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June 23, 2010
What's the 2010 Congressional Trade Agenda?
Given all the major headline-grabbing initiatives going on in Washington – healthcare and financial regulation reform, the Gulf oil spill, and possible immigration and energy/climate change legislation--what is happening in Congress on international trade?

June 4, 2010
Haines Quoted in Businessweek
McGuireWoods Consulting Senior Vice President of Public Affairs Terry Haines was quoted in a Bloomberg Businessweek article today regarding the looming fight over debit-card fees.

April 30, 2010
Heather Martin Relocating to DC Office to Address Emerging Client Needs
McGuireWoods Consulting Vice President of Grassroots Issues Management Heather Martin will be transferring from the firm's Richmond office to its Washington, D.C. outpost in June.

April 27, 2010
McGuireWoods Consulting Jumps Five Points in NLJ's "Influence 50" Ranking
The National Law Journal recently issued its "The Influence 50" list for 2009 of the largest D.C. lobbyists, and McGuireWoods Consulting ranked 24th, up five spots from the previous year.

April 26, 2010
Smithfield Foods Featured in Virginia Business Magazine for Corporate Sustainability Practices
Dennis Treacy, Chief Sustainability Officer and Sr. Vice President of Corporate Affairs, discusses how a commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility and investments in Sustainability practices has reshaped the way Smithfield does business.

March 23, 2010
We Will Fight Them in the States ...
Frank Donatelli, who chairs GOPAC, a political action committee that trains and works to elect future Republican leaders, recently penned an op-ed column for FOX News on the impact of President Obama's healthcare reforms and how Republicans are planning to fight them. A former White House political director, Frank is an Executive Vice President with the MWC Federal Public Affairs team in Washington.

March 22, 2010
Federal Healthcare Update
Latest News on National Healthcare Reform

March 18, 2010
House Healthcare & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act Substitute Released


March 16, 2010
ANCOR Recognized for National Advocacy Campaign
National healthcare provider association among 24 groups named to high honor

March 16, 2010
Financial Services Regulatory Reform
Senate Chairman Dodd Releases Draft Bill, Senate Banking Committee to Consider Dodd Bill Week of March 24

March 10, 2010
Donatelli: States Experimenting with Creating New Jobs
McGuireWoods Consulting Executive Vice President and Director of the Federal Public Affairs Group Frank Donatelli recently penned an opinion editorial piece regarding the importance of job creation at the state level.

March 5, 2010
Federal Healthcare Update
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March 1, 2010
Federal Healthcare Update
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February 26, 2010
Platt Assists PharmAthene in Procuring $78.4 Million in Additional Funding from HHS
Ronald L. Platt, a senior advisor in the Federal Public Affairs group, played an integral role in helping McGuireWoods Consulting client PharmAthene recently garner up to $78.4 million in additional funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through a modification of its existing contract for advanced development of the SparVax anthrax vaccine.

February 15, 2010
Donatelli Healthcare Op-Ed Featured in Politico
MWC Senior Vice President Frank Donatelli, who heads the firm's Federal Public Affairs team, recently penned an op-ed for Politico on the impact of the recent election of Massachussetts Senator Scott Brown and how it may effect the upcoming healthcare reform debate.

February 5, 2010
The GOP After Massachussetts
This article ran in today's Washington Times and was authored by MWC Senior Vice President Frank Donatelli, who is also the chairman of GOPAC, the center for training and electing the next generation of Republican leaders.

January 21, 2010
Federal Healthcare Update
Latest News on National Healthcare Reform

January 21, 2010
Major Campaign Finance Ruling Handed Down by Supreme Court
Supreme Court strikes down prohibition on independent expenditures by corporations in US political campaigns

January 14, 2010
Obama Administration Proposes "Bank Tax" on Financial Institutions
President Obama today proposed the imposition of a tax on financial institution liabilities as part of his FY 2011 budget proposal set for release in early February. This proposal already has created a great deal of controversy in Washington, D.C.

January 6, 2010
Federal Healthcare Update
Latest News on National Healthcare Reform

January 5, 2010
McGuireWoods Consulting Adds Veteran Communicator to Washington D.C. Office
Ronald Platt joins MWC's Federal Public Affairs Group

December 24, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
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December 21, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
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December 15, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
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December 9, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
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December 8, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
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December 5, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
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December 1, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
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November 24, 2009
Financial Service Regulatory Reform
The House is moving fast and the Senate is racing to catch up.

November 23, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
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November 19, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
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November 9, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
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November 6, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
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October 30, 2009
House Small Business Committee Proposes New SBIC Equity Program
The House of Representatives Small Business Committee has proposed H.R. 3854, the "Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009."

October 30, 2009
House Small Business Committee Proposes New SBIC Equity Program
The House of Representatives Small Business Committee has proposed H.R. 3854, the "Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009." H.R. 3854 was sponsored by Representatives Schrader (D-OR), Velazquez (D-NY), Halvorson (D-IL), and Kirkpatrick (D-AZ) and creates, modifies and/or enhances more than a dozen programs and initiatives designed to stimulate the growth of U.S. small businesses.

October 29, 2009
Federal Stimulus Sourcebook
Information about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

October 29, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
Latest News on National Healthcare Reform

October 26, 2009
Donatelli Pens Piece on Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels
"The Reform-Minded Conservative", Washington Times

October 26, 2009
House Small Business Committee Proposes "Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009" (H.R. 3854)
The House of Representatives Small Business Committee has proposed H.R. 3854, the "Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009." H.R. 3854 was sponsored by Representatives Schrader (D-OR), Velazquez (D-NY), Halvorson (D-IL), and Kirkpatrick (D-AZ) and creates, modifies and/or enhances more than a dozen programs and initiatives designed to stimulate the growth of U.S. small businesses.

October 23, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
Latest News on National Healthcare Reform

October 21, 2009
House Small Business Committee Proposes "Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009" (H.R. 3854)
The House of Representatives Small Business Committee has proposed H.R. 3854, the “Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009.” H.R. 3854 was sponsored by Representatives Schrader (D-OR), Velazquez (D-NY), Halvorson (D-IL), and Kirkpatrick (D-AZ) and creates, modifies and/or enhances more than a dozen programs and initiatives designed to stimulate the growth of U.S. small businesses.

October 14, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
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October 12, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
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October 8, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
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October 2, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
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September 25, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
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September 17, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
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September 10, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
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August 21, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
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August 7, 2009
MWC's Donatelli Appears in "Roll Call"
Column shares his opinion on the "Cash for Clunkers" program.

July 31, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
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July 29, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
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July 28, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
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July 24, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
Players and Position

July 17, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
Moving Forward

July 16, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
New Action

July 14, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
Paying for Reform

July 8, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
Schedules Preview

July 8, 2009
Financial Services Regulatory Reform
Congressional activity on financial services regulatory reform will quickly reach a fever pitch after the brief Independence Day recess. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank announced an ambitious hearing and "markup" (committee approval/amending) process for July.

June 22, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
Details Emerge Regarding Health Care Legislation

June 19, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
The Latest on Healthcare Reform in Congress

June 17, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
Building Support and Taking Positions

June 12, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
The Political Context of the Healthcare Debate

June 10, 2009
"Say on Pay" Rules Embraced by Treasury
On June 10, 2009, the Treasury Department announced its support for "Say on Pay" legislation to authorize the Securities and Exchange Commission to require annual non-binding shareholder votes on compensation at all publicly traded companies.

June 8, 2009
Federal Healthcare Update
Senator Ted Kennedy Releases Draft Bill

November 6, 2008
MWC to Host Post-Election Conference Call with UVA Professor Larry Sabato
The Federal Public Affairs Team of McGuireWoods Consulting, and special guest, Professor Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, will host a conference call on November 6 to discuss the results of the 2008 election.

November 6, 2008
MWC Federal Team to Host Post-Election Conference Call with UVA Professor Larry Sabato
The Federal Public Affairs Team of McGuireWoods Consulting, and special guest, Professor Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, will host a conference call on November 6 starting at 10:00 a.m. (EST) to discuss the results of the 2008 election.

September 2, 2008
RNC Event Will Raise Funds for American Red Cross
McGuireWoods LLP announced today that the firm and its subsidiary McGuireWoods Consulting will be hosting a fundraiser to benefit the American Red Cross at this week's Republican National Convention.

September 1, 2008
McGuireWoods Consulting Highlighted in Virginia Business Magazine
McGuireWoods Consulting was profiled in the September 2008 issue of Virginia Business Magazine.

August 26, 2008
New Job, Jim Kerr to Launch McGuireWoods Energy Practice
Jim Kerr, an attorney currently working with the state Utilities Commission, will leave his state job next month to launch a new energy policy practice at McGuireWoods LLP.

June 3, 2008
Haines Joins Federal Government Relations Team
He's a Former Chief Counsel of U.S. House Financial Services Committee and Federal Communications Commission Chief of Staff

March 7, 2008
Donatelli Named Deputy Chairman Of Republican National Committee
Will coordinate efforts of Committee, McCain campaign