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MICHAEL "MIKE" JOHNSON

"What we do is not just meaningful to clients, but fun for us, because we get the privilege of sharing that success with them. It takes a lot of persistence to advance something meaningful and those are the moments I enjoy the most."

11-15 years

Past president of Association of Connecticut Lobbyists

Featured presenter at the CT Lobbying Conference on "Lobbying the Executive Branch" the past four years.

2019 Hartford Business Journal Forty Under 40

Over ten years of municipal land use experience on Planning and Zoning/Zoning Board of Appeals

Served as point person for the CT Conference of Municipalities on Energy, Labor and Zoning topics.

  • The team at Sullivan & LeShane has provided The Toy Association with outstanding representation. They have a deep understanding of the legislative and regulatory environment and have consistently delivered results on tough issues. They understand our concerns and communicate it accurately to the relevant decision-makers. They are credible, ethical and attentive to client needs. I would recommend them to anyone looking for representation in Connecticut. - Matthew Lenz, Director of State Government Affairs, The Toy Association
  • Sullivan & LeShane has been a valued partner of ours for many years. They have the relationships and know-how to navigate complex legislative issues and deliver results on behalf of their client. With decades of experience, their entire team is committed to truly understanding the issues that matter to us most and working collaboratively to educate legislators and develop public policy solutions. It's clear that they are well-respected in the halls of the capitol, and they have been an absolute pleasure to work with over the years. - Nick Martin, Director of Public Affairs and Communication, Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast
  • While SHI has been a vendor, working with the State of Connecticut since 1991, we engaged Sullivan & LeShane in 2018. We were looking to get better aligned with the State, and to navigate some roadblocks we had been encountering. It has been a great relationship, and we have had many "wins" that have helped advance SHI strategically within the State. The information and experience that Mike and his team lend to us is invaluable. - Barbara West, Regional Director, SHI
  • 13 years of experience in contract lobbying; three years of experience in state and municipal government.

    BRIAN BALLARD

    (Federal)
    Clients:

    1) 23ANDME RESEARCH INSTITUTE

    2) 3M COMPANY

    3) ACCUTAR BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.

    4) ACHIEVE

    5) AECOM

    6) AGI CARGO, LLC AND AGI GROUND, INC.

    7) AGROINSUMOS IBEROAMERICANOS GROUP D/B/A/ AGROISLENA

    8) AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FIELD LLP ON BEHALF OF TP-LINK SYSTEMS, INC.

    9) ALIGNMENT HEALTHCARE, INC.

    10) ALKERMES, INC.

    11) ALTAMED HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATION

    12) AMAZON.COM

    13) AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY

    14) AMERICAN CONSUMER CREDIT ADVOCATES, INC.

    15) AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION

    16) AMERICAN POLICY VENTURES ACTION

    17) AMERICAN RHEINMETALL

    18) AMERICAN ROAD & TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOCIATION

    19) AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

    20) AMERIPRO HEALTH LLC

    21) ANTHROPIC, PBC

    22) ARENA INVESTORS LP

    23) ASIMAT AL HADHARAT

    24) ASSURED GUARANTY, INC.

    25) ATLAS COPCO NORTH AMERICA INC.

    26) BABEL STREET, INC.

    27) BACKSWING VENTURES

    28) BAJO COHEN AGLIANO, P.A. ON BEHALF OF HEALTH EDGE INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC

    29) BANKERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

    30) BAYER U.S. LLC

    31) BB LIVING

    32) BINATIONAL SOFTWOOD LUMBER COUNCIL

    33) BIOSTAR MEDICAL LLC

    34) BLACKSEA TECHNOLOGIES

    35) BLOCKCHAIN (US), INC.

    36) BLOOM ENERGY

    37) BLUE ORIGIN, LLC

    38) BMW OF NORTH AMERICA LLC

    39) BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC.

    40) BRENT L. MILLS, INCORPORATED

    41) BROWARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION

    42) CAMPAIGN FOR AMERICA FIRST INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

    43) CAN COMMUNITY HEALTH

    44) CANVASBACK CONSERVATION LLC F.K.A. WILDLANDSCAPES INTERNATIONAL

    45) CAPE

    46) CELLIGENCE LLC

    47) CHAPMAN DEVELOPMENT LLC

    48) CHARTER BROKERAGE LLC

    49) CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

    50) CITY OF MIAMI

    51) CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA

    52) CITY OF PENSACOLA

    53) CITY OF WINTER HAVEN

    54) COALITION FOR RESPONSIBLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

    55) COMCAST CORPORATION

    56) COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

    57) CONCORD PARTNERS LLC

    58) CONSOLIDATED MILL SUPPLY, INC.

    59) CONSORTIUM MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.

    60) CONSTELLATION ENERGY

    61) CONTINENTAL HEAVY CIVIL CORP.

    62) CONTINENTAL STRATEGY, LLC ON BEHALF OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF FLORIDA

    63) COOSEMANS DC, INC.

    64) COTTON LOGISTICS, INC.

    65) COUPANG, INC.

    66) CREDIT UNION LOAN SOURCE, LLC

    67) DALIAN DEVELOPMENT LLC

    68) DBL VENTURES

    69) DETROIT INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE COMPANY, INC.

    70) DOUGLAS COUNTY PUD

    71) EAGLE LNG PARTNERS LLC

    72) EASTERN SALT COMPANY, INC.

    73) ELO ATLANTIC SL

    74) ENERGY TRANSITION MINERALS, LTD.

    75) EPIDAURUS DBA AMITY FOUNDATION

    76) EQUINIX, INC.

    77) ERUDIO BIO, INC.

    78) ES WINDOWS LLC

    79) EVOLUTION ELECTRIC VEHICLES

    80) EVOLUTION WELL SERVICES OPERATING, LLC

    81) FACETEC, INC.

    82) FALCON COPPER CORP.

    83) FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

    84) FLEX LTD.

    85) FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY

    86) FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY

    87) FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION

    88) FLORIDA SHERIFFS RISK MANAGEMENT FUND

    89) FLORIDA TOMATO EXCHANGE

    90) FLORIDA TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS' ASSOCIATION, INC.

    91) FRESNO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER D/B/A/ COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEM

    92) GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC

    93) GENETIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC.

    94) GUNVOR USA, LLC F.K.A. NEROBREEZE LIMITED

    95) GURMEHER SINGH MAJITHIA

    96) HARD ROCK JAPAN K.K.

    97) HELFIE MANAGEMENT PTY LTD

    98) HERENOW HELP, INC.

    99) HYPERICE, INC.

    100) INDELIBLE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC.

    101) INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION, INC.

    102) INSIGHTEC, INC.

    103) INTEGRATE DG, LLC

    104) IONQ, INC.

    105) IP SERVICES LLC

    106) IRVING OIL LTD.

    107) J. WESTLING & CO. LLC

    108) JABIL INC.

    109) JACKSONVILLE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

    110) JINDAL SOUTH AMERICA METALS AND MINING (FKAVULCAN SOUTH AMERICA METALS & MINING)

    111) JPMORGAN CHASE HOLDINGS LLC

    112) JSI RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE, INC.

    113) JUBILANT PHARMA HOLDINGS INC.

    114) KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION

    115) KLICK USA, INC.

    116) KNOB PETROLEUM CORP

    117) KOREA ZINC COMPANY, LTD.

    118) LAKESIDE BLUFFS GROUP LLC

    119) LEGO SYSTEMS, INC.

    120) LEONARDO DRS, INC.

    121) LEONARDO S.P.A.

    122) LEVINSON FAMILY

    123) LEXYL TRAVEL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

    124) LI INDUSTRIES, INC.

    125) LIFESCIENCE LOGISTICS

    126) LMI CONSULTING, LLC

    127) LOS ANGELES ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES 2028

    128) LUKE HOLDINGS, INC. (FKA LUKE STAFFING)

    129) M1 HOLDINGS GROUP LLC

    130) MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

    131) MAHA CAPITAL

    132) MALNUTRITION ADVOCACY FUND

    133) MANTARI INDUSTRIES, INC.

    134) MARTIN COUNTY, FLORIDA

    135) MAXELL, LTD.

    136) MCDERMOTT+ CONSULTING (ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY)

    137) MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP.

    138) MEIL GLOBAL HOLDINGS B.V.

    139) MHP FOOD TRADING LLC

    140) MIAMI DADE COLLEGE FOUNDATION (F.K.A. FRIENDS OF MIAMI DADE COLLEGE)

    141) MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

    142) MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

    143) MIAMI-DADE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION

    144) MONOLITH MATERIALS, INC.

    145) MORVILLO ABRAMOWITZ GRAND IASON & ANELLO PC O/B/O BANCAMIGA BANCO UNIVERSAL, CA

    146) MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC.

    147) MOTLEY RICE, LLC AND BALLARD SPAHR LLP

    148) MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER

    149) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES

    150) NCLUSION, INC.

    151) NEOPRIME CAPITAL PARTNERS

    152) NETFLIX, INC.

    153) NEUVENTUS, LLC

    154) NEXTERA ENERGY, INC./FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY

    155) NITRON GROUP LLC

    156) NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION

    157) NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

    158) NOVAVAX, INC.

    159) NOVO NORDISK INC.

    160) NYSE GROUP, INC.

    161) OCEANSOUND PARTNERS

    162) OGLE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT, LLC

    163) OISHII

    164) OKALOOSA COUNTY, FL

    165) ORANO USA LLC

    166) ORBIA FLUOR ENERGY MATERIALS (KOURA)

    167) OURARING INC.

    168) PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

    169) PALM BEACH COUNTY

    170) PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.

    171) PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA

    172) PENN ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

    173) PEOPLE CENTER, INC.

    174) POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.

    175) PORT OF LONG BEACH

    176) POTOMAC CENTER NORTH, INC.

    177) PRAXIS PRECISION MEDICINES, INC.

    178) PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE

    179) PROSKAUER ROSE LLP ON BEHALF OF COPPERWELD BIMETALLICS, LLC

    180) PROYECTO DE EMPRESARIOS POR MEXICO

    181) PUBLIC HEALTH TRUST OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY (ON BEHALF OF JACKSON HEALTH SYSTEMS)

    182) PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.

    183) RAI SERVICES COMPANY (FKA- RAISC)

    184) REACTIVE DRONE LLC

    185) REVELLE AESTHETICS, INC.

    186) REYES HOLDINGS, LLC

    187) RIL USA

    188) RIO BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

    189) RISE

    190) ROBINHOOD

    191) ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA

    192) RUDY OPCO LLC

    193) SABER HEALTHCARE GROUP

    194) SAFETY NET HOSPITAL ALLIANCE OF FLORIDA

    195) SAP AMERICA, INC.

    196) SAVANTAGE SOLUTIONS, INC.

    197) SEA & SHORELINE, LLC

    198) SECURITYSCORECARD, INC.

    199) SEEKR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

    200) SEMINOLE HARD ROCK DIGITAL, LLC

    201) SEMINOLE HARD ROCK ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

    202) SENIOR CARE PHARMACY, INC.

    203) SEPRO CORPORATION

    204) SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC

    205) SHIONOGI, INC.

    206) SIGNATURE PERFORMANCE, INC.

    207) SK AMERICAS, INC.

    208) SMARSH INC.

    209) SNA INTERNATIONAL LP

    210) SOLIDION TECHNOLOGY, INC.

    211) SOLONIAN RESOURCES, LLC

    212) SOLUTIONS GROUP SERVICES, LLC

    213) SOUTHERN GLAZER'S WINE AND SPIRITS, LLC

    214) SPEED XPRESS INC.

    215) STERLITE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

    216) STURM, RUGER & CO., INC.

    217) SUFFOLK CONSTRUCTION

    218) SULZBACHER CENTER

    219) SUPERIOR AIR-GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.

    220) SUPERMICRO

    221) SUPREME RICE

    222) SUPREME SITE SERVICES GMBH

    223) SWIRE PROPERTIES, INC.

    224) SWISS ROCKETS AG

    225) TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL

    226) THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

    227) THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, INC.

    228) THE CRANEWARE GROUP (F.K.A. SENTRY DATA SYSTEMS)

    229) THE ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION

    230) THE LEAGUE OF CREDIT UNIONS & AFFILIATES

    231) THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

    232) THE SCHOOL BOARD OF LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA

    233) THE TOY ASSOCIATION

    234) THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY

    235) TIGER BIOSCIENCES

    236) TIPCO ASPHALT PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED

    237) TOTALENERGIES EP MOZAMBIQUE AREA 1

    238) TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES

    239) TRANSUNION LLC

    240) TRAXYS NORTH AMERICA LLC

    241) TRC WORLDWIDE ENGINEERING, INC.

    242) TRICOCI UNIVERSITY OF BEAUTY CULTURE, LLC

    243) TRULIEVE

    244) U.S SUGAR CORPORATION

    245) UG SOLUTIONS

    246) UNITED AERONAUTICAL CORPORATION

    247) UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

    248) UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.

    249) UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY

    250) UNITY WELLNESS LLC (D/B/A MUSCULAR THERAPY LLC / SUMMIT WELLNESS OF TEXAS LLC)

    251) UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH CORPORATION

    252) UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

    253) UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

    254) UPTODATE, INC.

    255) URANIUM ENERGY CORPORATION

    256) US STRATEGIC METALS

    257) VALE MARITIMO C.A.

    258) VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

    259) VANTIVE, INC.

    260) VILIN BIO MED LIMITED

    261) VIRTUS RESOURCES LLC F.K.A. VIRTUS MINERALS GROUP INC.

    262) VIZ.AI

    263) VIZIENT, INC.

    264) VYSTAR CREDIT UNION

    265) WALGREEN CO.

    266) WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION, A THOMSON REUTERS BUSINESS

    267) ZOOX, INC.

    268) ZSCALER INC.

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    CHARLOTTE HICKCOX

    (Connecticut)
    Clients:

    LINDSEY HUEER

    (Oregon)
    Clients:

    LINDSEY HUEER

    (Washington)
    Clients: