Our Experience
At Beltway Advisors, we have a proven track record of helping clients navigate complex, high-stakes challenges across a wide range of industries and sectors. Our team brings decades of experience in tackling some of the most significant communications and policy issues of our time. Below are a few examples of the diverse engagements our team has handled:
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Advising a global media network, and serving as its U.S. spokesperson, as it countered a multi-million dollar lobbying and disinformation campaign orchestrated by regional rivals.
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Defending a Chinese technology company confronting multiple policy threats in the U.S., including export restrictions and country of origin bans at both the federal and state levels.
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Advocating for critical COVID relief on behalf of major membership organizations, including those representing municipal governments and bus and tour operators.
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Leading a coalition to preserve the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction during the contentious 2017 tax reform debate, resulting in a partial restoration of this long-standing provision in the tax code.
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Advocating for, and shaping, the first-ever U.S. commercial drone regulations, paving the way for a new industry to take flight and unlock tens of thousands of new jobs.
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Mitigating the impact of a sweeping Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rulemaking that threatened the existence of nonbank lenders.
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Representing the U.S. airline industry as it successfully fought increased fees on airline tickets at the federal level as well as jet fuel tax increases in several states.
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Advising a leading global money payments business facing multiple federal investigations into the alleged inadequacy of consumer fraud and anti-money laundering safeguards.
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Supporting an East African government in its efforts to restore its international image, implement political reforms, enact a new constitution, attract foreign direct investment and combat the threat of a regional terrorist organization.
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Advising a West African political party in the lead-up to a contentious presidential election in which national security concerns were front and center.
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Supporting the beer industry in countering perennial attempts to raise the federal excise tax on beer while promoting the industry's responsible consumption initiatives.
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Overseeing a multi-million dollar state public affairs program for the dental profession, shaping policies relating to scope of practice and the introduction of new providers in more than 20 states.
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Leading the communications effort behind the landmark Supreme Court case that granted habeas corpus rights to Guantanamo detainees.
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Managing litigation communications for an insurance and financial services company implicated in the 2008 economic collapse.
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Counseling a major U.S. airline under FAA investigation into missed inspections, which at the time resulted in the largest civil fine imposed by the agency.
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Handling the crisis response and congressional hearing prep for a FEMA trailer manufacturer caught in the crosshairs of the House Oversight Committee following Hurricane Katrina.