Client Services

Government decision-making is complex. Private companies, non-profit organizations and government entities themselves frequently turn to public affairs or “lobbying” firms who specialize in understanding and navigating the labyrinth of elected and appointed decision-makers. Public affairs and lobbying firms help clients understand the intricacies of the government jurisdiction or agency they are facing and the layers of laws and regulations that affect the client’s issues in order to obtain a favorable result. The desired outcome may be to secure a contract, influence or impact an administrative action or to effect or prevent a change in law.

Effective lobbying creates a climate in which public officials can act. Therefore shaping public policy may require a combination of clear issue identification, public communication and education.

Kindel Gagan represents private companies, associations and non-profit organizations before government agencies and jurisdictions. The firm represents public agencies and jurisdictions as well.  The principals specialize in matters before the City of Los Angeles, the County of Los Angeles and other regional and municipal jurisdictions in Southern California, the Legislature and state agencies.

Kindel Gagan principals represent clients on public agency procurements, some routine, some highly controversial.  Our knowledge of the different procurement rules and procedures of the different jurisdictions and agencies in the region inform and assist clients in bid preparation and presentation and, in the event it is required, award protests.

Kindel Gagan provides a full range of services regarding entitlement, planning, siting, development and environmental mitigation. In addition to assisting with building necessary coalitions, Kindel Gagan processes land use applications for everything from conditional use permits to zone changes and project entitlements. The firm prepares testimony for clients or directly testifies before planning bodies and provides advocacy services necessary for land use approvals. The firm represents some of the largest commercial and residential developers in Southern California on complex transactions as well as individuals and small businesses seeking more modest permits.

Kindel Gagan’s community outreach services include coalition and consensus building, community education and engagement, community mobilization and empowerment, and grassroots organizing and management.  Some issues require garnering support from a broad based community coalition.  Kindel Gagan principals have a long history of relationships with community leaders and community-based organizations, and are adept at developing new alliances.  These relationships facilitate the creation of mutually beneficial community partnerships for the firm’s clients.

Communication is an indispensable part of every advocacy program.  Kindel Gagan provides tailored issue positioning and message development for virtually every assignment and develops strategic communications plans for larger projects.  In some cases, to advance the objective, the firm uses earned and paid media, as well as direct communications tools, including print, video and electronic media.

Kindel Gagan serves a variety of clients who believe that public education is essential to democracy and who aim to improve the quality of education for all students, promote teachers and training and provide effective and transparent governance. Kindel Gagan provides a number of services to school districts and individual schools including traditional public schools, public charter schools, private schools and parochial schools. These services entail public outreach to the civic, political, and business leadership of the Los Angeles region, as well as community organizations and area-wide non-profits; governance advice and board recruitment for public charter schools and site acquisition and entitlement assistance. Kindel Gagan has also assisted school districts on bond measures, particularly in messaging and fund raising. Our clients also include a wide variety of top rated private sector firms who wish to provide educational services to schools, especially in the area of computer based learning, professional development and technology services.