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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.
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7) AT&T ILLINOIS AND ITS AFFILIATES
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23) ECONOMIC SECURITY PROJECT ACTION
24) ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ASSOCIATION (ETA)
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41) ILLINOIS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
42) ILLINOIS PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL
43) ILLINOIS RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION
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49) LIBERTY HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
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53) METROPOLITAN ALLIANCE OF POLICE
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58) MISSISSIPPI RIVER CONFLUENCE FOUNDATION
59) NBI
61) NORTHERN ILLINOIS ALLIANCE OF FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS
62) ONE EARTH SEQUESTRATION, LLC
63) PADAGIS US LLC
64) PAINTERS DISTRICT COUNCIL 14
65) POLICE BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS
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7) CrowdStrike
9) eBay Inc.
11) GoDaddy, Inc.
12) High Tech Inventors Alliance
13) Internet Works
14) Intuit
15) KLA Corporation
17) Magic Leap, Inc.
18) Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA)
19) Medium
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22) Postmates, Inc.
23) Reddit, Inc.
24) Remitly, Inc.
27) Strava Inc.
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29) Stubhub
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15) Internet Works
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7) CrowdStrike
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13) GoDaddy, Inc.
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15) Internet Works
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17) KLA Corporation
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7) CrowdStrike
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10) Equifax, Inc.
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13) High Tech Inventors Alliance
14) Internet Works
15) Intuit
16) KLA Corporation