Gaffney, Bennett and Associates

Private Company, Headquarters Location
1 Liberty Sq., New Britain, CT 06051, United States
(860)229-0301, (860)225-4627 fax, http://www.gaffneybennett.com

Primary SIC: Business Consulting Services, Not Elsewhere Classified, Primary NAICS: Other Management Consulting Services
Description: Services: A lobbying firm providing political consulting, public affairs consultants, and legislative advocacy. A government relations firm enabling constituents to have their voices heard by their representatives. Specializes in legislative advocacy, developing strategies for enacting, implementing, or defeating legislation, and lobbying legislators. Arranges strategy sessions and meetings between clients and key decision-makers, includes legislative leadership, committee chairpersons, and the governor's office. Monitors and reports on legislation of interest to the clients. Provides regular client communications in the form of newsletters, information bulletins, and final reports to keep clients informed of key legislative votes, news and milestones. Assists with grassroots advocacy efforts and builds coalitions to achieve legislative results on behalf of the lobbying clients. Assists with testimony and other arrangements associated with public hearings and legislative committee meetings. Monitors and reports on various legislative task force and commission meetings, and attends hearings and conferences. Creates political strategy sessions to garner bi-partisan support for legislation. Serves as liaison between clients and members of various state agencies, and the executive and judicial branches of state government. Develops strategies for enacts, revising, implements, or defeats regulations. Crafts strategies to effectuate local economic development projects by leveraging state and federal financial assistance. Represents clients on licensing, permitting, procurement, enforcement, and tax policy issues before state agencies. Provides advice and input on declaratory rulings of interest to the clients. Represents clients' interests before the Regulations Review Committee. Coordinates crisis management and intervention. Provides political strategy sessions to create ways of bring attention to burdens on the clients brought on by local, state, or federal.