Book
Hill Partner featured in Washington Lawyer
magazine cover story on sports steroids scandals, Congress and the
law
BHP’s Washington Partner Rob Housman is featured
in the cover story of the May edition of the Washington Lawyer discussing
the sports steroid scandals and the role of Congress in addressing
the problem. Housman led the Clinton White House’s efforts
on sports doping reform and Olympic governance reform for then-White
House Drug Czar Gen. Barry McCaffrey. Housman now serves as
a board member of the Taylor Hooton Foundation, which is focused
on youth anti-sports drug education. In the article Housman
underscores the impact of the professional scandals on our children: “Kids
aren’t stupid . . . How many kids wear jerseys? They know who
and what they’re cheering for. They know what it takes to make
it to the big leagues. If that bar is artificially set because some
percentage of athletes are inflating it then they’ll figure
out a way to get there.” In the article’s last
words he also stressed that, “The problem is the lowest common
denominator factor, and we see it so often in the law . . . . In
every single sport, the majority if not the vast majority of athletes
are clean or want to be clean. But there will always be people who
will want to race to the bottom. We just shouldn’t follow them
there.”
See the article:
http://www.dcbar.org/for_lawyers/resources/publications/washington_lawyer/may_2008/steroids.cfm
The Taylor Hooton Foundation: www.taylorhooton.org
Book
Hill Partners client Cleveland BioLabs awarded critical DoD contract for medical
countermeasure against nuclear threats; BHP congratulates CBioLabs on great
win and bright future
The Department of Defense has announced that Cleveland BioLabs, a BHP
client, has been awarded a critical contract for advanced development
of Protectan CBLB502 as a Medical Radiation Countermeasure to treat radiation
injury following exposure to radiation from nuclear or radiological weapons. When
definitized, this contract shall not exceed $8.9 million in development
funding.
Michael Fonstein, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and President of Cleveland
BioLabs stated, The DoD's funding of
Protectan CBLB502 reflects their evaluation of its potential safety and
efficacy as a medical radiation countermeasure and recognition of its
potential suitability for the armed forces needs on the battlefield.
We are pleased to be working for CBMS, which rapidly provides the Warfighter
with safe, robust, affordable medical countermeasures against the broad
spectrum of CBRN threats. We hope that Protectan CBLB502, when approved
by the FDA, will offer a practical solution for one of the deadliest
threats that exists in today's world.
http://www.cbiolabs.com/press_releases/Cleveland_BioLabs_Achieves.php
Book
Hill Partners works to secure funding for the new Air Force Financial Services
Center at the Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota
After
more than five years of planning and effort, the U.S. Air Force has established
the most comprehensive and cost-effective financial management operations plan
for all Air Force operations in the United States at one central facility--the
new Air Force Financial Services Center. Book Hill Partners was instrumental
in bringing bipartisan political support and advanced financial services technology
innovation to the new Air Force Financial Services Center.
DC
Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency Distributes Family
Preparedness Guide developed by BHP to every household in DC
On
the weekend of March 16, The DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Agency distributed the District’s new Family Preparedness Guide
to every household in the District. The Guide was developed by
a team from Book Hill Partners led by partner Rob Housman. The Guide
was distributed via the Washington Post.
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