When clients face federal and state agency enforcement actions, regulatory scrutiny, administrative disputes, and potential new regulatory burdens, our Regulatory & Administrative Law practice delivers sophisticated representation grounded in decades of successful courtroom and agency experience. Our lawyers bring deep familiarity with regulatory frameworks and administrative processes, and tailor strategic responses that protect our clients’ interests at every level. We aggressively defend businesses and individuals in high-stakes regulatory investigations, rulemaking disputes, licensing and discipline proceedings, public utility matters, environmental compliance issues, and constitutional and administrative litigation. Our Regulatory and Administrative Law Practice is closely connected with our Crisis Management Practice which frequently deals with some of the toughest regulatory and administrative challenges clients ever face.
Our attorneys partner closely with clients to navigate complex interactions with federal, state, and local agencies.
Sims|Funk attorneys regularly represent regulated companies and individuals before and in disputes with federal agencies such as OSHA, EPA, SEC, FDA, DOI, DOE, and DOA. At the state level, we frequently appear before the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, the Tennessee Public Utility Commission, the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance, a variety of professional licensing boards overseen by the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, and other such bodies. We have often successfully represented clients when the actions of these agencies have necessitated appeal to federal and state courts.