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RICHARD GANNON

A fierce competitor. A problem solver. A subject matter expert. Rich Gannon earned clients' loyalty and competitors' respect over the decades for battling on behalf of his clients. Be it a multinational firm with offices in 59 countries, a major environmental organization or a prominent hospital there is one constant: the partners at GTB listen to their clients, collaboratively determine their needs and then execute the plan with laser focus and flexibility. Rich Gannon and his partners Michael Torpey, and Mark Bellin each bring to the table a unique set of skills that can only be honed through experience serving at the highest levels of government and by being in the trenches every day, working doggedly to achieve success for their clients.

20+ years

Chairman of the Board of Overseers, Seton Hall University School of Diplomacy and International Relations

Member of Environment and Energy Team, Transition 2018/NJ Governor-elect Phil Murphy's Gubernatorial Transition

Rich, a Founding Partner of GTB, Partners LLC, has enjoyed a distinguished career in politics and international affairs spanning four decades while working at the highest levels of the Federal government and the State of New Jersey. At GTB, Rich directs our international affairs practice as well as executive branch efforts of the firm. In addition, Rich conducts comprehensive development efforts on behalf of GTB's clients seeking to do business with all levels of government in New Jersey.

In 2011, Rich and Michael Torpey founded Advanced Energy New Jersey, a clean energy/energy efficiency not-for- profit trade association comprised of 150 companies engaged in this space.

Prior to founding GTB, Rich was the managing partner in Winning Strategies/Global.

He served as Senior Advisor for Trade Development to the late-Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown. There he led the US Government's commercial diplomacy efforts in the Middle East and Africa. Before joining the Commerce Department, Rich served as Special Counsel to the President in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel and Assistant Counsel to the Presidential Transition. He previously was Director of External Affairs for New Jersey Governor Jim Florio. In 1992, Rich was appointed to serve as the New Jersey State Director for the successful Bill Clinton and Al Gore presidential election campaign. For the first time since 1964, the Democratic Presidential candidate carried the state. His political experience also includes serving on the staffs of U.S. Senators Frank Lautenberg and Bill Bradley and as an advisor to Senator Bob Torricelli. Early in his career, Rich was Chief of Staff to New Jersey State Senator Raymond Lesniak. Rich has also served a term as Council
President in his home town of Spring Lake Heights.

Rich earned his LL.M. in International and Comparative Law at Georgetown University Law Center, received his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law and his B.A. in Political Science from Fordham University. At Fordham, he pitched for the Fordham Rams baseball team and was invited to join Omicron Delta Epsilon, the honor society in economics. Rich serves on the Board of Overseers to Seton Hall University's School of Diplomacy, where he is currently the Chairman, and their President's Advisory Group. Rich and his wife Robin have two children, Brigid and John.

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MICHAEL DELAMATER

(New Jersey, )

CLB Partners

Michael@clbnj.com
609-392-2332
130 West State St, Trenton, NJ, 08608,

Subjects: All Subjects

Links:Website

Clients
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1) 151 Raymond Blvd LLC

2) 1st Choice Heath & Wellness

3) 2470 Pemberton

4) AB Bridgeton LLC

5) Accountants Coalition The

6) Accurate Neuromonitoring

7) Advanced Biotech

8) Affordable Housing Alliance

9) Agilex Fragrances

10) Akshay Investments LLC

11) Amboy Bank Realty LLC

12) Amboy Main Street Industrial Urban Renewal, LLC

13) American Battlefield Trust

14) American Car Rental Association

15) Anbaric Development Partners

16) Anthropic

17) Aqua NJ Inc

18) Asbury Farms Real Estate

19) Association of Global Automakers

20) Association of NJ Chiropractors

21) AT&T

22) Atkins North America Inc

23) Atlantic City Municipal Utilities Authority

24) Atlantic Health System/Overlook Medical Center

25) Atlantic Salt LLC

26) Atlas Healthcare Group

27) Ayr Wellness

28) Bay Street Greenery LLC

29) Berry's Creek Study Area Cooperating PRP Group

30) Beth Medrash Govoha

31) Big Timber Junction LLC

32) Bloom Energy

33) Bloomfield College

34) Bogota Borough Board of Education

35) Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa

36) Boswell Engineering

37) Bryn Mawr Garwood LLC

38) Cape Harbour LLC

39) Capio Partners LLC

40) Cardinale Enterprises

41) CareWell Health Center, formerly BMC Hospital LLC

42) CEP Renewables LLC

43) CHI Development Operating, LLC

44) Citizens United Reciprocal Exchange

45) Claremont Development

46) Clarksville Developers LLC

47) Clearview Industries

48) CN Communication International, Inc.

49) Cogentrix Energy Power Management LLC

50) College Achieve Charter School

51) Colliers Engineering & Design Inc

52) Conifer LLC

53) Cooper Levenson

54) CoreWeave

55) Council of Holistic Health Educators

56) Cove on Toms River LLC, The

57) CrossFit, Inc.

58) CT Realty Partners

59) Cultivate Power

60) CYOUR NJ LLC

61) D.R. Horton

62) Daibes Enterprises

63) DDC Advocacy

64) Deptford Property Owner LLC

65) DEVELCOM

66) DiFrancesco, Bateman, Coley, Yospin, Kunzman, Davis, Lehrer & Flaum, PC

67) Douglas Development Group

68) DraftKings Inc and its Affiliates

69) DuPont

70) Durst Organization The

71) Eastern Pacific Development

72) Education Reform Now Advocacy Inc.

73) Edwards Realty LLC

74) Election Systems & Software LLC

75) eMed Labs

76) EQT Exeter

77) Equifax Inc.

78) ESE Consultants Inc

79) ETC Corporation

80) FHS LLC

81) First American Title Insurance Company

82) First Real Estate Trust of NJ

83) Flatiron Energy

84) Fleishman-Hillard International Communications

85) Funtown Beach LLC

86) GBGordon Associates

87) GDMS Holdings LLC

88) General Motors

89) Greystar

90) Haleon

91) Hampton Farms, LLC

92) Hansen Foundation

93) Haven at Princeton, LLC

94) HFA

95) Highland Advocacy

96) HNTB

97) HoneyStash

98) Ibotta, Inc.

99) IGS

100) IMTT

101) Integral Associates LLC

102) Irwin Hodson Group

103) Jackpocket LLC

104) Jerseygrown LLC

105) Jet Red LLC

106) JMF Properties

107) K Hovanian Northeast Division

108) Kaplan Companies

109) Kingway Realty Company

110) Knight Owl Holdings, LLC

111) LeFrak & Newport Associates Development Company

112) Lennar Corp

113) Liberty State Financial

114) Live Nation

115) Long Marmero & Associates, LLP

116) Lucas Construction Group, Inc.

117) Mansfield 206 East Urban Renewal LLC

118) Maxim Realty Trust

119) MDAdvantage Insurance Co

120) Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr

121) Mercer Management & Development

122) Meridia Lodi LLC

123) Mid-Atlantic Mechanical Inc

124) Mobile Voting Project

125) Morris Township Associates LLC

126) MWNJ7 LLC

127) My Plates

128) NE Consulting Services

129) New Horizon Properties

130) NJ Association of Independent Schools

131) NJ Concrete and Aggregate Association

132) NJ Policemen's Benevolent Association, Local 105

133) NJ Psychological Association

134) NJ Railroad Association

135) NJ Self Insurers Association

136) NJ Society of Certified Public Accountants

137) NJ State First Aid Council Inc

138) Northstar Marina Holdings LLC

139) O'Toole Scrivo, LLC

140) Operating Engineers Local 825

141) Operation Warm

142) Orleans Conservatory Group Partners, LLC

143) Ownwell

144) PJM Interconnection

145) Port Monmouth Residential Developer LLC

146) Powerflex: EDF Renewables

147) Prime Stone Group LLC

148) Pulte Homes of NJ

149) Pure Soil

150) Queen City Cannabis

151) Quickchek Corp

152) R70 Holdings LLC

153) Recycle Track Systems Inc

154) Redevelopment Capital Holdings, LLC

155) Rivergate Urban Renewal Company II LLC

156) Riverview Development LLC

157) RJG Princeton Properties Two LLC

158) Rockefeller Group

159) Ruby Farms USA LLC

160) Russo Development

161) RW Route 9 RE, LLC

162) Seastreak, LLC

163) Segme Real Estate

164) SGS Perryville Development LLC

165) Shore Medical Center

166) Slalom

167) SOLVING HUNGER

168) Spiniello Companies

169) ST Fra Willow Grove LLC

170) Stalwart Equities

171) Stars Group

172) State Farm Insurance Companies

173) Stericycle Inc.

174) Stockton University

175) Stonemond Financial Group

176) Street-Works Development LLC

177) Sun Run

178) Suntex Marina Investors

179) The Advocacy Group, LLC

180) The Okonite Company

181) Tiger Buying Group LLC

182) Toms River Brewing LLC

183) Township of Harding

184) Township of Middletown

185) TSG Interactive Services Limited

186) Tusk Philanthropies

187) Tyler Aversano & Krantz PC

188) UBC Eastern District

189) Unifund CCR Partners

190) Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America

191) United HealthCare Services Inc

192) Upstart Network Inc

193) Urban Edge Properties

194) Verano Holdings LLC

195) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc

196) VOX Global

197) Wal-Mart Stores Inc

198) Watson Land Company

199) West Essex Highlands Inc

200) Westfield Property Management LLC

201) Willowbend Development LLC

202) Woodward Estates Inc

203) Yeshivat Noam

Michael DeLamater has over ten years of experience working at the highest levels of government, campaigns, and public affairs in New Jersey. As Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Phil Murphy, Mike oversaw the Governor's Office relationships with elected officials from the local and county level to the federal level.

Before his time in the governor's office, Mike served on the legislative staff for Assemblywoman Connie Wagner and to State Senator Joseph Lagana.

Mike was Political Director for Phil Murphy for Governor in 2021 and brings deep knowledge of running campaigns across New Jersey. He had managed successful local elections in Bloomfield, Hackensack, and his hometown of Paramus, as well as several other towns before joining Phil Murphy for Governor in 2016.

As one of Governor Mikie Sherrill's first hires during her successful gubernatorial campaign, Mike served as a Senior Political and Strategic Advisor, navigating rough political terrain in both the primary and general elections and contributing to the largest Democratic gubernatorial victory in New Jersey in 24 years and the second-largest Democratic gubernatorial victory in the country in the last 25 years.

Mike served on Gov. Mikie Sherrill's transition team as a Senior Advisor and continues to serve in an outside political advisory role.

Mike is Vice Chair of the Morris County Democratic Committee. Additionally, he previously served as President of the Bergen County Young Democrats and Fundraising Chair for the NJ Young Dems and New Leaders Council-NJ.