Florida State Board of Administration Restricts Use of Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors

Roger (Beau) Beaubien is a member of the Government Law & Policy Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Tallahassee office. Prior to joining the firm, Beau served as Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Cabinet Affairs in Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s administration. In this role, he oversaw all operations of the Office of Cabinet Affairs, and provided policy and operational oversight of a number of state agencies including the Department of State, Department of Corrections, and Department of Juvenile Justice. His private practice experience includes advising on matters related to ethics and elections. He has provided counsel to various clients including candidates, campaigns, political committees, and political parties on the complexities of Florida’s campaign finance and election laws. Beau has also represented clients before the Florida Elections Commission and the Commission on Ethics. Beau’s additional governmental experience includes serving as Assistant Attorney General and Special Counsel in the office of Attorney General Pam Bondi. He has served in major roles on transition teams and gubernatorial campaigns.

Agustin G. Corbella, Senior Director of the Government Law & Policy Practice of the firm's Tallahassee office, focuses his practice on legislative and executive branch lobbying and public policy advocacy. With nearly 30 years of experience working in and with state and federal government, as well as state and national campaigns, he is widely recognized as one of the 100 most influential people in Florida politics. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig in 2004, Gus previously served as Chief of Staff to the Florida Senate President, staff director for the Majority Offices of both the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives, and worked for a Member of the United States Congress. His role as an advocate and chief advisor to government's most prominent leaders has provided Gus with a broad knowledge of the process and issues before the Florida Legislature, and state and federal government.

Hayden R. Dempsey is the Chair of the Florida Government Law & Policy Practice. He lobbies on behalf of numerous private and public clients before both the federal and Florida state governments. He regularly represents clients in legislative matters, Medicaid and health policy matters, appropriations, procurement disputes, transportation and infrastructure issues, health care regulatory matters, and election matters. He also focuses on the lobbying of insurance and other regulatory issues before the Office of Insurance Regulation and the Florida Legislature. Hayden has broad governmental experience, having served in four governors’ administrations. Hayden served as Special Counsel to Gov. Rick Scott, where he oversaw the Legislative Affairs Office and advised the Governor and his staff on legislative, policy, and budget issues. He also worked closely with the Governor’s agencies to assist in development and passage of their legislative priorities. Hayden previously served as Legislative Affairs Director, Deputy General Counsel, and Legislative Counsel for Gov. Jeb Bush. He started his professional career working for Gov. Bob Martinez and Gov. Lawton Chiles. Hayden represented the presidential campaigns of Bush-Cheney ’04, Florida and McCain-Palin '08, and the gubernatorial campaigns of Gov. Rick Scott, Gov. Charlie Crist, and Gov. Jeb Bush. Hayden also represented Congressman Vern Buchanan in the 2006 election contest relating to the office of Representative from the Thirteenth Congressional District of Florida.