Richard Berman (lawyer)

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Richard B. Berman (born 1942) is an American lawyer, public relations executive, and former lobbyist. Through his public affairs firm, Berman and Company, he ran several industry-funded, non-profit organizations such as the Center for Consumer Freedom, the Center for Union Facts, and the Employment Policies Institute. Berman is the executive director of the RAM Veterans Foundation, which operates the website CharitiesForVets.org. Berman's organizations have run numerous media campaigns concerning obesity, soda taxation, smoking, cruelty to animals, mad cow disease, taxes, the national debt, drinking and driving, as well as the minimum wage. Through the courts and media campaigns, Berman and Company challenges regulations sought by consumer, safety and environmental groups. Berman has appeared on 60 Minutes, The Rachel Maddow Show, The Colbert Report, and CNN.

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