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MATTHEW O SHEA

(Illinois, )

O SHEA, MATTHEW M

oshea.matthew@gmail.com
6303337844
123 EAST OGDEN, SUITE 101 A, HINSDALE, IL, 60521,

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Our goal is to deliver results for our clients. We are a hardworking team who represent our clients' interests at the highest levels on both the legislative and executive sides.

Dedicated to working hard for our clients in a bi-partisian fashion.

Passionate about public service, government relations, grassroots and politics.

Innovative in our ways of approaching clients legislative and lobbying needs.

1) ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

2) AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC.

3) AMGEN, INC.

4) AT T ILLINOIS AND ITS AFFILIATES

5) CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.

6) CHOOSE CHICAGO

7) CHURCHILL DOWNS, INC

8) CIVIC COMMITTEE OF THE COMMERCIAL CLUB OF CHICAGO

9) CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERATION, LLC

10) DUPAGE MAYORS MANAGERS CONFERENCE

11) FIDELITY CONSULTING GROUP, L.L.C.

12) FORD HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT 169

13) HEALTH CARE COUNCIL OF ILLINOIS

14) ILLINOIS FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION

15) ILLINOIS PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

16) ILLINOIS STATE AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION

17) INTERSTATE FUNDING CORP.

18) KUHN, SARAH

19) LAZARE, BEN

20) MADO HEALTHCARE CENTERS

21) MICROSOFT CORPORATION

22) MIDWEST GAMING ENTERTAINMENT, LLC

23) NEXUS DIVERSIFIED COMMUNITY SERVICES

24) O CONNELL, JOHN TERRENCE

25) RAI SERVICES COMPANY

26) RUSH STREET GAMING, LLC

27) RUSH STREET INTERACTIVE LP

28) THE HOMEOWNERS INDEMNITY FUND ASSOCIATION

29) THE THRESHOLDS

30) TURO

31) VERANO HOLDINGS CORP.

32) VILLAGE OF BLOOMINGDALE

33) VILLAGE OF FLOSSMOOR

34) VILLAGE OF NEW LENOX

35) VILLAGE OF SHOREWOOD

Matthew O'Shea is the President of Matthew O'Shea Consulting, Inc. In 1994, Matthew started his public service career with State Representative Dan Rutherford and then worked for State Representative James Durkin and Senator Thomas Walsh from 1995 through 2000. While working for Representative Durkin and Walsh, Matt attended John Marshall Law School and completed his Juris Doctor in 2000. After leaving Representative Durkin and Senator Walsh, he served as the Village Administrator for the Village of Forest Park located in the western suburbs of Cook County. While serving as Village Administrator, Matt was also appointed to the Senate to fill out the remaining term of Senator Tom Walsh for the 22nd Legislative District.

As State Senator, Matt was able to learn and experience the legislative process from an elected official standpoint. In 2004, Matt joined House Republican Minority Leader Tom Cross as Deputy Chief and Ethics Officer before coming Chief of Staff. In his role as Chief of Staff, he dealt with all four legislative caucuses including participating in several high level leadership meetings. His role as Chief of Staff allowed him to deal with many important issues facing the legislature such as pensions, capital funding, energy, local government, budget, Medicaid and redistricting.

Matt has knowledge and experience working with many regulatory issues including those before Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. Matt has spent time working on many political elections at all levels of state government.

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GREGORY LESTINI

(Ohio, )

Bricker & Eckler LLP

glestini@bricker.com
614-227-4893
100 South Third Street, 100 South Third Street, Columbus, OH, 43215,

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Greg Lestini focuses his practice on the connection between law and public policy, utilizing years of experience in state and local government. He advocates for trade associations, private business and not-for-profit interests before the Federal Government, Ohio legislature, state agencies and regulatory bodies. Greg also serves on Bricker & Eckler's Southeast Ohio and Shale task forces.

Greg advises clients on complex regulatory and legislative issues in the insurance, health care, financial services and public sector industries. He also lobbies state, local and federal elected officials on behalf of those clients. His counsel includes strategic planning, coalition building, legal analysis and legislative drafting advice.

Greg is a former Chief of Staff for the Ohio Senate Democratic Caucus; a Legislative Analyst for the Office of the President Pro Tem of the Columbus City Council; and a legislative aide with the Ohio Senate. Following law school, Greg also participated in Americorps' Legal Service Corps, practicing eviction defense for clients in Northwest Ohio as an attorney with Advocates for Basic Legal Equality located in Toledo.

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JASON BENTLEY

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JASON BENTLEY

(Kentucky, )

MML&K Government Solutions

jbentley@mmlk.com
502-875-1176
MML&K Suite 308, 305 Ann Street, Frankfort, KY, 40601,

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Since 2005, Jason Bentley has worked as an attorney and registered lobbyist for MML&K Government Solutions, where he maintains an energy and regulatory practice. He previously served as majority counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce, where he worked for three successive Chairmen. While on the Committee, Jason was responsible for developing significant provisions in the Barton-Domenici Energy Policy Act of 2005. Jason returned to his native Kentucky, first as General Counsel and Policy Advisor to the Kentucky Public Service Commission, and then as Executive Director of the Kentucky Office of Energy Policy. He has served as the Governor's alternate on the Southern States Energy Board and chaired the annual SSEB meeting at the 2005 conference of the Southern Governors' Association. Jason graduated from Centre College in 1994 and the Vermont Law School in 1999, where he earned dual degrees in law and environmental law. In 1998, Jason was a visiting scholar with the Development Law Service of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Italy, and previously served as Kentucky's Single Point of Contact (SPOC) to the U.S. Trade Representative.

Energy Bar Association, Member
Vermont Law Review, Member
U.S. Trade Representative, Kentucky Point of Contact, 2006 --Present

Kentucky Office of Energy Policy, Frankfort, KY, Executive Director, 2005
Kentucky Public Service Commission, Frankfort, KY, General Counsel/Policy Advisor, 2004 - 2005
US House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Washington, D.C., Majority Counsel, 1999 - 2004
United States Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division, Washington, D.C., Law Clerk, 1999
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Rome, Italy, Visiting Scholar, 1998