Our firm is truly bipartisan. Senior Partner, James Amann is the former Democratic Speaker of the House. While I worked for the Republican Caucus, we developed a professional relationship that carries forward today with our clients.
6-10 years
Current Mayor of Wethersfield, CT
Three term Town Councilman
Recipient of Hartford Business Journal's 40 Under 40
Former Board Member of the Glastonbury Sportsman's Assoc.
Current Board Member of the Pine Acres Swim & Tennis Club
Had worked on the "inside" of state government for over 20 years and developed relationships on both sides of the aisle, the Governor's Office and state agencies and Departments
Michael Rell is a government affairs professional with experience in the legislative process and public policy. With nearly a 25 year career in state legislative employment, Mike has amassed extensive experience working collaboratively with state and local elected officials, as well as state agency officials. Prior to joining International Government Strategies, Mike worked as a press secretary for the Senate Republican Caucus, a policy analyst and the Director of Outreach for the House Republican Caucus. Mike served as Vice Chairman of President George W. Bush's Connecticut campaign and has worked on a number of successful federal, statewide and local campaigns.
Mike is currently the Mayor of Wethersfield, CT and has volunteered on a number of boards and commissions, including an appointee of the House Minority Leader to Connecticut's Tobacco and Health Trust Fund Board. Mike served on the Executive Board of the Glastonbury Sportsman's Association, an organization dedicated to the conservation and preservation of our region's natural resources. Mike has extensive experience representing clients on a wide variety of issues including but not limited to: off tribal land casino expansion, labor law, tax credits and exemptions, economic development, bonding, loan securement, education, health care, and the environment.
11-15 years
Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives from January 2005 through January 2009.
Founder and Senior Partner of I.G.S., an international consulting and strategic advisory specializing in public and private government affairs in North Eastern United States and Asia.
During his twenty-eight years in local and state government Jim served as Speaker of the House from January 2005 through January 2009. He represented the 118th district in Milford, Connecticut and was the first representative from Milford to hold the positions of Speaker of the House and Majority Leader. As a State Legislator, Amann also chaired the freshman caucus from 1991 through 1993.
As a state legislator Amann served as House Chair of the Insurance and Real Estate Committee from 1993 through 1998, where he sponsored landmark healthcare legislation. Jim also held seats on the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee 1994 - 1999 and the Judiciary Committee 1991 through 2002. Jim’s leadership posts include Deputy House Majority Whip 2001 through 2003 and House Majority Leader in 2003 - 2005.
Born in Bridgeport, Speaker Amann grew up in Milford here he attended local public schools, graduating from Jonathan Law High School. Jim continued his education at the University of New Haven studying criminal justice and has received honorary doctorates from the University of Bridgeport in 2005 and the University of New Haven 2007.
100 Corporate Court, South Plainfield, NJ, 07080,
601 13th Street, NW, 11th Floor South, Washington, DC, 20005,
2) ALLIANCE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
3) AMERICAN SOCIETY OF GENE AND CELL THERAPY
4) AMGEN INC.
6) BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
7) BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION
9) CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
10) COLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCE
11) ECS
13) ESSILORLUXOTTICA (FKA ESSILOR OF AMERICA, INC.)
14) FINDHELP
15) FUSE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
18) HEARTLAND FOOD PRODUCTS GROUP
20) MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PARTNERS HEALTHCARE)
21) METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY FAMILY OF SERVICES
23) MONTANA HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
24) NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
25) NOVARTIS
27) PFIZER, INC
28) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
30) PTC THERAPEUTICS
31) QUALTRICS LLC
35) THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
36) TRANSMEDICS
37) ULSE INC. D/B/A UL STANDARDS & ENGAGEMENT
39) WALGREEN CO.
99 WASHINGTON AVE, SUITE 402, ALBANY, NY, 12210,
1) Acphs
2) Alliance To Prevent Legionnaires' Disease, INC.
3) American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, INC
4) American College Of Emergency Physicians (NY Chapter)
5) American Diabetes Association
6) American Heart Association, INC.
7) Area Health Education System (NYS)
8) Association Of Health Care Providers, INC. (NYS)
9) Community Pharmacy Association Of NYS
10) Diageo North America, INC.
11) Elemental Management Group
12) Equifax INC.
13) Exact Sciences
17) New York State Academy Of Family Physicians, INC.
18) New York State Council For Community Behavioral Healthcare, INC.
19) New York State Council Of Health-System Pharmacists, INC.
20) New York State Society Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons
22) Novocure, INC.
23) Parkmed NYC, LLC
24) Public Transit Association (NY)
25) Radiological Society, INC. (NYS)
26) School-Based Health Alliance (NYS)
27) Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association, INC.
28) Speech Language Hearing Association, INC. (NYS)
29) The New York State Society Of Anesthesiologists, INC.
100 Corporate Court, South Plainfield, NJ, 07080,
202-834-9699
P.O. Box 794, McLean, VA, 22101,
1) ALLTRACK
2) ALVA ELLIOT PARTNERS ON BEHALF OF GOOD DAY FARM LLC
11) FANDUEL
12) FATHOM
13) FOUNDRY ROBOTICS
14) GENERAL GALACTIC
15) HELSING INC.
18) IMBUE
21) LILT
22) MEXICO PACIFIC
23) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEES
24) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FEDERAL EQUITY RECEIVERS (NAFER)
25) PIKE ELECTRIC
26) PREMIUM PACKAGED PRODUCTS LLC
30) SHIFT 5
31) SOUTHERN COMPANY SERVICES, INC.
33) TEN08 ENERGY
34) THE WHITE LINE
35) UNSTRUCTURED TECHNOLOGIES INC.
36) VENUS AEROSPACE
5014252840
108 N. Shackleford Rd., Little Rock, AR, 72201,
1800 M Street, NW, Suite 500 South Tower, Washington, DC, 20036,
2) ABBVIE
3) ADEIA
4) ALLIANCE FOR A BETTER FUTURE
6) ART ASHES
8) COMMERCIAL BANKRUPTCY ALLIANCE
9) COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING, INC.
11) COUNCIL FOR INNOVATION PROMOTION (C4IP)
15) INVENTORS DEFENSE ALLIANCE (IDA)
16) NETLIST, INC.
17) NIKE INC
18) NUMERACLE, INC.
19) PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
20) PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP ON BEHALF OF QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
22) UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
23) VASSAR COLLEGE
24) VERISIGN, INC.
25) VERISMA
26) XPERI INC.
601 13th Street, NW, 11th Floor South, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
4) ALLIANCE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
6) AMERICAN SOCIETY OF GENE AND CELL THERAPY
7) AMGEN INC.
9) BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
10) BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION
11) BREAKTHROUGH T1D (F/K/A JDRF)
14) ESSILORLUXOTTICA (FKA ESSILOR OF AMERICA, INC.)
15) FAIRMOUNT FUNDS MANAGEMENT LLC
17) IOWA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION (NATIONAL PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION HUB)
18) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VISION CARE PLANS
19) NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
20) NOVARTIS
22) ORCA BIO
23) PFIZER, INC
24) PHARMA & BIOPHARMA OUTSOURCING ASSOCIATION
25) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
26) PTC THERAPEUTICS
28) REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
29) TEXAS ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIPS
30) TRANSMEDICS
31) VAXCYTE, INC.
32) WALGREEN CO.
33) WELBEHEALTH
601 13th Street, NW, 11th Floor South, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
4) ALLIANCE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
6) AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION
7) AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
8) AMERICAN SOCIETY OF GENE AND CELL THERAPY
9) BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
10) BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
11) BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION
12) BREAKTHROUGH T1D (F/K/A JDRF)
13) CARDINAL HEALTH
15) CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
17) FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS
18) FINDHELP
19) FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA (FKA FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE)
22) HELLO HEART, INC
23) IOWA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION (NATIONAL PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION HUB)
26) LUMEXA IMAGING, INC. (FKA US RADIOLOGY SPECIALISTS)
27) MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PARTNERS HEALTHCARE)
30) NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CARE AT HOME
31) NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
32) NOVARTIS
34) OAK STREET HEALTH D/B/A CVS HEALTH
35) PFIZER, INC
36) PHI HEALTH, LLC, D/B/A PHI AIR MEDICAL
37) PREMIA SPINE
39) PTC THERAPEUTICS
42) REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
43) SCP-HEALTH
44) SELLERS DORSEY
45) STAMFORD HEALTH
47) TEXAS ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIPS
48) WALGREEN CO.
2231 48th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20007,
617-981-0015
121 Mount Vernon Street, Boston, MA, 02108,
9167018999
SACRAMENTO, CA, 95814,
2231 48th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20007,
601 13th Street, NW, 11th Floor South, Washington, DC, 20005,
2) ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
3) ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
6) ALLIANCE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
7) AMERICAN SOCIETY OF GENE AND CELL THERAPY
8) AMGEN INC.
9) ASSOCIATION FOR RESPONSIBLE HEALTHCARE INVESTMENT
11) BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
12) BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION
13) BREAKTHROUGH T1D (F/K/A JDRF)
14) CARDINAL HEALTH
16) FAIRMOUNT FUNDS MANAGEMENT LLC
17) FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS
18) FINDHELP
21) HEARTLAND FOOD PRODUCTS GROUP
22) MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PARTNERS HEALTHCARE)
24) NOVARTIS
27) ORCA BIO
28) PFIZER, INC
29) PHARMA & BIOPHARMA OUTSOURCING ASSOCIATION
30) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
32) PTC THERAPEUTICS
34) RECESS
35) REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
36) STAMFORD HEALTH
38) THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
39) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
40) THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
41) THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
42) UNILEVER
43) VAXCYTE, INC.
44) WALGREEN CO.
202-887-1400
100 Corporate Court, South Plainfield, NJ, 07080,
101 Constitution Ave NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC, 20001,
703-400-7181
Po Box 1254, Annandale, VA, 22003,
9167018999
SACRAMENTO, CA, 95814,
99 WASHINGTON AVE, SUITE 402, ALBANY, NY, 12210,
1) Acphs
2) Alliance To Prevent Legionnaires' Disease, INC.
3) American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, INC
4) American College Of Emergency Physicians (NY Chapter)
5) American Diabetes Association
6) American Heart Association, INC.
7) Area Health Education System (NYS)
8) Association Of Health Care Providers, INC. (NYS)
9) Community Pharmacy Association Of NYS
10) Diageo North America, INC.
11) Elemental Management Group
12) Equifax INC.
13) Exact Sciences
17) New York State Academy Of Family Physicians, INC.
18) New York State Council For Community Behavioral Healthcare, INC.
19) New York State Council Of Health-System Pharmacists, INC.
20) New York State Society Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons
22) Novocure, INC.
23) Parkmed NYC, LLC
24) Public Transit Association (NY)
25) Radiological Society, INC. (NYS)
26) School-Based Health Alliance (NYS)
27) Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association, INC.
28) Speech Language Hearing Association, INC. (NYS)
29) The New York State Society Of Anesthesiologists, INC.
99 WASHINGTON AVE, SUITE 402, ALBANY, NY, 12210,
1) ACPHS
2) ALLIANCE TO PREVENT LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE, INC.
3) AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC
4) AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS (NY CHAPTER)
5) AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
6) AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, INC.
7) AREA HEALTH EDUCATION SYSTEM (NYS)
8) ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, INC. (NYS)
9) COMMUNITY PHARMACY ASSOCIATION OF NYS
10) DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC.
11) ELEMENTAL MANAGEMENT GROUP
12) EQUIFAX INC.
13) EXACT SCIENCES
17) NEW YORK STATE ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS, INC.
18) NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, INC.
19) NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS, INC.
20) NEW YORK STATE SOCIETY OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS
22) NOVOCURE, INC.
23) PARKMED NYC, LLC
24) PUBLIC TRANSIT ASSOCIATION (NY)
25) RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. (NYS)
26) SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH ALLIANCE (NYS)
27) SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION, INC.
28) SPEECH LANGUAGE HEARING ASSOCIATION, INC. (NYS)
29) THE NEW YORK STATE SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS, INC.
99 WASHINGTON AVE, SUITE 402, ALBANY, NY, 12210,
1) ACPHS
2) ALLIANCE TO PREVENT LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE, INC.
3) AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC
4) AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS (NY CHAPTER)
5) AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
6) AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, INC.
7) AREA HEALTH EDUCATION SYSTEM (NYS)
8) ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, INC. (NYS)
9) COMMUNITY PHARMACY ASSOCIATION OF NYS
10) DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC.
11) ELEMENTAL MANAGEMENT GROUP
12) EQUIFAX INC.
13) EXACT SCIENCES
17) NEW YORK STATE ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS, INC.
18) NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, INC.
19) NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS, INC.
20) NEW YORK STATE SOCIETY OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS
22) NOVOCURE, INC.
23) PARKMED NYC, LLC
24) PUBLIC TRANSIT ASSOCIATION (NY)
25) RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. (NYS)
26) SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH ALLIANCE (NYS)
27) SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION, INC.
28) SPEECH LANGUAGE HEARING ASSOCIATION, INC. (NYS)
29) THE NEW YORK STATE SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS, INC.
99 WASHINGTON AVE, SUITE 402, ALBANY, NY, 12210,
1) Acphs
2) Alliance To Prevent Legionnaires' Disease, INC.
3) American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, INC
4) American College Of Emergency Physicians (NY Chapter)
5) American Diabetes Association
6) American Heart Association, INC.
7) Area Health Education System (NYS)
8) Association Of Health Care Providers, INC. (NYS)
9) Community Pharmacy Association Of NYS
10) Diageo North America, INC.
11) Elemental Management Group
12) Equifax INC.
13) Exact Sciences
17) New York State Academy Of Family Physicians, INC.
18) New York State Council For Community Behavioral Healthcare, INC.
19) New York State Council Of Health-System Pharmacists, INC.
20) New York State Society Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons
22) Novocure, INC.
23) Parkmed NYC, LLC
24) Public Transit Association (NY)
25) Radiological Society, INC. (NYS)
26) School-Based Health Alliance (NYS)
27) Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association, INC.
28) Speech Language Hearing Association, INC. (NYS)
29) The New York State Society Of Anesthesiologists, INC.
601 13th Street, NW, 11th Floor South, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
3) ALLIANCE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
4) AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION
5) AMERICAN SOCIETY OF GENE AND CELL THERAPY
6) AMGEN INC.
9) BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
10) BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
11) BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION
12) BREAKTHROUGH T1D (F/K/A JDRF)
13) CARDINAL HEALTH
15) DEXCOM
17) FAIRMOUNT FUNDS MANAGEMENT LLC
18) FORS MARSH GROUP
22) NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
23) NOVARTIS
25) ORCA BIO
26) PEPSICO, INC.
27) PFIZER, INC
28) PHARMA & BIOPHARMA OUTSOURCING ASSOCIATION
29) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
31) PTC THERAPEUTICS
33) RECESS
34) REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
35) SENIOR CARE PHARMACY COALITION
37) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
38) UNILEVER
39) VAXCYTE, INC.
40) WALGREEN CO.
202-503-5189
2231 48th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20007,
2) ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
4) AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS, PLC
6) ERISA INDUSTRY COMMITTEE (ERIC)
Po Box 1254, Annandale, VA, 22003,
601 13th Street, NW, 11th Floor South, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
4) ALLIANCE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
6) AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION
7) AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
8) AMERICAN SOCIETY OF GENE AND CELL THERAPY
9) AMGEN INC.
10) ASSOCIATION FOR RESPONSIBLE HEALTHCARE INVESTMENT
11) BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION
13) CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
14) COLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCE
17) FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS
18) FINDHELP
19) FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA (FKA FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE)
22) INDUCTIVEHEALTH INFORMATICS
25) LUMEXA IMAGING, INC. (FKA US RADIOLOGY SPECIALISTS)
26) MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PARTNERS HEALTHCARE)
27) NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CARE AT HOME
28) NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
29) NOVARTIS
31) OAK STREET HEALTH D/B/A CVS HEALTH
32) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
33) PHI HEALTH, LLC, D/B/A PHI AIR MEDICAL
34) PREMIA SPINE
35) PTC THERAPEUTICS
38) SCP-HEALTH
39) SENIOR CARE PHARMACY COALITION
40) SHIFTKEY, LLC
41) TEAMHEALTH
42) THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
43) U.S. ACUTE CARE SOLUTIONS, LLC
44) U.S. ANESTHESIA PARTNERS, INC.
45) VAXCYTE, INC.
47) WALGREEN CO.
202-663-6000
2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20037,