Deb now utilizes her vast government experience to benefit her clients’ interests in public policy and regulatory matters. On behalf of firm clients, Deb has led efforts on a wide variety of public policy issues, including:

Successful coordination of a coalition of brand and generic pharmaceutical manufacturers to update state pharmacy laws and provide patient access to less expensive biologic and biosimilar medications.

Providing benefits to local government or altered the course of legislation impacting municipalities on topics such as state funding, local law enforcement, home rule, and economic development. Successfully negotiated legislative increases in local government funding, preferred use of federal CARES Act funds, and managed multiple local tax proposals.

Updating Ohio’s newborn screening laws to provide screening more quickly for recognized serious, rare diseases.

Removing tax liability provisions from the state budget regarding products managed by qualified distribution centers that would have cost several clients tens of millions in new taxes had they remained in the bill.

Drafting and advocating for legislation and related administrative rules to legalize hemp cultivation and the sale of hemp products in Ohio.

Negotiating payment of millions of dollars in back payments due to the spirituous liquor industry in Ohio with JobsOhio and the Ohio Department of Commerce.

Reopening administrative rules passed by the State Pharmacy Board to address burdensome requirements on individual medical practices and rewrote those rules to provide client relief.

Successfully gaining the addition of the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority, the owner of Nationwide Arena in Columbus, to the list of publicly owned sports facilities in Ohio that receive a permanent property tax abatement for those facilities.