Emanuel ("Manny") Rouvelas engages in a wide-ranging law and lobby practice representing leading companies and trade associations in transportation, telecommunications, high technology, hospitality, and manufacturing. For four decades, he has traveled globally to more than forty countries advising clients and working with U.S. administrations, Congresses, and American and foreign embassies and governments.
He is a founding member of both the public policy and maritime law practices of K&L Gates, each consistently ranked nationally as among the best, most effective and highly regarded in the United States. Mr. Rouvelas is personally ranked as one of the country's top lawyers in both maritime law and in government affairs by Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, and Legal 500. In addition, in its 30th year anniversary edition, Legal Times newspaper recognized him as "one of the greatest Washington lawyers of the past 30 years," a "legal visionary," who helped turn Washington, D.C.'s legal and lobbying community into an international powerhouse. From 2005 - 2018 he has been named a "Top Lobbyist" by The Hill newspaper based on surveys of members of Congress and staff. In 2019 Chambers USA ranked him in the top band of three lawyers nationally in Government Relations and in the top band of five lawyers in Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory.
Prior to joining K&L Gates, he was counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce and chief counsel to its Merchant Marine and Foreign Commerce Subcommittees where he had lead staff responsibility for the enactment of thirty-two public laws. Included was major legislation relating to vessel construction and operation, oil spill prevention, vessel traffic systems, recreational boat safety, Coast Guard, and Maritime Administration programs.
Mr. Rouvelas has served as an advisor to two U.S. presidential transitions, a bipartisan Congressional caucus, an executive branch reorganization, several senators and congressmen, and many political campaigns In 2016 he served on the Bipartisan Policy Center's working group, "Selecting a Vice President: Balancing Politics and Prudence." An honors graduate of the University of Washington, Harvard Law School, and participant in the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School and the Program on Corporate Governance for Directors at Stanford Business School, Mr. Rouvelas has long been committed to the importance of strong ethical governance in both the public and private sectors. He has taught, lectured, and counseled clients on governance issues. He has twenty years of experience serving on the boards of directors of three U.S. publicly traded companies and thirty years of service on the boards of directors of nonprofit charitable organizations, including the American Architectural Foundation, Greater Washington Board of Trade, National Hellenic Society, Smithsonian National Zoological Park and Conservation Biology Institute, and Washington Monthly magazine. He is a lifetime trustee, former vice-chair of the board, and visiting professor at the American College of Greece in Athens.
His numerous professional, industry, and public service awards include the American Hellenic Institute's Heritage and National Public Service Award, United Seamen's Service Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award, and the Association of Government Relations Professionals (AGRP) Career Achievement Award.
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2) Biotechnology Innovation Organization
6) Consumer Brands Association (fka Grocery Manufacturers Association)
7) EHealth Insurance Services, Inc.
9) Federation of American Hospitals
11) Futures Industry Association
13) General Dynamics
14) General Electric
15) Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
16) Kajeet
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3) Asian American Hotel Owners Association
4) Associated Equipment Dealers
5) Atlantic Housing Partners LLLP
8) Community Financial Services Association of America
11) Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
12) Institute for Portfolio Alternatives
13) Kasasa Ltd.
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1) American Gaming Association
2) American Investment Council
7) CTIA - The Wireless Association
9) DaVita Inc.
10) Entertainment Software Association
11) Epic Games, Inc.
12) Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund
13) Hilton Worldwide
15) Kajeet
18) New York Life Insurance Company
21) PFS Investments Inc. (formerly Primerica Financial Services)
22) RELX Inc.
23) Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
24) Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)
25) Semiconductors Industry Association
26) ServiceNow Inc
28) The Big 12 Conference, Inc.
29) The Big Ten Conference, Inc.
31) The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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3) Asian American Hotel Owners Association
4) Associated Equipment Dealers
5) Atlantic Housing Partners LLLP
6) Community Financial Services Association of America
8) Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
9) Institute for Portfolio Alternatives
10) Kasasa Ltd.
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1) Amedisys Home Health and Hospice Care
2) American Medical Association
3) Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
4) Digestive Health Physicians Association, Inc.
5) Fresenius Medical Care North America
7) GRAIL, Inc.
8) Health Industry Distributors Association
9) Health Management Systems, Inc.
10) Healthcare Leadership Council
11) Illumina, Inc.
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2) AMI Kids
4) Asian American Hotel Owners Association
8) Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
9) Institute for Portfolio Alternatives
10) Institute for Portfolio Alternatives, formerly INVESTMENT PROGRAM ASSOCIATION
11) Kasasa Ltd.