(512)482-6809
2801 Via Fortuna, Suite 350, Austin, TX, 78746-7568,
Ms. Leo is a Government Affairs Advisor in the Public Policy and Law division whose practice focuses on legislative and regulatory affairs in Texas. Ms. Leo provides advice and strategic guidance on matters before the state legislature and state government agencies. Her areas of specialty include municipal and county government, higher education, pharmaceutical, financial services, telecommunications, energy and automobile regulatory matters
Higher Education
Successfully assisted entities before regulatory agencies to achieve compliance.
Public Health
Worked with regulatory agency and broader coalitions to secure a positive recommendation from a Texas State agency which subsequently led to final passage of key legislation.
Local Government
Worked with the 3rd largest county in the country to secure vital legislation.
Regulatory Projects
Successfully assisted a national association and private companies in matters dealing with state franchise issues.
Telecommunications
Successfully assisted a publically traded company to secure passage of legislation affecting the Texas Universal Service Fund.
Energy
Successfully assisted client in passage of electric utility matters.
Ms. Leo has over 25 years of combined experience in federal, state and local government. Prior to joining the firm in 1996, Ms. Leo served as the Intergovernmental Relations Manager for the City of San Antonio. In that capacity, she had chief responsibility for managing federal, state and local matters on behalf of the City of San Antonio. Ms. Leo managed legislative and political activities at these various levels of government including Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC); state legislative matters impacting the City of San Antonio as well as interlocal agreements between the city and county.
She served as Chief of Staff for the first Hispanic woman elected to the Legislature, State Representative Irma Rangel, in which she managed all legislative policy, including appropriations, redistricting, healthcare, education and transportation. In this capacity, Ms. Leo also served as the Director of the Mexican-American Legislative Caucus and managed policy issues in behalf of the members of the Caucus. Prior to joining the House side of the Capitol, Ms. Leo worked in the policy division of Lieutenant Governor William P. Hobby, Jr. Ms. Leo's legislative career began as a Senate Messenger.
Ms. Leo serves on the Firm's Global Diversity Committee which promotes a diverse workforce and an inclusive firm culture. She is a Board member of the Senate Hispanic Research Council (SHRC), a non-profit research group that supports internships for college students in the offices of members of the Texas Senate. Ms Leo is a 9th generation Texan, and a member of the William B. Travis Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.
2025578193
3730 Breakstone Drive, Fayetteville, AR, 72764,
2) Avalon Healthcare Solutions
3) Boyd Gaming
5) Computer Data Industry Association
7) Earnin
8) eBay Inc.
9) Entertainment Software Association
10) FGRHub
11) HB Strategies
12) Medtronic
13) NetChoice
14) Othram
15) PrizePicks
16) Repair Done Right Coalition
17) Roblox
18) The 51 Group
20) Vitu
21) Wella Company
9377769563
600 S 2ND ST SUITE 400, SPRINGFIELD, IL, 62704,
2) ALLIANCE FOR LEGAL ACCESS LLC
5) AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
6) ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY
7) ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES OF ILLINOIS
8) AT&T ILLINOIS AND ITS AFFILIATES
10) CANAL EDGE LLC
11) CAPITOL STRATEGIES CONSULTING, INC.
12) CBAI
13) CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
16) CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS OF ILLINOIS
17) CHRISTOPHER DUNN & ASSOCIATES LLC
18) CHS INC.
21) COMED
22) CONSORTIUM
23) CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERATION, LLC
24) EBAY INC.
25) ECONOMIC SECURITY PROJECT ACTION
26) ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ASSOCIATION (ETA)
27) ELEVANCE HEALTH, AND ITS AFFILIATES
29) GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY
30) GREEN POWER LLC
31) HEALTH CARE COUNCIL OF ILLINOIS
32) IBEW LOCAL 15
33) IL COUNTY TREASURER'S ASSOC.
34) ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE SPECIAL EDUCATION CENTERS
36) ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESIDENTS' COUNCIL
37) ILLINOIS CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION
38) ILLINOIS COUNCIL OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS
39) ILLINOIS GREEN ECONOMY NETWORK
42) ILLINOIS PORK PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION
43) ILLINOIS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
44) ILLINOIS PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL
45) ILLINOIS RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION
46) ILLLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AUDITORS & FINANCE OFFICERS
49) KINDER MORGAN
50) KYNDRYL, INC.
51) LAWNDALE EDUCATIONAL AND REGIONAL NETWORK
52) LIBERTY HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
55) METRO EDGE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
56) METROPOLITAN ALLIANCE OF POLICE
57) MHUB
58) MICHAEL REESE HEALTH TRUST
60) MIDWEST GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT, LLC
61) MISSISSIPPI RIVER CONFLUENCE FOUNDATION
62) NBI
64) NORTHERN ILLINOIS ALLIANCE OF FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS
65) ONE EARTH SEQUESTRATION, LLC
66) PADAGIS US LLC
67) PAINTERS DISTRICT COUNCIL 14
68) POLICE BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS
69) POLICE BENEVOLENT LABOR COMMITTEE
70) QARTEK
75) TATA AMERICA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
80) VISA U.S.A. INC.
81) WAYMO LLC
2175023703
600 S. 2ND STREET, SUITE 400, SPRINGFIELD, IL, 62704,
2) ALLIANCE FOR LEGAL ACCESS LLC
5) AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
6) ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY
7) ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES OF ILLINOIS
8) AT&T ILLINOIS AND ITS AFFILIATES
10) CANAL EDGE LLC
11) CAPITOL STRATEGIES CONSULTING, INC.
12) CBAI
13) CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
16) CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS OF ILLINOIS
17) CHRISTOPHER DUNN & ASSOCIATES LLC
18) CHS INC.
21) COMED
22) CONSORTIUM
23) CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERATION, LLC
24) EBAY INC.
25) ECONOMIC SECURITY PROJECT ACTION
26) ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ASSOCIATION (ETA)
27) ELEVANCE HEALTH, AND ITS AFFILIATES
29) GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY
30) GREEN POWER LLC
31) HEALTH CARE COUNCIL OF ILLINOIS
32) IBEW LOCAL 15
33) IL COUNTY TREASURER'S ASSOC.
34) ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE SPECIAL EDUCATION CENTERS
36) ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESIDENTS' COUNCIL
37) ILLINOIS CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION
38) ILLINOIS COUNCIL OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS
39) ILLINOIS GREEN ECONOMY NETWORK
42) ILLINOIS PORK PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION
43) ILLINOIS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
44) ILLINOIS PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL
45) ILLINOIS RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION
46) ILLLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AUDITORS & FINANCE OFFICERS
49) KINDER MORGAN
50) KYNDRYL, INC.
51) LAWNDALE EDUCATIONAL AND REGIONAL NETWORK
52) LIBERTY HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
55) METRO EDGE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
56) METROPOLITAN ALLIANCE OF POLICE
57) MHUB
58) MICHAEL REESE HEALTH TRUST
60) MIDWEST GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT, LLC
61) MISSISSIPPI RIVER CONFLUENCE FOUNDATION
62) NBI
64) NORTHERN ILLINOIS ALLIANCE OF FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS
65) ONE EARTH SEQUESTRATION, LLC
66) PADAGIS US LLC
67) PAINTERS DISTRICT COUNCIL 14
68) POLICE BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS
69) POLICE BENEVOLENT LABOR COMMITTEE
70) QARTEK
75) TATA AMERICA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
80) VISA U.S.A. INC.
81) WAYMO LLC
95 COLUMBIA STREET, ALBANY, NY, 12210-2707,
701 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 550, WASHINGTON, DC, 20004,
1) EBAY INC.
3) BLOCK, INC.
6) CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION
9) EBAY INC.
10) EHEALTH INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.
11) ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION
13) HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY, INC.
14) HIGHLAND ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION
15) HILTON WORLDWIDE
2) AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION
3) AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL
5) BLOCK, INC.
8) EBAY INC.
9) ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION
1307 New York Ave., NW Suite 600, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) AICPA
3) AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS
4) ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY
5) C3.AI, INC.
6) CARE SOLACE
8) EBAY INC.
P.O. Box 625, Buda, TX, 78610,
1) A16Z CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.)
4) AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
5) APPLE INC.
6) ASTRANIS SPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
7) BLACKSTONE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS L.P.
10) DEEL
12) EBAY INC.
13) ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT L.P.
15) FORIS DAX, INC. D/B/A CRYPTO.COM
17) GRAIL LLC
22) NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.
25) OPENAI
27) PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
29) PERFORMANCE DRONE WORKS, LLC
30) RISEPOINT
31) SHIELD AI
32) SIG SAUER, INC.
33) SOUTHERN COMPANY
34) SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
35) STEPHENS SHARED SERVICES, LLC
37) THE MAJORITY GROUP ON BEHALF OF CONNECTED COMMERCE COUNCIL
P.O. Box 625, Buda, TX, 78610,
2) A16Z CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.)
6) AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
7) ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, LLC
8) APPLE INC.
9) BAUGHMAN KROUP BOSSE PLLC ON BEHALF OF GEMINI SPACE STATION, INC.
10) BLACKSTONE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS L.P.
11) BROADCOM LIMITED
12) CF SECURED LLC
13) DEEL
14) EBAY INC.
15) ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION
16) ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT L.P.
18) FALCONX INC.
19) FINSECA
20) FMX
21) FORIS DAX, INC. D/B/A CRYPTO.COM
22) GBX GROUP LLC
24) GOBRANDS, INC.
25) GRAIL LLC
27) HILLWOOD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC
28) ID.ME, LLC
29) ILLUMINA, INC.
30) KALSHI, INC
31) MORGAN STANLEY
32) NASDAQ, INC.
33) NEPHRON NITRILE LLC (DBA AMERICAN ARMOR GLOVES)
35) OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
36) OGLE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT, LLC
38) PERSHING SQUARE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
39) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
42) SOUTHERN COMPANY
43) SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
44) STRIPE, INC.
46) TRICOCI UNIVERSITY OF BEAUTY CULTURE, LLC
47) UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION
49) WELLHIVE
202-434-8242
P.O. Box 625, Buda, TX, 78610,
2) A16Z CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.)
3) ACCIONA INFRASTRUCTURE USA CORP
10) ALZHEON, INC.
11) AM GENERAL LLC
12) AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
13) AMGEN, INC.
14) ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, LLC
15) APPLE INC.
17) ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY
18) ASHBRITT, INC.
20) ASTRANIS SPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
22) AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS, LLC
23) BAUGHMAN KROUP BOSSE PLLC ON BEHALF OF GEMINI SPACE STATION, INC.
24) BLACKSTONE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS L.P.
26) BOTANICALS FOR BETTER HEALTH AND WELLNESS
27) BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
28) BROADCOM LIMITED
29) CAL-MAINE FOODS
31) CF SECURED LLC
32) CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
33) CINTAS
37) CORECIVIC, INC.
40) COUPANG, INC.
41) COVETRUS, INC.
42) CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE, INC.
43) CRUISE LINES INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.
44) DEEL
46) DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
47) EBAY INC.
48) ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION
49) ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT L.P.
50) ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS, L.P.
51) ENGINE NO. 1 LP
52) ENVIVA, LLC
54) FALCONX INC.
55) FINSECA
57) FMX
58) FORIS DAX, INC. D/B/A CRYPTO.COM
59) GBX GROUP LLC
65) GLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC.
66) GOBRANDS, INC.
68) GRAIL LLC
69) GREY ROCK NET ZERO OPPORTUNITIES FUND I, LP
70) GREYSTAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC
73) HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE ("HPE")
74) HILLWOOD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC
75) ILLUMINA, INC.
76) INVENERGY LLC
77) J C BAMFORD EXCAVATORS LTD.
78) JBS USA FOOD COMPANY HOLDINGS (FKA JBS USA FOOD COMPANY)
79) JETZERO, INC.
81) KALSHI, INC
82) KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP ON BEHALF OF KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION
83) KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
87) MERCHANTS FOR AMERICA, INC.
88) MORGAN STANLEY
89) NAREIT
90) NASDAQ, INC.
91) NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CARE AT HOME
92) NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION
93) NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION
94) NEPHRON NITRILE LLC (DBA AMERICAN ARMOR GLOVES)
95) NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL, L.L.C.
97) NEXUS HOSPICE OF THE HIGH DESERT LLC
98) NIKE, INC.
99) NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION
100) NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.
101) NUCOR CORPORATION
102) NUSCALE POWER, LLC
103) OAK VIEW GROUP, LLC
104) OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
106) OCHSNER HEALTH
107) OGLE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT, LLC
108) ONONDAGA COUNTY
109) OPENAI
110) ORACLE AMERICA, INC.
111) PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
113) PAUL, WEISS LLP, ON BEHALF OF AD HOC GROUP OF MAJORITY MEMBER PREPA BONDHOLDERS
114) PEPTIDE SCIENCES
115) PERFORMANCE DRONE WORKS, LLC
116) PERNOD RICARD USA
117) PERSHING SQUARE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
118) PFIZER INC.
119) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA
120) PLANET LABS PBC
121) PLAYPOWER, INC.
122) RED CHAMBER GROUP
123) REGATTA HCRP I LP
124) RISEPOINT
125) RTW INVESTMENTS, LP
128) SHIELD AI
129) SIBELCO NORTH AMERICA, INC.
130) SIG SAUER, INC.
131) SOFTBANK GROUP CORPORATION
132) SOUTHERN COMPANY
133) SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
135) STEPHENS SHARED SERVICES, LLC
137) STRIPE, INC.
138) SUNSET LAKES WEST ASSOCIATES LLLP
139) SWEET OAK PARENT LLC
140) TEGNA INC.
143) THE MAJORITY GROUP ON BEHALF OF CONNECTED COMMERCE COUNCIL
145) THE UNITED COMPANY
146) TIDES MEDICAL
147) TILE COUNCIL OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
148) TPT RESEARCH LLC
149) TRANSDIGM GROUP INC.
150) TRICOCI UNIVERSITY OF BEAUTY CULTURE, LLC
151) TWG CADILLAC FORMULA 1 TEAM HOLDINGS, LLC
152) TYPE ONE ENERGY GROUP, INC.
154) UBICQUIA, INC.
155) ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
156) UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION
157) VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION
159) WASTE CONNECTIONS US, INC.
160) WELLHIVE
95 COLUMBIA STREET, ALBANY, NY, 12210-2707,
5) CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION
7) EBAY INC.
8) EHEALTH INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.
9) ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION
10) EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND
11) EYEO GMBH
12) FOX CORPORATION
13) GENERAL DYNAMICS
14) IEEE-USA
17) NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION
18) NETFLIX, INC.
19) NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
20) PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
21) PRESERVE VIEWER CHOICE COALITION
23) RELX INC.
24) RIOT GAMES, INC.
25) SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION
26) TECHNOLOGY NETWORK AKA TECHNET
27) VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
28) XR ASSOCIATION
1307 New York Ave., NW Suite 600, Washington, DC, 20005,
1307 New York Ave., NW Suite 600, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) AICPA
3) AMERICAN CONSUMER AND INVESTOR INSTITUTE
4) AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS
5) AMERICAN RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION
6) ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY
8) BANK POLICY INSTITUTE (FKA THE FINANCIAL SERVICES ROUNDTABLE)
9) BEAM INC. (PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS FORTUNE BRANDS INC.)
11) BREAD FINANCIAL (FKA ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION)
12) BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN
13) C3.AI, INC.
15) CITADEL ENTERPRISE AMERICAS LLC
16) CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.
17) EBAY INC.
19) FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF DALLAS
20) FUJIFILM HOLDINGS AMERICA CORPORATION
23) INFLEQTION INC.
26) NEWS CORPORATION
28) REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
29) SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
30) STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY
31) TD BANK, N.A.
32) THE MOTOR & EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
34) THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.
35) UNITED BY INTEREST, ON BEHALF OF HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY
36) WELLS FARGO