717-231-2892
17 NORTH SECOND STREET, 18TH FLOOR, HARRISBURG, PA, 17101,
Subjects: Energy/Utilities, Health Care, RFP/Procurement, Taxes
Links:Website
Mr. Gleason concentrates his practice as Pennsylvania and federal legislative and regulatory policy counsel. Building on his experience with the Office of the Governor in Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania General Assembly and the United States Congress, and nearly 20 years in private practice, Mr. Gleason possesses a depth of understanding of the legislative and administrative processes, and an insider's view of the political considerations and other motivations that drive those processes. He currently represents a diverse client base, including prominent leaders within industries such as: manufacturing, rail freight transportation, natural gas production, energy policy, financial services, emerging growth and high tech, health care and retail. Mr. Gleason has also advised Governors, legislative leaders and committee chairs on political and policy matters.
1) ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INC.
2) APPALACHIA MIDSTREAM SERVICES, LLC
3) ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS, INC.
6) CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION
9) DIRECTV
10) DISH NETWORK
14) H&R BLOCK, INC.
15) METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
17) PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
18) PENNSYLVANIA TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION
19) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA [PHRMA]
21) QVC, INC.
23) SATELLITE BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION
24) SHEETZ, INC.
25) UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
26) XO ENERGY
Oil & Gas Legislative and Regulatory Policy: Representing several natural gas producers operating within the Marcellus Shale on legislative and regulatory policy matters pending within the PA General Assembly and numerous regulatory agencies with oversight for Marcellus Shale activities.
Competitive Industrial Electric Rates: Assisted large manufacturing clients in enacting legislation permitting large industrial customers to negotiate competitive rates with incumbent electric utilities, paving the way for significant, historic capital investments by those customers
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Economic Development Incentives: Secured tens of millions of economic incentives for clients seeking to make large capital investment and significantly increase jobs in the Commonwealth, including grants and low interest loans, transportation assistance, rail capital and community development funds.
Business Tax Reform: Successfully led a large coalition of manufacturers and high/bio tech companies to secure dramatic statutory changes in Pennsylvania's Corporate Net Income Tax structure that had penalized companies for increased capital and employee investment in the Commonwealth.
Tax Free Zones: Successfully assisted large manufacturing client with the enactment of legislation creating several state and local tax free zones throughout Pennsylvania to facilitate business expansion and relocation.
Civil Justice Reform: Successfully represented several clients in passing legislation repealing the doctrine of joint & several liability in Pennsylvania.
Procurement Bid Protests: Managed several, successful bid protests on behalf of clients that wanted to pursue a protest without jeopardizing agency relationships.
Health Care: In separate matters, successfully represented several hospitals and the pharmaceutical industry in reversing or mitigating proposed agency recommendations that would have caused significant harm to those clients.
Mr. Gleason joined K&L Gates in 2002. Prior to joining K&L Gates, Mr. Gleason served in Pennsylvania Governor Mark Schweiker's Cabinet as Secretary for Legislative Affairs. In that capacity, he advised the Governor, the Governor's senior staff and fellow cabinet secretaries on legislative, regulatory and policy matters affecting all agencies under the governor's jurisdiction. On his departure from state government, Governor Schweiker had this to say about Mr. Gleason:
"Pete Gleason has been a vital advisor to me, and a trusted liaison with the General Assembly. He helped my Administration win passage of many historic pieces of legislation, including reforms to Pennsylvania's Medical Malpractice and Joint and Several Liability laws, not to mention the 2002-03 Budget – one of the most difficult budgets in Commonwealth history."
From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Gleason had served as deputy secretary for legislative affairs with the office of the governor in Pennsylvania. He worked with former Governor Tom Ridge until his appointment as director of Homeland Security.
During his tenure with the office of the governor, as the Governor's liaison to Pennsylvania General Assembly legislative leaders and committee chairs, Mr. Gleason played an integral role in the enactment of the following legislative initiatives:
The 2002-03 General Fund Budget (in the wake of a structural deficit in excess of $1.4 billion dollars).
All legislative tax policy matters; including several significant amendments to the Public Utility Realty Tax Act (PURTA), changes to the Corporate Net Income Tax (CNIT), the phase-out of the Capitol Stock and Franchise Tax (CSFT) and changes to the state Sales Tax.
The creation and expansion of Keystone Opportunity Zones (KOZ), Enhancement Zones (KOEZ) and Improvement Zones (KOIZ).
Historic reforms to Pennsylvania's Medical Malpractice and Joint and Several Liability laws.
The enactment of the Commonwealth's Procurement Code.
Natural Gas Deregulation.
The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
Land Use Reform ("Growing Smarter").
The Environmental Stewardship Act ("Growing Greener").
The Uniform Construction Code.
Workers' Compensation Reform.
Mr. Gleason's past positions also include director of legislative affairs at the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, special projects director to the Republican Leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and special assistant to former United States Senator John Heinz.
In 2008, the Pennsylvania Report named Mr. Gleason as one of Pennsylvania's "Top 100 Most Influential People," in a list comprised of the 100 people most likely to have an impact on government and politics in Pennsylvania in 2008. In a 2004 poll conducted with state legislators, staff, lobbyists and other state policy stakeholders, he was named as "Most Effective Lobbyist" in Pennsylvania. Mr. Gleason was recently honored by the Pennsylvania Law Weekly and the Legal Intelligencer as one of forty lawyers under forty "On the Fast Track" for his work at K&L Gates and in the office of the governor.
717-233-1111
30 North Third Street, Suite 950, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,
Subjects: All Subjects
Links:Website
1) Adobe Inc.
2) ADP
4) American Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania
7) Avenues Recovery Medical Center at Valley Forge, LLC
8) Baruch S. Blumberg Institute
9) Baxter Healthcare Corporation c/o MultiState Associates LLC
10) Ben Franklin Technology Center of Central and Northern PA, Inc.
11) BEN FRANKLIN TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS OF NORTHEASTERN PA
12) BEN FRANKLIN TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
16) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries
17) Ceres, Inc.
18) Citigroup Washington, Inc.
19) Community Associations Institute Pennsylvania Legislative Action Committee
20) Concordance
21) Conduent Incorporated and its Affiliates
23) Da Vinci Discovery Center of Science and Technology, Inc.
28) Ensemble/ Mosaic Navy Yard, LLC
29) Environmental Defense Action Fund
31) findhelp
36) Holy Redeemer Health System
38) Indivior Inc.
40) Jefferson Health Corporation (f/k/a Albert Einstein Healthcare Network)
41) KeyScripts, LLC
43) Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic
44) MCG Health, LLC
46) Modaxo Traffic Management USA Inc.
47) Motion Picture Association, Inc.
50) PA STATE TROOPERS ASSOCIATION
51) Peirce College
53) PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS
54) PENNSYLVANIA ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL
55) PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
56) PENNSYLVANIA STATE CORRECTIONS OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
57) Pennsyvania Thoroughbred Horsemen's Assn., Inc.
58) Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
59) Philadelphia Museum of Art
61) Regional Produce Cooperative Corp.
62) Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association
63) RIVER POINTE LOGISTICS, LLC
64) RPL EAST, LLC
70) Sol Systems, LLC
71) Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
72) Temple University Health System
74) The Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
75) The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
76) THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON
77) Thomas Jefferson University
79) Vesper Energy Development LLC
80) VMware
82) Wonderschool
83) Zscaler, Inc.
15-20 years
216-402-5062
3411 Canyon Crk, Mechanicsburg, PA, 17055,
717-234-5424
409 N 2nd St, Suite 203B, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,
1) Acivilate
3) Alliance for Automotive Innovation
4) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
7) ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES OF PA
9) Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh
10) Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region
11) Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities of Philhaven
12) Childrens Home of Bradford
15) Commonwealth License Beverage Association
17) Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
18) Consumer Data Industry Association
19) CopyWatch
20) Cresco Labs
21) Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School
24) Dakota Renewable Energy, LLC
25) Direct Energy
26) Election IQ
27) Emergency Response Training and Certification Association
28) ENTERPRISE LEASING COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA, LLC dba ENTERPRISE MOBILITY
29) Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company of Pittsburgh, LLC dba Enterprise Mobility
31) Families Against Mandatory Minimums
32) G2Lytics
33) Geronimo Energy
34) Griffin Holdings
36) Harrisburg Downtown Improvement District
38) HOSPITAL & HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
45) Jewish Community Alliance of NEPA
46) Keystone Sanitary Landfill
47) Keystone State Railroad Association
51) Lehigh Valley Zoological Society
52) Liquor Enforcement Association
53) Malt Beverage Distributors Association of PA
54) Medtronic, Inc.
56) Motor Vehicle Protection Products Association
60) New Story, Inc.
61) Norristown Zoological Society/Elmwood Park Zoo
62) Northwoods
64) PA ASSOC OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS
66) Pace-O-Matic
67) PayIt, LLC
68) PENNSYLVANIA AMUSEMENT AND MUSIC MACHINE ASSOCIATION
69) Pennsylvania Association of Naturopathic Physicians
70) Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition
71) PENNSYLVANIA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
72) PENNSYLVANIA COALITION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS
73) Pennsylvania General Energy
74) PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
75) PENNSYLVANIA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION
76) PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION
77) PENNSYLVANIA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (PSEA)
78) Pennsylvanians Against Gerrymandering
79) Pennsylvanians for Responsible Government
80) Pennsylvanians for Responsible Medical Marijuana Research
81) PENRAC LLC dba Enterprise Mobility
82) Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC
84) Philadelphia Zoo
85) Philadelphians for a Fair Future
86) Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
87) PMCAction
88) Pocono Springs Development
94) Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
95) Speak Up!
96) St. Joseph's Preparatory School
99) Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
100) The Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation
101) The Commonwealth Medical College
102) The EADS Group
103) Tioga County Board of Commissioners
104) Tobyhanna Township
105) TransparentBusiness, Inc.
106) Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.
107) United Fiber & Data
108) UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS
109) Villanova University
111) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
112) Volunteers of America Delaware Valley
113) Warren County Board of Commissioners
115) Western Pennsylvania Golf Association
116) Whole Plants, LLC
117) Ygrene Energy Fund
717-221-7928
315 N Second St, Harrisburg, PA, 17101-1305,
717-421-6629
212 N. 3rd Street, Suite 203, HARRISBURG, PA, 17101,
7172376068
315 NORTH SECOND STREET, HARRISBURG, PA, 17101,
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) ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES OF PA
9) Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh
10) Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region
11) Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities of Philhaven
12) Childrens Home of Bradford
15) Commonwealth License Beverage Association
17) Community Media of South Central PA
18) Conservative Energy Network
19) Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
20) Consumer Data Industry Association
21) Contact Tracer Staffing and Workforce Management
22) CopyWatch
23) Cresco Labs
24) Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School
27) Dakota Renewable Energy, LLC
28) Direct Energy
29) Direct Energy Services, LLC
31) Election IQ
32) Emergency Response Training and Certification Association
33) ENTERPRISE LEASING COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA, LLC dba ENTERPRISE MOBILITY
34) Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company of Pittsburgh, LLC dba Enterprise Mobility
36) Families Against Mandatory Minimums
38) G2Lytics
39) Geronimo Energy
41) Harrisburg Downtown Improvement District
43) HOSPITAL & HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
49) Jewish Community Alliance of NEPA
50) Keystone Sanitary Landfill
51) Keystone State Railroad Association
55) Lehigh Valley Zoological Society
57) Liquor Enforcement Association
58) Malt Beverage Distributors Association of PA
59) Medtronic, Inc.
64) Navarro & Wright Consulting Engineers, Inc.
65) New Story, Inc.
66) Norristown Zoological Society/Elmwood Park Zoo
67) Northwoods
69) PA ASSOC OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS
71) Pattern Energy
72) PayIt, LLC
73) PENNSYLVANIA AMUSEMENT AND MUSIC MACHINE ASSOCIATION
74) Pennsylvania Association of Naturopathic Physicians
75) Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition
76) PENNSYLVANIA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
77) PENNSYLVANIA COALITION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS
78) Pennsylvania General Energy
79) PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
80) Pennsylvania Hearing Healthcare Association
81) PENNSYLVANIA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION
82) PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION
83) PENNSYLVANIA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (PSEA)
84) Pennsylvanians Against Gerrymandering
85) Pennsylvanians for Responsible Government
86) Pennsylvanians for Responsible Medical Marijuana Research
87) PENRAC LLC dba Enterprise Mobility
88) Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC
90) Philadelphia Zoo
91) Philadelphians for a Fair Future
92) Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
93) PMCAction
94) Pocono Springs Development
100) Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
101) Speak Up!
102) St. Joseph's Preparatory School
103) Stevens & Lee, P.C.
104) Sunset Hills Medical
106) Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
107) The Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation
108) The Commonwealth Medical College
109) The EADS Group
110) The Greater Hazleton-Area New Development Organization, Inc.
111) Tioga County Board of Commissioners
112) Tobyhanna Township
113) TransparentBusiness, Inc.
114) Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.
115) United Fiber & Data
116) UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS
117) Villanova University
119) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
120) Volunteers of America Delaware Valley
121) Warren County Board of Commissioners
123) Western Pennsylvania Golf Association
124) Whole Plants, LLC
125) Ygrene Energy Fund
610-639-7742
P O Box 6349, Harrisburg, PA, 17112,
315 N Second Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,
717-221-7934
3401 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17110,