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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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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.

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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) FarmaceuticalRX LLC

90) Feeding Florida, Inc.

91) Figgers Communication, Inc.

92) Fire Neural Network

93) First American Title Insurance Company

94) Fisher Island Club, Inc.

95) Florida A & M University Foundation

96) Florida Alliance for Seniors

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

98) Florida Entertainment & Arts Venues Association, Inc.

99) Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation, Inc.

100) Florida Network of Youth and Family Services, Inc

101) Florida Podiatric Medical Association

102) Florida Power & Light Company

103) Florida Rural Water Association

104) Florida Sheriffs Risk Management Fund

105) Florida Society of Ophthalmology

106) Florida Society of Pathologists

107) Florida Tomato Exchange

108) Florida Transportation Builders Association, Inc

109) Florida Veterinary Medical Association

110) FOP Foundation

111) Foster Care Review, Inc

112) Foundation for Seminole State College of Florida, Inc

113) Fresenius Medical Care North America

114) Friends of the Underline, Inc.

115) GAF Materials, LLC

116) Gates Housing Group, LLC

117) GlaxoSmithKline

118) Habilitation Center for the Handicapped, Inc.

119) Halt Fire

120) Health Care District of Palm Beach County

121) Henderson Behavioral Health

122) HistoryMiami Museum

123) HNTB Corporation

124) Hope Healthcare

125) Housing Trust Group, LLC

126) HPM Lot 5, LLC

127) HPM Resi II, LLC

128) Huntington Ingalls Incorporated

129) Ibis Healthcare, Inc.

130) Indelible Management Solutions, Inc.

131) Infrastructure Rehabilitation USA, Inc.

132) Intellectually Developmentally Disabled Community Foundation

133) International Atlantic, LLC

134) Investment Corporation of Palm Beach

135) Jacksonville Transportation Authority

136) Juvare, LLC and its affiliates

137) Keystone Properties, L.L.C.

138) Kinder Morgan, Inc.

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

140) Kleo, Inc. d/b/a ClassWallet

141) KPMG LLP

142) L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

143) Lee Health System, Inc

144) Leonard Mace and Krystle A. Mace

145) Liberty Dental Plan

146) Lifepoint Health

147) LifeScience Logistics

148) Lions World Vision Institute, Inc.

149) Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

150) M&M Realty Partners LLC

151) Major League Baseball

152) Marine Towing of Tampa, LLC

153) Marion County Board of County Commissioners

154) Martin County Board of County Commissioners

155) Max Planck Florida Foundation, Inc

156) Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc

157) MCI, LC

158) Meta Platforms, Inc.

159) Miami Dade College Foundation

160) Miami Design District Associates, LLC

161) Miami Learning Experience School

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

163) Monsanto Company dba Ruveon LLC

164) Morningstar Nursery, Inc.

165) Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC

166) Mount Sinai Medical Center

167) NAIOP Tampa Bay

168) National Rental Home Council

169) National Stormwater Trust, Inc.

170) Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Inc.

171) Natural Health Partners, LLC

172) New York Yankees

173) Nomi Health Inc

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

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

176) Nova Southeastern University

177) Office of the Commissioner of Baseball

178) Online Lenders Alliance

179) Orange Barrel Media

180) Orion Edge Group

181) Palm Beach Aggregates, LLC

182) Panza, Maurer & Maynard, P.A.

183) Parsons Transportation Group Inc.

184) Pensacola State College Foundation, Inc.

185) Philips North America, LLC

186) PointClickCare Technologies USA Corp

187) Praesentia Healthcare LLC

188) Public Health Trust

189) Quarterhill

190) RAI Services Company

191) Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola, Inc.

192) ReaSyn Technologies, Inc.

193) Renew Financial Group LLC

194) Revenue Based Finance Coalition

195) Reyes Holdings, L.L.C.

196) Right Fit Advisors

197) RightSite Health

198) Robinhood

199) RTI International

200) RUDG, LLC

201) Safe Harbor Hospice LLC

202) SaferWatch

203) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida

204) Sanford Airport Authority

205) SAS Institute, Inc

206) Security Scorecard

207) Selah Freedom

208) Seminole Hard Rock Digital, LLC

209) Sentara Health Plans, Inc.

210) SePro Corporation

211) Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc.

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

213) Sig Sauer, Inc.

214) Simon Wiesenthal Center, Inc.

215) SimpliGov, LLC

216) Skyward, Inc.

217) Socure, Inc.

218) Solar Sportsystems, Inc

219) South Central Florida Express, Inc

220) South Florida Police Benevolent Association

221) Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits, LLC.

222) Southern Technical College Suncoast, LLC

223) Spark Learning, Inc.

224) SPIDR Tech, Inc.

225) Spray Foam Coalition Association

226) St. Johns County

227) State Armor

228) Strategic Digital Services

229) Stride, Inc.

230) Strydent Autonomous Technologies, Inc.

231) Success Academy Charter Schools, Inc.

232) Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.

233) Sunfest Herbs LLC

234) Sunrise Sunset Apts, LLC

235) SWARM Inc.

236) Talk of the Town, Inc.

237) Tampa General Hospital

238) The Pattah, LLC

239) The Private Suite

240) The School Board of Lee County

241) Titan America LLC

242) Town of Jupiter

243) Town of Lantana

244) Town of Palm Beach

245) Tremco Incorporated

246) Trulieve, Inc.

247) Unite USA, Inc.

248) United States Sugar Corporation

249) University of Central Florida Foundation, Inc.

250) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.

251) University of Miami

252) Vanguard Parking Solutions, Inc.

253) Versaterm Public Safety

254) Vilin Bio Med Limited

255) Village of North Palm Beach

256) Vireo Health, Inc.

257) Vista Higher Learning, LLC

258) Voices for Children Foundation, Inc

259) VyStar Credit Union

260) Walgreen Company

261) Walk Off Charities

262) WeatherSTEM

263) Wheeler Emergency Management Consulting, LLC

264) Wildlandscapes International

265) Windstorm Mitigation, Inc

266) Windstorm, Inc.

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

268) Xerox Corporation and its affiliates

269) YMCA of the Palm Beaches

270) Zoox, Inc.

271) Zscaler, Inc.

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