717-231-5982
17 N. 2nd Street, 18th Floor, Harrisburg, PA, 17101, 
Links:Website
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.
1) AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc.
2) Allegheny Technologies Inc.
3) Aviation Council of Pennsylvania
4) Balmaghie Beverage Group, Inc.
12) Pace-O-Matic
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.
412-355-8910
K&L Gates Center, 210 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, 
Links:Website
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) Allegheny Technologies Inc.
3) Aviation Council of Pennsylvania
4) Balmaghie Beverage Group, Inc.
13) Pace-O-Matic
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.
1101 E. 33RD STREET, SUITE B301, BALTIMORE, MD, 21218, 
4439975999
1101 E. 33RD STREET, SUITE B301, BALTIMORE, MD, 21218, 
717-231-4575
17 North Second Street, 18th Floor, Harrisburg, PA, 17101, 
717-231-2892
17 NORTH SECOND STREET, 18TH FLOOR, HARRISBURG, PA, 17101, 
1) AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc.
2) Allegheny Technologies Inc.
3) Aviation Council of Pennsylvania
4) Balmaghie Beverage Group, Inc.
12) Pace-O-Matic
717-231-5843
17 N. Second Street, 18th Floor, Harrisburg, PA, 17101, 
1) AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc.
2) Allegheny Technologies Inc.
3) Aviation Council of Pennsylvania
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1001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1300 South, Washington, DC, 20004, 
1) Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.
4) Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
7) Curators of the University of Missouri
11) Esper Regulatory Technologies, Inc.
13) IBX, LLC
14) Jackson and Tull Chartered Engineers
16) Morgan State University Foundation
20) Persivia, Inc.
22) School-Community Health Alliance of Michigan
23) Sheppard Pratt Health System
24) Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc.
25) Smiths Group
26) Southeastern Universities Research Association, Inc.
27) Southwest Research Institute
28) SPX Transformer Solutions, Inc.
29) Synoptic Data - F/K/A WeatherFlow Inc.
30) The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC
31) The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
32) University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
33) University of California, San Francisco
35) University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)
36) University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
1101 E. 33RD STREET, SUITE B301, BALTIMORE, MD, 21218, 
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1300 South, Washington, DC, 20004, 
412-889-0259
210 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, 
1) AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc.
2) Allegheny Technologies Inc.
3) Aviation Council of Pennsylvania
4) Balmaghie Beverage Group, Inc.
12) Pace-O-Matic
1101 E. 33RD STREET, SUITE B301, BALTIMORE, MD, 21218,