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KATHLEEN BRUDER

Kathleen Duffy Bruder is a registered Pennsylvania lobbyist and practicing attorney who chairs Saxton & Stump's Regulatory and Government Affairs team. She is passionate about helping clients win and knows how to navigate challenges and opportunities that involve all levels of government. As a former deputy chief of staff to a governor and former senior adviser to a mayor, Kathy relies upon her far- reaching network to connect clients with government decision-makers. With more than 25 years of experience as a professional in Pennsylvania, Kathy has mutually respectful relationships with government and business leaders and staff, and an extensive knowledge of government operations, regulatory processes and administrative matters. At Saxton & Stump, Kathy works closely with former judges and Saxton attorneys to incorporate their collective knowledge to support her advocacy efforts and the Firm's five-star approach to client service.

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Kathy's service as a senior adviser to Governor Tom Corbett for four years and the late Mayor Stephen R Reed of the City of Harrisburg provided her leadership experience and insight into how state and local governments operate from the inside. In those roles, she had real experiences in government and established and fostered relationships throughout all three branches of government. These experiences and relationships help her serve clients efficiently and effectively.

During the Pennsylvania COVID-19 business shutdown, Kathy helped clients in diverse business industries tell their story to Governor Wolf's Administration and obtain approval and a waiver to continue to operate. She worked with her team as if every client's business needs were a "911" call for help. Her round-the-clock work and counsel helped clients and their employees operate quickly, in a safe manner and in cooperation with law enforcement.

Clients have succeeded with their legislative lobbying goals as Kathy and her team supported them with needs to amend, pass or oppose legislation that would impact the client's business goals. Kathy's efforts and guidance support clients' business timeline and budgets.

Kathy lobbied with a team to successfully oppose any nuclear bailout legislation.

Kathy assists clients who need quick access to an agency decisionmaker for time sensitive issues. a Kathy assists clients with obtaining grant funds to support client projects.

Kathy is a licensed attorney in NY, NJ and PA, and she has more than a decade in Pennsylvania state and local politics with the unique experience as a senior staffer in the Office of the Governor. Kathy served as former Gov. Tom Corbett's Deputy Chief of Staff from 2011 to 2015. In that role, she was a trusted advisor to the governor and his cabinet and staff. She served as the governor's liaison to numerous state agencies and helped coordinate and manage policy, legislative and press initiatives. Kathy also worked on the governor's behalf with contacts in local and federal governments. While with the governor's office, Kathy represented the governor with numerous state and regional boards and commissions, including the Pennsylvania and New Jersey bi-state transportation authorities, the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Authority and the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority (PCCA). Further, she served with the governor as vice chair of Team Pennsylvania, a nonprofit that connects business and industry leaders and facilitates partnerships to support economic development and prosperity in the commonwealth.

Prior to joining Saxton & Stump, Kathy was an attorney for a Harrisburg-based law firm where she represented clients as an attorney and a lobbyist in diverse subject areas including energy and environmental, oil and natural gas and food and beverage on matters involving public finance, state and local tax, employment and corporate governance. Before joining the governor's office, she was a partner at Rhoads & Sinon LLP for 10 years where she focused her practice in litigation and labor and employment. She also previously served in leadership roles for the City of Harrisburg's Mayor Stephen R. Reed as deputy solicitor and director of human resources for approximately four years.

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Clients:

1) 125 Greenwich Owner LLC

2) 554 Metro Spe LLC

3) A Posteriori LLC

4) Aden Brook Agricultural, LLC

5) Advantage Capital

6) American Beverage Association

7) American Coatings Association, INC.

8) Amp Robotics Corporation

9) Association Of Home Appliance Manufacturers

10) Association Of Professional Land Surveyors, INC. (NYS)

11) Association Of Towns Of The State Of New York

12) Aurora Carleton Ave LLC

13) Aurora Carleton LLC

14) Bae Systems, INC.

15) Bell Laboratories, INC.

16) Bestpass, INC.

17) Boston Beer Company (The)

18) Bsac2 DBA Healthful Meals LLC

19) Carson Power

20) Catskills Tech Hub LLC

21) Centralus Health, INC.

22) Certainteed Gypsum Operating Company LLC

23) Chevra Hatzalah

24) Chinese American Ipa, INC.

25) City Of Buffalo

26) Clean Earth Environmental Solutions, INC.

27) Commission On Rehabilitation Counselor Certification

28) Concourse Tech, INC.

29) County Of Rockland

30) Cpd NY Energy CORP.

31) Creighton Manning Engineering & Surveying, PLLC

32) Delaware Engineering, D.p.c.

33) Dk Crown Holdings INC.

34) Doctors Management Company (The)

35) Early Care And Learning Council

36) Edge Inference, LLC

37) Environmental Advocates Action, INC

38) Field Point Servicing, LLC

39) Finger Lakes Ipa, INC. D/B/A Forward Leading Ipa

40) Galaxy Media Partners LLC

41) Garonit Pharmaceutical INC.

42) Gotham Eye Medical

43) Government Employees Insurance Company (Geico)

44) Hecate Energy LLC

45) Hobart And William Smith Colleges

46) Hospitals Insurance Company

47) Hudson Public Hotel LLC

48) Imagetrend. LLC

49) Improvlearning, INC. FKA National Point And Insurance Reduction Course, INC

50) Infant Nutrition Council Of America

51) Infra Tech Engineering LLC

52) K&R Preservation LLC

53) Kalshi INC.

54) Kent Riverview LLC

55) Key Capture Energy, LLC

56) Lagrange Fire District

57) Leaflink INC.

58) Livingston County

59) Loretto Management Corporation

60) Mandi Care LLC

61) Mcdonald's USA, LLC

62) Med-Metrix, LLC

63) Meta Platforms, INC.

64) Mfny Group CORP.

65) Milmar Food Group Ii, LLC

66) Mlmic Insurance Company

67) Myle Technologies, INC.

68) National Strategies, LLC

69) Neumo Tax & Licensing LLC FKA Govos, INC.

70) New York State Dental Association

71) New York Tobacconist Association, INC.

72) Ninjaone, LLC

73) Novo Nordisk INC.

74) Nr International

75) Orange County Ida

76) Panorama Education, INC.

77) Peckham Industries, INC.

78) Pennymac Financial Services, INC.

79) Perfect Health Boro Park LLC

80) Pharmacann Of New York, LLC

81) Planet Networks, INC.

82) Poly Craft Industries CORP.

83) Project P Holdings, LLC D/B/A Northeast Shared Services

84) Public Employer Risk Management Association, INC.

85) Remco Agency, INC.

86) Retail Council Of New York State, INC.

87) Rewiring America, INC.

88) Rockland Green

89) Rockland Independent Living Center, INC. DBA Bridges

90) Roman Health Ventures INC.

91) Safety Holdings, INC.

92) Salesforce, INC.

93) Scannell Properties , LLC

94) Securus Technologies, LLC

95) Sf Cherry Hill LP

96) Shaw Building LP

97) Shift Chainworks Owner1, LLC

98) Steady Platform, INC.

99) Stewart Title Insurance Company

100) Sun Ng Kittatinny Rv LLC

101) Superior Pack Group

102) T-Mobile USA, INC.

103) Tech:NYC INC.

104) The Agency Broome County Ida/Ldc

105) The Machaneh Trust

106) Town Of Clarkstown

107) Town Of Haverstraw

108) Town Of Ramapo

109) Trustees Of The Masonic Hall And Asylum Fund

110) Tungsten Health Holdings, LLC D/B/A Habitat Health

111) Underdog Sports Holdings, INC. D/B/A Underdog Fantasy

112) Vantage Compliance

113) Veracare INC.

114) Village Of Kiryas Joel

115) Village Of Pelham Manor

116) Village Of West Haverstraw

117) Volvo Group North America

118) Womble Bond Dickinson (Us) LLP

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