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Ms. Leo is a Government Affairs Advisor in the Public Policy and Law division whose practice focuses on legislative and regulatory affairs in Texas. Ms. Leo provides advice and strategic guidance on matters before the state legislature and state government agencies. Her areas of specialty include municipal and county government, higher education, pharmaceutical, financial services, telecommunications, energy and automobile regulatory matters

Higher Education
Successfully assisted entities before regulatory agencies to achieve compliance.

Public Health
Worked with regulatory agency and broader coalitions to secure a positive recommendation from a Texas State agency which subsequently led to final passage of key legislation.

Local Government
Worked with the 3rd largest county in the country to secure vital legislation.

Regulatory Projects
Successfully assisted a national association and private companies in matters dealing with state franchise issues.

Telecommunications
Successfully assisted a publically traded company to secure passage of legislation affecting the Texas Universal Service Fund.

Energy
Successfully assisted client in passage of electric utility matters.

Ms. Leo has over 25 years of combined experience in federal, state and local government. Prior to joining the firm in 1996, Ms. Leo served as the Intergovernmental Relations Manager for the City of San Antonio. In that capacity, she had chief responsibility for managing federal, state and local matters on behalf of the City of San Antonio. Ms. Leo managed legislative and political activities at these various levels of government including Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC); state legislative matters impacting the City of San Antonio as well as interlocal agreements between the city and county.

She served as Chief of Staff for the first Hispanic woman elected to the Legislature, State Representative Irma Rangel, in which she managed all legislative policy, including appropriations, redistricting, healthcare, education and transportation. In this capacity, Ms. Leo also served as the Director of the Mexican-American Legislative Caucus and managed policy issues in behalf of the members of the Caucus. Prior to joining the House side of the Capitol, Ms. Leo worked in the policy division of Lieutenant Governor William P. Hobby, Jr. Ms. Leo's legislative career began as a Senate Messenger.

Ms. Leo serves on the Firm's Global Diversity Committee which promotes a diverse workforce and an inclusive firm culture. She is a Board member of the Senate Hispanic Research Council (SHRC), a non-profit research group that supports internships for college students in the offices of members of the Texas Senate. Ms Leo is a 9th generation Texan, and a member of the William B. Travis Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.

Clients:
  • 916 448-7567

  • SACRAMENTOCA95814

Clients:
Clients:

1) ACTUM, LLC

2) ADVANCED ENERGY ECONOMY

3) ALAMEDA COUNTY WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

4) AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

5) AUTOMOTUS

6) BEVERLY HILLS, CITY OF

7) BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE GREATER SACRAMENTO AREA

8) BOEING COMPANY, THE

9) BURBANK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

10) BUTTE, COUNTY OF

11) CALIFORNIA & NEVADA CIVIL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS ASSOCIATION, INC.

12) CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

13) CALIFORNIA ARTS ADVOCATES

14) CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY TREASURERS & TAX COLLECTORS

15) CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

16) CALIFORNIA CITY TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVE (CACTI)

17) CALIFORNIA COALITION ON WORKERS COMPENSATION

18) CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, INC.

19) CALIFORNIA MOVING AND STORAGE ASSOCIATION

20) CALIFORNIA PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL

21) CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRISTS (CSAP)

22) CALIFORNIA TRANSIT ASSOCIATION

23) CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INC.

24) CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST

25) CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT AUTHORITY

26) CITY OF SAN JOSE OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY

27) COUNTY MEDICAL SERVICES PROGRAM

28) DEL NORTE, COUNTY OF

29) DODD AND CHAABAN STRATEGIES LLC

30) FDX CORPORATION

31) FOREFRONT POWER, LLC

32) FRESNO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

33) FRESNO, COUNTY OF

34) GOLETA, CITY OF

35) HOMIUM

36) HOPSKIPDRIVE INC.

37) HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

38) HUMBOLDT, COUNTY OF

39) KAHL/POWNALL ADVOCATES

40) KERN, COUNTY OF

41) KINGS, COUNTY OF

42) LOS ANGELES CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

43) LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

44) LOS ANGELES ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES 2028 D/B/A LA 28

45) LOS ANGELES, CITY OF

46) LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF

47) MADERA, COUNTY OF

48) MARIN, COUNTY OF

49) MCCOURT PARTNERS REAL ESTATE LLC AND ITS AFFILIATES, CHAVEZ RAVINE LAND COMPANY LLC AND AERIAL RAPID TRANSIT TECHNOLOGIES LLC

50) MENDOCINO, COUNTY OF

51) MERCED, COUNTY OF

52) MONTEREY-SALINAS TRANSIT DISTRICT (MST)

53) NAPA, COUNTY OF

54) NEVADA, COUNTY OF

55) NOVO NORDISK

56) OAKLAND CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

57) OFFICE OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COUNSEL

58) OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, SAN FRANCISCO

59) OFFICE OF THE SAN DIEGO CITY ATTORNEY

60) OROVILLE, CITY OF

61) PACIFIC MERCHANT SHIPPING ASSOCIATION

62) PENINSULA CORRIDOR JOINT POWERS BOARD (CALTRAIN)

63) PLACER, COUNTY OF

64) PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

65) PUBLIC RISK INNOVATION, SOLUTIONS, AND MANAGEMENT (PRISM)

66) SACRAMENTO, COUNTY OF

67) SAN DIEGO, COUNTY OF

68) SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WATER EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

69) SAN FRANCISCO CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

70) SAN FRANCISCO WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET (SF MARKET)

71) SAN JOAQUIN REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT

72) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY UNIFIED AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT

73) SAN JOAQUIN, COUNTY OF

74) SAN LUIS OBISPO, COUNTY OF

75) SAN MATEO COUNTY - CITY/COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS

76) SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT

77) SANTA CLARA, COUNTY OF

78) SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT

79) SANTA MONICA, CITY OF

80) SCHOOLS INSURANCE AUTHORITY

81) SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.

82) SHASTA, COUNTY OF

83) SISKIYOU, COUNTY OF

84) SOLANO COUNTY TRANSIT (SOLTRANS)

85) SOLANO TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

86) SOLANO, COUNTY OF

87) SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA, CALIFORNIA CHAPTERS

88) SOLOV ADVOCACY

89) SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT

90) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL RAIL AUTHORITY (METROLINK)

91) SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION (SEMA)

92) STANISLAUS, COUNTY OF

93) STATE HUMANE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA

94) STORER TEST EXPRESS DBA BUS TEST EXPRESS

95) SUNLINE TRANSIT AGENCY

96) SUTTER, COUNTY OF

97) TAYLOR, KAT

98) TECHNET--TECHNOLOGY NETWORK

99) TESLA MOTORS, INC.

100) TRAINING IN EARLY ABORTION FOR COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE (TEACH) A PROJECT OF SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS

101) TULARE, COUNTY OF

102) VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC.

103) WEST HOLLYWOOD, CITY OF

104) WESTERN PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION

105) YUBA CITY (AKA CITY OF YUBA)

106) YUBA, COUNTY OF

Clients:
  • (916) 448-7567

  • 925 L STREET, SUITE 1100SACRAMENTOCA95814

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