DC Offices Shore Up Lobbying Practices Ahead Of Midterms

Law360 Pulse reported that, as the midterm elections approached, major law firms were beefing up their Washington, DC, lobbying practices with a spate of new hires, with firms stressing the importance of a bipartisan team that could nimbly adjust to the political winds. In discussing how firms are working with clients to map out how to achieve policy objectives regardless of electoral outcomes, the article noted that Nicholas Xenakis, the vice chair of Covington & Burling LLP’s public policy practice, told Law360 Pulse that it’s important to also be able to respond to an unexpected issue or development.