POST 200. CAPITAL BUSINESS . 12/19/11 52 Deep relationships. Forward thinking. And not just one lawyer, a team. AUTHORIZED BY JOHN B. FRISCH, CHAIRMAN WWW.MILESSTOCKBRIDGE.COM
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK 1350 I St. NW, Suite 510 Washington, D.C. 20005 202-296-7353 Founded: 1968 Managing partner: Bruce A. James Employees (local): 521 (40) Brownstein Hyatt was formed in Denver by three University of Colorado law school graduates. Today, the firm has 260 attorneys and policy consultants in 12 offices in California, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and Washington with sizable real estate, corporate, natural resources and litigation practices. Its fast-growing lobbying group in Washington, which represents clients in retail, banking, securities, energy and other fields, has grown in revenue each year for the past decade. CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES 700 13th St NW, Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20005 202-347-0773 Founded: 1975 Executive chairman and CEO: Gerald S.J. Cassidy Employees (local): 53 (53) Cassidy, founded by former trial attorney Gerald S.J. Cassidy, spent much of the year repositioning itself after former chief executive Marty Russo accepted a buyout in 2010 and the firm shed a fifth of its staff following its merger with Rhoads Group, a military and defense-oriented shop. This year, the firm streamlined its practice groups from seven to four and stepped up efforts to diversify with more consulting and non-lobbying work, in addition to representing clients such as AT&T, Intel and Tiffany. HOLLAND & KNIGHT 2099 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 100 Washington, D.C. 20006 202-955-3000 Founded: 1968 Managing partner: Steven Sonberg Employees (local): 2,005 (376) Holland & Knight grew from a merger between two Florida law firms and today has 1,000 attorneys in 20 offices in the United States and Abu Dhabi, Mexico City and Beijing. It has made major inroads in Washington lobbying circles since opening its office in the 1980s, and consistently ranks among K Street’s most successful practices. <strong>The</strong> firm lobbies on behalf of cities, counties and university systems. This year, it announced it would be moving its D.C. operations to PNC Place near the White House. K&L GATES 1601KStNW Washington, D.C. 20006 202-778-9000 Founded: 1946 Chairman and global managing partner: Peter J. Kalis Employees (local): 3,884 (390) Founded in Pittsburgh, K&L Gates is one of the world’s largest and most profitable law firms with 2,000 attorneys practicing in 39 offices on four continents. <strong>The</strong> firm boasts one of the most successful public policy groups in town, and its political action committee is one of the most generous donors among all law and lobbying firms in political contributions to the 2012 elections. OGILVY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 1111 19th St. NW, Suite 1100 Washington, D.C. 20036 202-729-4200 Founded: 2005 CEO: Drew Maloney Employees (local): 23 (23) Ogilvy PR acquired the Republican lobbying firm Federalist Group in 2005 and the next year changed its name to Ogilvy Government Relations. With fewer than 20 registered lobbyists, the bipartisan firm is smaller than many public policy groups housed within law firms, but it consistently rakes in more lobbying revenue than all but a handful of K Street shops. Ogilvy’s biggest client in recent years has been Blackstone Group; it also represents Chevron, the Poker Players Alliance and <strong>The</strong> Washington Post-owned Kaplan. PODESTA GROUP 1001 G St. NW, Suite 900 East Washington, D.C. 20001 202-393-1010 Founded: 1988 Chairman: Tony Podesta Employees (local): 70 (69) Founded by Democratic power lobbyist Tony Podesta, the bipartisan lobbying and PR firm employs many former Hill staffers, and this year added several new hires, including a former State Department official, a chief of staff for Sen. Lamar Alexander, a tax policy specialist from Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s office and an House Armed Services Committee veteran. What if you had an IDEA that could HELP military families find JOBS? And you take that idea to the EXECUTIVE MBA program at the ROBERT H. SMITH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS. Where you DEVELOP and launch a NON-PROFIT organization. That TRAINS thousands in the MILITARY and MATCHES them with CAREERS in HEALTHCARE. That’s the story of Daniel Nichols, Smith EMBA, 2006. 53 VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES 101 Constitution Ave. NW, Suite 600 West Washington, D.C. 20001 202-638-1950 Founded: 1990 President and CEO: H. Stewart Van Scoyoc Employees (local): 76 (76) Van Scoyoc Associates is one of K Street’s top independent lobbying shops, and it advocates on behalf of companies, nonprofits, universities, research centers, towns and cities. <strong>The</strong> firm was founded by H. Stewart Van Scoyoc, a former DuPont Co. lawyer. <strong>The</strong> bipartisan firm runs a government affairs subsidiary called VSConsulting. This year, Van Scoyoc Associates partnered with the consulting firm ScienceWorks to advise universities competing for science and engineering grants. WILLIAMS & JENSEN 701 Eighth St. NW, Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20001 202-659-8201 Founded: 1970 Chairman and CEO: J. Steven Hart Employees (local): 50 (49) Williams & Jensen is a Washingtonbased law firm that focuses primarily on lobbying. Founded by former tax lobbyist J.D. Williams and attorney Robert Jensen, the 29-lawyer firm has 19 practice groups, including campaign finance and election law, defense and homeland security, energy and environment, health care, immigration, tax and trade. Its biggest clients include pharmaceutical giant Novartis, packaging manufacturer Owens-Illinois and Bloomberg. THAT’S THE SMITH EFFECT— Amplify your impact on your career, your industry, even the world, with a degree from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Visit SmithEffect.com POST 200. CAPITAL BUSINESS . 12/19/11
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