Lorraine Woellert is a correspondent for BusinessWeek’s Washington (D.C.) bureau. Her beat includes the Securities & Exchange Commission, Justice Dept., Federal Trade Commission, intellectual property, tort reform, and lobbying. She also has written on congressional politics, campaign finance, and transportation policy for the magazine. Before Business Week, she covered trade and economics for The Washington Times. Woellert received a bachelor’s degree from George Mason University and is pursuing a master’s of science from Virginia Tech.