Roger Donoghue

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Roger Donoghue

( Massachusetts,  )

Issues Management Group

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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  Client List  Number of Years as a Lobbyist  Biography 
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) CareSource Corp.

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

12) CLAREMONT

13) Construction Industries of Massachusetts, Inc.

14) Curaleaf, Inc.

15) FedEx Corporation

16) Health Imperatives, Inc.

17) Issues Management Group, Inc.

18) Massachusetts Brewers Guild, Inc.

19) Massachusetts Dental Society

20) Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association, Inc.

21) Massachusetts Judges Conference of the Trial Court

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

23) McDonald's Corporation

24) Modivcare Inc.

25) New England Connectivity and Telecommunications Association, Inc.

26) Nuveen Securities, LLC

27) Roblox Corporation

28) Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Inc.

29) SEIU Local 888

30) The Boston Beer Company, Inc.

31) The Greater Boston Food Bank, Inc.

32) The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Inc.

33) Turo, Inc.

34) UHS of Delaware, Inc.

35) United HealthCare Services, Inc.

36) Waymo LLC

37) Wentworth Institute of Technology, Inc.

38) Wheelabrator Technologies 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: February 03, 2026