Green Beginnings – One Cannabiz Entrepreneur’s Journey

Lobbying Insider host Zack Fink speaks with guests, Nick Terzulli, New York Cannabis lawyer and Michael Gardner, owner of The Bakery Cannabis Dispensary in Cohoes, New York, who has had success starting his own retail cannabis business in upstate New York. They discuss the challenges and the opportunities of doing business here in New York within this relatively new industry.

Client Spotlight: USWU Legislative Win for Malito & Fink

Client Spotlight: USWU Legislative Win for Malito & Fink in Albany April 3, 2024 – Partner, Steve Malito, Chair of the New York State Government Relations practice and Zack Fink, Director of External Affairs, announced today that the New York State Senate has passed legislation (S 5085 C) 59-2 that will prevent auto technicians from […]

Averting the 2023 Back-to-School NYC Bus Strike with Corey Muirhead

Lobbying Insider Episode 110: Averting the 2023 Back-to-School NYC Bus Strike with Corey Muirhead Join Host Zack Fink as he speaks with Corey Muirhead, Executive Vice President of Logan Business Company, and DHC’s own Charles Capetanakis about a time when the “wheels on the bus” almost stopped going round and round. Just before the start […]

NY State of the State Address Recap

Lobbying Insider Episode 107: NY State of the State Address Recap In this episode Host Zack Fink is joined by Government Relations team members, Keith Wright and Bianca Rajpersaud, to break down Governor Hochul’s 2024 State of the State Address. Each January, New York’s Governor lays out an agenda for the legislative session in Albany, […]

Albany Team Attends NYS Senate Opening Day Reception

Albany Lobbying Team Attends NYS Senate Opening Day Reception January 4, 2024 – The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature and with sixty-three members representing New York State and its more than 19 million citizens, the legislature’s primary purpose is to draft and approve changes to the […]

Talking Politics – Keith Wright’s NYS Insights

Lobbying Insider Episode 106: Talking Politics – Keith Wright’s NYS Insights In this episode Host Zack Fink speaks with Keith Wright, current Chair of the Manhattan Democratic Party and Director for Strategic Planning at Davidoff Hutcher and Citron. Keith has been around politics his entire life and continues to live in Harlem where he was […]

Upcoming NYS 2024 Legislative Session – A Closer Look

Lobbying Insider Episode 105:  Upcoming NYS 2024 Legislative Session – A Closer Look   In this episode, Host Zack Fink speaks with Steve Malito, Partner, and Chair of the NYS Government Relations practice in Albany, and Nicole L. Weingartner, Director of State Government Affairs; also known on Instagram as “The Long Island Lobbyist” sit down […]

A Deep Dive on Housing – Can We Build Affordable Housing in NY?

Lobbying Insider Episode 104:  A Deep Dive on Housing: Can We Build Affordable Housing in NY?   In this episode, Host Zack Fink speaks with Carlo Scissura, CEO of the New York Building Congress, and Lou Coletti, former President of the Building Trades Employers’ Association, who is now a Senior Adviser in Davidoff Hutcher and […]

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