Tabuteau, LLC is a boutique law firm representing businesses and institutions before the Maryland Office of the Governor, General Assembly, and administrative agencies, boards, and commissions on legislative, procurement, and regulatory matters. Representation includes the full range of services and activities necessary for successful advocacy, including, but not limited to, drafting legislation, regulations, and amendments; identifying related issues; developing a communications strategy with stakeholder allies as well as responses to stakeholder opponents; monitoring all relevant legislative, regulatory, and procurement action; arranging meetings with high level government officials; preparing testimony; and attending regulatory meetings and legislative hearings.
6-10 years
MARYLAND BAR FOUNDATION, 2022 Fellow.
LEADERSHIP MARYLAND, Class of 2021.
MSBA, LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, 2012-13 Fellow.
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Former Senior Advisor to Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Former Deputy Counsel for Legislative Affairs
Tabuteau, LLC is a boutique law firm representing businesses before the Maryland Office of the Governor, General Assembly, and state and local administrative agencies, boards, and commissions on procurement, legislative, and regulatory matters. Richard A. Tabuteau has represented dozens of clients on a diverse range of corporate matters. Prior to lobbying, Richard served as Senior Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Boyd K. Rutherford and before then as Deputy Counsel for Legislative Affairs for Attorney General Doug F. Gansler. As a result, Richard has deep relationships with key government officials across the political spectrum.
Richard began his career as a business litigation and maritime defense attorney. He is licensed to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Richard received his Bachelor's Degree from Binghamton University, Master's Degree from Cornell University, and Law Degree from Vanderbilt University.
919-821-6756
Post Office Box 2611, Raleigh, NC, 27602,
Dana Simpson co-chairs the Government Relations practice at Smith Anderson and regularly represents clients before the North Carolina General Assembly and with State agencies.
Dana advises clients regarding legislative and regulatory advocacy, public relations, issues management, economic development initiatives, ethics, and campaign finance law compliance. Dana has been consistently rated one of the most influential lobbyists in North Carolina by both the nonpartisan N.C. Center for Public Policy Research and The North State Journal.
Prior to law school, Dana served as Special Assistant for Communications and Policy to the Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Dana also has experience representing clients on rule-making and administrative law matters. He served as a member of the North Carolina Rules Review Commission from 2003-2006.
5) BDO Government Services, LLC
6) Bellsouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&,T North Carolina
8) Blue Ridge Atlantic Development, LLC, d/b/a Blue Ridge Cascade
9) Community Care of North Carolina, Inc.
10) Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
11) DaVita, Inc.
13) Duke Energy Business Services LLC
14) Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, Inc.
15) First Flight Venture Center, Inc.
16) FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc.
19) Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
20) Granville County
22) ID.me, Inc.
24) Knoa Pharma LLC
25) Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
26) Massage Envy -- North Carolina Region Co-op
27) Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
28) NC Museum of Art Foundation
29) North Carolina Biotechnology Center
30) North Carolina Dental Society
31) North Carolina Oncology Association
32) North Carolina Railroad Company
33) North Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists
34) North Carolina Travel and Tourism Coalition
36) SailPoint Technologies, Inc.
37) SCI North Carolina Funeral Services, Inc.
38) ServiceNow, Inc.
39) South Granville Water and Sewer Authority
40) Upper Neuse River Basin Assoc., Inc.
41) VMware LLC and its Affiliates
20+ years
"North Carolina's Top Lobbyists" - North State Journal (2020)
Best Lawyers Government Relations Practice (2009-2022)
Business North Carolina Legal Elite
Triangle Business Journal "40 Under 40 Leadership Award (2012)
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4) American Beverage Association
5) American Coatings Association, INC.
7) Association Of Professional Land Surveyors, INC. (NYS)
8) Association Of Towns Of The State Of New York
12) Bestpass, INC.
16) Certainteed Gypsum Operating Company LLC
17) Chevra Hatzalah
18) Chinese American Ipa, INC.
19) City Of Buffalo
22) Creighton Manning Engineering & Surveying, PLLC
23) Delaware Engineering, D.p.c.
24) Doctors Management Company (The)
25) Early Care And Learning Council
26) Environmental Advocates Action, INC
27) Field Point Servicing, LLC
28) Finger Lakes Ipa, INC. D/B/A Forward Leading Ipa
30) Garonit Pharmaceutical INC.
31) Government Employees Insurance Company (Geico)
33) Hobart And William Smith Colleges
34) Hospitals Insurance Company
36) Improvlearning, INC. FKA National Point And Insurance Reduction Course, INC
38) Kalshi INC.
41) Leaflink INC.
45) Mfny Group CORP.
49) Neumo Tax & Licensing LLC FKA Govos, INC.
50) New York State Dental Association
51) New York Tobacconist Association, INC.
52) Ninjaone, LLC
54) Nr International
58) Pennymac Financial Services, INC.
60) Poly Craft Industries CORP.
61) Project P Holdings, LLC D/B/A Northeast Shared Services
62) Public Employer Risk Management Association, INC.
65) Rockland Green
66) Rockland Independent Living Center, INC. DBA Bridges
67) Roman Health Ventures INC.
69) Salesforce, INC.
73) Shaw Building LP
74) Shift Chainworks Owner1, LLC
75) Stewart Title Insurance Company
78) The Agency Broome County Ida/Ldc
82) Town Of Ramapo
83) Underdog Sports Holdings, INC. D/B/A Underdog Fantasy
734-846-7692
Sacramento, CA, 95864,
99 WASHINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 2020, ALBANY, NY, 12260,
1) American National Red Cross
6) Broadview Federal Credit Union
7) Catholic Health System Of Long Island, INC. D/B/A Catholic Health
11) City Of Albany
12) Clearing House Payments Company, L.l.c. (The)
13) Cloudflare, INC.
14) Cny Growth, LLC
15) Commission On Independent Colleges & Universities
16) Crewstone International Sdn Bhd
18) Delaware Engineering, D.p.c.
19) Ent And Allergy Associates, LLP
21) Environmental Advocates Action, INC
23) Finger Lakes Ipa, INC. D/B/A Forward Leading Ipa
26) Garonit Pharmaceutical INC.
27) Hartwick College
29) Improvlearning, INC. FKA National Point And Insurance Reduction Course, INC
30) Investment Company Institute
31) Jackpocket INC.
33) Le Moyne College
34) Liberty Utilities Services CORP.
36) Mortgage Bankers Association, INC. (NY)
39) Ninjaone, LLC
40) Nutanix, INC.
41) P & M Brick, LLC
42) Pennymac Financial Services, INC.
44) Project P Holdings, LLC D/B/A Northeast Shared Services
45) Pursuit Transformation Company INC.
46) R. L. Polk & CO.
50) Shaw Building LP
51) Spotify USA INC.
54) The Agency Broome County Ida/Ldc
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2) American Seed Trade Association
7) Braeswood Climate Partners, L.p.
8) Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Partners, L.p.
9) Central Nassau Guidance And Counseling Services, INC.
11) Citadel Consulting Group, LLC
12) Clean Air Task Force, INC.
13) Commission On Independent Colleges & Universities
15) Cross-Sound Cable Company LLC
17) Edp Renewables North America LLC
18) Endo USA, INC.
20) Environmental Advocates Action, INC
23) Finger Lakes Ipa, INC. D/B/A Forward Leading Ipa
25) Gevo, INC
27) Jackpocket INC.
28) Kinder Morgan, INC. And Its Affiliates
29) Liberty Utilities Services CORP.
31) Mcg Health, LLC
32) Miller Environmental Group INC.
33) Momentive Performance Materials INC.
35) Nextera Energy Transmission New York, INC.
36) Ninjaone, LLC
37) Norlite, LLC
38) Orsted Wind Power North America LLC
39) Pennymac Financial Services, INC.
41) Shell USA, INC.
42) Sideprize LLC
43) Sprague Operating Resources LLC
44) Startcare, INC.
46) The Catskill Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation
47) The Energy Professionals Association
48) The University Of Vermont Health Network, INC.
49) Underdog Sports Holdings, INC. D/B/A Underdog Fantasy
50) Vestas-American Wind Technology, INC.
51) Vitol INC.
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3) Allegis, Redwood, Maxim Public Affairs, LLC
5) American National Red Cross
7) Aramark Educational Services, LLC
10) Backstretch Employee Service Team Of NY, INC
13) City Of Buffalo
14) Clearing House Payments Company, L.l.c. (The)
15) Cny Growth, LLC
16) Commission On Independent Colleges & Universities
17) Community Outreach Center, INC.
18) Council Of School Superintendents (NYS)
20) Crewstone International Sdn Bhd
21) Ent And Allergy Associates, LLP
22) Environmental Advocates Action, INC
23) Field Point Servicing, LLC
24) Finger Lakes Ipa, INC. D/B/A Forward Leading Ipa
25) Guidehouse INC. (D/B/A Guidehouse Consulting)
26) Hartwick College
28) Hobart And William Smith Colleges
29) Hueber-Breuer Construction CO INC
30) Id.me, LLC
31) Improvlearning, INC. FKA National Point And Insurance Reduction Course, INC
32) Investment Company Institute
34) Le Moyne College
40) Momentive Performance Materials INC.
41) Multi-Craft Apprenticeship Preparation Program, INC.
42) National Student Clearinghouse
43) New York Digital Investment Group LLC
44) New York Institute Of Technology
45) New York State Coalition Of Special Act School Districts, INC.
46) New York State Dental Association
47) New York Tobacconist Association, INC.
48) Ninjaone, LLC
50) NY Medical Cannabis Industry Association
51) Paidly INC.
52) Pennymac Financial Services, INC.
54) Public Employer Risk Management Association, INC.
55) Pursuit Transformation Company INC.
56) Reach Out And Read Of Greater New York
59) Rockland Independent Living Center, INC. DBA Bridges
61) Shaw Building LP
62) Sideprize LLC
63) Special Olympics New York, INC.
64) Spotify USA INC.
67) The Agency Broome County Ida/Ldc
68) The Regional Food Bank Of Northeastern New York
69) Tickpick, LLC
70) Tntic, LLC
71) Trinity Health
72) Underdog Sports Holdings, INC. D/B/A Underdog Fantasy
73) University Of Mount Saint Vincent
74) Vestas-American Wind Technology, INC.
77) Zuffa, LLC
78) Zumedia INC.
99 WASHINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 2020, ALBANY, NY, 12260,
3) Albany Institute Of History & Art
4) Alliance For Senior Care Communities, LLC
6) American National Red Cross
11) Broadview Federal Credit Union
12) Care Management Alliance Of New York
14) City Of Albany
15) City Of Buffalo
16) City Of Yonkers
17) Coalition For The Advancement Of Small Business Pharmacy
18) Commission On Independent Colleges & Universities
19) Consumer Directed Action Of New York, INC.
20) Council Of School Superintendents (NYS)
22) Empire Education Corporation
23) Environmental Advocates Action, INC
25) Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency D/B/A Common Ground Health
26) Finger Lakes Ipa, INC. D/B/A Forward Leading Ipa
29) Gevo, INC
30) Improvlearning, INC. FKA National Point And Insurance Reduction Course, INC
31) Information Technology Industry Council
32) International Centre For Missing & Exploited Children
36) K&L Gates LLP
37) Le Moyne College
38) Lottus Education Sapi De Cv
39) Mortgage Bankers Association, INC. (NY)
40) Mortgage Research Center, LLC DBA Veterans United Home Loans
41) Moses Rosenberg
43) New York City Homeowners Tax Advocates
44) New York Road Runners, INC.
45) Ninjaone, LLC
47) Pennymac Financial Services, INC.
48) Pharmacann Of New York, LLC
49) Pra Group, INC.
50) Reach Out And Read Of Greater New York
53) Rockland Independent Living Center, INC. DBA Bridges
54) School Facilities Association (NYS)
55) St. Mary's Healthcare System For Children, INC.
56) Startcare, INC.
57) Swisher International, INC
59) The Alliance For Working Parents First, LLC
60) The Downstate Coalition For Quality Home Care
61) The Hebrew Home For The Aged At Riverdale
63) The Regional Food Bank Of Northeastern New York
(207) 615-2053
150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 2800, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
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150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 2800, 150 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601,
