Butera & Andrews is a Washington, DC law firm specializing in federal government relations, litigation, and corporate law. Our practice involves high-level and on-going work before the Congress, the courts, and most federal agencies. We offer a blend of legal, political and other communication skills to help clients successfully manage their Washington legislative, regulatory and judicial issues.
The firm was founded in 1990, and combined the practices of two experienced and well known lawyer/lobbyists, James J. Butera and Wright H. Andrews. As highlighted further below, the firm's name principals each have over 25 years of extensive federal government relations and political experience on a broad range of issues.
 
Our clients include major domestic and international corporations, trade associations, law firms, governmental entities and other parties.
 
In addition to the Congress, where we deal with all of the major Committees and the Republican and Democratic Leaderships, the firm’s representation on Washington regulatory and policy issues involves dealings with the White House and most of the major federal agencies, as well as Washington-based multinational institutions, including for example: Export-Import Bank; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Office of Thrift Supervision; Federal Trade Commission; US Departments of Treasury, Energy, Defense, Housing and Urban Development, and Transportation; Environmental Protection Agency; FBI; Federal Reserve Board; International Monetary Fund; Office of Management and Budget; Federal Election Commission; and the World Bank.
 
Our litigation practice spans federal and state trial and appellate courts and administrative agencies.