Lobbying Insider

In this episode Host Zack Fink sits down with Jason Harris, Vice President at Center Street Capital Advisers and DHC’s own Jennifer Saint-Louis who Co-Chairs the Trust’s and Estates Practice. We discuss the value in estate planning and how to manage tax liability in the current political climate. Join us for the informative discussion. * Investment products and services are offered through Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC (WFAFN), Member SIPC. Center Street Capital Advisors is a se...

In this episode Host Zack Fink sits down with Neela Lockel and Robert Stricoff from E.A.C. Network, which stand for “Empower, Assist and Care.” E.A.C currently provides a range of services including counseling, substance abuse treatment and mental health services to individuals impacted by the criminal justice system. Their work focuses on helping Judges and District Attorney’s find alternatives to incarceration, while also helping those leaving the system to develop skills to re-enter societ...

Join host Zack Fink, as he sits down with colleagues Bianca Rajpersaud, and Sean Crowley, to recap the Somos ’24 Annual Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico from November 6-10. This year DHC hosted a panel discussion on M/WBE Contractor Growth: Challenges & Opportunities at the Caribe Hilton which NYS Assemblymember, Amanda Septimo, moderated. The panel was filled with speakers from government agencies and private industry, as well as DHC's Lou Coletti, Senior Adviser to Government Relatio...

AutoTech Triumph: NYS Bill Passes Amid Congestion Pricing Standoff – with Connor Shaw, Political Director at IUJAT and NYS Assemblymember Kenny Burgos This episode of the “Lobbying Insider” with Host Zack Fink features our client Connor Shaw, Political Director for the International Union of Journeymen and Allied Trades (IUJAT), and New York State Assemblymember Kenny Burgos (D) Bronx. The conversation centered on our shared success in getting the autotech bill passed this legislative session...

NYS 2024 Budget Breakdown – with Steve Malito & Bianca Rajpersaud Lawmakers and Governor Hochul have now completed work on the new fiscal year state budget, and there is a tremendous amount to unpack. In this episode of the “Lobbying Insider” Podcast, Host Zack Fink does a full budget breakdown with DHC’s Chair of the NYS Government Relations practice, Steve Malito, Partner, and DHC’s Associate Director of Government Relations, Bianca Rajpersaud. The state budget included multiple policy ...

Lobbying Insider Episode 110: Averting the 2023 Back-to-School NYC Bus Strike with Corey Muirhead Join Host Zack Fink as he speaks with Corey Muirhead, Executive Vice President of Logan Business Company, and DHC’s own Charles Capetanakis about a time when the “wheels on the bus” almost stopped going round and round. Just before the start of the 2023 New York City school year, bus operators came perilously close to going on strike. A last-minute deal was reached to keep the drivers on the job,...

The Lobbying Insider Podcast is proud to present this very special episode reuniting two men whose paths crossed at a tense political moment more than 50 years ago. Host Zack Fink is joined by Felipe Luciano, a founding member of The Young Lords, a social justice organization formed in the late 1960s to combat racial discrimination and advocate for minority access to healthcare, education, housing, and employment on behalf of the Puerto Rican community. Luciano is out with a new book, “Flesh ...

In this episode Host Zack Fink speaks with Keith Wright, current Chair of the Manhattan Democratic Party and Director for Strategic Planning at Davidoff Hutcher and Citron. Keith has been around politics his entire life and continues to live in Harlem where he was born and raised. He also represented his community in the New York State Assembly for more than two decades. The podcast covers the power of incumbency in politics, and the need to build and maintain relationships. They also take ...