Brownstein Podcast Series

In our latest Senate update, Democrat Drew Littman and Republican Brian Wild discuss which major pieces of legislation are likely to see the sun next Congress and just how the nation’s anger has motivated — and stymied — congressional activity. Has the GOP’s philosophy, as a party, drastically changed since President Trump took office? Will this election actually be determined by policy issues? Will changing committee chairs fundamentally shift the focus of Congress? Drew and Brian answer these questions and more as we wait for the fallout from this midterm season.

Republican Greta Joynes moderates a conversation between Democrats Zach Pfister and Nadeam Elshami in our latest update on House politics. Nadeam and Zach discuss the issues that, in these divisive times, have unified the Democratic caucus from California to the Rust Belt and how the new generation of incoming House members will reshape the party for years to come. They address the rumblings of leadership changes aimed at Nancy Pelosi, and Greta weighs in on the leadership vacuum on the Republican side of the aisle. As downtowners evaluate the next congressional makeup, our team predicts who the deal-makers and the deal-breakers will be.

The Tax Reform Act created a new program to encourage capital investment in over 8,700 Opportunity Zones throughout the United States. The program has the potential to provide investors in Opportunity Zones with the deferral of capital gains taxes until 2026 along with the possible elimination of tax on the appreciation recognized on the investment in an Opportunity Fund. Brownstein attorneys, including those working on the front lines of tax regulation in Washington, discuss steps you can take to benefit from this new federal tax program.

Nevada operates on a biennial budget cycle to coincide with the meeting of the Legislature. Learn about the process that every two years lawmakers are required to enact a new operating budget that will fund the state for two fiscal years.

Nevada is one of only a few states in the nation that has a biennial legislature, making the 18 months between sessions a critical time for anyone looking to engage in the Nevada Legislative process. This podcast outlines what to consider regarding a strong interim strategy.

Testifying before the Legislature can be overwhelming if you are not familiar with the process. We are going to walk through the basics that will make you seem like a seasoned professional.

Nevada has a unique mix of contribution limits and time restrictions on campaign contributions to candidates for state office. This podcast explores some of these state campaign finance rules.

The beginning of every law starts with a Bill Draft Request in Nevada. This podcast explains what a “BDR” is and what it means.

In 1998, Nevada voters approved a constitutional amendment that limits legislative sessions to 120 calendar days. This podcast explores the dynamics of a 120 day session, key deadlines and how these predetermined limitations shape the process of policy making and advocacy in our state.

With the FCC’s recent movement on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the FCC and Congress seek to find the middle ground between protecting consumers’ privacy and an industry burdened by litigation. Watchdog groups and the private sector are becoming increasingly engaged. The DC Circuit has provided the FCC with a roadmap for reform, which Chairman Ajit Pai seems to support, but ultimately, Congress may have to weigh in. How will legislation move in such a partisan environment? And what can the FCC do on its own? Shareholders Rich Benenson and Michael Pryor and Policy Advisor Greta Joynes dive in and explain.

Brownstein’s Tax Policy Group Chair Russ Sullivan moderates the first in an ongoing tax series. Harold Hancock, Rosemary Becchi, Lori Harju, Charlie Iovino and Radha Mohan cover everything from John McCain’s tax legacy and Tax Reform 2.0 to the Treasury Department’s flurry of regulatory activity and what we can expect from Congress during the lame-duck session this fall. With so much happening in the world of tax, and so much more to come, it has been anything but a sleepy legislative and regulatory session.

With Colorado’s new data security law and increased data security regulation worldwide in 2018, Erin Eiselein moderates a discussion with Esteban Morin, Anna-Liisa Mullis and Nancy Strelau about complying with the new regulatory landscape being created by state data security and privacy laws, including how the new Colorado law applies in the ERISA and health care contexts.

Jon Hrobsky, Luke Johnson and Bill McGrath along with host Alisa Nave-Worth tackle the challenges Nevada faces regarding public land issues in the post-Harry Reid era. They discuss the specific impacts for a state built on public land and that is home to Las Vegas, the only major metropolitan city in the country surrounded by BLM land, where models of successful land disposal and issues of transferred land are distinct and unprecedented. They also dive into the issue of mineral rights trespasses and the unpredictability this issue invites for developers, what they attribute this issue to, workable solutions and what to expect going forward.

David Cohen and Elizabeth Maier, with host Elizabeth Gore, tackle the immigration debate in our latest podcast. They explain what “zero tolerance” actually means, ICE’s controversial implementation of the administration’s policies and what the chances are for a legislative solution to the immigration issue. Looking forward, they also discuss how technology is revolutionizing the various agencies involved in immigration, customs and border protection.

In our latest policy update, hosted by Drew Littman, Elizabeth Gore and Elizabeth Maier discuss the future of the post-Pruitt EPA, how the immigration issue has motivated Republican and Democratic bases and what will happen during August given Senate Majority Leader McConnell’s decision to cancel recess.

From computers and cars to toasters and coffee makers, anything connected to the internet is part of the Internet of Things (or IOT) universe. In our latest podcast, Policy Director Elizabeth Gore moderates a conversation between Shareholder Al Mottur and Policy Advisor Greta Joynes on how the consumer and industrial sectors are affected by IOT legislation and regulation, domestically and internationally. As internet-enabled technology proliferates throughout the marketplace, can standards keep up? Al and Greta discuss this question, how IOT issues affect national security, how companies are addressing liability exposure, the development of privacy frameworks and more.

Alissa Parady, director of government and chapter affairs for the International Hearing Society (IHS), joins Brownstein Policy Director Cate McCanless for a discussion about the IHS’ Fit to Serve campaign. As IHS saw more veterans approaching private practices to address hearing loss, its members worked with Brownstein on a grassroots campaign to adjust a policy limitation that complicated the VA’s ability to provide service. Alissa and Cate discuss the initiative, its success and the tremendous — and ongoing — drive from IHS members to see the campaign through to the finish line.

Join leading industry professionals as they review the current cyber threat landscape and outline the legal and operational strategies needed to protect you, your business, your customers and your data. Greg Brower, shareholder with Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, moderates the panel titled Protect, Defend, Respond, Recover: A High Level Overview of Incident Response Preparedness. The panel includes: Ian O’Neill and Sarah Auchterlonie, both shareholders with Brownstein; Kevin Knierim, a former FBI agent who is now the managing director of Cyopsis; and Bruce Roton, senior director of security solutions architecture with CenturyLink.

Policy Director Brian Wild and Senior Policy Advisor Zach Pfister join Strategic Advisor Mark Begich for a bipartisan political update that covers hot-button primaries, including those in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and California. In a primary season suffering from sensory overload, they drill down on how polls have continued to be misleading and question the presumed given that Democrats will sweep the Midterms. With Democrats running on a national agenda and Republicans running district-by-district races, they discuss how politics this season have clearly not stayed local.

Brownstein attorney Travis Norton joins Strategic Advisor Mark Begich to provide an overview on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and how the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA), currently moving through Congress, could expand the national security concerns that CFIUS is authorized to review. They also cover how CFIUS engages with export control laws, the regulatory work CFIUS will need to undertake if FIRRMA becomes law and the bipartisan concern in Congress to protect national security interests.