Roger Donoghue

( Massachusetts )

Subjects: All Subjects

Introduction

Roger D. Donoghue is a co-founder of Murphy Donoghue Partners. He leads the firm's Government Relations practice, specializing in legislative and regulatory affairs, lobbying, and business strategies.

Roger counsels regional, national, and international clients across varied industries including; health care, financial services, pharmaceutical, biomedical/life science, telecommunications, technology, real estate development, insurance, trade associations, and restaurant and hospitality, as they interface with government. Roger and his colleagues advise clients on the strategic implications of developing and maintaining relationships with government, and represent such clients before regulatory agencies and public authorities.

Achievements

represented care providers before state regulatory agencies & legislative committees
advised a Fortune 500 insurance company on how to maintain balanced statutory and regulatory treatment to assure similar treatment in other jurisdictions
represented a federally recognized native American tribe on economic development initiatives
represented a major telecommunications provider before state regulatory agencies and legislative committees
led ballot question committee counsel and strategy development culminating in a ballot question to repeal new tax on alcohol
secured tens of millions for distressed hospitals
successfully secured consumer discount legislation

Clients

1) 2Life Communities, Inc.

2) 42 North Dental

3) A.D. Makepeace Company

4) ADA Forsyth Institute, Inc.

5) ADP TotalSource, Inc.

6) Ameresco, Inc.

7) American Staffing Association, Inc.

8) association of american publishers , Inc

9) Boston Landing LLC

10) Children's Advocacy Center of Suffolk County, Inc.

11) Commonwealth Care Alliance, Inc.

12) Construction Industries of Massachusetts, Inc.

13) Curaleaf, Inc.

14) FedEx Corporation

15) Health Imperatives, Inc.

16) Issues Management Group, Inc.

17) Massachusetts Brewers Guild, Inc.

18) Massachusetts Dental Society

19) Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association

20) Massachusetts Judges Conference of the Trial Court

21) Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

22) Massachusetts Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Inc.

23) McDonald's Corporation

24) New England Connectivity and Telecommunications Association, Inc.

25) Nuveen Securities LLC

26) Pfizer Inc.

27) Roblox Corporation

28) Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Inc.

29) SEIU Local 888

30) Star Store Holdings, LLC

31) The Boston Beer Company, Inc.

32) The Greater Boston Food Bank Inc

33) The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Inc.

34) Turo, Inc.

35) UHS of Delaware, Inc.

36) United HealthCare Services, Inc.

37) Waymo LLC

38) Wheelabrator Environmental Systems, Inc.

39) Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority

Number of Years as a Lobbyist

20+ years

Biography

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Director of Public Affairs, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts Director of Government Relations, National Federation of Independent Business
Private practice attorney

EDUCATION
Suffolk University Law School, J.D., 1983
Holy Cross College, B.A., 1978

Last Updated: September 10, 2025