Rene Diehl is a government affairs advisor in the Harrisburg office and is a member of the public policy group. She has nearly 20 years of experience working with the Pennsylvania Legislature and executive branch-experience that she leverages to provide advice to clients on effectively managing their government and regulatory affairs. In particular, she helps clients by creating alignment between their objectives and government policies.
1) AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc.
2) Allegheny Technologies Inc.
3) Aviation Council of Pennsylvania
4) Balmaghie Beverage Group, Inc.
12) Pace-O-Matic
Prior to joining K&L Gates, Ms. Diehl served as Deputy Secretary of Legislative Affairs to the Pennsylvania Governor, a senior staff position that involved the development and implementation of legislative strategy intended to advance the Governor's legislative priorities for several state agencies, including the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Revenue, the Department of Transportation and the Pennsylvania Lottery. Ms. Diehl was directly and integrally involved in the enactment of several major legislative initiatives, including the historic transportation funding package of 2013, numerous pieces of legislation impacting energy and environmental policies and programs for the state, as well as, significant reforms intended to enhance operations and funding for the Pennsylvania Lottery. She was also directly involved with negotiations with the House of Representatives and the Senate relating to the enactment of the annual General Fund budget and related enactments.
Prior to working in the governor's office, Ms. Diehl served as Director of Legislative Affairs for the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. During her tenure as Legislative Director, and prior to that, as Assistant Legislative Director, she advocated for legislative priorities related to taxation and the Pennsylvania Lottery, including significant business tax reform packages that dramatically changed state tax administration and tax compliance.
Before joining the Department of Revenue, Ms. Diehl worked in a senior staff capacity for the House Democratic Caucus. Her responsibilities included monitoring House floor activities and advising House Democratic Leadership in message development and legislative strategy.
412-355-8910
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Tracy Lawless is a government affairs advisor in the firm's Pittsburgh and Harrisburg offices, where she is a member of the Public Policy and Law practice group. She concentrates her activity in health care, as well as a diverse array of clients including manufacturing and transportation. She advises companies on strategic policy development, issue management, government solutions, and advocacy at the local, state, and federal levels.
1) AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc.
2) Allegheny Technologies Inc.
3) Aviation Council of Pennsylvania
4) Balmaghie Beverage Group, Inc.
13) Pace-O-Matic
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Lawless was a legislative director for a health care network for over four years. In addition, she worked as a project manager for a real estate development company and was a policy consultant. She worked as a deputy policy director for a candidate for Governor, and she was the Pennsylvania state campaign director for the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI National). Ms. Lawless was a public affairs/legislative director for the American Society for Pharmaceutical and Experimental Therapeutics and the American Society for Nutrition for 10 years.
Ms. Purpuro is a government affairs advisor in the firm's public policy and law group. She focuses on energy, sustainability, and agriculture innovation policy.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Purpuro served as senior policy advisor to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). She has more than 10 years of experience on Capitol Hill working for Senator Spencer Abraham (R-MI) as Deputy Chief of Staff, and for Congressman Jim Saxton (R-NJ) and Congressman Bob Davis (R-MI) as Legislative Director. Ms. Purpuro has advised Members of Congress on issues including the environment, energy, tax, interior, agriculture, and appropriations.
Ms. Purpuro has experience with energy efficiency programs including the Energy Star program where she assists clients in developing comments and engaging Members of Congress on Energy Star issues. Ms. Purpuro also works on emissions reduction policy including advocating on behalf of clients for policy to support carbon utilization. Her work on behalf of agriculture clients includes supporting establishment of an Office of Urban Agriculture as well as the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AGARA) at USDA. In addition to her Capitol Hill experience, Ms. Purpuro served as Director of Government Relations for the American Forest and Paper Association, where she lobbied Congress on environmental and transportation issues.
717-231-4575
17 North Second Street, 18th Floor, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,
717-231-2892
17 NORTH SECOND STREET, 18TH FLOOR, HARRISBURG, PA, 17101,
1) AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc.
2) Allegheny Technologies Inc.
3) Aviation Council of Pennsylvania
4) Balmaghie Beverage Group, Inc.
12) Pace-O-Matic
717-231-5843
17 N. Second Street, 18th Floor, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,
1) AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc.
2) Allegheny Technologies Inc.
3) Aviation Council of Pennsylvania
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1601 K Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20006,
2) AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc.
3) AIRPORT MINORITY ADVISORY COUNCIL
6) ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED
7) AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING
9) American Commercial Space Innovators
10) American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers
11) AMERICAN MARITIME PARTNERSHIP
12) AMERICAN PYROTECHNICS ASSOCIATION
13) American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier Group, Inc.
14) AMERICAN SECURITY ACTION FUND, INC.
15) AMERICAN SMALL MANUFACTURING COALITION
16) American Superconductor Corporation
17) American Tower Corporation
18) AMERICAN WATER
20) Ansys, Inc.
23) Association of Washington Business
24) Astranis Space Technologies Corp.
30) BLUE ORIGIN, LLC
31) BNSF RAILWAY CO.
32) Boeing Employees' Credit Union
33) Boulder Capital Partners OZB, LLC
35) Brightline Holdings LLC f/k/a Virgin Trains USA LLC
37) BUSINESS LEADERS FOR MICHIGAN
38) ByteDance Inc.
39) California Public Employees' Retirement System
41) Capital SouthEast Connector Joint Powers Authority
42) Catalyst Old River Hydroelectric Limited Partnership
43) CERES, INC.
44) Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
46) CHSPSC, LLC
47) CHURCH ALLIANCE
50) Clark Street Associates LLC on behalf of PSIQuantum
51) Clark Street Associates on behalf of Bright Machines
52) Clark Street Associates on behalf of Lattice Semiconductor
53) Clark Street Associates on behalf of TruckLabs
54) Clark Street Associates on behalf of Western Digital
55) Clark Street on behalf of Qorvo
56) Cleco Power LLC
57) CMS ENERGY CORP.
58) Coalition for Energy Efficient Jobs & Investment
60) COMMERCIAL SPACEFLIGHT FEDERATION
61) Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC
62) Community Capital Management, LLC d/b/a CRAFund Advisory, Inc.
64) Conservation International Foundation
65) CONSORTIUM OF STATE MARITIME ACADEMIES
66) Consumer Technology Association
67) Cumberland County Hospital System d/b/a Cape Fear Valley Health System
69) Disability Benefits Deadline Initiative
71) Edelman Financial Engines f/k/a Financial Engines
72) ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND
73) ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
74) Equinix, Inc.
75) Financial Accounting Foundation
76) FinCom Ltd.
77) First Trust Portfolios L.P.
79) Fleet Energy America, Inc.
80) Forterra, Inc.
81) G.W. PEOPLES CONTRACTING CO. INC.
82) GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR CANNABIS COMMERCE
84) Great Elm Capital Group, Inc.
85) GREAT LAKES METRO CHAMBERS
86) Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
87) GREATER SPOKANE INCORPORATED
89) Groundfish Forum
90) Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders' Alliance
92) Hyundai Motor Company, Ltd.
94) Index Industry Association
95) Industrial Technology Institute
96) Ingo Money, Inc.
97) Inmarsat PLC d/b/a Inmarsat Aviation
98) INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER LESSORS
99) INSTITUTE OF SCRAP RECYCLING INDUSTRIES, INC.
100) Intelligrated Systems, Inc. dba Honeywell Intelligrated
101) INTERNATIONAL HOUSING COALITION
102) James Hardie Building Products, Inc.
103) John Lefas
104) Just Greens LLC
105) LAKE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
107) Launch on Demand Corporation
108) LEHIGH HANSON INC.
109) LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION
110) LOWER PASSAIC RIVER STUDY AREA COOP
111) Lynas USA, LLC
112) Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, Inc.
113) MADE IN SPACE
114) MAGNOLIA LNG LLC
115) MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME ACADEMY, INC.
116) MATSON NAVIGATION
117) Maxar Technologies Holdings Inc. f/k/a SSL MDA Holdings
118) McDermott International, Inc. f/k/a CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON (CB&I)
119) Michael L. Taylor
120) Midwater Trawlers Cooperative
121) Moda Health
122) MUSEUM OF FLIGHT
123) NANOBUSINESS COMMERCIALIZATION ASSOCIATION
124) Nanotronics Imaging, Inc.
125) National Assn for Biomedical Research
126) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAPTER THIRTEEN TRUSTEES (NACTT)
127) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TRAILER MANUFACTURERS
128) NCL CORPORATION LTD.
129) NextStep Interacative Inc.
130) Nortek Security & Control LLC
131) NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
132) Olympus Power LLC
133) Oshkosh Corporation
135) PacifiCorp Energy
137) PAPER RECYCLING COALITION
138) Parsyl, Inc.
140) Pinnacle Treatment Centers
141) PITNEY BOWES
143) Poplicus Incorporated d/b/a Govini
144) Port of Moses Lake
145) Port of Portland
146) PPG Industries Inc.
147) PRIMET PRECISION MATERIALS, INC.
148) PRN Software
149) Quantum Industry Coalition
150) Qurate Retail, Inc. f/k/a LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORPORATION
151) QVC, INC.
152) R.T. G. Furniture Corp. d/b/a Rooms to Go
153) Receivables Management Association fka DBA INTERNATIONAL
154) RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
155) Resolve Marine Group, Inc.
156) Savion, LLC
157) Seastreak LLC
158) Sierra Pacific Industries
159) SIXTEEN THIRTY FUND
160) Spire Global, Inc.
162) SPRAGUE ENERGY CORP.
163) ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY PILOTS ASSN.
165) STEELCASE, INC.
167) Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Corporation
168) Suntory Business Expert Limited
169) Texas LNG
170) The ESOP Association
171) The First Church of Christ, Scientist
172) The World Dog Alliance Limited
173) TM3 Systems
175) TOWN OF FUQUAY-VARINA, NC
176) Tradebe Treatment and Recycling, LLC
177) Trans AstroNautica Corporation d/b/a TransAstra
178) Trans-Atlantic Business Council
179) TRANSPHORM INC.
181) TRI-CITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
182) TrueBlue, Inc.
183) Turing Inc.
184) U.S. Global Leadership Campaign
185) United Catcher Boats
186) United States Cannabis Council
187) Vanguard Charitable
188) Velocys Inc
189) Veolia Nuclear Solutions f/k/a Kurion
190) Viamedia, Inc.
191) Vitalant
192) VOX Space
193) WATER INNOVATIONS ALLIANCE
194) WATER INNOVATIONS FOUNDATION
195) WESTERN GREAT LAKES PILOTS ASSN
196) WESTON SOLUTIONS
197) XO Energy, LLC
412-889-0259
210 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222,
1) AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc.
2) Allegheny Technologies Inc.
3) Aviation Council of Pennsylvania
4) Balmaghie Beverage Group, Inc.
12) Pace-O-Matic