Surviving Congress

Surviving Congress -- How Companies Protect Themselves When Capitol Hill Comes Calling  by Adonis Hoffman is a practical guide for CEOs, general counsel, law firms, corporate directors and other business leaders facing the prospect of congressional inquiry into their companies, industries or business practices. An inquiry may begin with a routine-looking letter, a request for documents or an invitation to testify. It can escalate into an investigation, subpoena, oversight hearing or national controversy, often before wrongdoing has been established.

Congressional scrutiny is unlike an ordinary lawsuit or regulatory proceeding. Its legal powers operate within a political process, where committee priorities, media narratives, public pressure and competitive rivalries can converge. A single hearing can unsettle investors, distract management and place years of corporate reputation at risk. The cost of being unprepared can be substantial.

Drawing on his experience as Counsel and Staff Director of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee and as a senior adviser at the Federal Communications Commission, Adonis Hoffman takes readers inside the congressional process. Based on his direct role in supervising over sixty authorization and oversight committee hearings in the House of Representatives, and his experience providing oral and written testimony to both houses of Congress and federal regulatory agencies, Hoffman explains how inquiries develop, how committee chairs and staff operate, which warning signs to recognize, how to prepare corporate witnesses, and how to coordinate legal, strategic and public-facing responses.

Hoffman's insights and high-level experience advising Members of Congress, congressional committees, and business leaders facing hearings provides an invaluable guide for those facing Congress.

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