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Since 1979 Capitol Strategies Group (CSG) has set the standard for professional counsel in California government relations, contract procurement, and association management. Representing a broad client base before the legislature, regulatory agencies, and the executive branch requires that the CSG team understand complex statewide developments and provide context for effective action on behalf of each client. Additionally, we leverage our team's long-term experience in local and statewide campaigns to provide strategic recommendations and political advice. Our firm represents clients before the Governor, his administration, each constitutional officer, the state legislature, and almost every California state agency.

Firm Specialties:
CSG's services include state contract procurement, bureaucratic problem solving, and a full suite of legislative advocacy activities. Our services are tailored to meet a client's specific needs and range from monitoring, research, and consultation to direct and indirect lobbying. CSG also manages multiple trade associations and this work frequently requires the organization of large meetings and legislative visits.

MEGHAN LOPER serves as Vice President and has been helping shape State policy for more than decade. She joined CSG with extensive government affairs experience advocating for private businesses and working with elected officials. Ms. Loper has a unique ability to identify policy opportunities, develop effective advocacy strategies and achieve success by utilizing her bipartisan network with key decision-makers.

Prior to joining CSG, Ms. Loper served as Public Policy Director for Majestic Realty Co., one of the nation's largest privately held, family-owned real estate development firms. With Majestic properties playing a critical role in the supply chain, Ms. Loper served on several regional goods movement committees and stakeholder agency advisory groups. She gained extensive experience on transportation issues by serving as the lead staffer for a member of the California Transportation Commission. Ms. Loper was also the Program Director for the Majestic Realty Foundation, collaborating with nonprofits on programs related to health, education, and violence prevention. She advised the Foundation's board of directors and regional planning teams. She developed the curriculum for its flagship program, the Los Angeles Youth Leadership Council.

Ms. Loper was selected for the prestigious Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs in Los Angeles. Coro is a graduate-level leadership training program that provides experience in the public affairs arena.

Ms. Loper received her MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. A two-time Trojan grad, she also graduated Cum Laude with departmental honors and holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Policy and Management from the University of Southern California. She serves on Leadership Council for the Sol Price School of Public Policy at USC."

BENJAMIN LANCASTER

(Texas)
  • (512)5501229

  • 858 FM 1209BastropTX78602

JESSICA MANDEL

(Federal)

JEFFREY MILLER

(Federal)
Clients:

1) 1X TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

2) A16Z CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.)

3) ACCIONA INFRASTRUCTURE USA CORP

4) ALEX VON FURSTENBERG

5) ALTANA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

6) ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC

7) ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION

8) ALZHEON, INC.

9) AM GENERAL LLC

10) AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION

11) AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION

12) AMGEN, INC.

13) ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, LLC

14) APIC CORPORATION

15) APPLE INC.

16) ARCHER AVIATION INC.

17) ASHBRITT, INC.

18) ASPECT HOLDINGS, LLC

19) ASTRANIS SPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

20) AVA LABS, INC.

21) AVENTIV TECHNOLOGIES

22) AXINN, VELTROP & HARKRIDER LLP

23) BAUGHMAN KROUP BOSSE PLLC ON BEHALF OF GEMINI SPACE STATION, INC.

24) BLACKSTONE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS L.P.

25) BLINK HEALTH INC.

26) BOTANICALS FOR BETTER HEALTH AND WELLNESS

27) BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY

28) BROADCOM LIMITED

29) CAL-MAINE FOODS

30) CAPITAL GROUP

31) CARNIVAL CORPORATION

32) CF SECURED LLC

33) CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.

34) CINTAS

35) COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC.

36) COLOSSAL BIOSCIENCES INC.

37) COMCAST CORPORATION

38) CORECIVIC, INC.

39) CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE

40) COSTAR GROUP, INC.

41) COUPANG, INC.

42) COVETRUS, INC.

43) CRUISE LINES INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.

44) DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL LLP

45) DEEL

46) DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

47) DIGITAL ALPHA ADVISORS, LLC

48) DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC

49) EBAY INC.

50) ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION

51) ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT L.P.

52) ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS, L.P.

53) ENGINE NO. 1 LP

54) ENVIVA, LLC

55) FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

56) FALCONX INC.

57) FINSECA

58) FLINT COOPER, LLC

59) FMX

60) FORIS DAX, INC. D/B/A CRYPTO.COM

61) FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA

62) GBX GROUP LLC

63) GENENTECH USA, INC.

64) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

65) GENERAL MOTORS LLC

66) GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

67) GLOBAL BUSINESS ALLIANCE

68) GLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC.

69) GOBRANDS, INC.

70) GOEL INVESTMENTS, LLC

71) GRAIL LLC

72) GREY ROCK NET ZERO OPPORTUNITIES FUND I, LP

73) GREYSTAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC

74) HCBS ADVOCACY, LLC

75) HDT EXPEDITIONARY SYSTEMS, INC.

76) HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE ("HPE")

77) HILLWOOD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC

78) ILLUMINA, INC.

79) INVENERGY LLC

80) J C BAMFORD EXCAVATORS LTD.

81) JBS USA FOOD COMPANY HOLDINGS (FKA JBS USA FOOD COMPANY)

82) JETZERO, INC.

83) JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

84) KALSHI, INC

85) KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP ON BEHALF OF KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION

86) KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

87) KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP

88) LAC MANAGEMENT LLC

89) LIVEVIEW TECHNOLOGIES

90) MASTERBRAND CABINETS, LLC

91) MERCHANTS FOR AMERICA, INC.

92) MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.

93) MORGAN STANLEY

94) NAREIT

95) NASDAQ, INC.

96) NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CARE AT HOME

97) NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION

98) NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION

99) NEPHRON NITRILE LLC (DBA AMERICAN ARMOR GLOVES)

100) NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL, L.L.C.

101) NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC.

102) NEXTNAV INC.

103) NEXUS HOSPICE OF THE HIGH DESERT LLC

104) NIKE, INC.

105) NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION

106) NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.

107) NUCOR CORPORATION

108) NUSCALE POWER, LLC

109) OAK VIEW GROUP, LLC

110) OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION

111) OCEANS ACQUISITION, INC.

112) OCHSNER HEALTH

113) OGLE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT, LLC

114) ONONDAGA COUNTY

115) OPENAI

116) ORACLE AMERICA, INC.

117) PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

118) PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC.

119) PAUL, WEISS LLP, ON BEHALF OF AD HOC GROUP OF MAJORITY MEMBER PREPA BONDHOLDERS

120) PEPTIDE SCIENCES

121) PERFORMANCE DRONE WORKS, LLC

122) PERNOD RICARD USA

123) PERSHING SQUARE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.

124) PFIZER INC.

125) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA

126) PLANET LABS PBC

127) PLAYPOWER, INC.

128) RED CHAMBER GROUP

129) REGATTA HCRP I LP

130) RISEPOINT

131) RTW INVESTMENTS, LP

132) SEISMIC SOFTWARE, INC.

133) SENTINEL MIDSTREAM, LLC

134) SHIELD AI

135) SIBELCO NORTH AMERICA, INC.

136) SIG SAUER, INC.

137) SOFTBANK GROUP CORPORATION

138) SOUTHERN COMPANY

139) SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

140) STANLEY BLACK & DECKER

141) STEPHENS SHARED SERVICES, LLC

142) STONEPEAK PARTNERS LP

143) STRIPE, INC.

144) SUNSET LAKES WEST ASSOCIATES LLLP

145) SWEET OAK PARENT LLC

146) TEGNA INC.

147) THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY

148) THE J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY

149) THE MAJORITY GROUP ON BEHALF OF CONNECTED COMMERCE COUNCIL

150) THE RENCO GROUP, INC.

151) THE UNITED COMPANY

152) TIDES MEDICAL

153) TILE COUNCIL OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

154) TPT RESEARCH LLC

155) TRANSDIGM GROUP INC.

156) TRICOCI UNIVERSITY OF BEAUTY CULTURE, LLC

157) TWG CADILLAC FORMULA 1 TEAM HOLDINGS, LLC

158) TYPE ONE ENERGY GROUP, INC.

159) UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

160) UBICQUIA, INC.

161) ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC.

162) UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION

163) VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

164) VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.

165) WASTE CONNECTIONS US, INC.

166) WELLHIVE

167) YOCHA DEHE WINTUN NATION

168) ZENO POWER SYSTEMS, INC.

169) ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL INC.

170) ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.