RYP Granite Strategies

An Experienced Team
Committed to Results

RYP Granite Strategies

An Experienced Team Committed to Results

Overview

Experienced and connected, our team helps clients both large and small navigate the legislative process and the often complex workings of state government. The Granite Strategies team is comprised of accomplished professionals with diverse backgrounds, talents and relationships. We are known, respected and trusted within the halls of government, where our bipartisan relationships and fundamental understanding of client needs are the foundation of a commitment to positive results for each and every client.

We offer clients a full range of advocacy and public policy services and take pride in our ability to understand the issues and shape solutions. The legislative and government services realms are often complicated and always demanding. We see the challenges as opportunities for our clients.

Individualized services include:

  • Legislative Lobbying
  • Issue Advocacy
  • Contract Procurement
  • State Permitting
  • Local Government Advocacy
  • State Funding

The Advocacy Group (TAG)

The Advocacy Group (“TAG”) is the premier state, federal and international public affairs and government relations organization. TAG’s inter firm network of independent companies consists of the elite lobbyists, communicators and public affairs professionals in each state and country. Our members connect directly with the client. TAG provides tailored and results orientated solutions for government and public affairs professionals.

David Collins, Director of Rath Young and Pignatelli’s Government Relations Practice Group serves as Vice President and a member of The Advocacy Group’s Board of Directors.

Legislative Experience

Our commercial clients come from all sectors of business and industry and include national, multi national and local corporations. We are registered lobbyists for major commercial entities in the telecom, electric and gas utility, health insurance and financial services industries. We also work with organizations in the equally essential nonprofit world, assisting clients in the fields of education, human services and recreation.

Our experience includes:

  • Led legislative efforts to provide a funding mechanism to benefit the OHRV industry.
  • Defeated industry attempts to impose workers’ compensation fee schedules.
  • Secured legislation legalizing daily fantasy sports play.
  • Played pivotal role in the modernization of New Hampshire Trust laws.
  • Coordinated local, state agency and legislative relations to facilitate positive resolution of proposed EPA regulations on a Seacoast community.
  • Represented the franchising industry in the successful modification of state law clarifying the relationship between a franchisor and a franchisee.

Regulatory Problem Solving

Business development and expansion frequently requires state and local government approvals. Our professionals help companies navigate through the bureaucracy of government to achieve their goals in a timely and efficient manner.

Our experience includes:

  • Facilitated successful development and maintenance of a community relations plan for a natural gas pipeline.
  • Arranged a public-private land transfer to enable the construction of an 18-hole golf facility in New Hampshire.
  • Helped a private developer obtain a lease of state land for development access to a lake and to obtain the necessary permits for construction of a multiple boat docking structure.
  • Defeated a proposed ordinance that would have banned circus performances.
  • Helped an insurance-related vendor resolve issues with the state Division of Motor Vehicles.
  • Helped a major beverage manufacturer obtain legislative authorization to sell a new product line.

Contract Procurement

Tremendous opportunities exist for companies with the right products and services to do business with state and local government agencies. We assist potential vendor companies by identifying and helping to develop these opportunities. In New Hampshire, selection by the agency is only the first step, and we help our clients obtain the somewhat unique but critical approval of the contract by the Governor’s Executive Council. We have represented vendors from a number of industries including insurance, construction, health care, transportation, environment and technology.

Our experience includes:

  • Assisted a medical school achieve large, multiple state contract approvals from the Executive Council.
  • Worked with the State Employees’ Union, several state agencies and the Executive Council to help assist a for-profit managed health care company win multiple Governor and Council contract approvals.
  • Secured state grant funding for a national non-profit organization.
  • Helped a Fortune 100 company re-establish and maintain a working relationship with state agencies.
  • Represented a leading automotive industry company in their efforts to bid on a statewide contract.

RYP Granite Strategies