Our Practice Areas
California’s policy and politics impact the world. Achieving a win here is hard and requires sophistication, trusted relationships and strategies rooted in experience.
We partner with private and public sector clients to drive positive results based on sound strategy. Our team of seasoned government relations professionals is highly skilled in understanding complex public policy issues and the political forces that shape them.
Healthcare
Capitol Advocacy is a leader in healthcare policy; we are experts at navigating California’s healthcare delivery system, which is a complex environment due to constantly changing regulations and laws. Our lobbyists lead the charge in shaping California’s healthcare policy, successfully assisting diverse clients, including full-scope and specialized health plans, facilities, providers, health systems, pharmacies, and drug and device manufacturers secure wins.
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Artificial Intelligence, Privacy & Security
California is at the forefront of AI, privacy and cybersecurity laws and regulations. Every year, California legislators introduce legislation aimed at enhancing consumer privacy protections and elevating data security standards. Our team of experts helps our clients work through the impacts of these laws and develop strategies to help ensure companies can continue to innovate.
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Energy
California is at the forefront of energy policy innovation, shaping national conversations around grid reliability, energy affordability, and the transition to cleaner sources of power. Decisions made by the Legislature and key regulatory agencies—including the California Energy Commission and the California Public Utilities Commission—have far-reaching impacts on utilities, developers, technology providers, and large energy users.
Capitol Advocacy works with clients across the energy sector to navigate California’s complex policymaking and regulatory landscape. Our team engages directly with lawmakers, agency officials, and industry stakeholders on issues ranging from electricity market policy and infrastructure development to emerging energy technologies and fuels. We help clients shape policy outcomes while positioning their businesses to succeed in California’s rapidly evolving energy market.
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FinTech & Financial Services
Our team has helped fintech, insurance, and other financial services companies negotiate complex legislation and regulations, including stopping harmful measures that would limit access to these services or create additional liability or expense to operate in the California market.
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Business & Employer Defense
Ranked as the world’s fifth-largest economy, California presents abundant opportunities alongside complex and sometimes onerous regulations. Capitol Advocacy has a seasoned team of lobbyists adept at maneuvering this complex terrain. Collaborating with your company, we craft effective solutions tailored to the demands of the present environment.
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Procurement
California is the nation’s most populous and important state so it’s no surprise that securing opportunities for government contracting in this state matters so much to business. Our procurement team has deep relationships and a strong track record of opening doors and securing contracts for our clients.
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Tax
Capitol Advocacy helps clients navigate California’s tax system whether it be corporate income, property or sales and use taxes. Our team works with businesses to resolve regulatory and compliance challenges, engage directly with agency leadership, and advocate for practical interpretations of tax laws and regulations. We assist clients in addressing rulemakings and policy decisions that can significantly affect operations, ensuring their perspectives are clearly communicated and considered in the state’s tax administration process.
Capitol Advocacy also works to protect clients from costly and burdensome tax proposals by engaging early in the legislative process. Our team monitors and analyzes tax legislation, builds strategic coalitions, and works directly with policymakers to stop or reshape proposals that would increase taxes on businesses, industries, or consumers. By combining policy expertise with strong relationships at the Capitol, we help clients mitigate financial risk and prevent tax measures that could hinder economic growth and innovation.
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Entertainment
California’s entertainment industry remains a global leader in film, television, music, and digital media production, but it operates within a rapidly evolving policy environment shaped by new technologies, workforce considerations, and increasing competition from other states and countries.
Capitol Advocacy has extensive experience working with companies across the entertainment ecosystem—from major studios and entertainment venues to gaming and emerging tech enterprises—to engage in California’s legislative and regulatory process. Our team works with policymakers and industry stakeholders on issues including production incentives, workforce policy, intellectual property protections, and evolving content distribution platforms.
As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms the creative economy, we also assist entertainment companies with the policy challenges and opportunities presented by AI, including digital likeness and voice rights, the use of AI in content creation, copyright protections, and the impact of emerging technologies on creative workers.
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Consumer Products & Services
California frequently leads the nation in creating consumer protection laws and product bans and related regulations that ultimately influence markets across the country. Companies in the consumer products and services sector must navigate evolving requirements related to product safety, labeling, environmental standards, advertising practices, and consumer rights.
Capitol Advocacy helps businesses anticipate policy developments and effectively engage in the legislative and regulatory process before new requirements are finalized. Our team works with lawmakers, state agencies, and industry coalitions to ensure that consumer protection policies are balanced, practical, and informed by the realities of modern commerce. Through strategic advocacy and policy insight, we help companies manage regulatory risk while maintaining strong relationships with policymakers and regulators.
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Climate Change & Environment
California continues to lead the nation in advancing ambitious climate and environmental policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and protecting natural resources. The state’s regulatory framework—driven by agencies such as the California Air Resources Board and the Energy Commission—often sets precedents that influence policy nationwide.
Capitol Advocacy helps clients navigate this evolving policy environment while identifying opportunities within California’s transition to a lower-carbon economy. Our team works with legislators, regulators, and industry stakeholders on issues related to emissions reduction strategies, environmental compliance, permitting, and sustainability initiatives. We help clients engage effectively in the policymaking process to ensure that environmental policies achieve their goals while remaining practical, transparent, and economically sustainable.
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Housing
California continues to face one of the most significant housing challenges in the nation, with policymakers pursuing strategies to expand housing supply, streamline development approvals, and address affordability across the state. Legislative and regulatory actions affecting land use, permitting, financing, environmental review, and local planning authority are reshaping how housing is developed and delivered throughout California.
Capitol Advocacy works with developers, investors, housing providers, and industry stakeholders to navigate California’s rapidly evolving housing policy landscape. Our team engages directly with legislators, state agencies, and local partners on issues including housing production incentives, entitlement and permitting reform, infrastructure financing, and programs designed to increase affordability. We help clients anticipate policy changes, shape legislation and regulations, and pursue solutions that support responsible development and long-term housing stability across California.
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