Administrative Law EFFECTIVE ADVOCATES

We have considerable experience in drafting legislative changes to administrative statutes and working with committees of the Delaware General Assembly to implement revisions to the law. No Delaware law firm surpasses Richards Layton’s ability to resolve disputes and level the administrative law playing field for our clients.

Whether in public hearings before the commissioners and their staff or in direct meetings and negotiations, we address and resolve client concerns regarding rate changes, rulemaking and customer service complaints. Public Service Commission proceedings involve extensive documentation and can often require a year or more to resolve. Our lawyers have the in-depth knowledge necessary to resolve disputes in this forum.

• When taxing authorities raise concerns, we represent clients before the Delaware Division of Revenue and the Delaware Tax Appeal Board.
• We regularly advise nationally and state chartered financial institutions involved in regulatory and operating disputes relating to their charters, mergers and acquisitions, and new financial products overseen by the Office of the Delaware State Bank Commissioner. Although controversies over bank examinations and other regulatory matters are not common in Delaware, we effectively defend clients when concerns do arise.
• Insurance companies domiciled in Delaware rely on Richards Layton to resolve issues involving investments, change of control, agency formation and regulatory disputes before the Delaware Insurance Commissioner.
• We handle numerous environmental permit appeals and regularly defend clients in enforcement actions involving the Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control and the Delaware Environmental Appeals Board.
• Clients in the gaming sector have sought Richards Layton’s help in matters pending before Delaware’s gaming and racing authorities.

In addition to these major agencies, our firm handles administrative matters for individual and business clients on a daily basis before a host of other state regulatory agencies, boards and commissions.

We represent the City of Wilmington in a variety of litigation and nonlitigation contexts, and have represented other municipalities and county officials in numerous matters. We have also represented several county and municipal governments in appeals of environmental regulations.

For example, our lawyers represent employers in administrative actions before the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, National Labor Relations Board and other federal agencies overseeing employment law controversies. We also represent a wide range of clients with EPA, OSHA and other federal administrative agency issues.