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.
202-849-9002
7415 SW Pkwy, Bldg 6, Ste 500, #129, Austin, TX, 78735,
717-982-6823
1426 North 3rd Street Suit, Suite 500, Harrisburg, PA, 17102,
2) BAYADA Hearts for Home Care Inc.
3) BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc
4) CrossState Credit Union Association
5) CVS Health & Affiliated Entities
6) Data Recognition Corporation
9) Firefighter's Association of the State of Pennsylvania
10) Gateway Health Plan, Inc. d/b/a Highmark Wholecare
11) goPuff
12) HP Inc.
13) Kay Builders
14) Lehigh Valley Zoological Society
15) Magellan Health Inc., its affiliates and its subsidiaries
18) Novelis
20) Patient First
21) Pattern Energy
22) Pennsylvania Association of Goodwills
23) Pennsylvania Association of Intermediate Units
24) PENNSYLVANIA BUS ASSOCIATION
25) Pennsylvania Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Inc.
26) Pennsylvania Online Messenger Association
27) PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL BUS ASSOCIATION
28) PENNSYLVANIA SKI AREAS ASSOCIATION, INC.
30) Seatgeek, Inc.
31) St. Luke's Health Network, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates
32) The National Elevator Industry, Inc.
33) TickPick LLC
34) Verra Mobility Corporation and its Affiliates
717-234-5424
3712 N. 3rd Street, HARRISBURG, PA, 17110,
1) Acivilate
3) Alliance for Automotive Innovation
4) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
7) Aspira, Inc. of Pennsylvania
8) ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES OF PA
10) Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh
11) Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region
12) Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities of Philhaven
13) Childrens Home of Bradford
16) Commonwealth License Beverage Association
18) Community Media of South Central PA
19) Conservative Energy Network
20) Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
21) Consumer Data Industry Association
22) Contact Tracer Staffing and Workforce Management
23) CopyWatch
24) Cresco Labs
25) Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School
28) Dakota Renewable Energy, LLC
29) Direct Energy
30) Direct Energy Services, LLC
32) Election IQ
33) Emergency Response Training and Certification Association
34) ENTERPRISE LEASING COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA, LLC dba ENTERPRISE MOBILITY
35) Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company of Pittsburgh, LLC dba Enterprise Mobility
37) Families Against Mandatory Minimums
38) Family First Homecare of Pennsylvania
39) G2Lytics
40) Geronimo Energy
42) Harrisburg Downtown Improvement District
44) HOSPITAL & HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
50) Jewish Community Alliance of NEPA
51) Keystone Sanitary Landfill
52) Keystone State Railroad Association
56) Lehigh Valley Zoological Society
58) Liquor Enforcement Association
59) Malt Beverage Distributors Association of PA
60) Medtronic, Inc.
65) Navarro & Wright Consulting Engineers, Inc.
66) New Story, Inc.
67) Norristown Zoological Society/Elmwood Park Zoo
68) Northwoods
70) PA ASSOC OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS
72) Pattern Energy
73) PayIt, LLC
74) PENNSYLVANIA AMUSEMENT AND MUSIC MACHINE ASSOCIATION
75) Pennsylvania Association of Naturopathic Physicians
76) Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition
77) PENNSYLVANIA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
78) PENNSYLVANIA COALITION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS
79) Pennsylvania General Energy
80) PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
81) Pennsylvania Hearing Healthcare Association
82) PENNSYLVANIA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION
83) PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION
84) PENNSYLVANIA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (PSEA)
85) Pennsylvanians Against Gerrymandering
86) Pennsylvanians for Responsible Government
87) Pennsylvanians for Responsible Medical Marijuana Research
88) PENRAC LLC dba Enterprise Mobility
89) Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC
91) Philadelphia Zoo
92) Philadelphians for a Fair Future
93) Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
94) PMCAction
95) Pocono Springs Development
100) Sky King Fireworks
101) Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
102) Speak Up!
103) St. Joseph's Preparatory School
104) Stevens & Lee, P.C.
105) Sunset Hills Medical
107) Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
108) The Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation
109) The Commonwealth Medical College
110) The EADS Group
111) The Greater Hazleton-Area New Development Organization, Inc.
112) Tioga County Board of Commissioners
113) Tobyhanna Township
114) TransparentBusiness, Inc.
115) Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.
116) United Fiber & Data
117) UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS
118) Villanova University
120) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
121) Volunteers of America Delaware Valley
122) Warren County Board of Commissioners
124) Western Pennsylvania Golf Association
125) Whole Plants, LLC
126) Ygrene Energy Fund
717-234-5424
121 State St, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,
1) Acivilate
3) Alliance for Automotive Innovation
4) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
6) Apex Adjustment Associates, LLC
8) Aspira, Inc. of Pennsylvania
9) ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES OF PA
11) BFW Group, LLC
12) Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh
13) Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region
15) Carroll Public Adjusters, LLC
16) Catholic Charities Diocese of Harrisburg
17) Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
18) Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities of Philhaven
19) Childrens Home of Bradford
21) Clearview Asset Protection, LLC
25) Commonwealth License Beverage Association
27) Community Media of South Central PA
28) Conservative Energy Network
29) Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
30) Contact Tracer Staffing and Workforce Management
31) CopyWatch
32) Cresco Labs
33) Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School
37) Dakota Renewable Energy, LLC
38) Direct Energy
40) Election IQ
41) Emergency Response Training and Certification Association
43) ENTERPRISE LEASING COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA, LLC dba ENTERPRISE MOBILITY
44) Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company of Pittsburgh, LLC dba Enterprise Mobility
46) Families Against Mandatory Minimums
47) Family First Homecare of Pennsylvania
48) G2Lytics
49) Geronimo Energy
50) Griffin Holdings
52) Harrisburg Downtown Improvement District
55) HOSPITAL & HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
56) IBEW Local 29
57) IBEW Local 614
60) Information Technology Industry Council
64) Jewish Community Alliance of NEPA
65) Keystone Sanitary Landfill
66) Keystone State Railroad Association
70) Lehigh Valley Zoological Society
73) Liquor Enforcement Association
74) Malt Beverage Distributors Association of PA
75) Medtronic, Inc.
79) NATIONAL AVIARY IN PITTSBURGH
80) Navarro & Wright Consulting Engineers, Inc.
81) New Story, Inc.
82) Norristown Zoological Society/Elmwood Park Zoo
83) Northwoods
85) Office of Catholic Education
86) PA ASSOC OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS
88) PACAH
89) Pattern Energy
90) PayIt, LLC
91) Pennsylvania Association of Naturopathic Physicians
92) Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition
93) PENNSYLVANIA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
94) PENNSYLVANIA COALITION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS
95) Pennsylvania General Energy
96) Pennsylvania Hearing Healthcare Association
97) PENNSYLVANIA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION
98) PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION
99) PENNSYLVANIA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (PSEA)
100) Pennsylvanians Against Gerrymandering
101) Pennsylvanians for Responsible Government
102) Pennsylvanians for Responsible Medical Marijuana Research
103) PENRAC LLC dba Enterprise Mobility
104) Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC
105) Perdue AgriBusiness
106) Pet Advocacy Network
107) Philadelphia Zoo
108) Philadelphians for a Fair Future
109) Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
110) PMCAction
111) Pocono Springs Development
112) Real Alternatives
113) Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association
115) Rockland Associates, Inc.
116) SH Advisors, LLC
117) Shell Oil Company
118) Signallamp Health
119) Sky King Fireworks
120) Solar Landscape
121) Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
122) Speak Up!
123) St. Joseph's Preparatory School
125) Sunset Hills Medical
126) Switchyard AI
128) Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
129) Teachers of Tomorrow
130) The Caring Cupboard
131) The Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation
132) The Commonwealth Medical College
133) The EADS Group
135) The Greater Hazleton-Area New Development Organization, Inc.
136) The Port-A-John
137) Thomas E. Proctor Heirs Trust
138) Tioga County Board of Commissioners
139) Tobyhanna Township
140) TransparentBusiness, Inc.
141) Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.
142) United Fiber & Data
143) UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS
144) Utility Workers Union of America Local 102
145) UWUA Local 102
146) Valley Wellness Dispensary, LLC
147) Villanova University
149) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
150) Volunteers of America Delaware Valley
151) Warren County Board of Commissioners
153) Western Pennsylvania Golf Association
154) Whole Plants, LLC
155) Ygrene Energy Fund
717-234-5424
121 State Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,
1) Acivilate
4) Alliance for Automotive Innovation
5) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
7) Apex Adjustment Associates, LLC
9) Aspira, Inc. of Pennsylvania
10) ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES OF PA
12) BFW Group, LLC
13) Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh
14) Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region
15) Bitcoin Depot
17) Carroll Public Adjusters, LLC
18) Catholic Charities Diocese of Harrisburg
19) Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
20) Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities of Philhaven
21) Childrens Home of Bradford
23) Clearview Asset Protection, LLC
27) Commonwealth License Beverage Association
29) Community Media of South Central PA
30) Conservative Energy Network
31) Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
32) Consumer Data Industry Association
33) Contact Tracer Staffing and Workforce Management
34) CopyWatch
35) Cresco Labs
36) Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School
40) Dakota Renewable Energy, LLC
41) Direct Energy
44) Election IQ
45) Emergency Response Training and Certification Association
47) ENTERPRISE LEASING COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA, LLC dba ENTERPRISE MOBILITY
48) Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company of Pittsburgh, LLC dba Enterprise Mobility
50) Families Against Mandatory Minimums
51) Family First Homecare of Pennsylvania
52) G2Lytics
53) Geronimo Energy
54) Griffin Holdings
56) Harrisburg Downtown Improvement District
59) HOSPITAL & HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
60) Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania
61) IBEW Local 29
62) IBEW Local 459
63) IBEW Local 614
66) Information Technology Industry Council
70) Jewish Community Alliance of NEPA
71) Keystone Sanitary Landfill
72) Keystone State Railroad Association
76) Lehigh Valley Zoological Society
79) Liquor Enforcement Association
80) Malt Beverage Distributors Association of PA
81) Medtronic, Inc.
85) NATIONAL AVIARY IN PITTSBURGH
86) Navarro & Wright Consulting Engineers, Inc.
87) New Story, Inc.
88) Norristown Zoological Society/Elmwood Park Zoo
89) Northwoods
91) Office of Catholic Education
92) PA ASSOC OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS
94) PACAH
95) Pattern Energy
96) Pauline Auberle Foundation
97) PayIt, LLC
98) Pennsylvania Association of Naturopathic Physicians
99) Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition
100) PENNSYLVANIA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
101) PENNSYLVANIA COALITION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS
102) Pennsylvania General Energy
103) Pennsylvania Hearing Healthcare Association
104) PENNSYLVANIA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION
105) PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION
106) PENNSYLVANIA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (PSEA)
107) Pennsylvanians Against Gerrymandering
108) Pennsylvanians for Responsible Government
109) Pennsylvanians for Responsible Medical Marijuana Research
110) PENRAC LLC dba Enterprise Mobility
111) Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC
112) Perdue AgriBusiness
113) Pet Advocacy Network
114) Philadelphia Zoo
115) Philadelphians for a Fair Future
116) PHL Local Gaming LLC
117) Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
118) PMCAction
119) Pocono Springs Development
120) Real Alternatives
121) Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association
123) Rockland Associates, Inc.
124) Sands Bethworks Gaming, LLC
125) SH Advisors, LLC
126) Shell Oil Company
127) Signallamp Health
128) Sky King Fireworks
129) Solar Landscape
130) Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
131) Speak Up!
132) St. Joseph's Preparatory School
133) Stevens & Lee, P.C.
135) Sunset Hills Medical
136) Switchyard AI
138) Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
139) Teachers of Tomorrow
140) The Caring Cupboard
141) The Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation
142) The Commonwealth Medical College
143) The EADS Group
145) The Greater Hazleton-Area New Development Organization, Inc.
146) The Port-A-John
147) The Vista Foundation on behalf of The Vista School
148) Thomas E. Proctor Heirs Trust
149) Tioga County Board of Commissioners
150) Tobyhanna Township
151) TransparentBusiness, Inc.
152) Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.
153) United Fiber & Data
154) UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS
155) United Food and Commercial Workers
156) Utility Workers Union of America Local 102
157) UWUA Local 102
158) Valley Wellness Dispensary, LLC
159) Villanova University
161) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
162) Volunteers of America Delaware Valley
163) Warren County Board of Commissioners
165) Western Pennsylvania Golf Association
166) Whole Plants, LLC
167) Ygrene Energy Fund
717-234-5424
121 State Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,
1) Acivilate
4) Alliance for Automotive Innovation
5) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
7) Apex Adjustment Associates, LLC
9) Aspira, Inc. of Pennsylvania
10) ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES OF PA
12) BFW Group, LLC
13) Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh
14) Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region
15) Bitcoin Depot
17) Carroll Public Adjusters, LLC
18) Catholic Charities Diocese of Harrisburg
19) Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
20) Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities of Philhaven
21) Childrens Home of Bradford
23) Clearview Asset Protection, LLC
27) Commonwealth License Beverage Association
29) Community Media of South Central PA
30) Conservative Energy Network
31) Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
32) Consumer Data Industry Association
33) Contact Tracer Staffing and Workforce Management
34) CopyWatch
35) Cresco Labs
36) Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School
40) Dakota Renewable Energy, LLC
41) Direct Energy
44) Election IQ
45) Emergency Response Training and Certification Association
47) ENTERPRISE LEASING COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA, LLC dba ENTERPRISE MOBILITY
48) Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company of Pittsburgh, LLC dba Enterprise Mobility
50) Families Against Mandatory Minimums
51) Family First Homecare of Pennsylvania
52) G2Lytics
53) Geronimo Energy
54) Griffin Holdings
56) Harrisburg Downtown Improvement District
59) HOSPITAL & HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
60) Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania
61) IBEW Local 29
62) IBEW Local 459
63) IBEW Local 614
66) Information Technology Industry Council
70) Jewish Community Alliance of NEPA
71) Keystone Sanitary Landfill
72) Keystone State Railroad Association
76) Lehigh Valley Zoological Society
79) Liquor Enforcement Association
80) Malt Beverage Distributors Association of PA
81) Medtronic, Inc.
85) NATIONAL AVIARY IN PITTSBURGH
86) Navarro & Wright Consulting Engineers, Inc.
87) New Story, Inc.
88) Norristown Zoological Society/Elmwood Park Zoo
89) Northwoods
91) Office of Catholic Education
92) PA ASSOC OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS
94) PACAH
95) Pattern Energy
96) Pauline Auberle Foundation
97) PayIt, LLC
98) Pennsylvania Association of Naturopathic Physicians
99) Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition
100) PENNSYLVANIA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
101) PENNSYLVANIA COALITION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS
102) Pennsylvania General Energy
103) Pennsylvania Hearing Healthcare Association
104) PENNSYLVANIA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION
105) PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION
106) PENNSYLVANIA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (PSEA)
107) Pennsylvanians Against Gerrymandering
108) Pennsylvanians for Responsible Government
109) Pennsylvanians for Responsible Medical Marijuana Research
110) PENRAC LLC dba Enterprise Mobility
111) Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC
112) Perdue AgriBusiness
113) Pet Advocacy Network
114) Philadelphia Zoo
115) Philadelphians for a Fair Future
116) Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
117) PMCAction
118) Pocono Springs Development
119) Real Alternatives
120) Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association
122) Rockland Associates, Inc.
123) Sands Bethworks Gaming, LLC
124) SH Advisors, LLC
125) Shell Oil Company
126) Signallamp Health
127) Sky King Fireworks
128) Solar Landscape
129) Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
130) Speak Up!
131) St. Joseph's Preparatory School
132) Stevens & Lee, P.C.
134) Sunset Hills Medical
135) Switchyard AI
137) Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
138) Teachers of Tomorrow
139) The Caring Cupboard
140) The Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation
141) The Commonwealth Medical College
142) The EADS Group
144) The Greater Hazleton-Area New Development Organization, Inc.
145) The Port-A-John
146) The Vista Foundation on behalf of The Vista School
147) Thomas E. Proctor Heirs Trust
148) Tioga County Board of Commissioners
149) Tobyhanna Township
150) TransparentBusiness, Inc.
151) Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.
152) United Fiber & Data
153) UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS
154) United Food and Commercial Workers
155) Utility Workers Union of America Local 102
156) UWUA Local 102
157) Valley Wellness Dispensary, LLC
158) Villanova University
160) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
161) Volunteers of America Delaware Valley
162) Warren County Board of Commissioners
164) Western Pennsylvania Golf Association
165) Whole Plants, LLC
166) Ygrene Energy Fund
717-982-6823
1426 North 3rd Street Suite 310, Suite 500, Harrisburg, PA, 17102,
