Lawrence E. Scherer, Esq.

 

Lawrence E. Scherer, Esq.
Founding Partner, Government Relations
State & Broadway, Inc.

Lawrence Scherer possesses over twenty-three years of Albany and New York City lobbying experience. He is tenacious and strategic in fighting for his clients. His experience includes statutory and regulatory matters across a spectrum of issues and at all levels of state and local governments. Scherer is founding partner of State & Broadway. He is a recognized leader in the field of legislative and political consulting. Scherer has spearheaded many important legislative, regulatory and budgetary programs for the firm’s clients. In addition to guiding client’s legislative agendas, Scherer has created and implemented political and legislative action plans for State & Broadway’s clients, which often require a sophisticated understanding of legislative, regulatory, campaign finance and related legal issues.

Scherer has also played a pivotal role in the development of major state economic development policy in New York. Specifically, in 2004 Scherer worked to create and implement the New York State Film and Television Film Tax Credit, which has grown into a $420 million/year program, and remains the state’s largest tax credit incentive program. In 2010, when New York State was slashing its budget, Scherer successfully lobbied for the creation of a $7 million Post Production Tax Credit incentive program. Both the Film and Television and Post Production Tax Credit programs (the only such Post Production tax credit in the nation) are directly responsible for the rebirth of New York State’s television and film production industry, which has led to multimillion dollar capital investments in production facilities, billions of dollars in related economic activity and the creation of tens of thousands of jobs.

In addition, Scherer has extensive lobbying experience in the following practice areas: labor, public pensions, building trades, health and occupational safety, environmental policy, and tax and finance policy.

Scherer’s recent major public policy achievements include:

Success derives form hard work, willing collaboration, years of political and policy experience and emphasis on integrity in representing clients. Scherer brings these qualifications to his work.

Scherer is a graduate of Vassar College and Whittier Law School. He is admitted to the Bar in both California and New York. He lives with his wife Diana and daughter Rebecca.