Overview

Porterfield and Lowenthal, LLC begins with a strong understanding of the policy and politics behind the passage of every major piece of financial services legislation and significant financial services regulatory initiative over the past decade. Our institutional knowledge and a comprehensive understanding of the inner workings of Congress, including the major oversight committees, the White House, executive branch agencies, and independent agencies provide our clients with valuable assets that dramatically increase their probability of success. Not only do we understand how these policy making bodies operate institutionally, but we understand the votes, statements, philosophies and interests of the individuals who determine U.S. Federal policy.

An understanding of the mechanics of Federal decision-making is only half the equation. We also understand the legitimate economic dynamics that drive the objectives of our clients. While we do not pretend to be experts in our clients’ fields of business, we do know that the purpose of business is to maximize profit. We know that our clients face relentless competition from the marketplace and that our clients have to be responsive and accountable to their investors, shareholders, directors, management, members and/or the public and press.

As such, we believe a constructive dialogue with Federal officials is a long term investment that benefits our clients and produces better public policy decisions. Success in public policy depends on the knowledge of an issue, knowledge of the process, the presentation of the facts and the integrity of those communicating the message. Our consistent record of success suggests we excel at each of these.

Put another way, better decisions by Washington policymakers really start with one decision …yours.