1) Advantage Capital Management Corporation
2) Agudath Israel of America - Florida Office
4) Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust
5) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
7) Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC
8) Blue Water Industries Florida LLC
9) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
11) Clay County Board of County Commissioners
12) Curo Health Services, LLC dba Gentiva
13) Daytona State College Foundation, Inc
16) Dixie Board of Public Education/Dixie District School Board
18) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
20) Estuary LLC.
21) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
22) Flagler College
23) Florida Association of Broadcasters, Inc
24) Florida Blue
25) Florida Insurance Council, Inc.
26) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
27) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
29) IMG Academy LLC
34) JAX Chamber
36) Key West International Airport
37) LEO Technologies
38) Metro Development Group, LLC
40) NASCAR, LLC
41) OCEARCH
43) Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine
45) Phillips Infrastructure Corp.
47) Putnam County
50) Tampa Bay Rays
52) TECO Energy, Inc
55) The Parker Management Company, LLC
57) Timberline Real Estate Partners
58) United States Sugar Corporation
59) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
60) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
61) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
62) Workday, Inc.
63) ZeroEyes
David Browning is one of Florida's top political campaign operatives. David has worked with Florida's most powerful elected officials and brings a new dimension to Southern Strategy Group's team of lobbyists in Tallahassee. David was instrumental in raising millions of dollars for campaign war chests in the 2010 election cycle for Governor Rick Scott. David also worked for Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and set fundraising records for those campaigns. Fundraiser, strategist, and confidante, David is among a handful of insiders who help guide candidates to victory in Florida.
David has been equally busy helping the legislative branch. David served as the chief fundraiser for Speaker Dean Cannon. David's responsibilities included raising money for Speaker Cannon's personal campaign, as well as working with House leadership to raise money for the House Republican Caucus. Through these efforts, the Florida House returned 81 republican members giving them a supermajority.
In the Florida Senate David represented Senate President Mike Haridopolos and Senate Majority Leader Andy Gardiner. David worked with Senator John Thrasher who was elected in a highly contested special election. David brings his unique expertise to the Tallahassee team and offers our clients unprecedented insight into the workings of state government.
David is a graduate of Florida State University with a degree in Political Science.
1) AirSight
5) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
7) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
9) Apple Inc
10) Aramark Correctional Services, LLC
12) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
14) Clay County Board of County Commissioners
15) Copart, Inc
18) Episcopal Children's Services, Inc.
19) Estuary LLC.
20) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
21) Florida Blue
22) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
23) Florida Pulp & Paper Association
24) Florida Sheriffs Association
27) Gulfstream Natural Gas System, LLC
28) I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, Inc
29) Indigov
33) Key West International Airport
34) Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC and Affiliates
35) LEO Technologies
37) Metro Development Group, LLC
39) Panhandle Engineering, Inc.
42) Phillips Infrastructure Corp.
43) Putnam County
44) Raydient LLC
45) Rayonier, Inc
46) Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC
47) SCI Funeral Services of Florida, Inc
48) SMG Drones, LLC dba DARIUS
49) South Central Florida Express, Inc
54) The Parker Management Company, LLC
56) Two Roads Development, LLC
57) United States Sugar Corporation
58) University of North Florida
A leader within Florida's government relations arena, Mercer Fearington, Jr. has been representing clients before the executive and legislative branches of Florida government since the mid-1990's. Mercer is the past Chairman of the Florida Agricultural Coalition and is a graduate of the Wedgworth Leadership Institute for Agriculture -- an affiliate of the Institute of Food and Agriculture and Sciences at the University of Florida. Mercer is a graduate of Mercer University.
Mercer lives in Tallahassee with his wife, Lindsey, and their three daughters.
1) Airbnb, Inc.
3) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
5) Apple Inc
6) Aramark Sports and Entertainment Services, LLC
7) AtkinsRealis
9) Beep, Inc.
10) Breakthru Beverage Florida
13) Cengage
14) City of Orlando
15) Copart, Inc
16) CVS Health and All Affiliates
17) Darden, Inc.
21) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
23) Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association
24) Florida Blue
25) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
26) Florida Senior Living Association
27) Florida Sheriffs Association
28) Florida State Alliance of YMCA
29) Florida Trucking Association
30) G.L. Homes of Florida Corporation
31) Gasparilla Island Conservation & Improvement Association, Inc
32) Gopher Resource
34) Helios Foundation Education
37) International Ship Repair & Marine Services, Inc.
38) Jack and Nancy Dwyer Workforce Development Center, Inc.
40) Lake Nona Property Holdings, LLC
41) Leon County Board of County Commissioners
43) Museum of Science & History
44) NASCAR, LLC
46) OpenAI
48) Pearl Holding Group (Ocean Harbor)
49) Prometric LLC
50) RedSpeed USA
52) Stonebridge Associates, Inc.
53) Tall Timbers Research, Inc.
55) TECO Energy, Inc
56) Tesla, Inc.
59) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.
60) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
61) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
62) Wells Fargo
Chris joined the firm in November of 2000 after serving seven years in Florida government. During this time, Chris served as the Assistant to the Chief of Staff and the Deputy Chief of Staff to former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. Prior to serving in Governor Bush's administration, Chris served as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Deputy Legislative Director, and Special Assistant to former Florida Education Commissioner and former Florida Lt. Governor Frank T. Brogan. Chris also served as a legislative aide in the Florida House of Representatives. Throughout the years, Chris has worked on various state and local campaigns, including the 1998 and 2002 Bush/Brogan gubernatorial campaigns.
A devoted community activist, Chris was a finalist for Volunteer of the Year in 2007. Chris has served on the Board of Directors for the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, where he served for two years as Chairman, the Board of Directors for the United Way of the Big Bend, and the Board of Directors for the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce. Chris is currently the Chairman of the Florida Network of Youth and Family Services, a not-for-profit statewide association representing agencies which serve homeless, runaway, and troubled youth. Chris also serves on the local advisory board for Hancock Bank and is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Maclay School. Chris was recently appointed by Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum to the Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority, an entity created by the Florida Legislature to promote the business and hospitality interests of downtown Tallahassee.
A native of Fort Myers, Florida, Chris Dudley graduated from the University of South Florida in 1993 with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science. Chris, his wife Susanne, and their two sons live in Tallahassee.
