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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.

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.

Kevin Ainsworth is the co-leader of the Jones Walker's Government Relations Practice Group. As one of the largest law firms in the United States, Jones Walker serves local, regional, national, and international business interests in a wide range of markets and industries. Our approximately 355 attorneys are located in Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, and Texas.

Ainsworth's practice focuses on Government Relations & Legislative Advocacy. He assists companies and employers across Louisiana and the U.S. by developing and communicating legislative priorities and regulatory policies that promote increased economic employment and business growth. His areas of focus include agriculture, energy, insurance, e-commerce/internet, financial institutions, manufacturing, and other industries.

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Clients:

CINDY BROWN

(Federal)
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JAY DRISCOLL

(Federal)
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Clients:
Clients:

AMANDA MERTENS CAMPBELL

(Federal)
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Clients:

ZACHARY WILLIAMS

(Federal)
Clients:

1) A.O. Smith Corporation

2) Adapt Pharma Inc.

3) Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)

4) Airlines For America

5) Alclear LLC dba CLEAR

6) Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

7) Altria Client Services LLC

8) American College of Radiology Association

9) American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (fka Honda North America, Inc.)

10) American Hotel & Lodging Association

11) American Sportfishing Association

12) Amgen USA, Inc.

13) Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

14) Arcturus Therapeutics

15) Association of American Railroads

16) Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

17) Bank of America Corporation

18) Bayer Corporation

19) Bellerophon Therapeutics

20) Bio-Rad Laboratories

21) Blackstone Administrative Services Partnership L.P.

22) Bombardier Recreational Products

23) Broadcom Limited

24) California Life Sciences Association

25) Capitol Solutions on behalf of Bipartisan Policy Center Advocacy Network, Inc.

26) CenturyTel Service Group, LLC

27) Coalition for App Fairness

28) Coalition for Energy Assistance Modernization

29) Contessa Health, Inc.

30) Criteo Corporation

31) CSL Behring

32) CTIA - The Wireless Association

33) Deloitte LLP

34) Edgenuity Inc.

35) Emergent Biosolutions

36) Entergy Services LLC (FKA Entergy Services, Inc.)

37) Eyepoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

38) First Solar Inc.

39) Genentech

40) General Atomics

41) Genovac, LLC

42) Gilead Sciences, Inc.

43) Ginkgo Bioworks

44) GoBrands Inc.

45) Goldman Edwards

46) GRAIL, Inc.

47) Grodan Inc.

48) Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.

49) HCR Manorcare

50) Horizon Therapeutics

51) Independent Pharmacy Cooperative

52) Insured Retirement Institute

53) International Council of Shopping Centers

54) Interstate Natural Gas Association of America

55) Iron Mountain Information Management, LLC

56) Jacksonville State University

57) Joby Aviation

58) Lilly USA, LLC

59) Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

60) Lundbeck LLC

61) McCulley McCluer PLLC

62) Merck

63) Metrc LLC

64) MilanaPharm

65) Molina Healthcare, Inc.

66) NASH Alliance Coalition

67) National Association of Proton Therapy

68) National Cable & Telecommunications Association

69) National Hockey League

70) National Marine Manufacturers Association

71) New Venture Fund

72) Northport Health Services

73) NorthWestern Energy

74) Novartis, Inc.

75) Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)

76) Oracle

77) Orbital Effects

78) Outdoor Industry Association

79) Pacific Gas and Electric

80) Peloton Interactive, Inc.

81) Personal Care Products Council

82) PhRMA

83) PINE STREET STRATEGIES ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA

84) Primmune Therapeutics

85) Prism Group Public Affairs on behalf of Piedmont Healthcare

86) Public Service Company of New Mexico

87) Q Link Wireless, LLC

88) Regenesis

89) Sanofi U.S.

90) Sarepta Therapeutics

91) Siemens Corporation

92) Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.

93) Space Exploration Technologies Corporation

94) Standard Industries

95) Starkey Hearing Technologies

96) Strathspey Crown Holdings, LLC

97) T-Mobile

98) Target Corporation

99) The National Football League Players Association

100) The Partnership for Americas Health Care Future

101) The Science Coalition

102) The Williams Companies, Inc.

103) TruConnect

104) True Velocity

105) Tyson Shared Services, Inc.

106) U.S. Beet Sugar Association (USBSA)

107) Uber Technologies, Inc.

108) Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical

109) United Airlines, Inc.

110) United Parcel Service

111) Universal Music Group Recordings, Inc.

112) University of Southern California

113) Verde Technologies

114) Verizon Communications, Inc. and various subsidiaries

115) VieMed Healthcare, Inc.

116) Vir Biotechnology, Inc.

117) Virpax Pharmaceuticals

118) Walgreens Co.

119) We Are Golf

120) Weld North LLC

121) With Honor Action

122) Yum Restaurant Services Group, LLC

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TERRANCE WILSON

(Federal)