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On our first Beltway Briefing of the new year, Howard Schweitzer, Blake Rutherford, and Kaitlyn Martin discuss where Washington stands on Day 19 of this partial government shutdown (with seemingly no end in sight), what bipartisan legislation might look like from the new 116th Congress, and how the Democratic presidential politics of 2020 are beginning to shape up.
Howard Schweitzer is the managing partner of Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies and served in high-level political and executive appointments in the Bush, Clinton, and Obama administrations, including a pivotal role in the federal government’s financial crisis response as Chief Operating Officer of the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Howard counsels clients regarding a variety of regulatory and policy issues before the U.S. government and represents clients before U.S. Executive Branch agencies and Congress.
In October 2008, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson appointed Howard as the first COO of TARP. In this position, Howard led program execution and built the TARP infrastructure. He served as a key point person regarding the financial crisis through the presidential transition and continued to serve as TARP COO under Secretary Timothy Geithner until August 2009. In this position, Howard played a critical role in overseeing the program administration and was responsible for ensuring that multiple agencies and government parties were aligned and coordinated in their understanding of the program and its priorities.
Prior to his Treasury appointment, Howard was appointed by President Bush as senior vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary, and chief ethics officer at the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank). In this capacity, he was Ex-Im Bank's principal legal and corporate governance officer. Howard began his career at Ex-Im Bank during the Clinton administration and throughout his tenure was involved in negotiating the bank's most complex international financial transactions. Howard also played a key role in managing the bank's $60 billion credit portfolio and in interfacing with other executive branch agencies and Congress. Howard served as a trusted adviser to five bank chief executives in both Republican and Democratic administrations and ran the Senate confirmation process for more than 20 presidential nominees.
Upon his departure from the Treasury, Secretary Geithner awarded Howard the Treasury's Distinguished Service Award for his role in creating TARP and responding to the financial crisis. He also received the Export-Import Bank Chairman's Award in 2003 for his service to the U.S. exporting community.
Howard often contributes political and policy commentary to various leading TV, print, and radio media. His appearances include op-eds in Fortune, Forbes and The Daily Caller; guest slots on CNN and POTUS Politics; and commentary in The Washington Post and CNN. He also co-leads Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies’ political series and podcast, which provides analysis and insight on political and policy developments in Washington.
He earned his law degree from George Washington University Law School and his Bachelor of Arts in history, with distinction, from the University of Michigan.
News
January 01, 2018
Howard Schweitzer and Mark Alderman look back at 2017 and highlight a few of the ways it was year of change for Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies.
June 06, 2017
Howard Schweitzer, managing partner of Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, discusses Trump's agenda on CNBC.
March 30, 2017
Howard Schweitzer, managing partner of Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, discusses Trump's outlook on CNN.
February 02, 2017
Mark Alderman, chairman, and Howard Schweitzer, managing partner, of Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies published an op-ed in The Hill, “Here are 5 things President Trump can't change,” regarding irrevocable tenets of DC.
January 31, 2017
Howard Schweitzer, managing partner of Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies, was quoted in an article on CNN.com, “Donald Trump's early crisis,” about the recent immigration executive order and the dismissal of acting attorney general Sally Yates.
January 11, 2017
Howard Schweitzer, managing partner of Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies, was quoted in a Fox Business article titled “Senate Showdown: The Real Reason Cory Booker Testified Against Jeff Sessions.”
December 22, 2016
Howard Schweitzer, Cozen O'Connor's Public Strategies, appeared on CNN Newsroom with Poppy Harlow to discuss the president-elect's appointment of billionaire investor Carl Icahn to a key advisory position.
December 16, 2016
Howard Schweitzer, of Cozen O’Connor’s Public Strategies, was quoted in an article titled “What Democrats Don’t Understand about Trump and His Assets.”
December 13, 2016
Howard Schweitzer was featured on CNNI’s “CNN Today” to speak about the Trump transition and the president-elect’s latest selections for his cabinet.
December 06, 2016
Howard Schweitzer was featured in a Business Insurance article, "Dodd-Frank changes likely under Trump.”
November 21, 2016
Howard Schweitzer appeared on CCTV News’ “World Insight” to discuss the transition into a Trump presidency.
November 16, 2016
Howard Schweitzer was featured in a CNN article, "Donald Trump’s team of bitter rivals.”
November 15, 2016
Howard Schweitzer appeared on “CNN Newsroom” with Brooke Baldwin to discuss President-elect Trump’s transition into the White House, as well as his possible administration picks.
November 11, 2016
Howard Schweitzer comments on the president-elect's potential national security policy and team.
November 10, 2016
Michael Heller and Howard Schweitzer both discuss how the election will increase firm work in The Legal Intelligencer.
November 10, 2016
Howard Schweitzer discusses President-Elect Trump's transition team with Sirius XM's Arlene Bynon.
November 09, 2016
Howard Schweitzer offers his reaction to the Philadelphia Business Journal about Trump's victory.
August 31, 2016
Howard Schweitzer joined the Michael Smerconish Program on SiriusXM’s POTUS Channel to discuss whether Donald Trump genuinely wants to be president, and if he were to win the election, how would he really tackle the job.
August 30, 2016
Howard Schweitzer appeared on CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin to discuss his recently published op-ed in Politico, "7 Reasons Why Trump Would Hate Being President."
July 20, 2016
Howard Schweitzer and Mark Alderman share their perspective on the Republican convention and comment on the candidates' strategies.
July 20, 2016
Howard Schweitzer discusses his impressions in Cleveland on day two of the convention and discusses Trump's candidacy with Haus Rules radio show.
July 19, 2016
Howard Schweitzer discusses the inclusion of the historically anti-Wall Street 1933 Glass-Steagall Act in the GOP platform with the Washington Post.
June 01, 2016
Howard Schweitzer discusses the most recent U.S. State Department report about Hillary Clinton’s emails on POTUS Politics radio show.
May 31, 2016
Howard Schweitzer, managing partner of Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies, discusses the latest developments regarding Hillary’s emails.
May 12, 2016
Howard Schweitzer discusses the latest ruling on Obamacare and The Washington Post's research on Donald Trump on Newsmax Prime.
May 02, 2016
Howard Schweitzer discusses the Republican presidential primary race in Indiana on the Fort Wayne Morning News radio program.
March 07, 2013
Attorneys Mark Alderman, Mark Gallant, Colin Roskey and Howard Schweitzer are highlighted in this article on Cozen O'Connor's growth in the Health Law and Public Strategies Groups.
September 30, 2011
Alderman, Schweitzer, Bayh on the Infrastructure Bank the U.S. Already Has in The Washington Post
August 09, 2011
Cozen O'Connor's Howard Schweitzer Featured on "Sqwak on the Street"
August 09, 2011
Cozen O'Connor's Mark Alderman, Robert Freeman and Howard Schweitzer Discuss S&P Downgrade on Philly.com
Publications
January 09, 2019
On our first Beltway Briefing of the new year, Howard Schweitzer, Blake Rutherford, and Kaitlyn Martin discuss where Washington stands on Day 19 of this partial government shutdown (with seemingly no end in sight), what bipartisan legislation might look like from the new 116th Congress, and how the Democratic presidential politics of 2020 are beginning to shape up.
November 08, 2018
On our final episode of The Beltway Briefing Road to the 2018 Midterm Elections, Mark Alderman, Howard Schweitzer, and Blake Rutherford analyze Tuesday’s election results with a view toward how the outcomes will impact policymaking in Washington heading into 2019. The team also discusses the resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and look forward to what the 2020 presidential election may bring.
November 06, 2018
On today’s special, live election day edition of our Beltway Briefing Road to the 2018 Midterm Elections podcast, Howard Schweitzer, Mark Alderman, and Blake Rutherford give their final predictions and analysis before polls close.
October 31, 2018
On this week’s (Halloween!) edition of the Beltway Briefing Road to the 2018 Midterm Elections podcast, Mark Alderman, Howard Schweitzer, and Blake Rutherford discuss the state of the midterms with less than 7 days until the ballots are counted.
October 30, 2018
On this podcast, Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies Managing Partner Howard Schweitzer and Former Virginia Attorney General and member of the Cozen O’Connor State AG group Jerry Kilgore join Blake Rutherford to discuss the highlights of key incumbent and open seat races in the 31 State AG elections in 2018.
October 17, 2018
On this week’s edition of the Beltway Briefing Road to the 2018 Midterm Elections podcast, Howard Schweitzer, Blake Rutherford, Kaitlyn Martin, and Hope Sheils discuss the state of the midterms with only 19 days left to go.
October 11, 2018
On this week’s edition of the Beltway Briefing Road to the 2018 Midterms podcast, Howard Schweitzer, Mark Alderman, and Blake Rutherford discuss fresh polling numbers and campaign messaging in the wake of the Kavanaugh nomination.
October 03, 2018
On this week’s edition of the Beltway Briefing Road to the 2018 Midterm Elections podcast, Howard Schweitzer, Mark Alderman, and Kaitlyn Martin discuss the continuing controversy surrounding Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination and what it means for the midterm elections.
September 24, 2018
On this week’s call, Howard Schweitzer, Mark Alderman, Blake Rutherford, and Kaitlyn Martin discuss the breaking news surrounding Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in light of revelations he’s discussed invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office, the ongoing news surrounding Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, and the lens through which voters may view this ongoing “chaos in Washington” heading into November.
September 18, 2018
On today’s call, GOP Strategist and former COO of TARP Howard Schweitzer, Democratic strategist and former member of the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team Mark Alderman, and former chief of staff to two attorneys general Blake Rutherford discussed the uncertain path forward with Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination and the Trump Administrations’ new round of tariffs on China – and the ways these issues could influence the midterm elections. Howard, Mark and Blake also examined the latest polling and fundraising data in key Senate, House, and Governor’s races.
September 13, 2018
It’s 53 days until the midterms, and with seemingly every day bringing new breaking news about the president, GOP Strategist and former COO of TARP Howard Schweitzer, Democratic Strategist and former member of the Obama-Biden presidential transition team Mark Alderman, and former chief of staff to two attorneys general Blake Rutherford had a lot to discuss.
August 29, 2018
With a little over two months to go before the midterm election, GOP Strategist and former COO of TARP Howard Schweitzer and Democratic strategist and former member of the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team Mark Alderman discuss some of their predictions for November and analyze several highly-watched races that could tip the balance of power in Washington.
August 22, 2018
On this special edition of the Beltway Briefing Road to the 2018 Midterm Elections podcast, Howard Schweitzer, CPS’s managing partner, interviews Jim Davis, director of our Pennsylvania Public Strategies practice, about the current political climate in Pennsylvania.
August 15, 2018
On this special edition of the Beltway Briefing Road to the 2018 Midterm Elections call, Howard Schweitzer, CPS’s Managing Partner, interviews Katie Schwab, Rose Christ and Ken Fisher of our New York City office about the current political climate in New York, the recent activism we’ve been seeing by the City Council and Mayor’s Office – particularly as it relates to the “disruptors” like Uber, Lyft, and Airbnb – and the team’s thoughts on the closely-watched Governor and State Attorneys General races in New York.
July 24, 2018
On today’s call, GOP Strategist and former COO of TARP Howard Schweitzer and former chief of staff to two attorneys general Blake Rutherford analyzed the impacts President Trump’s trade, immigration and health care policies are likely to have on local races this November.
July 18, 2018
On today’s call, GOP Strategist and former COO of TARP Howard Schweitzer, Democratic strategist and former member of the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team Mark Alderman, and former chief of staff to two attorneys general Blake Rutherford discussed the fallout from President Trump’s meeting this week with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, reaction to Trump’s nomination of D.C. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court, and the ways these issues and more could move voters in November.
June 14, 2018
On today’s call, GOP Strategist and former COO of TARP Howard Schweitzer, Democratic strategist and former member of the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team Mark Alderman, and former chief of staff to two attorneys general Blake Rutherford break down the top U.S. Senate races to watch and began making their predictions for November.
June 05, 2018
The Super Tuesday of 2018 has arrived and today, voters in eight states go to the polls to cast votes in highly watched primary elections.
May 17, 2018
On today’s call, we welcomed a special guest – former two-term U.S. Senator and Governor of Indiana Evan Bayh, who recently joined Cozen O’Connor and Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies. Joining Howard Schweitzer, Mark Alderman, and Blake Rutherford, Senator Bayh shared insights from his time serving on the Senate Intelligence Committee and underscored his support for the confirmation of Gina Haspel as the next Director of the CIA. The conversation touched on the Trump administration’s impact on international affairs, as well as the economy.
April 05, 2018
On today’s call, GOP Strategist and former COO of TARP Howard Schweitzer, Democratic strategist and former member of the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team Mark Alderman, and former chief of staff to two attorneys general Blake Rutherford walk through the ever-changing personnel dynamics within the Trump White House, including who’s left from the president’s original cabinet and West Wing staff, who’s new, and why it matters for future policy decisions.
March 01, 2018
Howard Schweitzer, Robert Freeman, and Jeff Vogel discuss the president's "Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America."
February 26, 2018
On today’s call, GOP Strategist and former COO of TARP Howard Schweitzer, Democratic strategist and former member of the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team Mark Alderman, and former chief of staff to two attorneys general Blake Rutherford discuss the politics of the day including the potential for Congress to pass meaningful gun control and immigration reform measures, redistricting in Pennsylvania, and the White House’s recently-released infrastructure proposal – all against the backdrop of the 2018 Midterm elections.
February 15, 2018
Howard Schweitzer and Rob Freeman discusses the Trump administration’s highly anticipated “Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America,” a 53-page document highlighting the White House’s core principles for rebuilding and revitalizing the nation’s aging infrastructure.
February 07, 2018
On today’s call, GOP Strategist and former COO of TARP Howard Schweitzer, Democratic strategist and former member of the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team Mark Alderman, and former chief of staff to two attorneys general Blake Rutherford share reactions from last week’s State of the Union Address, explore the likelihood of a government shutdown and analyze the outlook for the 2018 Midterm elections.
January 11, 2018
On our first call of the new year, GOP Strategist and former COO of TARP Howard Schweitzer, Democratic strategist and former member of the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team Mark Alderman, and former chief of staff to two attorneys general Blake Rutherford dive into the impact of passage of last year’s sweeping tax reform bill, the prospects for reaching a bipartisan deal on DACA, the impending threat of a government shutdown, and what this all means for the 2018 Midterm elections.
December 06, 2017
GOP Strategist and former COO of TARP Howard Schweitzer, Democratic strategist and former member of the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team Mark Alderman, and former chief of staff to two attorneys general Blake Rutherford break down Congress’ busy year-end agenda as we head into the final month of the year.
November 09, 2017
Howard Schweitzer, Mark Alderman, and Blake Rutherford debrief on the results of Tuesday's gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey and analyze what it means for Washington.
October 30, 2017
Howard Schweitzer, Mark Alderman, and Blake Rutherford discuss the upcoming race for Governor in Virginia.
October 11, 2017
Howard Schweitzer, Mark Alderman, and Blake Rutherford discuss recent developments in the Trump administration and on Capitol Hill, including prospects for tax reform in our current legislative landscape.
April 07, 2017
House Financial Services Committee
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
March 21st, 2017
Witnesses:
The Honorable Theodore Olson, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Professor Saikrishna Prakash, James Monroe Distinguished Professor, University of Virginia School of...
March 30, 2017
On Tuesday, March 28, Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies hosted a special briefing on the prospects and impending efforts surrounding tax reform in Washington, D.C. I was joined by Dawn O’Donnell, former tax counsel to the Senate Finance Committee, who we have formed a partnership with to help clients...
March 30, 2017
Blake Rutherford and Howard Schweitzer, of Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, discuss the recent developments in politics and policy in Washington, D.C.
March 27, 2017
Blake Rutherford, Mark Alderman, and Howard Schweitzer, of Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, discuss the recent developments in politics and policy in D.C.
March 21, 2017
Blake Rutherford, Mark Alderman, and Howard Schweitzer, of Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, discuss the recent developments in politics and policy in D.C.
March 10, 2017
March 8, 2017
Panel One Witnesses:
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), President Pro Tempore
Panel Two Witnesses:
Rebecca Gambler, Homeland Security and Justice Team, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Sam Walls...
March 08, 2017
Listen to the latest episode of our podcast, the Beltway Briefing, to hear our take on the latest developments in DC - Presidential Twitter habits, White House functionality, and the emerging debate over the future of the Affordable Care Act....
March 01, 2017
Blake Rutherford, Mark Alderman, and Howard Schweitzer, of Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, discuss President Trump's first address to a joint session of Congress.
February 27, 2017
Blake Rutherford, Mark Alderman, and Howard Schweitzer, of Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, discuss the recent developments in politics and policy in D.C.
February 15, 2017
Blake Rutherford, Mark Alderman, and Howard Schweitzer, of Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, discuss the recent developments in politics and policy in DC.
February 08, 2017
Last week, we published an op-ed, “Here are Five things President Trump can't change,” in The Hill discussing long-established and irrevocable rules of how D.C. works that Trump and his team need to factor into their thought process to advance the administration’s agenda.
February 07, 2017
Mark Alderman, Blake Rutherford, and Howard Schweitzer, of Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, discuss the major events that have happened in politics.
January 31, 2017
Mark Alderman, Blake Rutherford and Howard Schweitzer of Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies discuss the first two weeks of new political order in DC and the policy priorities at the top of the agenda.
January 30, 2017
On January 27th, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan sat down with Politico Playbook to outline Congressional Republicans’ policy agenda. Following the Republican retreat in Philadelphia, which featured a speech from the new president, and a flurry of executive orders, Paul Ryan launched what he called...
January 24, 2017
Blake Rutherford, Howard Schweitzer, and Kevin Washo, of Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, discuss the Inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President.
January 19, 2017
Blake Rutherford, Mark Alderman, and Howard Schweitzer, of Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, give a preview of Donald Trump's Inauguration.
January 16, 2017
Listen carefully to Trump’s message — power back to the people, job growth, and questioning the status quo — and wrap your message in those contexts.
January 10, 2017
Blake Rutherford, Mark Alderman, and Howard Schweitzer give an update on the transition to the administration of Donald Trump and how this effects business and the political climate.
January 05, 2017
Trump Transition's Homestretch
President-elect Trump has only a few Cabinet seats remaining to fill as the confirmation proceedings of those already chosen will kick into gear with the convening of the new Congress today. There are still several gaps in the president-elect's West Wing...
January 04, 2017
Howard Schweitzer, managing partner of Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, published an article on CNN about the House Republicans reversing their decision to reform the Office of Congressional Ethics.
December 12, 2016
Mark Alderman, Blake Rutherford, Howard Schweitzer, Jim Schultz analyzed the candidates' performance and impact on the remaining 29 critical days of the race.
November 09, 2016
I recently shared my reaction to how President-Elect Donald Trump may govern with the Philadelphia Business Journal in a post-election piece, "Greater Philadelphia business leaders react to Trump's victory." I said that the country can expect substantial shifts in policy "from health care to energy...
October 13, 2016
Howard Schweitzer, managing partner of Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies, published an op-ed in Forbes, “Donald Trump's Deal Of A Lifetime,” about the relationship between business and government.
October 10, 2016
Mark Alderman, Blake Rutherford, Howard Schweitzer, Jim Schultz analyzed the candidates' performance and impact on the remaining 29 critical days of the race.
October 05, 2016
Mark Alderman, Blake Rutherford and Howard Schweitzer discussed the VP debate and state of the race with a little more than one month left in this election season.
September 27, 2016
Following the first debate, Mark Alderman, Howard Schweitzer and Blake Rutherford analyzed the candidates' performance and discussed next steps on the campaign trail.
September 22, 2016
Mark Alderman, Howard Schweitzer and Blake Rutherford discussed the current status of both campaigns and previewed the first presidential debate.
September 12, 2016
On August 31, Trump delivered a campaign-defining speech on immigration. In the past, Trump’s speeches and interviews have mostly consisted of easily digestible phrases that leave no room for fleshing out substantive policy proposals. He has boiled complicated issues down to good and bad, tremendous...
September 09, 2016
With the 2016 presidential election only two months away, Mark Alderman, Blake Rutherford and Howard Schweitzer discussed the effects of the summer's developments on both campaigns.
August 30, 2016
In an op-ed "7 Reasons Why Trump Would Hate Being President" published byPolitico Magazine, Howard Schweitzer, managing partner of Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies, writes about how Donald Trump may actually feel about the duties and restrictions of being POTUS. There have been various conjectures...
August 30, 2016
Howard Schweitzer writes about how Donald Trump may actually feel about the duties and restrictions of being POTUS.
July 28, 2016
Live from Philadelphia, Mark Alderman, Blake Rutherford and Howard Schweitzer recap President Obama's speech and discuss Hillary Clinton's speech on the last evening of the DNC (July 28).
July 27, 2016
Live from Philadelphia, Mark Alderman, Blake Rutherford and Howard Schweitzer discuss Bernie Sanders' official endorsement and President Clinton's speech from the previous evening. They also preview day three of the DNC (July 27).
July 26, 2016
Live from Philadelphia, Mark Alderman, Blake Rutherford and Howard Schweitzer recap Michelle Obama's speech and provide an update on developments they foresee unfolding on day two of the Democratic National Convention (July 26).
July 25, 2016
Live from Philadelphia, Mark Alderman, Blake Rutherford and Howard Schweitzer recap the RNC and provide an update on developments they foresee unfolding on day one of the Democratic National Convention (July 25).
July 19, 2016
Live from Cleveland, Mark Alderman, Blake Rutherford and Jim Schultz provide an update on developments unfolding at the Republican National Convention.
July 13, 2016
Mark, Howard, and Blake preview the RNC and DNC and discuss how they see the conventions unfolding.
June 08, 2016
Mark, Howard, and Blake discuss the results of the California primary.
May 24, 2016
Mark, Howard and Blake discuss the state of the Democratic race. Also, Bernie Nash and Lori Kalani, co-chairs of Cozen O'Connor's State AG practice, discuss the State AG races.
May 13, 2016
Mark Alderman and Howard Schweitzer discuss Donald Trump's unpredictability as a political strategy in Fortune.
May 10, 2016
Mark, Howard and Blake discuss the presumptive nomination of Donald Trump, the Veepstakes, and the impact of a prolonged primary on the Democrats.
May 03, 2016
Howard Schweitzer discusses the importance of building an experienced transition team within the Trump campaign in The Daily Caller.
April 27, 2016
Mark Alderman, Howard Schweitzer and Blake Rutherford discuss the Pennsylvania presidential primary results and other key state races for Senate, Attorney General and more.
April 07, 2016
The House Homeland Security Committee’s Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies recently held a hearing on The Role of Cyber Insurance in Risk Management. The witnesses were Matthew McCabe, a Senior Advisory Specialist for cyber insurance at Marsh FINPRO,...
March 29, 2016
One of the ways in which Speaker Ryan’s agenda has differed from conventional Republican legislative priorities is in his focus on fighting poverty and expanding opportunity. He believes that conservative policies can help the poor and middle class, and he sees this platform as an important way to...
March 23, 2016
On March 22, the House Homeland Security Committee’s Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies held a hearing on The Role of Cyber Insurance in Risk Management. The witnesses were Matthew McCabe, a Senior Advisory Specialist for cyber insurance at...
March 04, 2016
International corporate tax reform has become a salient issue recently due in part to numerous high-profile corporate inversions, most recently the merger between Johnson Controls and Ireland-based Tyco International. Inversions occur when a corporation relocates to a lower-tax nation by having a...
March 02, 2016
Howard Schweitzer and Rob Freeman discuss Paul Ryan's work as speaker of the house and challenges he is likely to encounter in the coming weeks.
February 29, 2016
Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) was recently elected to be the youngest Speaker of the House in 150 years. Although young, he has had significant leadership experience, including chairing the powerful Budget and Ways and Means Committees. He is well-liked across the Republican Caucus, but faces...
October 23, 2013
Every word should matter, but in today's media frenzy, the most important policymakers' words often get lost or distorted. Here's our daily, unfiltered roundup of the most important tweets by those shaping policy today, straight from them in 140 characters or less.
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October 21, 2013
Every word should matter, but in today's media frenzy, the most important policymakers' words often get lost or distorted. Here's our daily, unfiltered roundup of the most important tweets by those shaping policy today, straight from them in 140 characters or less.
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October 16, 2013
Every word should matter, but in today's media frenzy, the most important policymakers' words often get lost or distorted. Here's our daily, unfiltered roundup of the most important tweets by those shaping policy today, straight from them in 140 characters or less.
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October 11, 2013
Every word should matter, but in today's media frenzy, the most important policymakers' words often get lost or distorted. Here's our daily, unfiltered roundup of the most important tweets by those shaping policy today, straight from them in 140 characters or less.
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October 09, 2013
Every word should matter, but in today's media frenzy, the most important policymakers' words often get lost or distorted. Here's our daily, unfiltered roundup of the most important tweets by those shaping policy today, straight from them in 140 characters or less.
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October 08, 2013
Every word should matter, but in today's media frenzy, the most important policymakers' words often get lost or distorted. Here's our daily, unfiltered roundup of the most important tweets by those shaping policy today, straight from them in 140 characters or less.
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July 01, 2012
This issue of the Business Law Observer covers several areas of business activity, anticipating problems, and how to deal with them before they become insurmountable, including: Venture Capital, Intellectual Property, Governmental Risks, China Practice and Public and Project Finance.
December 12, 2010
House Judiciary Hearing Provides Few Answers for ACO Participants - Health Law Alert! - At the recent House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on the effects of antitrust laws in the heath care industry, testimony relating to accountable care organizations (ACOs) was plentiful, but unrevealing. Industry representatives and federal antitrust enforcers agreed that ACOs have the potential to successfully lower costs and improve quality of care, but government witnesses declined to provide a roadmap as to how ACOs may avoid running afoul of the antitrust laws.
November 23, 2010
Fall 2010 - Business Law Observer - Since our Spring 2010 Observer was published, significant new legislation has been enacted
by Congress, affecting tax planning and securities transactions, among other areas. We have summarized two of the new acts, in addition to a review of existing legislation as it affects doing business abroad. Imbedded in the Health Care Act is a new provision in the Internal Revenue Code, codifying the “economic substance doctrine.”
November 05, 2010
The first U.S. chief operating officer? - Washington Post - Mark Alderman and Howard Schweitzer, along with former Senator Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.), call for a new, statutory position in the White House in their Washington Post opinion piece, “The First U.S. Chief Operating Officer?”
January 01, 1900
Blake Rutherford, Kevin Washo, and Howard Schweitzer, of Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, discuss the events that have unfolded since the president's speech to the joint session of Congress.
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