Hard-fought legislative victories often do not ensure success as statutory law regularly has to be implemented through rulemaking by the myriad agencies in Augusta.  The Governmental Relations team follows through on policy changes by working with agency staff during rulemaking and implementation of statutory reforms.  Additionally, this team has the expertise, supplemented with Pierce Atwood's stable of expert attorneys, to work with and appear before agencies in the context of regulatory permitting and licensing, enforcement and adjudication.  Relationships with key agency staff allow us to both know an agency's agenda and shape the implementation and enforcement of Maine law by our agencies.