Holly F. Gross

Advocated for pro-economic development policies to increase the threshold of voters required to advance a petition for rezoning referendum in a township and expand the purposes of the roadwork development grant to include certain private uses. 

Worked under the rapid timeline of the Ohio Transportation Budget to secure amendment fixing flawed new transportation dealer law that would have required duplicative and costly licensure for state’s largest bus and van supplier.  

Led a comprehensive five-year rule review process for a public agency, including proposing amendments to modernize and enhance the administrative code. 

Represented and advised sports gaming supplier in informal investigation by the Ohio Casino Control Commission, which paved the way for smooth sale of the business to industry leading public company. 

Advocated for passage of regulatory reforms on behalf of medical and adult-use marijuana clients, including reduced operator licensing fees, lower patient costs, and streamlined processes for the launch of adult-use sales in Ohio. 

Secured $1 million in Ohio one-time strategic community investment funds for a client’s development project. 

Secured gubernatorial veto that resulted in saving a nonprofit organization from forced dissolution and asset diversion to an overzealous grantee organization. 

Exempted client’s operations from new regulatory oversight of the Ohio Attorney General. 

Successfully passed amendment on behalf of a nonprofit client to align state to federal law by eliminating a prohibition on compensation from certain private businesses, paving the way for a grant award of $750,000. 

Authored, led, and advocated for the successful passage of HB 531, known as Braden’s Law, establishing the crime of sextortion. 

Successfully defeated a last-minute lame-duck amendment aimed at eliminating minimum continuing education requirements for a client. 

Championed two amendments to the law governing Ohio boards of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services to promote increased collaboration with and improved access to opioid treatment program providers

Successfully drafted and advocated for a new law permitting sonographers in Ohio to provide intravenous administration of ultrasound enhancing agents, most commonly used by patients undergoing an echocardiogram. 

Upheld statutory safety standards by defeating troublesome language inserted into state budget bill proposing to reduce medical supervision requirements.  

Fought back two amendments that sought to erode the new licensing law by helping to coordinate a gubernatorial budget veto request.

Secured $500,000 in funding to conduct a statewide disparity study to assess the capacity of women, minority, and veteran-owned businesses in Ohio.

Acting as outside counsel for tax incentive deals, including economic development grant agreements, talent acquisition services agreements, property tax abatements, and more, totaling more than a billion dollars in investment and creating thousands of jobs.

Drafted and lobbied for passage of local government ordinance amending City of Columbus noise code to protect manufacturing business’ property rights threatened by rezoning of neighboring property. 

Serve on outside counsel team representing nonprofit foundation created to distribute Ohio’s opioid settlement dollars.

Advocated to amend an administrative rule to facilitate business expansion of Opioid Use Disorder treatment to underserved areas.

Worked with state agency and Ohio Common Sense Initiative to amend proposed rules in a manner that maintained patient quality of care while reducing overly burdensome staffing requirements for healthcare client.

Advocated for the successful passage of legislation to enable unit of county government to appropriately collect and expend funds levied under local Alcohol, Drug, Addiction, and Mental Health Board ballot initiative.

Managed application process for sports gaming client that resulted in the award of Type A and Type B licenses; provide ongoing counsel on statutory and regulatory compliance.

Developed and implemented government relations strategy for internet service provider client leading to the award of state and local contracts totaling $4 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding.

Secured two congressional earmarks in fiscal year 2023 totaling nearly half a million dollars for a nonprofit client working to advance computer science education for underserved students.

Obtained lame duck floor amendment to protect training standards and prevent dismantling of continuing education requirements for state regulated industry.

Secured $250,000 in State Capital Budget funding for client development project.

Successfully defended small business client against a government enforcement action to prevent license suspension or revocation.

Advising clients on compliance with state and national lobbying and campaign finance laws.

Member of lobbying team for nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organization.

National outside government relations counsel for Fortune 500 company.

Secured gubernatiorial veto of last minute proposed legislative language which threatened quality standards for childcare industry.

Drafted and introduced legislation to enact tax credit to spur increased investment in community development.

Secured pilot workforce development program with the state of Ohio for start-up company client.

Advocated to amend an administrative rule to facilitate business expansion of Opioid Use Disorder treatment to underserved areas.

Deployed defensive strategy to prevent adoption of proposed administrative rule that would have had negative business impact on national private equity backed high growth and market-leading Opioid Treatment Program provider.