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
10) CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
11) COLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCE
12) ECS
14) ESSILORLUXOTTICA (FKA ESSILOR OF AMERICA, INC.)
15) FINDHELP
21) MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PARTNERS HEALTHCARE)
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
34) THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
35) ULSE INC. D/B/A UL STANDARDS & ENGAGEMENT
37) 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
15) Independent Petroleum Marketers Of NY
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
21) New York State Society Of Orthopaedic Surgeons, INC.
23) Novocure, INC.
24) Parkmed NYC, LLC
25) Public Transit Association (NY)
26) Radiological Society, INC. (NYS)
27) School-Based Health Alliance (NYS)
28) Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association, INC.
29) Speech Language Hearing Association, INC. (NYS)
30) 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) ALVA ELLIOT PARTNERS ON BEHALF OF GOOD DAY FARM LLC
10) FANDUEL
11) FATHOM
12) FOUNDRY ROBOTICS
13) GENERAL GALACTIC
14) HELSING INC.
17) IMBUE
19) LILT
20) MEXICO PACIFIC
21) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEES
22) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FEDERAL EQUITY RECEIVERS (NAFER)
23) PIKE ELECTRIC
24) PREMIUM PACKAGED PRODUCTS LLC
28) SHIFT 5
29) SOUTHERN COMPANY SERVICES, INC.
31) SURGE LABS INC.
32) THE WHITE LINE
33) UNSTRUCTURED TECHNOLOGIES INC.
34) VENUS AEROSPACE
5014252840
108 N. Shackleford Rd., Little Rock, AR, 72201,
1800 M Street, NW, Suite 570 South Tower, Washington, DC, 20036,
2) ABBVIE
3) ADEIA
4) ALLIANCE FOR A BETTER FUTURE
6) ART ASHES
8) COMMERCIAL BANKRUPTCY ALLIANCE
10) COUNCIL FOR INNOVATION PROMOTION (C4IP)
14) INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL (ICC)
15) INVENTORS DEFENSE ALLIANCE (IDA)
16) NETLIST, INC.
17) NIKE INC
18) PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
19) PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP ON BEHALF OF QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
21) UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
22) VASSAR COLLEGE
23) VERISIGN, INC.
24) VERISMA
25) XPERI INC.
601 13th Street, NW, 11th Floor South, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
4) ALLIANCE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
5) AMERICAN SOCIETY OF GENE AND CELL THERAPY
6) AMGEN INC.
8) BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
9) BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION
10) BREAKTHROUGH T1D (F/K/A JDRF)
13) ESSILORLUXOTTICA (FKA ESSILOR OF AMERICA, INC.)
14) FAIRMOUNT FUNDS MANAGEMENT LLC
16) IOWA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION (NATIONAL PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION HUB)
17) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VISION CARE PLANS
18) NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
19) NOVARTIS
21) ORCA BIO
22) PFIZER, INC
23) PHARMA & BIOPHARMA OUTSOURCING ASSOCIATION
24) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
25) PTC THERAPEUTICS
26) REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
27) TEXAS ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIPS
28) VAXCYTE, INC.
29) WALGREEN CO.
30) WAYSTAR
31) WELBEHEALTH
601 13th Street, NW, 11th Floor South, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
4) ALLIANCE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
5) AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION
6) AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
7) AMERICAN SOCIETY OF GENE AND CELL THERAPY
8) BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
9) BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
10) BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION
11) BREAKTHROUGH T1D (F/K/A JDRF)
12) CARDINAL HEALTH
14) CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
16) FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS
17) FINDHELP
18) FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA (FKA FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE)
21) HELLO HEART, INC
22) IOWA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION (NATIONAL PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION HUB)
25) LUMEXA IMAGING, INC. (FKA US RADIOLOGY SPECIALISTS)
26) MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PARTNERS HEALTHCARE)
29) NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CARE AT HOME
30) NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
31) NOVARTIS
33) OAK STREET HEALTH D/B/A CVS HEALTH
34) PFIZER, INC
35) PHI HEALTH, LLC, D/B/A PHI AIR MEDICAL
36) PREMIA SPINE
38) PTC THERAPEUTICS
41) REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
42) SCP-HEALTH
43) SELLERS DORSEY
44) STAMFORD HEALTH
46) TEXAS ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIPS
47) WALGREEN CO.
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
19) FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA (FKA FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE)
22) HEARTLAND FOOD PRODUCTS GROUP
23) MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PARTNERS HEALTHCARE)
25) NOVARTIS
28) ORCA BIO
29) PFIZER, INC
30) PHARMA & BIOPHARMA OUTSOURCING ASSOCIATION
31) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
32) PHI HEALTH, LLC, D/B/A PHI AIR MEDICAL
34) PTC THERAPEUTICS
36) RECESS
37) REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
39) STAMFORD HEALTH
41) THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
42) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
43) THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
44) THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
45) UNILEVER
46) VAXCYTE, INC.
47) 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
15) Independent Petroleum Marketers Of NY
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
21) New York State Society Of Orthopaedic Surgeons, INC.
23) Novocure, INC.
24) Parkmed NYC, LLC
25) Public Transit Association (NY)
26) Radiological Society, INC. (NYS)
27) School-Based Health Alliance (NYS)
28) Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association, INC.
29) Speech Language Hearing Association, INC. (NYS)
30) 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
15) Independent Petroleum Marketers Of NY
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
21) New York State Society Of Orthopaedic Surgeons, INC.
23) Novocure, INC.
24) Parkmed NYC, LLC
25) Public Transit Association (NY)
26) Radiological Society, INC. (NYS)
27) School-Based Health Alliance (NYS)
28) Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association, INC.
29) Speech Language Hearing Association, INC. (NYS)
30) 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
15) Independent Petroleum Marketers Of NY
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
21) New York State Society Of Orthopaedic Surgeons, INC.
23) Novocure, INC.
24) Parkmed NYC, LLC
25) Public Transit Association (NY)
26) Radiological Society, INC. (NYS)
27) School-Based Health Alliance (NYS)
28) Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association, INC.
29) Speech Language Hearing Association, INC. (NYS)
30) 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
15) Independent Petroleum Marketers Of NY
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
21) New York State Society Of Orthopaedic Surgeons, INC.
23) Novocure, INC.
24) Parkmed NYC, LLC
25) Public Transit Association (NY)
26) Radiological Society, INC. (NYS)
27) School-Based Health Alliance (NYS)
28) Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association, INC.
29) Speech Language Hearing Association, INC. (NYS)
30) 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
19) FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA (FKA FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE)
23) NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
24) NOVARTIS
26) ORCA BIO
27) PEPSICO, INC.
28) PFIZER, INC
29) PHARMA & BIOPHARMA OUTSOURCING ASSOCIATION
30) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
32) PTC THERAPEUTICS
34) RECESS
35) REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
37) SENIOR CARE PHARMACY COALITION
39) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
40) UNILEVER
41) VAXCYTE, INC.
42) WALGREEN CO.
202-503-5189
2231 48th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20007,
2) ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
5) ERISA INDUSTRY COMMITTEE (ERIC)
9) IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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
5) AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION
6) AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
7) AMERICAN SOCIETY OF GENE AND CELL THERAPY
8) AMGEN INC.
9) ASSOCIATION FOR RESPONSIBLE HEALTHCARE INVESTMENT
10) BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION
12) CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
13) COLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCE
16) FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS
17) FINDHELP
18) FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA (FKA FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE)
24) MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PARTNERS HEALTHCARE)
25) NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CARE AT HOME
26) NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
27) NOVARTIS
29) OAK STREET HEALTH D/B/A CVS HEALTH
30) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
31) PHI HEALTH, LLC, D/B/A PHI AIR MEDICAL
32) PREMIA SPINE
33) PTC THERAPEUTICS
36) SCP-HEALTH
37) SENIOR CARE PHARMACY COALITION
38) SHIFTKEY, LLC
39) TEAMHEALTH
40) THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
41) U.S. ACUTE CARE SOLUTIONS, LLC
42) U.S. ANESTHESIA PARTNERS, INC.
43) VAXCYTE, INC.
45) WALGREEN CO.
202-663-6000
2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20037,