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
12587 Fair Lakes Circle, PMB 173, Fairfax, VA, 22033,
717-982-6823
1426 North 3rd Street Suit, Suite 500, Harrisburg, PA, 17102,
3) BAYADA Hearts for Home Care Inc.
4) BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc
6) CrossState Credit Union Association
7) CVS Health & Affiliated Entities
8) Data Recognition Corporation
11) Firefighter's Association of the State of Pennsylvania
12) Gateway Health Plan, Inc. d/b/a Highmark Wholecare
13) goPuff
14) HP Inc.
15) Kay Builders
16) Lehigh Valley Zoological Society
17) Magellan Health Inc., its affiliates and its subsidiaries
20) Novelis
23) Patient First
24) Pattern Energy
25) Pennsylvania Association of Goodwills
26) Pennsylvania Association of Intermediate Units
27) PENNSYLVANIA BUS ASSOCIATION
28) Pennsylvania Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Inc.
29) Pennsylvania Online Messenger Association
30) PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL BUS ASSOCIATION
31) PENNSYLVANIA SKI AREAS ASSOCIATION, INC.
33) Seatgeek, Inc.
34) St. Luke's Health Network, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates
35) The National Elevator Industry, Inc.
36) TickPick LLC
37) 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) 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) Tioga County Board of Commissioners
111) Tobyhanna Township
112) TransparentBusiness, Inc.
113) Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.
114) United Fiber & Data
115) UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS
116) Villanova University
118) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
119) Volunteers of America Delaware Valley
120) Warren County Board of Commissioners
122) Western Pennsylvania Golf Association
123) Whole Plants, LLC
124) 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
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
16) Commonwealth License Beverage Association
18) Community Media of South Central PA
19) Conservative Energy Network
20) Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
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) Election IQ
30) Emergency Response Training and Certification Association
31) ENTERPRISE LEASING COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA, LLC dba ENTERPRISE MOBILITY
32) Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company of Pittsburgh, LLC dba Enterprise Mobility
34) Families Against Mandatory Minimums
36) G2Lytics
37) Geronimo Energy
38) Griffin Holdings
40) Harrisburg Downtown Improvement District
42) 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.
61) Motor Vehicle Protection Products Association
63) NATIONAL AVIARY IN PITTSBURGH
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 Association of Naturopathic Physicians
74) Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition
75) PENNSYLVANIA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
76) PENNSYLVANIA COALITION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS
77) Pennsylvania General Energy
78) PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
79) Pennsylvania Hearing Healthcare Association
80) PENNSYLVANIA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION
81) PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION
82) PENNSYLVANIA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (PSEA)
83) Pennsylvanians Against Gerrymandering
84) Pennsylvanians for Responsible Government
85) Pennsylvanians for Responsible Medical Marijuana Research
86) PENRAC LLC dba Enterprise Mobility
87) Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC
89) Philadelphia Zoo
90) Philadelphians for a Fair Future
91) Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
92) PMCAction
93) Pocono Springs Development
96) SH Advisors, LLC
100) Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
101) Speak Up!
102) St. Joseph's Preparatory School
103) Sunset Hills Medical
105) Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
106) Teachers of Tomorrow
107) The Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation
108) The Commonwealth Medical College
109) The EADS Group
111) The Port-A-John
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) Valley Wellness Dispensary, LLC
119) Vanilla Mynt, LLC
120) Villanova University
122) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
123) Volunteers of America Delaware Valley
124) Warren County Board of Commissioners
126) Western Pennsylvania Golf Association
127) Whole Plants, LLC
128) 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
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) Bitcoin Depot
13) Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities of Philhaven
14) Childrens Home of Bradford
18) Commonwealth License Beverage Association
20) Community Media of South Central PA
21) Conservative Energy Network
22) Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
23) Consumer Data Industry Association
24) Contact Tracer Staffing and Workforce Management
25) CopyWatch
26) Cresco Labs
27) Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School
30) Dakota Renewable Energy, LLC
31) Direct Energy
33) Election IQ
34) Emergency Response Training and Certification Association
35) ENTERPRISE LEASING COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA, LLC dba ENTERPRISE MOBILITY
36) Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company of Pittsburgh, LLC dba Enterprise Mobility
38) Families Against Mandatory Minimums
40) G2Lytics
41) Geronimo Energy
42) Griffin Holdings
44) Harrisburg Downtown Improvement District
47) HOSPITAL & HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
48) Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania
49) IBEW Local 459
56) Jewish Community Alliance of NEPA
57) Keystone Sanitary Landfill
58) Keystone State Railroad Association
62) Lehigh Valley Zoological Society
64) Liquor Enforcement Association
65) Malt Beverage Distributors Association of PA
66) Medtronic, Inc.
68) Motor Vehicle Protection Products Association
72) New Story, Inc.
73) Norristown Zoological Society/Elmwood Park Zoo
74) Northwoods
76) PA ASSOC OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS
78) Pattern Energy
79) Pauline Auberle Foundation
80) PayIt, LLC
81) Pennsylvania Association of Naturopathic Physicians
82) Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition
83) PENNSYLVANIA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
84) PENNSYLVANIA COALITION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS
85) Pennsylvania General Energy
86) PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
87) Pennsylvania Hearing Healthcare Association
88) PENNSYLVANIA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION
89) PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION
90) PENNSYLVANIA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (PSEA)
91) Pennsylvanians Against Gerrymandering
92) Pennsylvanians for Responsible Government
93) Pennsylvanians for Responsible Medical Marijuana Research
94) PENRAC LLC dba Enterprise Mobility
95) Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC
97) Philadelphia Zoo
98) Philadelphians for a Fair Future
100) Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
101) PMCAction
102) Pocono Springs Development
103) Real Alternatives
104) Rockland Associates, Inc.
105) Sands Bethworks Gaming, LLC
106) SH Advisors, LLC
107) Shell Oil Company
108) Signallamp Health
109) Sky King Fireworks
110) Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
111) Speak Up!
112) St. Joseph's Preparatory School
113) Stevens & Lee, P.C.
114) Sunset Hills Medical
116) Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
117) Teachers of Tomorrow
118) The Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation
119) The Commonwealth Medical College
120) The EADS Group
122) The Port-A-John
123) The Vista Foundation on behalf of The Vista School
124) Tioga County Board of Commissioners
125) Tobyhanna Township
126) TransparentBusiness, Inc.
127) Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.
128) United Fiber & Data
129) UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS
130) United Food and Commercial Workers
131) Valley Wellness Dispensary, LLC
132) Vanilla Mynt, LLC
133) Villanova University
135) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
136) Volunteers of America Delaware Valley
137) Warren County Board of Commissioners
139) Western Pennsylvania Golf Association
140) Whole Plants, LLC
141) 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
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) Bitcoin Depot
13) Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities of Philhaven
14) Childrens Home of Bradford
18) Commonwealth License Beverage Association
20) Community Media of South Central PA
21) Conservative Energy Network
22) Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
23) Consumer Data Industry Association
24) Contact Tracer Staffing and Workforce Management
25) CopyWatch
26) Cresco Labs
27) Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School
30) Dakota Renewable Energy, LLC
31) Direct Energy
33) Election IQ
34) Emergency Response Training and Certification Association
35) ENTERPRISE LEASING COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA, LLC dba ENTERPRISE MOBILITY
36) Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company of Pittsburgh, LLC dba Enterprise Mobility
38) Families Against Mandatory Minimums
40) G2Lytics
41) Geronimo Energy
42) Griffin Holdings
44) Harrisburg Downtown Improvement District
47) HOSPITAL & HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA
48) Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania
49) IBEW Local 459
56) Jewish Community Alliance of NEPA
57) Keystone Sanitary Landfill
58) Keystone State Railroad Association
62) Lehigh Valley Zoological Society
64) Liquor Enforcement Association
65) Malt Beverage Distributors Association of PA
66) Medtronic, Inc.
68) Motor Vehicle Protection Products Association
72) New Story, Inc.
73) Norristown Zoological Society/Elmwood Park Zoo
74) Northwoods
76) PA ASSOC OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS
78) Pattern Energy
79) Pauline Auberle Foundation
80) PayIt, LLC
81) Pennsylvania Association of Naturopathic Physicians
82) Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition
83) PENNSYLVANIA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
84) PENNSYLVANIA COALITION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS
85) Pennsylvania General Energy
86) PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
87) Pennsylvania Hearing Healthcare Association
88) PENNSYLVANIA OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION
89) PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION
90) PENNSYLVANIA STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (PSEA)
91) Pennsylvanians Against Gerrymandering
92) Pennsylvanians for Responsible Government
93) Pennsylvanians for Responsible Medical Marijuana Research
94) PENRAC LLC dba Enterprise Mobility
95) Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC
97) Philadelphia Zoo
98) Philadelphians for a Fair Future
99) Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
100) PMCAction
101) Pocono Springs Development
102) Real Alternatives
103) Rockland Associates, Inc.
104) Sands Bethworks Gaming, LLC
105) SH Advisors, LLC
106) Shell Oil Company
107) Signallamp Health
108) Sky King Fireworks
109) Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
110) Speak Up!
111) St. Joseph's Preparatory School
112) Stevens & Lee, P.C.
113) Sunset Hills Medical
115) Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
116) Teachers of Tomorrow
117) The Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation
118) The Commonwealth Medical College
119) The EADS Group
121) The Port-A-John
122) The Vista Foundation on behalf of The Vista School
123) Tioga County Board of Commissioners
124) Tobyhanna Township
125) TransparentBusiness, Inc.
126) Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.
127) United Fiber & Data
128) UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS
129) United Food and Commercial Workers
130) Valley Wellness Dispensary, LLC
131) Vanilla Mynt, LLC
132) Villanova University
134) Visa U.S.A. Inc.
135) Volunteers of America Delaware Valley
136) Warren County Board of Commissioners
138) Western Pennsylvania Golf Association
139) Whole Plants, LLC
140) Ygrene Energy Fund
717-982-6823
1426 North 3rd Street Suite 310, Suite 500, Harrisburg, PA, 17102,
3) BAYADA Hearts for Home Care Inc.
4) BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc
7) CrossState Credit Union Association
8) CVS Health & Affiliated Entities
9) Data Recognition Corporation
10) DAUPHIN COUNTY
11) Digital Analytics Freedom Alliance
12) Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation
15) EQT Corporation
16) Gateway Health Plan, Inc. d/b/a Highmark Wholecare
17) goPuff
18) HP Inc.
19) InspiriTec, Inc.
20) Iron Mountain Information Management
21) Liberty Healthcare Corporation
23) Lucid USA, Inc.
24) Magellan Health Inc., its affiliates and its subsidiaries
28) Patient First
29) Pattern Energy
30) Pennsylvania Association for Adult Continuing Education
31) PENNSYLVANIA BUS ASSOCIATION
32) Pennsylvania CASA Association
33) Pennsylvania Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Inc.
34) PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL BUS ASSOCIATION
35) PENNSYLVANIA SKI AREAS ASSOCIATION, INC.
36) PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
38) PPL Electric Utilties Corporation and PPL Corporation
41) Southeastern Pennsylvania Alliance for Coordinated Transportation
42) St. Luke's Health Network, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates
43) Stack AV Co.
44) The National Elevator Industry, Inc.
45) Trilogy Integrated Resources, LLC
46) Verra Mobility Corporation and its Affiliates
47) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVANCY
48) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR BLIND CHILDREN
49) Wine PA
717-982-6823
1426 North 3rd Street Suite 310, Suite 500, Harrisburg, PA, 17102,
717-982-6823
1426 North 3rd Street, Suite 310, Suite 500, Harrisburg, PA, 17102,
1) 3M Company and its affiliates
3) Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
4) Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation
5) Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc.
8) Fidelity Information Services, LLC
9) Google LLC and its Affiliates
