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Tracy Lawless is a government affairs advisor in the firm's Pittsburgh and Harrisburg offices, where she is a member of the Public Policy and Law practice group. She concentrates her activity in health care, as well as a diverse array of clients including manufacturing and transportation. She advises companies on strategic policy development, issue management, government solutions, and advocacy at the local, state, and federal levels.
1) AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc.
2) ATI, Inc.
3) Aviation Council of Pennsylvania
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Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Lawless was a legislative director for a health care network for over four years. In addition, she worked as a project manager for a real estate development company and was a policy consultant. She worked as a deputy policy director for a candidate for Governor, and she was the Pennsylvania state campaign director for the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI National). Ms. Lawless was a public affairs/legislative director for the American Society for Pharmaceutical and Experimental Therapeutics and the American Society for Nutrition for 10 years.
Rene Diehl is a government affairs advisor in the Harrisburg office and is a member of the public policy group. She has nearly 20 years of experience working with the Pennsylvania Legislature and executive branch-experience that she leverages to provide advice to clients on effectively managing their government and regulatory affairs. In particular, she helps clients by creating alignment between their objectives and government policies.
Prior to joining K&L Gates, Ms. Diehl served as Deputy Secretary of Legislative Affairs to the Pennsylvania Governor, a senior staff position that involved the development and implementation of legislative strategy intended to advance the Governor's legislative priorities for several state agencies, including the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Revenue, the Department of Transportation and the Pennsylvania Lottery. Ms. Diehl was directly and integrally involved in the enactment of several major legislative initiatives, including the historic transportation funding package of 2013, numerous pieces of legislation impacting energy and environmental policies and programs for the state, as well as, significant reforms intended to enhance operations and funding for the Pennsylvania Lottery. She was also directly involved with negotiations with the House of Representatives and the Senate relating to the enactment of the annual General Fund budget and related enactments.
Prior to working in the governor's office, Ms. Diehl served as Director of Legislative Affairs for the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. During her tenure as Legislative Director, and prior to that, as Assistant Legislative Director, she advocated for legislative priorities related to taxation and the Pennsylvania Lottery, including significant business tax reform packages that dramatically changed state tax administration and tax compliance.
Before joining the Department of Revenue, Ms. Diehl worked in a senior staff capacity for the House Democratic Caucus. Her responsibilities included monitoring House floor activities and advising House Democratic Leadership in message development and legislative strategy.
225-802-5103
109 WOODLAWN DRIVE, CROWLEY, LOUISIANA, 70526,
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88 E. Broad Street, Suite 1500, Columbus, OH, 43215,
4) Eastern Energy Storage, LLC
7) Hope & Healing Survivor Resource Center
717-231-2892
17 NORTH SECOND STREET, 18TH FLOOR, HARRISBURG, PA, 17101,
1) AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc.
2) ATI, Inc.
3) Aviation Council of Pennsylvania
11) Pace-O-Matic
717-231-5843
17 N. Second Street, 18th Floor, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,
740-403-9866
88 E. Broad St., Ste. 1500, Columbus, OH, 43215,
9) Eastern Energy Storage, LLC
12) Farkas Farms LLC
13) Fire Rock LTD.
14) Galenas LLC
15) Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati
16) Hope & Healing Survivor Resource Center
20) Municipal Utility Coalition of Licking County
21) NEN Holdings LLC
23) Novo Nordisk
24) OhiGrow, LLC
25) Ohio Chemistry Technology Council
26) Ohio Clean Leaf
27) Ohio Gas Company
28) Ohio Oil and Gas Association
29) Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives, Inc.
30) Ohio State Chiropractic Association
31) Ohio State Medical Association
33) Paragon Development Group, LLC
34) Police and Fire Retirees of Ohio, Inc
35) Retail Energy Supply Association
36) Synota
37) TC Energy
38) The Ohio Academy of Science
39) The Williams Companies, Inc.
41) WAS Portables
717-675-0264
114 Java Avenue, Hershey, PA, 17033,