20+ years
2010 Agnes Ohlson Diamond Jubilee Award for Outstanding Contributions to Nursing Through Political Action by the Connecticut Nurses' Association
Lori Samele-Bates serves as a Government Relations Specialist in Brown Rudnick's Hartford Office. She focuses on providing public policy services to clients, including administrative and legislative lobbying, as well as aiding in the development and execution of strategies to achieve her clients' goals. She also assists with grass-roots strategies, advocacy and constituent development.
Lori has significant experience advocating to policymakers on the federal, state and local levels. She was formerly the Manager of Government Relations for Cablevision of Connecticut, where she acted as the primary liaison with three regional cable advisory councils and ensured company compliance with Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) regulations. Lori also has experience with the Connecticut State Senate in serving as Supervisor of Legislative Aides, where she worked with Senate leadership officials to create legislative strategies and consensus-building.
Prior to joining Brown Rudnick, Lori worked as a Government Affairs Consultant at Murtha Cullina LLP, where she focused on assisting clients in the environmental, education, energy and health care industries.
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1) Alliance for Automotive Innovation
3) Arbella Mutual Insurance Company
5) AVANGRID UIL Holdings Corporation
6) Bloom Energy
7) Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
8) Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
9) Center for Children's Advocacy
10) Charter Communications, Inc.
15) Election Systems & Software
16) Entertainment Software Association
18) Imagineers Property Management, LLC
19) Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart
20) Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
21) Motion Picture Association, Inc.
22) Nuvance Health
23) Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., Inc.
24) Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc.
26) Sunflora, Inc.
15-20 years
State Government Affairs Council
With nearly two decades of governmental experience, as both a public employee and as a private consultant, Tim Shea has developed a keen understanding of how the government works and how to achieve results for clients within the governmental arena. Serving as Director of Brown Rudnick's Government Relations Practice in the Hartford Office, Tim directs the firm's local and state activities at both the legislative and executive branch levels, servicing a full slate of government relations clients.
Tim's clients include energy and technology companies, health care institutions, biopharmaceutical companies, large multi-national corporations and non-profit entities.
Before joining Brown Rudnick, Tim spent seven years at Capitol City Economic Development Authority (CCEDA), the quasi-public authority formed to direct and manage state-supported economic development in and around Hartford, Connecticut's Capital City.
