Our Financial Services practice has more than 20 years of experience with all major legislation now governing the U.S. financial services industry, at the state and federal levels, including Gramm/Leach/Bliley Act and the massive legislation addressing the savings and loan crisis which redirected, and continues to affect, the growth of this industry in the U.S. Our reputation and technical expertise, combined with extensive relationships across the Congressional Committees and regulatory agencies, enables us to provide clients the kind of discrete, informed representation that is required for financial services firms to consistently achieve results in the political and policy making process. For one of our clients, Dutko Worldwide provided expert analysis of and high-level access for industry experts regarding an ongoing and complex legislative debate on the future of a key part of the U.S. financial services industry, a sector known as government-sponsored enterprises. We demonstrated our ability to understand and articulate the political debate surrounding this legislation, as well as access to those who can outline the monetary and industry impact of these players, their accounting practices and their impact on individual Agencies and Committees on Capitol Hill. This ongoing expertise, critical to making sound market decisions during a turbulent period, gives our client the opportunity to participate constructively in the legislative process surrounding these primal industry forces.