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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) 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) Jacksonville Transportation Authority

137) Johnson Pope Bokor Ruppel & Burns, LLP

138) Juvare, LLC and its affiliates

139) Keystone Properties, L.L.C.

140) Kinder Morgan, Inc.

141) King Ocean Services, Ltd.

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

143) Kleo, Inc. d/b/a ClassWallet

144) KPMG LLP

145) L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

146) Lee Health System, Inc

147) Legacy Tow Group

148) Leonard Mace and Krystle A. Mace

149) Liberty Dental Plan

150) Lifepoint Health

151) LifeScience Logistics

152) Lions World Vision Institute, Inc.

153) Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

154) M&M Realty Partners LLC

155) Major League Baseball

156) Marine Towing of Tampa, LLC

157) Marion County Board of County Commissioners

158) Martin County Board of County Commissioners

159) Max Planck Florida Foundation, Inc

160) Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc

161) MCI, LC

162) Meta Platforms, Inc.

163) Miami Dade College Foundation

164) Miami Design District Associates, LLC

165) Miami Learning Experience School

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

167) Monsanto Company dba Ruveon LLC

168) Morningstar Nursery, Inc.

169) Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC

170) Mount Sinai Medical Center

171) NAIOP Tampa Bay

172) National Rental Home Council

173) National Stormwater Trust, Inc.

174) Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Inc.

175) Natural Health Partners, LLC

176) New York Yankees

177) Nomi Health Inc

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

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

180) Nova Southeastern University

181) Office of the Commissioner of Baseball

182) Online Lenders Alliance

183) Orange Barrel Media

184) Orion Edge Group

185) Palm Beach Aggregates, LLC

186) Panza, Maurer & Maynard, P.A.

187) Parsons Transportation Group Inc.

188) PenLink

189) Pensacola State College Foundation, Inc.

190) Philips North America, LLC

191) PointClickCare Technologies USA Corp

192) Praesentia Healthcare LLC

193) Public Health Trust

194) Quarterhill

195) RAI Services Company

196) Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola, Inc.

197) ReaSyn Technologies, Inc.

198) Renew Financial Group LLC

199) Revenue Based Finance Coalition

200) Reyes Holdings, L.L.C.

201) Right Fit Advisors

202) RightSite Health

203) Rivenmoor USA Corp.

204) Robinhood

205) RTI International

206) RUDG, LLC

207) Ruveon LLC

208) Safe Harbor Hospice LLC

209) SaferWatch

210) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida

211) Sanford Airport Authority

212) SAS Institute, Inc

213) Security Scorecard

214) Selah Freedom

215) Seminole Hard Rock Digital, LLC

216) Sentara Health Plans, Inc.

217) SePro Corporation

218) Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc.

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

220) Sig Sauer, Inc.

221) Simon Wiesenthal Center, Inc.

222) SimpliGov, LLC

223) Skyward, Inc.

224) Socure, Inc.

225) Solar Sportsystems, Inc

226) South Central Florida Express, Inc

227) South Florida Police Benevolent Association

228) Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits, LLC.

229) Southern Technical College Suncoast, LLC

230) Spark Learning, Inc.

231) SPIDR Tech, Inc.

232) Spray Foam Coalition Association

233) St. Johns County

234) State Armor

235) Strategic Digital Services

236) Stride, Inc.

237) Strydent Autonomous Technologies, Inc.

238) Success Academy Charter Schools, Inc.

239) Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.

240) Sunfest Herbs LLC

241) Sunrise Sunset Apts, LLC

242) SWARM Inc.

243) Talk of the Town, Inc.

244) Tampa General Hospital

245) The Pattah, LLC

246) The Private Suite

247) The School Board of Lee County

248) Titan America LLC

249) Town of Jupiter

250) Town of Lantana

251) Town of Palm Beach

252) Tremco Incorporated

253) Trulieve, Inc.

254) Unite USA, Inc.

255) United States Sugar Corporation

256) University of Central Florida Foundation, Inc.

257) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.

258) University of Miami

259) Vanguard Parking Solutions, Inc.

260) Versaterm Public Safety

261) Vilin Bio Med Limited

262) Village of North Palm Beach

263) Vireo Health, Inc.

264) Vista Higher Learning, LLC

265) Voices for Children Foundation, Inc

266) VyStar Credit Union

267) Walgreen Company

268) Walk Off Charities

269) WeatherSTEM

270) Wheeler Emergency Management Consulting, LLC

271) Wildlandscapes International

272) Windstorm Mitigation, Inc

273) Windstorm, Inc.

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

275) Xerox Corporation and its affiliates

276) YMCA of the Palm Beaches

277) Zoox, Inc.

278) Zscaler, Inc.

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