Natural Gas and Hydraulic Fracturing Update
May 6, 2013
The EPA has extended the deadline for submissions on its study on hydraulic fracturing and drinking
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US business expert: Lithuania should focus on its obvious strengths

June 17, 2013
By The Lithuania Tribune

The Lithuania Tribune interviewed Williams & Jensen Principal, and President of the American-Lithuanian Business Council, Eric Stewart, during the World Lithuanian Economic Forum that took place recently in Vilnius.
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MAP-21: Pathway to Preservation at the Federal Funding Level

June 12, 2013
By Tracy Taylor

Williams & Jensen Principal Tracy Taylor, in the latest issue of Pavement Preservation Journal, looks at last year's surface transportation reauthorization act, as well as the outlook for transportation issues in the 113th Congress.
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AMRO could support the activity of the economic working groups of the Task Force

March 07, 2013
By Romanian Business News - ACTMedia

State Secretary for Strategic Affairs with the Romanian Foreign Ministry (MAE) Bogdan Aurescu on Wednesday welcomed Executive Chairman of the Romania - US Business Council (AMRO) Eric Stewart, with Aurescu asking for the support of the AMRE-member US companies in the process of Romania's accession to the Visa Waiver programme, as the United States' strategic partner, MAE informs in a release.
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Does the Dodd-Frank Act Address the Problems in the Financial Markets?

November 01, 2012
By David E. Franasiak

The Dodd-Frank Act ("Dodd-Frank"), enacted in the wake of the financial crisis of 2008, aims to address problems in the markets that government regulators face. During this financial crisis, key large financial institutions required governmental assistance to stem the systemic impact on the markets from problems generated by them. Though government officials acted to stem the systemic risks in some cases, there were others for which government officials did not intervene, which then exposed the risk that some of these large financial institutions posed to the market.
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Not Your Parents’ Poland

November 01, 2012
By Eric Stewart

Eric Stewart, President of the U.S.-Poland Business Council, takes stock of Poland's potential for leadership in the field of energy and examines the recently released draft plan for regulating the Polish shale gas industry and its potential impact on the development of these resources.
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Steve Hart Named Top Lobbyist for 2012 by The Hill

October 31, 2012
By The Hill Staff

2012 hasn't been the best year for K Street, but it's too soon to call it a bust.

A divided government and the demands of campaigning have kept Congress in low gear, depressing revenue at lobby shops and leaving trade associations and grassroots groups in planning mode.

But Election Day is nearly here, bringing with it a lame-duck session that many in Washington believe will be among the busiest and most consequential of modern times.
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American firms investing in Poland

October 03, 2012
By Robert J. Guttman and Judit Kozenkow

There is room for growth in American firms investing in Poland. Eric Stewart, the president of the US-Poland Business Council remarks in an interview in the Warsaw Voice this summer, "Poland is a shining star in Europe, supported by the fact that Poland is the only country in the EU or OECD which has had positive GDP growth over the past four years."
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Eric Stewart awarded with the Knight Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland

May 30, 2012
By The Embassy of The Republic of Poland

eric_stewartOn May 30, 2012, Mr. Eric Stewart, the President of the US-Poland Business Council (USPLBC), was awarded the Knight Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland. "It is to acknowledge and honor an outstanding contribution to build closer economic and political ties between Poland and the US," said Ambassador Robert Kupiecki upon presenting Mr. Stewart with the Order.
The Knight Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland is awarded by the President of Poland, and conferred upon foreigners or Poles residing abroad for their distinguished contribution to international cooperation or cooperation between Poland and other countries.

Mr. Eric Stewart has been the President of the US-Poland Business Council since 2010. Prior to that appointment he has served, among other duties, as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe/Eurasia at the US Department of Commerce.

Member companies of the USPLBC attended the award ceremony.
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Industries Fear the Ripple Effects of Proposed Postal Service Cuts

March 25, 2012
By Ron Nixon

Benjamin Y. Cooper, a lobbyist with the Williams & Jensen firm in Washington, and a coordinator for the Coalition for a 21st Century Postal Service, said the level of interest shown in post office reform is understandable, given its importance to the economy.

"It's not a stretch to say that many businesses literally depend on the Postal Service for their livelihoods," said Mr. Cooper, whose coalition represents some of the service's biggest customers, including FedEx, which sometimes hands off shipments to the post office at the local level.
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Buffalo Law Review to honor two practitioners

March 23, 2012
Office of Alumni Relations

Two SUNY Buffalo Law School alumni with deep roots in the school and the legal community will be honored on April 17, at 6:00 p.m., at the annual Buffalo Law Review dinner, being held at the Buffalo Club, 388 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14202.

Practitioners Jean C. Powers '79 and David E. Franasiak '78 will be the honorees at the dinner, the culmination of the publication year for the Law School's signature academic journal.

"It has been a great year for the Law Review," said third-year student Jonathan P. Cantil, managing editor of the journal, which publishes five issues a year. "We've published a number of really great articles, and we have a great team that's doing a lot of work."

Powers, a 1979 graduate of the Law School, is a partner with the Buffalo firm Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, where she practices commercial real estate law. She has represented developers, lenders and business entities in the acquisition, financing, leasing and disposition of commercial and industrial real property, and is the lead person in the Real Estate Department involved with bond-financed transactions.

Powers is an emeritus member of the Dean's Advisory Council, which advises Law School Dean Makau W. Mutua on matters of curriculum and professional practice, and is a past president of the SUNY Buffalo Law School Alumni Association. She also has received the alumni association's Distinguished Alumna Award.

Franasiak, who earned his SUNY Buffalo law degree in 1978, is a principal in the Washington, D.C., law firm Williams & Jensen PLLC, one of the nation's leading independently owned government affairs law firms. As vice president of finance and a member of the Executive Committee since 1993, he is responsible for the day-to-day financial management of the firm, pension plans and outside legal entities. Franasiak specializes in a legislative and administrative practice focused on tax, securities, financial institutions and natural resources.

He, too, has served on the Dean's Advisory Council, and he invests considerable time and resources in the Law School's New York City Program in Finance and Law, in which a select group of students spend a semester of their second or third year in Manhattan, learning from their professors and from cutting-edge practitioners in the high-stakes world of law and finance.
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