Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
In 1955, George Galland, Robert Kharasch and Gary Calkins founded Galland, Kharasch and Calkins, the predecessor firm to GKG Law. The founders' original aim was to assemble a group of lawyers expert in regulatory and legislative issues—Washington, DC issues—faced by businesses in the transportation industry.
The firm's founders saw a genuine need for attorneys experienced in practicing before the various federal agencies involved in transportation. These included the traditional agencies that regulate transportation, economics, and safety, such as the Interstate Commerce Commission, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Federal Maritime Commission, Maritime Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Highway Administration, and the Department of Transportation. This original focus was soon expanded to cover virtually all other agencies that have a direct or anindirect regulatory impact on transportation.
The firm’s legislative and regulatory affairs expertise quickly expanded to other areas. GKG Law is now nationally and internationally respected in the areas of antitrust and trade regulation, business aviation, corporate, tax and commercial law, litigation, non-profit and tax-exempt trade and professional associations, and transportation, trade and logistics.