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Experience:
Carolyn Osolinik focuses on legislative and regulatory matters. She represents corporations and associations before the US Congress and federal agencies, including preparing legislative strategies and analyzing pending or potential legislation for corporate clients. She has extensive experience with coalition-building and monitoring and drafting legislation.
Carolyn also counsels corporate clients on compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and on civil rights laws generally. Her areas of experience include legal reform, health care, natural resources, antitrust matters, intellectual property, education, labor, and fine art/antiquities.
Carolyn understands the legislative and regulatory process from the inside out, having gained invaluable experience as a government lawyer for both the legislative and executive branches. Prior to joining Mayer Brown, she served as Counsel (1981-1984) and Chief Counsel (1984-1992) to Senator Edward M. Kennedy, US Senate Judiciary Committee; Trial Attorney in the Land and Natural Resources Division, US Department of Justice (1979-1981); and Staff Attorney in the Office of the Solicitor, US Department of the Interior (1977-1979).
Education:
The George Washington University Law School, JD, 1977, The Lindenwood Colleges, BS, cum laude, 1973. | 