and state boards and commissions. These longstanding professional relationships have helped establish Greenberg Traurig as a trusted advisor for clients facing regulatory, legislative, and policy challenges, enabling us to engage with key decision-makers and advocate for client interests. Our California practice is supported by a national team located in state capitals across the country, working collaboratively with our federal GLP group in Washington, D.C.
In addition to government affairs services, our lawyers and paraprofessional staff assist businesses, nonprofit organizations, and political entities with compliance needs in California, Washington, D.C., and beyond. We advise clients on the formation and operation of political action committees (PACs), nonprofit creation and compliance – including charitable, social welfare, and trade associations – governmental ethics requirements, and lobbying compliance. Our team also represents clients before the Fair Political Practices Commission and the Federal Election Commission in enforcement actions. This broad approach enables us to support clients in nearly every aspect of their government relations and political law needs.
Experience
With decades of combined experience, our multidisciplinary team develops creative, targeted, and timely strategies to address complex challenges for clients in industries such as energy, health care, finance, technology, real estate, insurance, consumer goods, tribal affairs, and gaming. We tailor our services to help each client navigate California’s dynamic and evolving regulatory environment. Our practice includes significant experience with Proposition 65, which poses unique and highly technical challenges for businesses operating in the state. Greenberg Traurig’s Proposition 65 & Green Chemistry Group has worked closely with a broad spectrum of clients, including Fortune 100 companies and innovative startups, to address hundreds of actions with strategies suited to their needs.
Our California GLP Practice encompasses:
- Legislative advocacy
- Regulatory compliance
- Administrative law and rulemaking
- Public policy litigation and writs of mandate
- Ethics and campaign compliance
- Tax matters
- Government investigations and enforcement actions
- Procurement, government contracts, and government grants
- Tribal and gaming law
Our experience spans a wide range of public policy matters, including environmental and energy law, health care policy, civil justice, financial services, technology and telecommunications, as well as industry-specific legislation, administrative proceedings, and public contracting and grant applications.
Complementary Practices
Our Sacramento GLP team works alongside nationally recognized practitioners in state and local tax, regulatory, and administrative law. We guide clients through California’s complex tax regime and regulatory compliance requirements – including consumer product, environmental, and agricultural regulations – and represent them before state agencies in audits, administrative hearings, licensing, permitting, and enforcement actions. Our team’s background in state and local government, combined with longstanding professional relationships with departmental directors, agency secretaries, the governor’s staff, legislators, and local officials, enables us to address client issues efficiently and with keen insight.
Additionally, we leverage the broad resources of Greenberg Traurig’s global platform, connecting clients to experienced legal counsel across virtually every area of law.
California’s combination of economic leadership, innovation, and regulatory complexity requires a team with deep local knowledge, bipartisan credibility, and a global perspective. Our Sacramento-based government law and policy professionals support clients in engaging with California’s policymakers, regulators, coalition partners, and decision-makers on state boards and commissions. Whether through legislative strategy, regulatory guidance, litigation, securing government grants and contracts, or policy consultation, we are committed to helping clients pursue their objectives while protecting their interests.