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PETER GLEASON

PETER GLEASON

(Pennsylvania, )

Mr. Gleason concentrates his practice as Pennsylvania and federal legislative and regulatory policy counsel. Building on his experience with the Office of the Governor in Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania General Assembly and the United States Congress, and nearly 20 years in private practice, Mr. Gleason possesses a depth of understanding of the legislative and administrative processes, and an insider's view of the political considerations and other motivations that drive those processes. He currently represents a diverse client base, including prominent leaders within industries such as: manufacturing, rail freight transportation, natural gas production, energy policy, financial services, emerging growth and high tech, health care and retail. Mr. Gleason has also advised Governors, legislative leaders and committee chairs on political and policy matters.

Oil & Gas Legislative and Regulatory Policy: Representing several natural gas producers operating within the Marcellus Shale on legislative and regulatory policy matters pending within the PA General Assembly and numerous regulatory agencies with oversight for Marcellus Shale activities.

Competitive Industrial Electric Rates: Assisted large manufacturing clients in enacting legislation permitting large industrial customers to negotiate competitive rates with incumbent electric utilities, paving the way for significant, historic capital investments by those customers
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Economic Development Incentives: Secured tens of millions of economic incentives for clients seeking to make large capital investment and significantly increase jobs in the Commonwealth, including grants and low interest loans, transportation assistance, rail capital and community development funds.

Business Tax Reform: Successfully led a large coalition of manufacturers and high/bio tech companies to secure dramatic statutory changes in Pennsylvania's Corporate Net Income Tax structure that had penalized companies for increased capital and employee investment in the Commonwealth.

Tax Free Zones: Successfully assisted large manufacturing client with the enactment of legislation creating several state and local tax free zones throughout Pennsylvania to facilitate business expansion and relocation.

Civil Justice Reform: Successfully represented several clients in passing legislation repealing the doctrine of joint & several liability in Pennsylvania.

Procurement Bid Protests: Managed several, successful bid protests on behalf of clients that wanted to pursue a protest without jeopardizing agency relationships.

Health Care: In separate matters, successfully represented several hospitals and the pharmaceutical industry in reversing or mitigating proposed agency recommendations that would have caused significant harm to those clients.

Mr. Gleason joined K&L Gates in 2002. Prior to joining K&L Gates, Mr. Gleason served in Pennsylvania Governor Mark Schweiker's Cabinet as Secretary for Legislative Affairs. In that capacity, he advised the Governor, the Governor's senior staff and fellow cabinet secretaries on legislative, regulatory and policy matters affecting all agencies under the governor's jurisdiction. On his departure from state government, Governor Schweiker had this to say about Mr. Gleason:

"Pete Gleason has been a vital advisor to me, and a trusted liaison with the General Assembly. He helped my Administration win passage of many historic pieces of legislation, including reforms to Pennsylvania's Medical Malpractice and Joint and Several Liability laws, not to mention the 2002-03 Budget – one of the most difficult budgets in Commonwealth history."

From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Gleason had served as deputy secretary for legislative affairs with the office of the governor in Pennsylvania. He worked with former Governor Tom Ridge until his appointment as director of Homeland Security.

During his tenure with the office of the governor, as the Governor's liaison to Pennsylvania General Assembly legislative leaders and committee chairs, Mr. Gleason played an integral role in the enactment of the following legislative initiatives:
The 2002-03 General Fund Budget (in the wake of a structural deficit in excess of $1.4 billion dollars).
All legislative tax policy matters; including several significant amendments to the Public Utility Realty Tax Act (PURTA), changes to the Corporate Net Income Tax (CNIT), the phase-out of the Capitol Stock and Franchise Tax (CSFT) and changes to the state Sales Tax.
The creation and expansion of Keystone Opportunity Zones (KOZ), Enhancement Zones (KOEZ) and Improvement Zones (KOIZ).
Historic reforms to Pennsylvania's Medical Malpractice and Joint and Several Liability laws.
The enactment of the Commonwealth's Procurement Code.
Natural Gas Deregulation.
The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
Land Use Reform ("Growing Smarter").
The Environmental Stewardship Act ("Growing Greener").
The Uniform Construction Code.
Workers' Compensation Reform.

Mr. Gleason's past positions also include director of legislative affairs at the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, special projects director to the Republican Leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and special assistant to former United States Senator John Heinz.
In 2008, the Pennsylvania Report named Mr. Gleason as one of Pennsylvania's "Top 100 Most Influential People," in a list comprised of the 100 people most likely to have an impact on government and politics in Pennsylvania in 2008. In a 2004 poll conducted with state legislators, staff, lobbyists and other state policy stakeholders, he was named as "Most Effective Lobbyist" in Pennsylvania. Mr. Gleason was recently honored by the Pennsylvania Law Weekly and the Legal Intelligencer as one of forty lawyers under forty "On the Fast Track" for his work at K&L Gates and in the office of the governor.

MARTIN NASTASIA

Womble Bond Dickinson Government and Public Affairs provide that home-court advantage on Beacon Hill and throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Womble Bond Dickinson team has more than 80 years of collective experience working with Massachusetts lawmakers and helping clients ensure that their interests are heard at all levels of government. The team also helps clients effectively communicate their stories to all key stakeholders.

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BRIAN BALLARD

(Florida, )
Clients:

1) 19 Enterprises, LLC

2) 900 Condo Developer, LP

3) Access Restoration Services US, Inc.

4) Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

5) Advanced Rx Pharmacy, LLC

6) AIDS Healthcare Foundation

7) Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

8) Alliance for Commercial Real Estate

9) Amazon.com, Inc.

10) American Coastal Insurance Company

11) American Veterinary Medical Association

12) Angel Armor

13) AquaFence Inc.

14) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP

15) AT&T Services, Inc.

16) Atlas Air, Inc.

17) Atlas Data Privacy Corporation

18) Atlys Global, LLC

19) Axon Enterprise, Inc.

20) Babcock Property Holdings, LLC

21) Barry University

22) Basketball Properties, LTD

23) Bayer U.S. LLC

24) Big Bend Homeless Coalition

25) BioStem Technologies

26) Block, Inc.

27) Blue Origin Florida, LLC

28) Botanicals for Better Health and Wellness

29) Brent L. Mills, Incorporated

30) Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation

31) Broward County

32) Broward County Sheriff's Office

33) BusPatrol America LLC

34) Camillus House, Inc

35) Canvasback Conservation LLC

36) Caplin Family Offices, LLC

37) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries

38) Churchill Downs, Inc

39) Citrus Health Network, Inc

40) City of Aventura

41) City of Boynton Beach

42) City of Bradenton

43) City of Cape Coral, Florida

44) City of DeBary

45) City of Delray Beach

46) City of Hallandale Beach

47) City of Largo

48) City of Marathon

49) City of Miami

50) City of Palm Beach Gardens

51) City of Pembroke Pines

52) City of Pensacola, Florida

53) City of Punta Gorda

54) City of Sarasota, Florida

55) City of Treasure Island

56) Clear Ballot Group

57) Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Palm Beach County

58) Clyde Johnson Contracting & Roofing, Inc.

59) Coastal Waste & Recycling Inc.

60) Coinbase, Inc.

61) Communications International, Inc.

62) Core and Main LP

63) CORE Construction

64) Council of Florida Medical School Deans

65) Cox Communications

66) Cox Science Center and Aquarium

67) Cruise Lines International Association

68) Crypto Council for Innovation

69) DACRA

70) DBL Ventures

71) de Moya Highway Infrastructure LLC

72) DEEP Research Incorporated

73) Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Inc

74) Destinations Florida

75) Dhillon Law Group

76) DMF Employment Opportunities, Inc.

77) Doodie Calls LLC

78) DoorDash, Inc.

79) Downtown Vision, Inc.

80) DRC Emergency Services, LLC

81) DSW Homes, LLC

82) Earth Funeral LLC

83) East Coast Packers, LLC

84) Eisai, Inc

85) Embassy of Japan

86) Enespa Technologies US LLC

87) Epilepsy Florida

88) Equifax Inc.

89) Equinix, Inc.

90) FarmaceuticalRX LLC

91) Feeding Florida, Inc.

92) Figgers Communication, Inc.

93) Fire Neural Network

94) First American Title Insurance Company

95) Fisher Island Club, Inc.

96) Florida A & M University Foundation

97) Florida Alliance for Seniors

98) Florida Association of Cosmetology & Technical Schools (FACTS)

99) Florida Entertainment & Arts Venues Association, Inc.

100) Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation, Inc.

101) Florida Network of Youth and Family Services, Inc

102) Florida Podiatric Medical Association

103) Florida Power & Light Company

104) Florida Rural Water Association

105) Florida Sheriffs Risk Management Fund

106) Florida Society of Ophthalmology

107) Florida Society of Pathologists

108) Florida Tomato Exchange

109) Florida Transportation Builders Association, Inc

110) Florida Veterinary Medical Association

111) FOP Foundation

112) Foster Care Review, Inc

113) Foundation for Seminole State College of Florida, Inc

114) Fresenius Medical Care North America

115) Friends of the Underline, Inc.

116) GAF Materials, LLC

117) Gates Housing Group, LLC

118) GlaxoSmithKline

119) Habilitation Center for the Handicapped, Inc.

120) Halt Fire

121) Health Care District of Palm Beach County

122) Henderson Behavioral Health

123) HistoryMiami Museum

124) HNTB Corporation

125) Hope Healthcare

126) Housing Trust Group, LLC

127) HPM Lot 5, LLC

128) HPM Resi II, LLC

129) Huntington Ingalls Incorporated

130) Ibis Healthcare, Inc.

131) Indelible Management Solutions, Inc.

132) Infrastructure Rehabilitation USA, Inc.

133) Intellectually Developmentally Disabled Community Foundation

134) International Atlantic, LLC

135) Investment Corporation of Palm Beach

136) Invitation Homes, Inc.

137) Jacksonville Transportation Authority

138) Johnson Pope Bokor Ruppel & Burns, LLP

139) Juvare, LLC and its affiliates

140) Keystone Properties, L.L.C.

141) Kinder Morgan, Inc.

142) King Ocean Services, Ltd.

143) Kitson Evergreen LLC d/b/a Kitson & Partners

144) Kleo, Inc. d/b/a ClassWallet

145) KPMG LLP

146) L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

147) Lee Health System, Inc

148) Legacy Tow Group

149) Leonard Mace and Krystle A. Mace

150) Liberty Dental Plan

151) Lifepoint Health

152) LifeScience Logistics

153) Lions World Vision Institute, Inc.

154) Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

155) M&M Realty Partners LLC

156) Major League Baseball

157) Marine Towing of Tampa, LLC

158) Marion County Board of County Commissioners

159) Martin County Board of County Commissioners

160) Max Planck Florida Foundation, Inc

161) Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc

162) MCI, LC

163) Meta Platforms, Inc.

164) Miami Dade College Foundation

165) Miami Design District Associates, LLC

166) Miami Learning Experience School

167) Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc

168) Miami-Dade County

169) Monsanto Company dba Ruveon LLC

170) Morningstar Nursery, Inc.

171) MorseLife Health System

172) Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC

173) Mount Sinai Medical Center

174) NAIOP Tampa Bay

175) National Rental Home Council

176) National Stormwater Trust, Inc.

177) Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Inc.

178) Natural Health Partners, LLC

179) New York Yankees

180) Nomi Health Inc

181) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)

182) Northport Health Services of Florida, L.L.C.

183) Nova Southeastern University

184) Office of the Commissioner of Baseball

185) Online Lenders Alliance

186) Orange Barrel Media

187) Orion Edge Group

188) Palm Beach Aggregates, LLC

189) Panza, Maurer & Maynard, P.A.

190) Parsons Transportation Group Inc.

191) PenLink

192) Pensacola State College Foundation, Inc.

193) Philips North America, LLC

194) PointClickCare Technologies USA Corp

195) Praesentia Healthcare LLC

196) Public Health Trust

197) Quarterhill

198) RAI Services Company

199) Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola, Inc.

200) ReaSyn Technologies, Inc.

201) Renew Financial Group LLC

202) Revenue Based Finance Coalition

203) Reyes Holdings, L.L.C.

204) Right Fit Advisors

205) RightSite Health

206) Rivenmoor USA Corp.

207) Robinhood

208) RTI International

209) RUDG, LLC

210) Ruveon LLC

211) Safe Harbor Hospice LLC

212) SaferWatch

213) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida

214) Sanford Airport Authority

215) SAS Institute, Inc

216) Security Scorecard

217) Selah Freedom

218) Seminole Hard Rock Digital, LLC

219) Sentara Health Plans, Inc.

220) SePro Corporation

221) Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc.

222) Shopping Center Management d/b/a Turnberry Associates

223) Sig Sauer, Inc.

224) Simon Wiesenthal Center, Inc.

225) SimpliGov, LLC

226) Skyward, Inc.

227) Socure, Inc.

228) Solar Sportsystems, Inc

229) South Central Florida Express, Inc

230) South Florida Police Benevolent Association

231) Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits, LLC.

232) Southern Technical College Suncoast, LLC

233) Spark Learning, Inc.

234) SPIDR Tech, Inc.

235) Spray Foam Coalition Association

236) St. Johns County

237) State Armor

238) Strategic Digital Services

239) Stride, Inc.

240) Strydent Autonomous Technologies, Inc.

241) Success Academy Charter Schools, Inc.

242) Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.

243) Sunfest Herbs LLC

244) Sunrise Sunset Apts, LLC

245) SWARM Inc.

246) Talk of the Town, Inc.

247) Tampa General Hospital

248) The Pattah, LLC

249) The Private Suite

250) The School Board of Lee County

251) Titan America LLC

252) Town of Jupiter

253) Town of Lantana

254) Town of Palm Beach

255) Tremco Incorporated

256) Trulieve, Inc.

257) Unite USA, Inc.

258) United States Sugar Corporation

259) University of Central Florida Foundation, Inc.

260) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.

261) University of Miami

262) Vanguard Parking Solutions, Inc.

263) Versaterm Public Safety

264) Vilin Bio Med Limited

265) Village of North Palm Beach

266) Vireo Health, Inc.

267) Vista Higher Learning, LLC

268) Voices for Children Foundation, Inc

269) VyStar Credit Union

270) Walgreen Company

271) Walk Off Charities

272) WeatherSTEM

273) Wheeler Emergency Management Consulting, LLC

274) Wildlandscapes International

275) Windstorm Mitigation, Inc

276) Windstorm, Inc.

277) Worldwide Interactive Network, Inc. d/b/a WIN Learning

278) Xerox Corporation and its affiliates

279) YMCA of the Palm Beaches

280) Zoox, Inc.

281) Zscaler, Inc.

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