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Axios
02-07-2025
- Business
- Axios
Scoop: Parker administration taps high-powered law firm to lobby Trump
The Parker administration is tapping a high-powered national law firm to lobby the Trump administration to support the mayor's "safer, greener, cleaner" agenda. Why it matters: Lobbying is a part of most cities' playbook, but maintaining working relationships with the president and federal lawmakers could prove especially crucial for Philadelphia, which relied on $2.2 billion in federal aid last year. Driving the news: Holland & Knight, a Florida-based law firm with a big footprint in Washington, D.C., has secured a new one-year, $150,000 contract with the city, city spokesperson Joe Grace tells Axios. The mayor's office publicly bid the contract earlier this year, saying it needs support and funding increases from the federal government to "assist the city in being the safest, cleanest, greenest city with economic opportunity for all." The contract description on the city's website stressed the need to foster "positive relationships with members of Congress and the president's administration, regardless of political affiliation." The big picture: Unlike her predecessor, Mayor Cherelle Parker has avoided publicly clashing with President Trump — a cautious strategy that has caused consternation among some advocates and residents who want the mayor to forcefully denounce Trump's policies. Between the lines: Parker doesn't appear to want to risk the city's overall future by criticizing the president on issues she can't directly influence, longtime political analyst Larry Ceisler tells Axios. Parker — who last month secured a $6.8 billion budget, raising city spending by nearly 7.5% from last year — "understands her lane as a mayor of Philadelphia," Ceisler says. "She is not getting distracted by all these other things that are going on around her." State of play: Holland & Knight has served as a consultant for several Philadelphiaadministrations over more than a decade, Grace says. The firm has already tallied at least $30,000 in the first quarter of 2025 to lobby for the city on issues ranging from affordable housing and homelessness to city waterregulation, per OpenSecrets. Philly spent $240,000 on lobbying under the Biden administration last year, with half of that amount going to Holland & Knight. What they're saying: Holland & Knight has been instrumental in facilitating conversations with "key contacts within federal government or other cities or municipalities," Grace says.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Algeria Launches Program to Grow Oil, Gas Production
Algeria's National Agency for the Valorization of Hydrocarbon Resources (ALNAFT) is launching a program to revitalize its upstream hydrocarbon sector. Last year, the agency unveiled six new onshore licensing opportunities for conventional oil and gas exploration. It's part of a five-year licensing plan designed to attract global investors, according to a note from the Holland & Knight law firm, which has assisted several companies in previous calls for tenders. ALNAFT has extended bid submissions to July. The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that Algeria, an OPEC member country, has about 100 undeveloped discoveries, and two-thirds of the nation's territory remains underexplored or underdeveloped. Recent licensing rounds are expected to unlock about 20 Bcm of gas production each year during the next five- to 10 years. And, Algeria may have much as 121 Bbbl of shale oil, the firm said. The country holds about 12.2 Bbbl of proven crude oil reserves and an estimated 159 Tcf of proven natural gas reserves. Sonatrach is currently the largest oil and gas producer in the African nation. Algerian leadership recognized that global demand for energy is rising and that technological advances will make it easier to tap into reserves once thought inaccessible. Moreover, the government is 'committed to attracting foreign investment,' according to Holland & Knight. Sign in to access your portfolio
Bloomberg
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Bloomberg
Bloomberg Law: Visas Revoked & Dua Lipa Wins Twice
Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the latest in immigration issues from the revocation of visas to deportation flights to El Salvador. Entertainment law attorney Ronald Bienstock, a partner at Scarinci Hollenbeck, discusses Dua Lipa winning two copyright lawsuits over her hit "Levitating." June Grasso hosts.
Bloomberg
14-03-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Weekend Law:NYC Mayor, ICE Arrest & Conversion Therapy
Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the questions surrounding the ICE arrest of a Palestinian activist because of his role in the student protests at Columbia. First Amendment law expert Caroline Mala Corbin, a professor at the University of Miami Law School, discusses the Supreme Court deciding to review a challenge to Colorado's ban on conversion therapy. Former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English, discusses the likelihood that the case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, will be dropped permanently. June Grasso hosts.
Bloomberg
12-03-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Bloomberg Law:ICE Arrests Activist & Law Firm Targeted
Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight and former head of the Office of Immigration Litigation in the Obama administration, discusses federal immigration officers arresting a Palestinian activist, who is a permanent US resident, because of his role in the student protests at Columbia. David Lopez, a professor at Rutgers Law School and the General Counsel of the EEOC during the Obama administration, discusses Trump's attack on law firms and DEI policies. June Grasso hosts.
