Video: Government Innovation: A Case Study in Wildfire Management
RPLG Founding Partner Jon Holtzman and Moraga-Orinda Fire Chief Dave Winnacker discuss innovative technologies and strategies developed by Chief Winnacker and a team of outside tech gurus to combat and manage wildfires.
Founding Partner Jon Holtzman to Speak at Berkeley Law Webinar on Police Reform
The Berkeley Law Center for Law and Work will host a five-hour webinar about police reform on Friday, Jan. 29, convening sixteen lawyers, judges, policy experts and professors to discuss possible changes to police-related labor laws. RPLG Founding Partner Jon Holtzman will speak on a panel about transparency in the negotiations and administration of police labor agreements.
Video: Home Rule in California’s Cities
The League of California Cities' General Counsel Corrie Manning and Special Counsel Betsy Strauss discuss home rule in California, covering the importance of local control.
RPLG Welcomes Eleven Attorneys & Policy Experts
Learn more about each of our new hires’ experiences and what they bring to the team.
Meet RPLG Of Counsel and Land Use Expert Ann Danforth
Land use expert Ann Danforth joined RPLG as Of Counsel last spring, bringing decades of public agency experience to the firm’s government law practice.
Meet RPLG Of Counsel Amy Ackerman
Amy Ackerman, a former senior deputy city attorney with the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office, joined RPLG as Of Counsel in the spring of 2020.
Video: Bending the Curve: Cities Lead the Country in Policy Development
RPLG Partner Jon Holtzman and Of Counsel Dennis Aftergut, the former Chief Assistant City Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco, discuss attorneys' role in policy development that can bend the curve towards justice.
Adam Engelskirchen Brings Real Estate, Public-Private Partnership Experience to RPLG
Adam Engelskirchen, an attorney and real estate broker, joined the RPLG team as Of Counsel in fall 2020.
Jon Holtzman and Dane Hutchings Present at the Cal Cities Municipal Finance Institute
RPLG Founding Partner Jon Holtzman and RPPG Managing Director of Government Affairs Dane Hutchings will present on pensions at the League of California Cities’ Municipal Finance Institute on Friday, Dec. 11.
RPLG Launches Public Safety Reform & Innovations Practice Group
RPLG has formed a multi-disciplinary Public Safety Reform and Innovations Group to serve as a resource for public agencies navigating this complicated and urgent issue.