Brownstein Podcast Series

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.

Brownstein Policy Directors Cate McCanless and Drew Littman with Policy Advisor Laura Johnson join Strategic Advisor Mark Begich to discuss the latest health care issues in Washington, including ACA stabilization efforts again falling short, where these efforts wind up in the wake of potential premium increases leading up to the 2018 midterm elections and the regulatory patchwork playing out as states seek both Medicaid expansion and 1332 waivers. The team also offers their insights into the administration’s announcement on drug pricing and the likelihood of legislative or administrative action.

Leah Dempsey, senior director of advocacy and counsel at Credit Union National Association (CUNA), joins Brownstein Shareholder Michael Pryor and Senior Policy Advisor Zach Pfister for a discussion moderated by Brownstein Strategic Advisor Mark Begich on the wave of website accessibility lawsuits hitting the credit union industry. They discuss not only background on the issue, but also the lack of clear standards from the DOJ and advice for any credit unions that have received a demand letter related to this issue.

Policy Directors Drew Littman and Brian McGuire join Strategic Advisor Mark Begich for a bipartisan political update on the upcoming confirmations of Mike Pompeo and Gina Haspel and the significance of recent March for our Lives events across the country. They also look ahead at factors that could impact the 2018 midterm and 2020 general elections.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act altered federal tax laws in ways that will materially impact business operations and transactions. While the IRS begins implementing the new legislation, join Brownstein's Tax Group for an update of its key components impacting business entities, including inside-the-Beltway insights on the following: headline tax rates and highlights of the act, new deductions for pass-through entities, interest deductibility issues, carried interest provisions as well as M&A tax and choice of entity considerations.

Brownstein Policy Director Cate McCanless joins Strategic Advisor Mark Begich to discuss health care issues specific to the Department of Veteran Affairs, including recent controversies at the VA, its place as one of the largest purchasers of health care in the country and its potential impact on drug pricing, as well as attempts to streamline its system and the Medicare donut hole in the budget deal.

Policy Director Elizabeth Gore, Policy Advisor Greta Joynes, DC Shareholder Bill McGrath and LA Shareholder Diane De Felice – all members of the firm’s infrastructure group – come together to discuss a potential infrastructure bill this year, how the funding might work, rural broadband and how the desire to shorten the timeframe for infrastructure projects could influence the environmental review process.

Brownstein Policy Directors Elizabeth Gore and Elizabeth Maier bring their broad knowledge of congressional issues from both sides of the aisle together for a discussion, moderated by Strategic Advisor Mark Begich, that includes the possibility of a tax reform fix-it bill, the recent decision by the Supreme Court to not review DACA, the impact of the ongoing Russia special investigation and how the deficit could play out in the 2018 midterm elections.

Listen in as Policy Directors Brian Wild and Drew Littman join Strategic Advisor Mark Begich to give an update on the current political landscape. With the 2018 midterm elections still nine months out, their bipartisan discussion includes primary activity, predictions on if the makeup of the House and Senate could shift and the potential impact of voters in the 18-29 age group.

Policy Director Elizabeth Maier joins Strategic Advisors Barry Jackson and Mark Begich for an immigration update that covers the recent decision by the Supreme Court to not review the DACA case, looks back at the 2007 effort on immigration reform and discusses the current administration’s role as a convening power on this topic.

Brownstein attorneys Travis Norton and Milan Dalal join Strategic Advisor Mark Begich to provide their take on Mick Mulvaney, now acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, consent orders from the Cordray regime, the role state attorneys general could play in consumer protection and how regulators and policy makers are reacting to cryptocurrency.

Policy Director Elizabeth Maier joins Sen. Mark Begich for an immigration update and discussion on the current state of DACA and other important immigration issues that Congress is considering.

Brownstein Policy Directors Lori Harju, Brian Wild, Drew Littman and Brian McGuire join Strategic Advisor Mark Begich to discuss the outcomes from the historic tax bill passed at the end of last year. Their discussion covers the corporate response to the bill, the possibility of technical corrections getting passed and how the tax bill could impact the 2018 midterm elections.

Brownstein Policy Directors Elizabeth Gore and Elizabeth Maier bring their broad knowledge of congressional issues from both sides of the aisle together for a discussion, moderated by Strategic Advisor Mark Begich, that includes the Feb. 8 continuing resolution and the potential impact of the debt ceiling, as well as immigration, infrastructure and their thoughts on any fallout from the three-day government shutdown.

Listen in as former Senate chiefs of staff come together to give an update on the current political landscape. Policy Directors Brian McGuire and Drew Littman join Strategic Advisor Mark Begich for a bipartisan discussion on the possibility of a shift in the House and Senate, increased democratic turnout and Trump’s impact on red states with 2018 midterm elections.