Lobbying Insider Episode 112: NYS 2024 Budget Breakdown – with Steve Malito & Bianca Rajpersaud Lawmakers and Governor Hochul have now completed work on the new fiscal year state budget, and there is a tremendous amount to unpack. In this episode of the “Lobbying Insider” Podcast, Host Zack Fink does a full budget breakdown with DHC’s […]

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.

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 […]

Lobbying Insider Episode 109: Building Bridges – Rev. Al Sharpton’s Blueprint for Harlem’s Museum of Civil Rights In this very special episode of The Lobbying Insider Podcast Host Zack Fink sits down with the renowned Reverend Al Sharpton to discuss the Museum of Civil Rights. Sharpton leads the foundation that is working to establish the […]

Lobbying Insider Episode 108: The Life of a Young Lord: Felipe Luciano 2-Part Interview The Lobbying Insider Podcast is proud to present this very special episode reuniting two men whose paths crossed at a tense political moment more than 50 years ago. Host Zack Fink is joined by Felipe Luciano, a founding member of The […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Lobbying Insider Episode 103: Litigation & Lobbying – Getting Real Estate Deals Unstuck   Host, Zack Fink uncovers two fascinating real estate deals on the upper east side of Manhattan where DHC Government Relations group partnered with its Commercial Litigation team to find successful resolutions for two clients with complex real estate deals that involved […]