In 2011, Harvey served as an advisor to the California Little Hoover Commission in connection with its report on the financial challenges facing the state's public pension funds. He also authored two published "white papers" analyzing vested pension and health care rights of state employees.

Among his most notable engagements, Harvey served as Special Counsel and chief legal strategist to PeopleSoft, Inc. in its response to Oracle Corp.'s protracted $10.5 billion hostile takeover bid. His duties included directing the target company's domestic and European legal and political strategies. Harvey has substantial experience in advising corporate boards and executives in bankruptcy, unfair competition, and commercial litigation.

Harvey is a frequent speaker for state, regional and national pension and investment organizations and regularly publishes articles of interest in national journals, including The Wall Street Journal, Bond Buyer, Crain's Pensions & Investments, Institutional Investor and Dow Jones' Corporate Governance.

Harvey is a nationally recognized leader in the field of public employee pension funds. He is a member of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys , Chair of its Funding Challenges Working Group and a member of its Model Fiduciary Primer Working Group on Investments. He enjoys the highest professional and ethical rating accorded by the Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating system.