Public Policy

EXPERTS IN LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC POLICY MATTERS

Representative Matters and Experience

  • Representative MattersAt a life sciences company, we led the development and implementation of a legislative, regulatory, marketing and sales strategy for pursuit of the Biosecurity market across the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. Government, State and Local Governments, and internationally. We also spearheaded the company’s participation ( at times in conjunction with other life science tools companies at BIO and other trade groups) in legislative process leading up to enactment of the PAHPA and PREP Act, which ultimately benefited the company, the industry and the public during the H1N1 Influenza Pandemic.
  • At a life sciences company, Mr. Mazella worked with Senior Management to create, staff and manage a new government relations function. We worked with the individual and senior management to integrate the new function into the company’s product development and commercialization, business development and strategic planning processes and helped establish objectives and budget. Mr. Mazella assumed responsibility (including reporting) for the company’s compliance with lobbying, contribution and expenditure laws and regulations.
  • Mr. Mazella managed in-house staff and outside counsel in obtaining qualification of certain Applied Biosystems’ commercially available instruments and assays as “Anti-Terrorism Technology” protected under the SAFTETY Act from third party products liability.
  • At the Department of Treasury, Mr. Mazella served as the Treasury’s legal representative to the Clinton Administration’s Health Care Task Force and participated in the review, comment and drafting of suggested language for hundreds of items – primarily focusing on funding and appropriations issues.
  • At Treasury, over a ten year period, Mr. Mazella reviewed and commented on hundreds of matters that involved draft regulations and legislation.
  • While at Treasury, Mr. Mazella served as a guest lecturer in Federal Appropriations Law at the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
  • At Columbia University in New York City, Mr. Mazella received his Master of Arts degree in 20th Century U.S. Political History. Mr. Mazella’s Master’s Thesis was focused on the Development of Federal Campaign Finance Law.
  • Mr. Mazella served for two years as a (paid) LBJ Congressional Intern to Rep. Robert A. Roe (D. NJ), who after many years in Congress was Chair of the House Public Works Committee.