ADMINISTRATIVE AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

          Capell & Howard maintains an active practice in administrative law - state and federal. State areas include issues arising under the Alabama Administrative Procedures Act, as well as certificate of need, environmental and health matters. See Environmental and Health Care. The Firm represents clients in various federally-administrated matters, including employment and labor matters before the EEOC and NLRB, construction and procurement matters before several federal contract appeal boards, OSHA appeals and environmental matters before the EPA. See Employment and Labor Relations and Construction and Government Contracts.

          The Firm’s legislative and governmental affairs practice includes working with government agencies at the local, state, and federal level, and with legislators and legislative staff in connection with a broad variety of legislative and regulatory issues. The Firm assists with the preparation and promulgation of bills and regulations, principally at the state level.

          The Firm’s banking regulation experience includes filing regulatory applications, such as applications to organize banks and bank holding companies and seeking approval of the Superintendent of Banks under the Alabama Interstate and International Banking Act of 1995, which members of the Firm helped draft. The Firm’s insurance regulation practice includes matters involving application for approval of acquisitions of control of Alabama insurance companies, licensing of insurance companies and agents, and disciplinary and enforcement matters. The Firm regularly represents clients before the Alabama Banking and Insurance Departments.

          The Firm has extensive experience in matters involving the regulation of public utilities with particular emphasis on administrative hearings and litigation involving setting of utility rates.

          Capell & Howard maintains an active practice in regulatory matters involving telecommunications issues. In this rapidly changing area, the Firm’s attorneys’ experience permits the representation of a diverse group of clients in all aspects of telecommunications matters.

          The Firm has for many years represented numerous transportation clients. Although deregulation has been accomplished at the federal level, the state regulation of transportation companies continues and the Firm is a recognized leader in representing clients in this area.