717-237-4801
409 N. Second Street, Suite 500, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney is the largest of its kind within any law firm in Pennsylvania. Its Government Relations Group provides a wide variety of clients with an outstanding program of advocacy services before the General Assembly and Executive Branch agencies of state government. The principals have held positions at the highest levels of state government, including former members of the House of Representatives, and a former member of the Governor's staff. In addition, they include former Chief Counsels of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare and the Pennsylvania Insurance Department as well as former Chief Counsel to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and of the Pennsylvania State Police.
Firm Specialties:
Buchanan's services include providing background information to clients and key policy makers about the potential impact of proposed legislation or regulations; effectively communicating clients' concerns to government; drafting legislation; testifying before legislative committees and regulatory hearings; drafting and distributing position papers for clients; and monitoring the General Assembly and providing clients with updates.
1) 3M Company and its affiliates
2) Affordable Equity Partners, Inc.
3) American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
4) Argo AI
5) Crown Castle (including Pennsylvania Partnership for 5G)
8) GREATER PITTSBURGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
10) HP Inc.
12) Iron Mountain Information Management
13) Kay Builders
14) Lucid USA, Inc.
19) North Fayette
21) Pattern Energy
23) Pennridge Development Enterprises Inc
24) PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY
25) PENNSYLVANIA POWER COMPANY
26) PENNSYLVANIA SKI AREAS ASSOCIATION, INC.
28) Rolka Loube Saltzer LLC, DBA Rolka Loube
29) St. Luke's Health Network, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates
31) The National Elevator Industry, Inc.
32) The Williams Companies, Inc.
34) West Penn Power
STEPHEN M. DEFRANK is a senior advisor in Buchanan's state government relations group. He joins Buchanan after spending 23 years of his career in Pennsylvania state government. His most recent position was chief of staff for Senator Lisa M. Boscola.
Steve brings process and policy expertise to our Pennsylvania Government Relations Practice, having worked in state government for more than 20 years. He has served in several roles in his over two decades with the Senate of Pennsylvania, including chief of staff, committee executive director, and policy director. Steve called on his strengths differently in each of those roles: as a chief of staff for Sen. Lisa Boscola, he used his organizational skills and ability to multitask to advance the senator's legislative agenda in Harrisburg and manage constituent outreach and communications in her district office. As Executive Director for the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, Steve grasped new concepts quickly and effectively, and developed an area of expertise in issues affecting the energy and utility sectors. As Policy Director, he worked as a jack of all trades to advance a caucus-wide agenda that included initiatives related to legalized gaming, community and economic development, workforce development, education initiatives and government reform.
412-562-8800
Union Trust Building, 501 Grant Street, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219,
1) 72 Steel LLC
5) Allegheny County Bar Association
6) Allegheny County Sanitary Authority
7) Allegheny County Treasurer's Office
8) American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
9) Aspire Grant & Development, LLC
10) Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
12) Bayer U.S. LLC
14) Carnegie Institute d/b/a Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
15) Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
16) Center for Organ Recovery and Education
18) CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGH
20) COLUMBIA GAS OF PENNSYLVANIA
22) Community College of Allegheny County
23) Consumer Credit Association of Pennsylvania
24) Dominion Voting Systems, Inc.
25) Duquesne Club
26) DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
28) Epilepsy Association of Western and Central PA
30) First National Bank of Pennsylvania
31) GREATER PITTSBURGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
32) Hello Neighbor
33) Henry Legal Group LLP d/b/a Heartland Legal Group
34) Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania
35) Holdings Acquisition Co, L.P. d/b/a Rivers Casino
37) HSP Gaming, L.P.
40) Inseparable
42) Jackson Township,Butler County
43) Koch Government Affairs, LLC and Affiliates
44) Mattress Factory
48) Pathways of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Inc.
50) Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.
51) Pittsburgh Associates, LP t/d/b/a Pittsburgh Pirates
54) Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership
56) Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
57) Port Authority of Allegheny County
58) Port of Pittsburgh Commission
59) Quaker Valley School District
60) Regional Industrial Development Corporation
62) School District of Pittsburgh
63) Shallenberger Enterprises, LLC
65) South College
66) Southwestern Pennsylvania Corporation
69) Tesla, Inc.
70) THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION
71) The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh
73) Tremco CPG Inc.
74) Union League of Philadelphia
75) UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, NAME CHANGED FROM UNITED WAY OF ALLEGHENY C
