Lobbying Insider

On this episode of “Lobbying Insider,” Podcast Host Zack Fink chats with Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, Randy Peers. Following a wide-ranging discussion about the Chamber’s contributions to the city, the topic switches to local politics. It’s a discussion you won’t want to miss. Thanks for Listening! More information at www.dhclegal.com

In this episode of “Lobbying Insider” podcast, Host Zack Fink sits down with Keith Wright of Wright Strategies and Bianca Rajpersaud of DHC to discuss the 2025 legislative session in Albany. Last month, Governor Hochul delivered her State of the State address, followed by her budget message a week later. We delve into the major policy proposals and the potential roadblocks they may face in the legislature. Governor Hochul is looking to center the conversation around affordability. Plus, ...

In this latest episode, Zack Fink host speaks with Jonathan McCollum (Federal Practice Chair,) and Jake Roach, (Associate Director of Government Relations) from Davidoff Hurcher & Citron, LLP's offices in Washington DC. Join Zack, Jonathan and Jake as they take an in-depth look at their federal government relations practice which includes mostly New York-based businesses, trade associations, higher education clients and non-profits. In addition to the processes for securing federal money,...

In this episode of the “Lobbying Insider” Host Zack Fink is joined by Carlo Scissura, President and CEO of the New York Building Congress and DHC’s Lou Coletti Senior Adviser to the Government Relations, Construction Law, Real Estate Law and Economic Development & Tax Incentives Law practice areas, for a deep dive on the massive housing deal included in this year’s State Budget. The agreement between lawmakers and Governor Hochul was finalized in late April, several weeks after it wa...

Mayor Adams is looking to have the full slate of “City of Yes” approved by the New York City Council. It’s a zoning proposal for a more equitable and sustainable city, according to the Mayor’s office, and it focuses on three key areas: Carbon Neutrality, Economic Opportunity, and Housing Opportunity. In this week’s episode of the “Lobbying Insider” Podcast, Host Zack Fink is joined by Senior Partner Howard Weiss, Chair of the Land Use & Zoning Law practice, and Lou Coletti Senior Adviser ...

In a nod to the yearly holiday known colloquially as 4-20, we release this episode of the Lobbying Insider podcast to celebrate New York’s cannabis industry. Host Zack Fink sits down with our own Nick Terzulli of Davidoff Hutcher & Citron’s Cannabis Law practice and his client Michael Gardner, who’s had success starting The Bakery Cannabis Dispensary, his own retail cannabis business in upstate New York. In this special episode, they discuss the challenges and the opportunities of doing b...

In this very special episode of The Lobbying Insider Podcast Host Zack Fink sits down with the renowned Reverend Al Sharpton to discuss the Museum of Civil Rights. Sharpton leads the foundation that is working to establish the museum here in New York City. The Museum of Civil Rights will focus on the struggles of ethnic and minority groups to achieve equality in America, with a special emphasis on battles that took place in the northern part of the United States, which served as a template fo...

In this episode Host Zack Fink is joined by Government Relations team members, Keith Wright and Bianca Rajpersaud, to break down Governor Hochul’s 2024 State of the State Address. Each January, New York’s Governor lays out an agenda for the legislative session in Albany, and Gov. Hochul is hoping to work with members of her own party in the legislature to find agreements on how address New York’s most vexing problems including housing, public safety and affordability. Join them for the discus...