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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.

6-10 years

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 Professional Land Surveyors, INC. (NYS)

10) Association Of Towns Of The State Of New York

11) Aurora Carleton Ave LLC

12) Aurora Carleton LLC

13) Bae Systems, INC.

14) Bell Laboratories, INC.

15) Bestpass, INC.

16) Boston Beer Company (The)

17) Carson Power

18) Catskills Tech Hub LLC

19) Centralus Health, INC.

20) Certainteed Gypsum Operating Company LLC

21) Chevra Hatzalah

22) Chinese American Ipa, INC.

23) City Of Buffalo

24) Clean Earth Environmental Solutions, INC.

25) Commission On Rehabilitation Counselor Certification

26) County Of Rockland

27) Cpd NY Energy CORP.

28) Creighton Manning Engineering & Surveying, PLLC

29) Delaware Engineering, D.p.c.

30) Doctors Management Company (The)

31) Early Care And Learning Council

32) Edge Inference, LLC

33) Environmental Advocates Action, INC

34) Field Point Servicing, LLC

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

36) Galaxy Media Partners LLC

37) Garonit Pharmaceutical INC.

38) Gotham Eye Medical

39) Government Employees Insurance Company (Geico)

40) Hecate Energy LLC

41) Hobart And William Smith Colleges

42) Hospitals Insurance Company

43) Hudson Public Hotel LLC

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

45) Infant Nutrition Council Of America

46) Infra Tech Engineering LLC

47) K&R Preservation LLC

48) Kalshi INC.

49) Key Capture Energy, LLC

50) Lagrange Fire District

51) Leaflink INC.

52) Livingston County

53) Mandi Care LLC

54) Mcdonald's USA, LLC

55) Med-Metrix, LLC

56) Meta Platforms, INC.

57) Mfny Group CORP.

58) Milmar Food Group Ii, LLC

59) Mlmic Insurance Company

60) Myle Technologies, INC.

61) National Strategies, LLC

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

63) New York State Dental Association

64) New York Tobacconist Association, INC.

65) Ninjaone, LLC

66) Novo Nordisk INC.

67) Nr International

68) Orange County Ida

69) Panorama Education, INC.

70) Peckham Industries, INC.

71) Pennymac Financial Services, INC.

72) Perfect Health Boro Park LLC

73) Pharmacann Of New York, LLC

74) Planet Networks, INC.

75) Poly Craft Industries CORP.

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

77) Public Employer Risk Management Association, INC.

78) Remco Agency, INC.

79) Retail Council Of New York State, INC.

80) Rewiring America, INC.

81) Rockland Green

82) Rockland Independent Living Center, INC. DBA Bridges

83) Roman Health Ventures INC.

84) Safety Holdings, INC.

85) Salesforce, INC.

86) Scannell Properties , LLC

87) Securus Technologies, LLC

88) Sf Cherry Hill LP

89) Shaw Building LP

90) Shift Chainworks Owner1, LLC

91) Steady Platform, INC.

92) Stewart Title Insurance Company

93) Sun Ng Kittatinny Rv LLC

94) Superior Pack Group

95) T-Mobile USA, INC.

96) Tech:NYC INC.

97) The Agency Broome County Ida/Ldc

98) The Machaneh Trust

99) Town Of Clarkstown

100) Town Of Haverstraw

101) Town Of Ramapo

102) Trustees Of The Masonic Hall And Asylum Fund

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

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

105) Vantage Compliance

106) Veracare INC.

107) Village Of Kiryas Joel

108) Village Of Pelham Manor

109) Village Of West Haverstraw

110) Volvo Group North America

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