Administrative
Public Policy Straight Talk
Managing risks and liabilities in the public sector requires more than just legal knowledge. Political interests, regulatory requirements, public sensitivities and fiscal restraints must all be understood and balanced in order to develop informed risk strategies.
In our representation of both governmental entities and of clients’ interests before ruling authorities, Andrews Kurth functions as an effective and astute advocate. Our administrative law counsel includes such areas as:
- Open record and open meeting laws
- Licensing disputes
- Regulatory filings
- Official immunity
- Federal, state and local general government procedures
- Bid protests
- Equal protections and civil rights
- Constitutional litigation – voting rights, affirmative action, takings and police cases
We have a significant Public Utilities Commission practice. Clients have included Laredo Race Park, Houston METRO, the Port of Houston Authority and other governmental entities.
Wide Reach of Public Law Counsel
With our offices throughout Texas and in Washington, DC, we are able to blanket an issue or matter for clients and work for change at the federal, state and local levels.
Specific areas of our public sector counsel experience include issues involving housing, transportation, oil and gas, real estate, health care and environmental law. Our firm-wide resources, including those contributed by our Litigation, Public Finance and Regulatory practice groups, can be applied when and where needed to resolve our clients’ matters.
