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ANDREW PARIS

Senior Policy Director

Involved in state government for over 20 years, Andrew brings a vast skill set to the table including government relations strategy development, research and analysis, lobbying, legislative drafting, beverage alcohol policy, economic modeling, transportation policy, gaming policy, and higher education policy.

Prior to joining Dentons Cohen & Grigsby and its successor firm C & G Strategies, Andrew served as research director for a political campaign, a legislative liaison for a state row office, executive deputy director of policy and planning within the state executive branch, executive director of the State Tax Equalization Board (STEB), and the founder and principal of Four Lights Research Solutions.

NELLO GIORGETTI

Senior Vice President of Government Relations

In his 25 years as a lobbyist, Nello has developed significant experience in the legislative process. As a government affairs professional, his greatest accomplishments have included passing the Medical Cannabis law in Pennsylvania, working on funding for a new arena, passing City of Pittsburgh fiscal bailout, and ensuring provisions in the gaming law for a constant stream of funding for the Pittsburgh International Airport.

Nello focuses on working collaboratively with his clients and keeping them informed throughout the process. He prides himself on being honest with clients and ensuring that their expectations are realistic. He has successfully represented clients in the non-profit, government, development industry, and issue advocacy sectors.

ROBERT VESCIO

State and Local Lobbying:

Influencing the decisions of government officials for our clients is key to the work that we do. Whether we're standing beside our client, or advocating on their behalf, we remain focused on policies, legislation, or regulations that are integral to each organization's interest.

Because of the experience of our team, we approach each issue and challenge separately. We're empathetic, sensing where there is great need. We value the work that our clients do and understand our own roles in this process. We always strive to learn and know more about the issues that are important to our clients, recognize the challenges that they face, try to find common ground, manage expectations, are creative in our problem-solving, and put all of our skills and talents to work for our clients, working smarter to great success.

Having insight into operations at a local level is just as important when clients interact with their local or county government daily. In some cases, those interactions may be even more impactful to organizations who work with C & G Strategies.

Each of our team members boasts decades of experience in government and uses that background to great effect for clients. No matter the issue or interest, C & G can provide clients with information, a deep understanding of the process they're navigating, observations relevant to their work, and solutions that may be unconventional. At the heart of all of that work is the client goals.

20+ years

Led the passage of legislation to provide for Ready to Go Drinks in grocery stores, convenience stores and restaurant licensees.

Secured funding for the 15 Community Colleges including passage of the State Board of Higher Education.

Led the passage of legislation to provide for the addition of the federal judiciary in the Pennsylvania Protective Class Law.

Worked to advance client's legislative goals in the reauthorization of the Commonwealth's One Call System.

C&G Strategies has focused its practice on working both sides of the aisle. We have relationships in all four Caucus Leadership Teams

Co-Founder/Chief Financial Officer

With over two decades of executive experience, Rob's career has placed him at the highest level of local and state government. As a public affairs professional, he has shaped public policy and legislation for clients in non-profit organizations, for-profit companies, trade associations, unions, and more. Rob provides individualized services that support clients' specific needs and has successfully represented clients in a variety of sectors. Whether navigating state or local government, facilitating introductions with decision makers, working with stakeholders, or developing and executing strategies, he is focused on allowing each individual client to meet their goals.

BRIAN BALLARD

(Florida)
Clients:

1) 19 Enterprises, LLC

2) Access Restoration Services US, Inc.

3) Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

4) Advanced Rx Pharmacy, LLC

5) AIDS Healthcare Foundation

6) Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

7) Alliance for Commercial Real Estate

8) Amazon.com, Inc.

9) American Coastal Insurance Company

10) American Veterinary Medical Association

11) Angel Armor

12) AquaFence Inc.

13) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP

14) AT&T Services, Inc.

15) Atlas Air, Inc.

16) Atlas Data Privacy Corporation

17) Atlys Global, LLC

18) Axon Enterprise, Inc.

19) Babcock Property Holdings, LLC

20) Barry University

21) Basketball Properties, LTD

22) Bayer U.S. LLC

23) Big Bend Homeless Coalition

24) BioStem Technologies

25) Block, Inc.

26) Blue Origin Florida, LLC

27) Botanicals for Better Health and Wellness

28) Brent L. Mills, Incorporated

29) Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation

30) Broward County

31) Broward County Sheriff's Office

32) BusPatrol America LLC

33) Camillus House, Inc

34) Canvasback Conservation LLC

35) Caplin Family Offices, LLC

36) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries

37) Churchill Downs, Inc

38) Citrus Health Network, Inc

39) City of Aventura

40) City of Boynton Beach

41) City of Bradenton

42) City of Cape Coral, Florida

43) City of DeBary

44) City of Delray Beach

45) City of Hallandale Beach

46) City of Largo

47) City of Marathon

48) City of Miami

49) City of Palm Beach Gardens

50) City of Pembroke Pines

51) City of Pensacola, Florida

52) City of Punta Gorda

53) City of Sarasota, Florida

54) City of Treasure Island

55) Clear Ballot Group

56) Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Palm Beach County

57) Clyde Johnson Contracting & Roofing, Inc.

58) Coastal Waste & Recycling Inc.

59) Coinbase, Inc.

60) Communications International, Inc.

61) Core and Main LP

62) CORE Construction

63) Council of Florida Medical School Deans

64) Cox Communications

65) Cox Science Center and Aquarium

66) Cruise Lines International Association

67) Crypto Council for Innovation

68) DACRA

69) DBL Ventures

70) de Moya Highway Infrastructure LLC

71) DEEP Research Incorporated

72) Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Inc

73) Destinations Florida

74) Dhillon Law Group

75) DMF Employment Opportunities, Inc.

76) Doodie Calls LLC

77) DoorDash, Inc.

78) Downtown Vision, Inc.

79) DRC Emergency Services, LLC

80) DSW Homes, LLC

81) Earth Funeral LLC

82) East Coast Packers, LLC

83) Eisai, Inc

84) Embassy of Japan

85) Enespa Technologies US LLC

86) Epilepsy Florida

87) Equifax Inc.

88) FarmaceuticalRX LLC

89) Feeding Florida, Inc.

90) Figgers Communication, Inc.

91) Fire Neural Network

92) First American Title Insurance Company

93) Fisher Island Club, Inc.

94) Florida A & M University Foundation

95) Florida Alliance for Seniors

96) Florida Association of Cosmetology & Technical Schools (FACTS)

97) Florida Entertainment & Arts Venues Association, Inc.

98) Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation, Inc.

99) Florida Network of Youth and Family Services, Inc

100) Florida Podiatric Medical Association

101) Florida Power & Light Company

102) Florida Rural Water Association

103) Florida Sheriffs Risk Management Fund

104) Florida Society of Ophthalmology

105) Florida Society of Pathologists

106) Florida Tomato Exchange

107) Florida Transportation Builders Association, Inc

108) Florida Veterinary Medical Association

109) FOP Foundation

110) Foster Care Review, Inc

111) Foundation for Seminole State College of Florida, Inc

112) Fresenius Medical Care North America

113) Friends of the Underline, Inc.

114) GAF Materials, LLC

115) Gates Housing Group, LLC

116) GlaxoSmithKline

117) Habilitation Center for the Handicapped, Inc.

118) Halt Fire

119) Health Care District of Palm Beach County

120) Henderson Behavioral Health

121) HistoryMiami Museum

122) HNTB Corporation

123) Hope Healthcare

124) Housing Trust Group, LLC

125) HPM Lot 5, LLC

126) HPM Resi II, LLC

127) Huntington Ingalls Incorporated

128) Ibis Healthcare, Inc.

129) Indelible Management Solutions, Inc.

130) Infrastructure Rehabilitation USA, Inc.

131) Intellectually Developmentally Disabled Community Foundation

132) International Atlantic, LLC

133) Investment Corporation of Palm Beach

134) Jacksonville Port Authority

135) Jacksonville Transportation Authority

136) Juvare, LLC and its affiliates

137) Keystone Properties, L.L.C.

138) Kinder Morgan, Inc.

139) Kitson Evergreen LLC d/b/a Kitson & Partners

140) Kleo, Inc. d/b/a ClassWallet

141) KPMG LLP

142) L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

143) Lee Health System, Inc

144) Leonard Mace and Krystle A. Mace

145) Liberty Dental Plan

146) Lifepoint Health

147) LifeScience Logistics

148) Lions World Vision Institute, Inc.

149) Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

150) M&M Realty Partners LLC

151) Major League Baseball

152) Marine Towing of Tampa, LLC

153) Marion County Board of County Commissioners

154) Martin County Board of County Commissioners

155) Max Planck Florida Foundation, Inc

156) Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc

157) MCI, LC

158) Meta Platforms, Inc.

159) Miami Dade College Foundation

160) Miami Design District Associates, LLC

161) Miami Learning Experience School

162) Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc

163) Monsanto Company dba Ruveon LLC

164) Morningstar Nursery, Inc.

165) Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC

166) Mount Sinai Medical Center

167) NAIOP Tampa Bay

168) National Rental Home Council

169) National Stormwater Trust, Inc.

170) Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Inc.

171) Natural Health Partners, LLC

172) New York Yankees

173) Nomi Health Inc

174) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)

175) Northport Health Services of Florida, L.L.C.

176) Nova Southeastern University

177) Office of the Commissioner of Baseball

178) Online Lenders Alliance

179) Orange Barrel Media

180) Palm Beach Aggregates, LLC

181) Panza, Maurer & Maynard, P.A.

182) Parsons Transportation Group Inc.

183) Pensacola State College Foundation, Inc.

184) Philips North America, LLC

185) PointClickCare Technologies USA Corp

186) Praesentia Healthcare LLC

187) Public Health Trust

188) Quarterhill

189) RAI Services Company

190) Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola, Inc.

191) ReaSyn Technologies, Inc.

192) Renew Financial Group LLC

193) Revenue Based Finance Coalition

194) Reyes Holdings, L.L.C.

195) RightSite Health

196) Robinhood

197) RTI International

198) RUDG, LLC

199) Safe Harbor Hospice LLC

200) SaferWatch

201) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida

202) Sanford Airport Authority

203) SAS Institute, Inc

204) Security Scorecard

205) Selah Freedom

206) Seminole Hard Rock Digital, LLC

207) Sentara Health Plans, Inc.

208) SePro Corporation

209) Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc.

210) Shopping Center Management d/b/a Turnberry Associates

211) Sig Sauer, Inc.

212) Simon Wiesenthal Center, Inc.

213) Skyward, Inc.

214) Socure, Inc.

215) Solar Sportsystems, Inc

216) South Central Florida Express, Inc

217) South Florida Police Benevolent Association

218) Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits, LLC.

219) Southern Technical College Suncoast, LLC

220) Spark Learning, Inc.

221) SPIDR Tech, Inc.

222) Spray Foam Coalition Association

223) St. Johns County

224) State Armor

225) Strategic Digital Services

226) Stride, Inc.

227) Strydent Autonomous Technologies, Inc.

228) Success Academy Charter Schools, Inc.

229) Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.

230) Sunfest Herbs LLC

231) Sunrise Sunset Apts, LLC

232) SWARM Inc.

233) Talk of the Town, Inc.

234) Tampa General Hospital

235) The Pattah, LLC

236) The Private Suite

237) The School Board of Lee County

238) Titan America LLC

239) Town of Jupiter

240) Town of Lantana

241) Town of Palm Beach

242) Tremco Incorporated

243) Trulieve, Inc.

244) Unite USA, Inc.

245) United States Sugar Corporation

246) University of Central Florida Foundation, Inc.

247) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.

248) University of Miami

249) Vanguard Parking Solutions, Inc.

250) Versaterm Public Safety

251) Vilin Bio Med Limited

252) Village of North Palm Beach

253) Vireo Health, Inc.

254) Vista Higher Learning, LLC

255) Voices for Children Foundation, Inc

256) VyStar Credit Union

257) Walgreen Company

258) Walk Off Charities

259) WeatherSTEM

260) Wheeler Emergency Management Consulting, LLC

261) Wildlandscapes International

262) Windstorm Mitigation, Inc

263) Windstorm, Inc.

264) Worldwide Interactive Network, Inc. d/b/a WIN Learning

265) Xerox Corporation and its affiliates

266) YMCA of the Palm Beaches

267) Zoox, Inc.

268) Zscaler, Inc.

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ADRIAN LUKIS

(Florida)
  • (850) 577-0444

  • 201 East Park Avenue5th FLTallahasseeFlorida32301

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