DBL Law’s Government Advocacy & Economic Development practice group represents private companies and government entities on a wide range of economic development and regulatory matters.

We help companies navigate federal, state and local regulatory bodies. Our decades of combined experience at the highest levels of Kentucky state government, paired with board positions with public institutions, give us a unique perspective and practical approach when helping clients navigate government bureaucracies.

Our attorneys also provide a range of legal services to Kentucky state government, public universities, counties, municipalities, and quasi-governmental entities and utilities. Our attorneys understand the issues government entities face related to economic development and regulatory administration.

Our attorneys’ board positions with public institutions, past and present, include Tri-ED (the Northern Kentucky economic development agency), the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, the Kentucky Board of Tax Appeals, The Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, and the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.

Chair: Mark Guilfoyle
Vice Chairs: Mitchel Denham and Loren Wolff

Capabilities

• Alcohol beverage control and licensing
• Building code enforcement
• Corporate relocation strategies
• Economic development incentives
• Environmental matters
• Gaming
• Government affairs
• Governmental contracts and procurement advice
• Industrial Revenue Bond financing (IRBs)
• Insurance and banking regulation
• Land use, zoning, and eminent domain
• Medical licensure
• Payment in lieu of taxes agreements (PILOTs)
• Regulatory affairs, including utility regulation
• Site selection
• Title insurance
• Tax Increment Financing (TIFs)

Clients Served Include

• Alcoholic beverage industry
• Banking and financial institutions
• Colleges and universities
• Commercial and mixed-use developers
• Governmental and public service entities
• Home builders
• Hospitality and hotels
• Hospitals and health care networks
• Insurance providers
• Non-profit organizations
• Public-private partnerships
• Religious institutions
• Small-to-large businesses

Affiliated Memberships

• Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Commercial Real Estate Women’s (CREW) Network
• Council of Development Finance Agencies
• Greater Louisville, Inc. (GLI)
• Jeffersontown (KY) Chamber of Commerce
• Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
• Kentucky Workforce Center
• Ohio Chamber of Commerce
• Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
• West Chester-Liberty Township (OH) Chamber Alliance