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.
814-261-5095
1308 Main Street, Suite 203, Brockway, PA, 15824, 
1) Achieva
5) Association of Dental Support Organizations
10) Burns Scalo Development LLC
11) Butler County Community College
12) CONSOL Energy
14) CSL Behring
18) FarmaceuticalRX
19) Friends of Independence National Historical Park
22) Greater Pittsburgh Convention and Visitors Bureau dba VisitPittsburgh
23) Griffin Holdings/GSL Government Consulting
25) Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh
26) International Union of Operating Engineers
27) IUPAT, DC 57
28) Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania
29) Keystone Sanitary Landfill
30) Life X Labs LLC
31) Manchester Bidwell Corporation
33) North Fayette County Municipal Authority
34) PAR
36) Pennsylvania Coal Alliance
37) PENNSYLVANIA COALITION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS
38) Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School
39) Pennsylvania Game Commission
40) Pennsylvania Parking Association
41) Pennsylvania Wine & Spirits Association
42) Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC
44) Professional Bull Riders, LLC
45) Quality Engineering Solutions Inc.
47) Shenango Area School District
48) Smart Sand Inc.
49) Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
50) Stack AV Co.
54) The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh
56) The Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh
57) The Fund for Northern Tier Development
61) Trulieve
62) Trulieve, Inc.
63) UGI Corporation
65) United States Golf Association
67) UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER AND SUBSIDIARIES
68) UPMC Health Plan
814-261-5095
1308 Main Street, Brockway, PA, 15824, 
1) Achieva
5) Association of Dental Support Organizations
10) Burns Scalo Development LLC
11) Butler County Community College
12) CONSOL Energy
14) CSL Behring
18) FarmaceuticalRX
19) Friends of Independence National Historical Park
22) Greater Pittsburgh Convention and Visitors Bureau dba VisitPittsburgh
23) Griffin Holdings/GSL Government Consulting
25) Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh
26) International Union of Operating Engineers
27) IUPAT, DC 57
28) Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania
29) Keystone Sanitary Landfill
30) Life X Labs LLC
33) North Fayette County Municipal Authority
34) PAR
36) PENNSYLVANIA COALITION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS
37) Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School
38) Pennsylvania Game Commission
39) Pennsylvania Parking Association
40) Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC
42) Professional Bull Riders, LLC
43) Quality Engineering Solutions Inc.
45) Shenango Area School District
46) Smart Sand Inc.
47) Stack AV Co.
51) The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh
53) The Fund for Northern Tier Development
56) Trulieve
57) Trulieve, Inc.
58) UGI Corporation
60) United States Golf Association
62) UPMC Health Plan
814-261-5095
1308 Main Street, Brockway, PA, 15824, 
1) Achieva
5) Association of Dental Support Organizations
10) Burns Scalo Development LLC
11) Butler County Community College
12) CONSOL Energy
14) CSL Behring
18) FarmaceuticalRX
19) Friends of Independence National Historical Park
22) Greater Pittsburgh Convention and Visitors Bureau dba VisitPittsburgh
23) Griffin Holdings/GSL Government Consulting
25) Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh
26) International Union of Operating Engineers
27) IUPAT, DC 57
28) Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania
29) Keystone Sanitary Landfill
30) Life X Labs LLC
34) PAR
36) PENNSYLVANIA COALITION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS
37) Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School
38) Pennsylvania Game Commission
39) Pennsylvania Parking Association
40) Pennsylvania Wine & Spirits Association
41) Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC
43) Professional Bull Riders, LLC
44) PROVI
45) Quality Engineering Solutions Inc.
47) Shenango Area School District
48) Smart Sand Inc.
49) Stack AV Co.
52) The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh
54) The Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh
55) The Fund for Northern Tier Development
59) Trulieve
60) Trulieve, Inc.
61) UGI Corporation
63) UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER AND SUBSIDIARIES
64) UPMC Health Plan
412-562-1877
Union Trust Building, 501 Grant Street, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, 
2) 72 Steel LLC
6) American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
7) Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
8) Blind & Vision Rehabilitation Services
9) Carnegie Institute d/b/a Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
13) Consumer Credit Association of Pennsylvania
14) Dominion Voting Systems, Inc.
16) First National Bank of Pennsylvania
17) GREATER PITTSBURGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
18) Hello Neighbor
20) Holdings Acquisition Co, L.P. d/b/a Rivers Casino
21) HSP Gaming, L.P.
24) Inseparable
25) Koch Government Affairs, LLC and Affiliates
27) North Fayette
29) Pathways of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Inc.
31) Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership
32) Riverlife
34) Tesla, Inc.
35) THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION