(919) 861-9783
150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1130, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
Subjects: Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Animals/Agriculture, Appropriations/Budgets, Ballot Measures/Campaign Finance/Elections, Business/Commerce, Children/Family/Women, City/County Government, Civil Rights, Consumer Protection, Corrections/Criminal Justice, Criminal, Education, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Gaming, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Immigration, Insurance, Labor/Unions, Manufacturing, Medicare/Medicaid, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Planning/Land Use/Zoning, Privacy/Internet, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Public Safety, Public Sector, Retail, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Taxes, Telecommunications, Tobacco, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
Links:Website
Connect C, LLC is a full-service government relations and lobbying firm that assists clients in developing strategies and programs to win passage of legislation, modify regulations and establish allies to support public policy objectives that protect brand reputations in the halls of North Carolina's General Assembly. Using our experience, policy knowledge, procedural expertise, and planning and facilitation skills, we tailor our work to meet our clients' individual needs and goals. Our experience and expertise in providing government affairs services allow us to see around the corner for our clients, and to respond accordingly. The partners have extensive knowledge of the legislative and regulatory process in Raleigh and Washington, D.C. Our team has been involved in the political landscape at the local, state and federal level for the past forty years.
1) Agricultural Alliance of North Carolina
2) Avery County
3) Bellsouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&,T North Carolina
4) Blue Ridge Day Surgery Center, L.P.
8) Great Trails State Coalition C/o Catawba Lands Conservancy
10) Honeywell International, Inc.
14) NC Job Creators Forum, Inc.
15) NC Sporting Dog Association, Inc.
16) NC Wildlife Preserve Association
19) North Carolina Association of Cosmetology Schools
20) North Carolina Biotechnology Center
21) North Carolina Creditors Bar Association, Inc.
22) North Carolina Horse Council
23) North Carolina SweetPotato Commission
24) Precision Lawn Care and Landscaping, Inc.
25) Resident Lenders of North Carolina
26) Ripe Inc.
27) Sampson County
28) Smith's Farm
29) Solstice Advanced Materials, Inc.
30) Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC
33) Town of Boone
34) Unite USA Inc.
35) University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina, Inc. d/b/a ECU Health
Nathan Honaker is a licensed North Carolina attorney and serves as General Counsel to Connect C providing insight in legislative matters. He has several years of experience in legislative affairs, lobbying and healthcare. Nathan is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and the University of North Carolina School of Law. During college, Nathan had internships with several legislators in the State House of Representatives and the State Senate. After completing his undergraduate degree, he worked for Sen. Phil Berger, President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate, in communications and as a law clerk. During law school, Nathan worked for several lobbyists as a research assistant and policy advisor, as well as working with the State Health Plan and the University of North Carolina System.
I focus on 'how' to get from A to B, but I also, occasionally, help clients decide whether B is really where they want to go.
Appointed by Governor Lawrence Hogan, Jr. and President Mike Miller to the Maryland Climate Change Commission
AV Preeminent rating in Martindale-Hubbell
Named to The Best Lawyers in America since 1995
Named Baltimore's "Lawyer of the Year" in Environmental Law by Best Lawyers in America, 2019
Named Baltimore "Lawyer of the Year" in Litigation - Environmental by Best Lawyers in America, 2017
Named Baltimore "Lawyer of the Year" in Environmental Law by Best Lawyers in America, 2014 and 2016
Selected to Maryland Super Lawyers list for Environmental Law in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and since 2015, and for Energy & Natural Resources, Environmental Litigation and Government Relations, 2021
Recipient, Outstanding Professional Service Award, Fuel Fund of Maryland for the contribution of legal services, June 2011
Recipient, Award of Excellence as "Consultant of the Year," Home Builders Association of Maryland, Land Development Council, 2010
Recipient, Leadership in the Law Award in Environmental Law, The Daily Record, 2009
Named "Legal Elite," SmartCEO, November 2009
Listed to "Top Lawyers in Maryland," Baltimore Magazine
Michael is a Member in the firm's Energy and Environmental Team.
He was named Maryland "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in America for Environmental Law and Environmental Litigation. In addition, for more than two decades, he has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America, according to a national poll of lawyers. He has also been named a Maryland Super Lawyer. Michael has the highest possible rating in Martindale-Hubbell (established by peer review) and was a founding member and the first elected chairman of the Environmental Section of the Maryland State Bar Association.
Prior to joining Gordon Feinblatt, Michael served as Principal Counsel to the Maryland Department of the Environment. In this role, he was the chief environmental attorney for the state and the principal advisor to the Attorney General on environmental issues. He also served as an Assistant Attorney General advising the state, at various times, on issues involving hazardous wastes, water pollution, solid wastes, radiation control and other environmental and regulatory issues.
In 2015, Michael was appointed by Governor Lawrence Hogan to represent business interests on the Maryland Climate Change Commission and then reappointed by Senate President Mike Miller in 2016. He co-chairs the Mitigation Work Group of the Commission, which is develops plans to meet Maryland's greenhouse gas targets. Michael was also recognized for his dedication to the practice of law and to his community with the 2009 Leadership in the Law award, presented by the Maryland Daily Record and received a Professional Service Award in 2011 for his pro bono work from the Maryland Fuel Fund.
Michael's practice covers environmental law, energy law and governmental relations.
Michael's environmental work has included defending companies from governmental and third-party environmental claims, providing advice on greenhouse gas regulations and legislation, negotiating remediation agreements (including brownfield applications) on contaminated properties, advising companies on climate change developments, and negotiating the terms of environmental permits. Projects on which Michael has worked include solar energy projects; residential and commercial developments; natural gas and petroleum pipeline projects; co-generation projects; hazardous waste incinerators; waste-to-energy plants; infectious waste incinerators; waterway construction permits for developers and municipal water supply facilities; wetlands permits for developers, energy companies and mining operations; critical area approvals for developers; water appropriation and water discharge permits; landfill and other solid waste permits; permits to construct and operate air emission sources (including Title V permits and CPCN permits for energy projects); and work on air and water discharge permits for industrial and energy clients.
Michael's energy work has included the permitting of new renewable energy projects in Maryland. He currently represents a number of coal, natural gas and solar generating stations stations, seeking or renewing environmental permits. He has also provided advice on rate proceedings for large energy customers and for energy producers. Michael was appointed by Governor Martin O'Malley to serve as one of the inaugural members on the Strategic Energy Investment Fund Advisory Board, which provides advice to the Maryland Energy Administration on the budgeting of funds from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative auctions.
Described by The Baltimore Sun as a "high-profile lobbyist representing builders and industrial interests," Michael's lobbying practice has included the representation of energy companies, energy customers, manufacturing interests and developers before the General Assembly. Michael has helped draft many of the most significant Maryland environmental and energy legislation, including the Maryland Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act (both the original Act in 2009 and the renewal in 2015), the Maryland Electricity Restructuring Act, the Maryland Brownfields Act and statutes reforming the process for issuing environmental permits in Maryland.
Since joining Gordon Feinblatt, Michael has provided advice to Talen Energy, Honeywell, BP, FMC, Lockheed Martin, Energy Answers, AES, Alcoa, Lafarge, Lennar Incorporated, Beazer Homes USA Inc., Pulte Homes, CalAtlantic, Ryland Homes, Toll Brothers, First Energy, the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Florida Rock, American Sugar (Domino), the National Aquarium, Select Energy, Trigen Energy Corporation, the Maryland Industrial Group, the Maryland Industrial Technology Alliance, the American Chemistry Council, the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, the Maryland Bankers Association, Amports and many others. Significant brownfield and remediation projects have included the redevelopment of Silver Spring (on behalf of Montgomery County), the remediation of a major asphalt refinery (on behalf of BP), the proposed Center for Marine Research (on behalf of the National Aquarium), the Carr-Lowery and Westport Power plants (Turner Development), Silo Point (Pulte), Deep Harbor (Beazer), a plant expansion for Domino Sugar, Dundalk Marine Terminal, Race Street and Swann Park (for Honeywell) and dozens more.
Because of his extensive legal background, Michael is a contributing author to the LexisNexis Practice Guide: Maryland Environmental Law.
(919) 861-9783
150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1130, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
Subjects: Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Animals/Agriculture, Appropriations/Budgets, Ballot Measures/Campaign Finance/Elections, Business/Commerce, Children/Family/Women, City/County Government, Civil Rights, Consumer Protection, Corrections/Criminal Justice, Criminal, Education, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Gaming, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Immigration, Insurance, Labor/Unions, Manufacturing, Medicare/Medicaid, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Planning/Land Use/Zoning, Privacy/Internet, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Public Safety, Public Sector, Retail, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Taxes, Telecommunications, Tobacco, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
Links:Website
Connect C, LLC is a full-service government relations and lobbying firm that assists clients in developing strategies and programs to win passage of legislation, modify regulations and establish allies to support public policy objectives that protect brand reputations in the halls of North Carolina's General Assembly. Using our experience, policy knowledge, procedural expertise, and planning and facilitation skills, we tailor our work to meet our clients' individual needs and goals. Our experience and expertise in providing government affairs services allow us to see around the corner for our clients, and to respond accordingly. The partners have extensive knowledge of the legislative and regulatory process in Raleigh and Washington, D.C. Our team has been involved in the political landscape at the local, state and federal level for the past forty years.
1) Agricultural Alliance of North Carolina
2) Bellsouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&,T North Carolina
3) Blue Ridge Day Surgery Center, L.P.
7) Great Trails State Coalition C/o Catawba Lands Conservancy
8) Honeywell International, Inc.
11) NC Job Creators Forum, Inc.
12) North Carolina Amateur Sports
13) North Carolina Association of Agricultural Fairs
16) North Carolina Horse Council
17) North Carolina SweetPotato Commission
18) Precision Lawn Care and Landscaping, Inc.
19) Resident Lenders of North Carolina
20) Ripe Inc.
21) Sampson County
22) Smith's Farm
23) Solstice Advanced Materials, Inc.
24) Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC
27) Town of Boone
28) Unite USA Inc.
29) University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina, Inc. d/b/a ECU Health
11-15 years
John has over 45 years of experience working as a corporate CEO and government agency administrator. John served in the administrations of three United States Presidents. He served as State Executive Director of the North Carolina Farm Service Agency from 1981 to 1992, under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. In April 2001, John was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as the State Director of USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) Rural Development for North Carolina.
140 STATE STREET, SUITE 301, ALBANY, NY, 12207,
1) ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
3) ALBANY PORT DISTRICT COMMISSION
4) ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERVICES
5) ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
7) ASSOCIATION OF PLUMBING HEATING COOLING CONTRACTORS, INC. (NYS)
10) BLADE URBAN AIR MOBILITY, INC.
11) BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
12) CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
14) CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED
15) CONSUMER DATA INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
16) EMPIRE STATE RESTAURANT & TAVERN ASSOCIATION
17) EQUIFAX INC.
18) FINSECA
19) GENESIS VILLELLA
22) HAYDEN AI TECHNOLOGIES INC.
26) JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, LLC DBA JMA WIRELESS
27) LOTTOMATRIX NY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
31) NATIONAL COALITION FOR ASSISTIVE & REHAB TECHNOLOGY (NCART)
32) NP STATEN ISLAND INDUSTRIAL, LLC
33) PLUMBING FOUNDATION CITY OF NEW YORK, INC. (THE)
34) PYRAMID MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC
36) REDBURN DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LLC
37) ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
38) SELF STORAGE ASSOCIATION, INC. (NY)
39) SILVERSTEIN PROPERTIES, LLC
40) SUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION, INC.
43) TRINET, INC.
44) TRUCKING ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK
45) UKG INC.
46) VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS (DISTRIBUTION) INCORPORATED
48) WAYMO LLC
8473189500
9501 TECHNOLOGY BLVD, SUITE 4200, ROSEMONT, IL, 60018,
(212) 773-2913
710 Bausch and Lomb Place, Rochester, NY, 14604,
7712166102
101 CONSTITUTION AVE. NW, SUITE 500 W, WASHINGTON, DC, 20001,
140 STATE STREET, SUITE 301, ALBANY, NY, 12207,
1) ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
3) ALBANY PORT DISTRICT COMMISSION
4) ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERVICES
5) ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
7) ASSOCIATION OF PLUMBING HEATING COOLING CONTRACTORS, INC. (NYS)
10) BLADE URBAN AIR MOBILITY, INC.
11) BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
12) CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
14) CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED
15) CONSUMER DATA INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
16) EMPIRE STATE RESTAURANT & TAVERN ASSOCIATION
17) EQUIFAX INC.
18) FINSECA
19) GENESIS VILLELLA
22) HAYDEN AI TECHNOLOGIES INC.
26) JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, LLC DBA JMA WIRELESS
27) LOTTOMATRIX NY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
31) NATIONAL COALITION FOR ASSISTIVE & REHAB TECHNOLOGY (NCART)
32) NP STATEN ISLAND INDUSTRIAL, LLC
33) PLUMBING FOUNDATION CITY OF NEW YORK, INC. (THE)
34) PYRAMID MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC
36) REDBURN DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LLC
37) ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
38) SELF STORAGE ASSOCIATION, INC. (NY)
39) SILVERSTEIN PROPERTIES, LLC
40) SUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION, INC.
43) TRINET, INC.
44) TRUCKING ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK
45) UKG INC.
46) VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS (DISTRIBUTION) INCORPORATED
48) WAYMO LLC
140 STATE STREET, SUITE 301, ALBANY, NY, 12207,
1) ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
3) ALBANY PORT DISTRICT COMMISSION
4) ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERVICES
5) ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
7) ASSOCIATION OF PLUMBING HEATING COOLING CONTRACTORS, INC. (NYS)
10) BLADE URBAN AIR MOBILITY, INC.
11) BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
12) CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
14) CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED
15) CONSUMER DATA INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
16) EMPIRE STATE RESTAURANT & TAVERN ASSOCIATION
17) EQUIFAX INC.
18) FINSECA
19) GENESIS VILLELLA
22) HAYDEN AI TECHNOLOGIES INC.
26) JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, LLC DBA JMA WIRELESS
27) LOTTOMATRIX NY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
31) NATIONAL COALITION FOR ASSISTIVE & REHAB TECHNOLOGY (NCART)
32) NP STATEN ISLAND INDUSTRIAL, LLC
33) PLUMBING FOUNDATION CITY OF NEW YORK, INC. (THE)
34) PYRAMID MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC
36) REDBURN DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LLC
37) ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
38) SELF STORAGE ASSOCIATION, INC. (NY)
39) SILVERSTEIN PROPERTIES, LLC
40) SUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION, INC.
43) TRINET, INC.
44) TRUCKING ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK
45) UKG INC.
46) VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS (DISTRIBUTION) INCORPORATED
48) WAYMO LLC
140 STATE STREET, SUITE 301, ALBANY, NY, 12207,
1) ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
3) ALBANY PORT DISTRICT COMMISSION
4) ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERVICES
5) ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
7) ASSOCIATION OF PLUMBING HEATING COOLING CONTRACTORS, INC. (NYS)
10) BLADE URBAN AIR MOBILITY, INC.
11) BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
12) CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
14) CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED
15) CONSUMER DATA INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
16) EMPIRE STATE RESTAURANT & TAVERN ASSOCIATION
17) EQUIFAX INC.
18) FINSECA
19) GENESIS VILLELLA
22) HAYDEN AI TECHNOLOGIES INC.
26) JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, LLC DBA JMA WIRELESS
27) LOTTOMATRIX NY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
31) NATIONAL COALITION FOR ASSISTIVE & REHAB TECHNOLOGY (NCART)
32) NP STATEN ISLAND INDUSTRIAL, LLC
33) PLUMBING FOUNDATION CITY OF NEW YORK, INC. (THE)
34) PYRAMID MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC
36) REDBURN DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LLC
37) ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
38) SELF STORAGE ASSOCIATION, INC. (NY)
39) SILVERSTEIN PROPERTIES, LLC
40) SUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION, INC.
43) TRINET, INC.
44) TRUCKING ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK
45) UKG INC.
46) VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS (DISTRIBUTION) INCORPORATED
48) WAYMO LLC
(816) 480-5126
1828 Walnut Street, Suite 600, Kansas City, MO, 64108,
(816) 480-5131
1200 Main St, Suite 2500, Kansas City, MO, 64105,
202-652-2350
600 Massachusetts Ave NW Suite 400, District of Columbia, DC, 20001,
8473189500
9501 TECHNOLOGY BVLD, SUITE 4200, ROSEMONT, IL, 60018,
(617) 439-7775
One International Place, Suite 1820, Boston, MA, 02110,
1) AECOM Technical Services Inc
8) CLEAResult
10) Cooperative Credit Union Association, Inc.
11) EDF Renewables Distributed Solutions, Inc.
12) Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company of Boston, LLC
13) Greentown Labs
18) Massachusetts Senior Care Association
19) Mylan Inc.
20) New England Livery Association
21) New England Sports Ventures
22) NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
23) NextEra Energy Transmission, LLC
24) Pawtucket Red Sox Baseball Club, LLC
25) Scientific Games Corporation
26) Solar Energy Industries Association
27) Springfield Museums Corporation
28) The Trustees of Reservations
29) Transdev North America, Inc.
31) Viatris Inc.
(212) 773-8028
395 9th Ave., New York, NY, 10001,
140 STATE STREET, SUITE 301, ALBANY, NY, 12207,
1) ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
3) ALBANY PORT DISTRICT COMMISSION
4) ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERVICES
5) ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
7) ASSOCIATION OF PLUMBING HEATING COOLING CONTRACTORS, INC. (NYS)
10) BLADE URBAN AIR MOBILITY, INC.
11) BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
12) CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
14) CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED
15) CONSUMER DATA INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
16) EMPIRE STATE RESTAURANT & TAVERN ASSOCIATION
17) EQUIFAX INC.
18) FINSECA
19) GENESIS VILLELLA
22) HAYDEN AI TECHNOLOGIES INC.
26) JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, LLC DBA JMA WIRELESS
27) LOTTOMATRIX NY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
31) NATIONAL COALITION FOR ASSISTIVE & REHAB TECHNOLOGY (NCART)
32) NP STATEN ISLAND INDUSTRIAL, LLC
33) PLUMBING FOUNDATION CITY OF NEW YORK, INC. (THE)
34) PYRAMID MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC
36) REDBURN DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LLC
37) ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
38) SELF STORAGE ASSOCIATION, INC. (NY)
39) SILVERSTEIN PROPERTIES, LLC
40) SUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION, INC.
43) TRINET, INC.
44) TRUCKING ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK
45) UKG INC.
46) VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS (DISTRIBUTION) INCORPORATED
48) WAYMO LLC