Joseph Stanko, head of the firm's government relations practice, comments on Lisa Jackson’s appointment as head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Stanko noted she is a very talented and capable administrator who will face tough political fights. Stanko's practice focuses on issue advocacy before Congress, the White House and other Executive Branch officials in the areas of global climate change, renewable and bio-fuels, the Clean Air Act and other environmental laws, energy policy, and Homeland Security.