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The National Law Review recognizes Van Ness Feldman’s Government Relations and Policy Practice group as a Go-To Thought Leader for the group’s analysis of various candidates’ environmental platforms, as well as reporting on pertinent legislation and executive orders. Specifically Van Ness Feldman authors provided a detailed analysis of the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or the HEROES Act as well as President Trump’s Executive Order on Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery (EO 13924) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The following Van Ness Feldman authors were the most frequent contributors on legislative and public policy news: Kyle W. Danish, Tracy Nagelbush Tolk, Terese (T.C.) Richmond and Michael Weiner.