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| Drew E. Minkiewicz is an Associate in the firm’s Government Relations and Public Policy Practice Group. Mr. Minkiewicz specializes in representing commercial fishing interests and maritime organizations and providing counsel regarding regulatory issues. His practice also includes advising clients on legislative initiatives, civil enforcement matters, and regulatory strategies. |
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Representative Experience:
- Co-litigating matters involving the Regulatory Flexibility Act, Administrative Procedure Act, Endangered Species Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, and Magnuson-Stevens Act.
- Crafting litigation strategies and drafting summary judgment motions, complaints, and opposition briefs, as well as arguing motions involving commercial fisheries clients in federal court and in enforcement actions.
- Participating in federal Fisheries Management Council and Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission rulemaking; providing written comment, live testimony, and working with clients to develop regulatory strategies.
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Speaking Engagements:
“Magnuson Reauthorized - What Changes We can Expect,” The Maine Fishermen’s Forum, Rockland, ME, March 2, 2007.
“Is Anybody Listening- Be Sure to be Heard,” Maine Fishermen’s Forum, Rockland, ME, March 3, 2007. |
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Prior Positions:
Mr. Minkiewicz served as Senior Counsel and Staff Director of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Subcommittee under Subcommittee Chair Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and under Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Ted Stevens (R-AK) during their respective full Committee Chairmanships. As a senior policy advisor, he proposed and executed the Subcommittee’s legislative agenda, drafted legislation (including three Coast Guard reauthorizations), requested and secured appropriation requests, and prepared Committee members for legislative hearings. He moved all fishery and Coast Guard-related legislation through the Senate, from introduction to final passage, and served as principal staff person in passing the first major revision of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act in ten years.
Prior to serving on the Subcommittee, he was a Natural Resources Sea Grant Fellow and legislative assistant to Governor Kitzhaber of Oregon. In this position, he lobbied Congress for policies and appropriations on federal natural resource issues and helped to pass the first Marine Fisheries Policy for the National Governors’ Association.
As a law student, he served on the staff of a member of the New England Fishery Management Council, working with marine interest groups on fishery management issues throughout the Northeast.
Also, during law school he was a research assistant for University of Oregon School of Law’s Ocean and Coastal law Center. As a Research Assistant he focused on drafting an updated version to the Ocean and Coastal Law Center’s Magnuson Fishery and Conservation Management Act Guidebook. |
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Bar Admissions:
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
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| Education:
University of Oregon, J.D., 2001
Notes and Comments Editor, Oregon Review of International Law
Colby College, B.A., With Distinction, 1996
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Office Location:
Washington Harbour, Suite 400
3050 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007-5108
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