Policy AffairsJoshua G. Townsend, Esq.

Advisory

Counsel for moments when policy and reputation are on the line.

I work selectively with companies, associations, advocates and firms facing regulatory change, public scrutiny or both. The work draws on 15 years of doing this from the inside.

Policy & regulatory communications

Explain your position on pending legislation or rulemaking in terms that regulators, reporters and the public will take seriously.

Crisis & issues management

Preparation before an issue breaks, and a steady hand when it does: scenario planning, holding statements, decision support.

Litigation communications

Communications that run in step with legal strategy, protecting the case and the reputation together.

Government affairs strategy

Stakeholder mapping, coalition-building and message development for engaging in Sacramento and beyond.

Reputation & public trust

A clear read on how you're perceived, and a plan for closing the gap between how you operate and how you're seen.

Executive preparation

Briefing and message preparation for testimony, media interviews and high-stakes stakeholder meetings.

How I work

Senior attention and a short line of sight.

Engagements are scoped to the problem. That might be a single briefing, a defined project, or ongoing advisory support through a legislative session or a live issue.

I'm based in California and focused on it, but I bring perspective from national and international policy environments.

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Policy Affairs provides communications and strategic advisory services, not legal services.