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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) Access Restoration Services US, Inc.

3) Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

4) Advanced Rx Pharmacy, LLC

5) AIDS Healthcare Foundation

6) Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

7) Alliance for Commercial Real Estate

8) Amazon.com, Inc.

9) American Coastal Insurance Company

10) American Veterinary Medical Association

11) Angel Armor

12) AquaFence Inc.

13) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP

14) AT&T Services, Inc.

15) Atlas Air, Inc.

16) Atlas Data Privacy Corporation

17) Atlys Global, LLC

18) Axon Enterprise, Inc.

19) Babcock Property Holdings, LLC

20) Barry University

21) Basketball Properties, LTD

22) Bayer U.S. LLC

23) Big Bend Homeless Coalition

24) BioStem Technologies

25) Block, Inc.

26) Blue Origin Florida, LLC

27) Botanicals for Better Health and Wellness

28) Brent L. Mills, Incorporated

29) Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation

30) Broward County

31) Broward County Sheriff's Office

32) BusPatrol America LLC

33) Camillus House, Inc

34) Canvasback Conservation LLC

35) Caplin Family Offices, LLC

36) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries

37) Churchill Downs, Inc

38) Citrus Health Network, Inc

39) City of Aventura

40) City of Boynton Beach

41) City of Bradenton

42) City of Cape Coral, Florida

43) City of DeBary

44) City of Delray Beach

45) City of Hallandale Beach

46) City of Largo

47) City of Marathon

48) City of Miami

49) City of Palm Beach Gardens

50) City of Pembroke Pines

51) City of Pensacola, Florida

52) City of Punta Gorda

53) City of Sarasota, Florida

54) City of Treasure Island

55) Clear Ballot Group

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

57) Clyde Johnson Contracting & Roofing, Inc.

58) Coastal Waste & Recycling Inc.

59) Coinbase, Inc.

60) Communications International, Inc.

61) Core and Main LP

62) CORE Construction

63) Council of Florida Medical School Deans

64) Cox Communications

65) Cox Science Center and Aquarium

66) Cruise Lines International Association

67) Crypto Council for Innovation

68) DACRA

69) DBL Ventures

70) de Moya Highway Infrastructure LLC

71) DEEP Research Incorporated

72) Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Inc

73) Destinations Florida

74) Dhillon Law Group

75) DMF Employment Opportunities, Inc.

76) Doodie Calls LLC

77) DoorDash, Inc.

78) Downtown Vision, Inc.

79) DRC Emergency Services, LLC

80) DSW Homes, LLC

81) Earth Funeral LLC

82) East Coast Packers, LLC

83) Eisai, Inc

84) Embassy of Japan

85) Enespa Technologies US LLC

86) Epilepsy Florida

87) Equifax Inc.

88) FarmaceuticalRX LLC

89) Feeding Florida, Inc.

90) Figgers Communication, Inc.

91) Fire Neural Network

92) First American Title Insurance Company

93) Fisher Island Club, Inc.

94) Florida A & M University Foundation

95) Florida Alliance for Seniors

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

97) Florida Entertainment & Arts Venues Association, Inc.

98) Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation, Inc.

99) Florida Network of Youth and Family Services, Inc

100) Florida Podiatric Medical Association

101) Florida Power & Light Company

102) Florida Rural Water Association

103) Florida Sheriffs Risk Management Fund

104) Florida Society of Ophthalmology

105) Florida Society of Pathologists

106) Florida Tomato Exchange

107) Florida Transportation Builders Association, Inc

108) Florida Veterinary Medical Association

109) FOP Foundation

110) Foster Care Review, Inc

111) Foundation for Seminole State College of Florida, Inc

112) Fresenius Medical Care North America

113) Friends of the Underline, Inc.

114) GAF Materials, LLC

115) Gates Housing Group, LLC

116) GlaxoSmithKline

117) Habilitation Center for the Handicapped, Inc.

118) Halt Fire

119) Health Care District of Palm Beach County

120) Henderson Behavioral Health

121) HistoryMiami Museum

122) HNTB Corporation

123) Hope Healthcare

124) Housing Trust Group, LLC

125) HPM Lot 5, LLC

126) HPM Resi II, LLC

127) Huntington Ingalls Incorporated

128) Ibis Healthcare, Inc.

129) Indelible Management Solutions, Inc.

130) Infrastructure Rehabilitation USA, Inc.

131) Intellectually Developmentally Disabled Community Foundation

132) International Atlantic, LLC

133) Investment Corporation of Palm Beach

134) Jacksonville Port Authority

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) Palm Beach Aggregates, LLC

181) Panza, Maurer & Maynard, P.A.

182) Parsons Transportation Group Inc.

183) Pensacola State College Foundation, Inc.

184) Philips North America, LLC

185) PointClickCare Technologies USA Corp

186) Praesentia Healthcare LLC

187) Public Health Trust

188) Quarterhill

189) RAI Services Company

190) Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola, Inc.

191) ReaSyn Technologies, Inc.

192) Renew Financial Group LLC

193) Revenue Based Finance Coalition

194) Reyes Holdings, L.L.C.

195) RightSite Health

196) Robinhood

197) RTI International

198) RUDG, LLC

199) Safe Harbor Hospice LLC

200) SaferWatch

201) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida

202) Sanford Airport Authority

203) SAS Institute, Inc

204) Security Scorecard

205) Selah Freedom

206) Seminole Hard Rock Digital, LLC

207) Sentara Health Plans, Inc.

208) SePro Corporation

209) Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc.

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

211) Sig Sauer, Inc.

212) Simon Wiesenthal Center, Inc.

213) Skyward, Inc.

214) Socure, Inc.

215) Solar Sportsystems, Inc

216) South Central Florida Express, Inc

217) South Florida Police Benevolent Association

218) Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits, LLC.

219) Southern Technical College Suncoast, LLC

220) Spark Learning, Inc.

221) SPIDR Tech, Inc.

222) Spray Foam Coalition Association

223) St. Johns County

224) State Armor

225) Strategic Digital Services

226) Stride, Inc.

227) Strydent Autonomous Technologies, Inc.

228) Success Academy Charter Schools, Inc.

229) Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.

230) Sunfest Herbs LLC

231) Sunrise Sunset Apts, LLC

232) SWARM Inc.

233) Talk of the Town, Inc.

234) Tampa General Hospital

235) The Pattah, LLC

236) The Private Suite

237) The School Board of Lee County

238) Titan America LLC

239) Town of Jupiter

240) Town of Lantana

241) Town of Palm Beach

242) Tremco Incorporated

243) Trulieve, Inc.

244) Unite USA, Inc.

245) United States Sugar Corporation

246) University of Central Florida Foundation, Inc.

247) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.

248) University of Miami

249) Vanguard Parking Solutions, Inc.

250) Versaterm Public Safety

251) Vilin Bio Med Limited

252) Village of North Palm Beach

253) Vireo Health, Inc.

254) Vista Higher Learning, LLC

255) Voices for Children Foundation, Inc

256) VyStar Credit Union

257) Walgreen Company

258) Walk Off Charities

259) WeatherSTEM

260) Wheeler Emergency Management Consulting, LLC

261) Wildlandscapes International

262) Windstorm Mitigation, Inc

263) Windstorm, Inc.

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

265) Xerox Corporation and its affiliates

266) YMCA of the Palm Beaches

267) Zoox, Inc.

268) Zscaler, Inc.

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