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Find links to political lobbyist databases and major lobbyist companies providing advisory and representation services.

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PARTIAL LIST OF LOBBYING FIRMS

1607 Strategies

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1607 Strategies is a government affairs consulting firm partnering with companies and trade associations to promote and advance issues among lawmakers across Congress, the administration, and federal government.

Alpine Group

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The Alpine Group is a bipartisan, bicameral government affairs and legislative policy consulting firm based in Washington, DC. Started in 1996, the firm has grown into one of the top 25 lobbying firms in the nation’s capital.

Arnold & Porter

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Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP is an American multinational law firm. A white-shoe firm, Arnold & Porter is among the largest law firms in the world, by both revenue and by its number of lawyers.

Ballard Partners

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Ballard Partners specializes in all aspects of governmental and public affairs, including legislative and executive agency advocacy in Washington, DC.

Becker & Poliakoff

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Becker, with headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, FL., is a multi-practice commercial law firm with attorneys, lobbyists and other professionals at offices in New York, New Jersey, DC and Florida.

CGCN Group

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CGCN Group is an issue advocacy and lobbying firm in Washington, D.C. The all-Republican firm has ties to GOP leadership and the party's conservative wing. Its clients include banks, finance, and oil companies, in addition to companies

Chamber Hill Strategies

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Chamber Hill Strategies is a certified woman-owned consulting and lobbying group headquartered in Washington, DC that specializes in helping companies and organizations navigate the legislative and regulatory landscape.

Commonwealth Strategic Partners

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The Commonwealth Strategic Partners is a lobbying team that has more than 50 years of combined experience working in offices on Capitol Hill and in Harrisburg.

Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

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Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies (CPS) is a bipartisan advocacy, lobbying, and government relations firm that offers comprehensive government relations.

Dentons Global Advisors

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Dentons Global Advisors specializes in services such as commercial diplomacy; capital markets advisory; transaction advisory; crisis, dispute and issue management.

Dutko Worldwide

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Dutko Worldwide is a Washington, DC based bipartisan lobbying firm that offers "comprehensive public policy management."

FTI Consulting

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FTI Consulting is a business consultancy firm founded in 1982 and headquartered in Washington, D.C.,. The company specializes in corporate finance and restructuring, economic consulting, forensic and litigation consulting, strategic communications and technology.

Ferox Strategies

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Ferox is a strategic advisory and government relations firm that specializes in state & local government relations, third party engagements, and coalition building & management.

Forza DC

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Forza DC is a boutique firm that provides strategic advising and government affairs consulting services to corporate, non-profit and philanthropic clients.

Gibson Dunn

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is an American multinational law firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1890, the firm includes approximately 1,400 attorneys and 1,000 staff located in 20 offices around the world.

Guide Consulting Services

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Guide Consulting Services is a boutique advocacy, policy advisory, and government relations firm advancing and defending the specialized social and business issues of health care nonprofits, associations, and companies.

Harbour Group

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Harbour helps by providing strategic guidance, human resources, and capital to accelerate growth. Their internal teams work together with the management team to help achieve the company’s strategic objectives.

Hogan Lovells

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Hogan Lovells is an American-British law firm co-headquartered in London and Washington, DC. It claims specialization in "government regulatory, litigation, commercial litigation and arbitration, corporate, finance, and intellectual property".

Horizon Government Affairs

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Horizon Government Affairs is a full service consultancy specializing in actionable strategic and tactical advice for navigating the Congressional and regulatory processes.

J.A. Green & Co.

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J.A. Green & Co. is a full-service, bipartisan government relations firm located just steps from Capitol Hill. It includes a full range of policy issues in Washington including defense, and national security.

KDCR Partners

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KDCR Partners operateas as a government affairs and lobbying firm. The Firm focuses on health, employment, energy, agriculture, tech, transportation and other industries.

Lobbyit

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Lobbyit is a bipartisan lobbying firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded as a one-man shop in 2009 by company president Paul Kanitra. By 2014, Lobbyit had grown to seven employees and projected $1 million in annual revenue.

Mason Street Consulting

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A female-led full service government affairs firm that is at the intersection of business development and health care policy.

McDermott + Consulting

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McDermott+Consulting exclusively serves the health industry with one-stop consulting, policy and lobbying services supported by data analytics and reimbursement, coding, coverage and quality reporting knowledge.

Michael Best Strategies

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Michael Best Strategies is a B2B consulting firm specializing in lobbying, government relations, public affairs, crisis management, shared value planning, political partnership development and community/stakeholder engagement strategies.

Missy Edwards Strategies

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Missy Edwards Strategies is a bipartisan, woman-owned lobbying firm in Washington, DC. Missy Edwards, the Founding Principal of Missy Edwards Strategies, has more than two decades of professional experience in federal government affairs.

Nelson Mullins

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP is a U.S. law firm and lobby group based in Columbia, South Carolina. Nelson Mullins has over 1000 attorneys, policy advisors, and professionals across 33 offices serving clients in more than 100 practice areas.

Peter Damon Group

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The Peter Damon Group (PDG) is a strategic public affairs, lobbying, business development, event management, and digital marketing consulting firm based in Washington, D.C.

Porterfield, Fettig & Sears

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Porterfield, Fettig & Sears, LLC, (PFS), is a bipartisan government relations firm that helps companies engaged in finance and commerce navigate today’s challenging legislative and regulatory environment.

Rapoza Associates

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Rapoza Associates is a public interest lobbying and government relations firm that specializes in providing comprehensive legislative and support services to community development organizations, associations, and public agencies.

Ridge Policy Group

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The Ridge Policy Group is a bipartisan, full-service government relations and issue management firm with offices located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Salt Point Strategies

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Salt Point Strategies provides public affairs consulting, strategy, and advocacy to clients navigating the emerging high-tech economy.

Steptoe & Johnson

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Steptoe & Johnson LLP is an international law firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, London, Brussels, Beijing, and Hong Kong.

Subject Matter

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Subject Matter is a data-driven communications and creative advocacy firm with offices in Washington, Chicago, New Jersey, New York City, and Miami.

The Daschle Group

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Led by former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, The Daschle Group provides strategic counsel, political intelligence, advocacy, and media consulting services 

The Group DC

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The Group DC, LLC is an independent strategy, policy, and communications firm. It provides strategic planning and political consulting services to multinational corporations, government entities, political campaigns and parties, elected leaders, nonprofit organizations, issue groups, investors and entrepreneurs.

The Sternhell Group

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Sternhell Group is a government relations firm based in Washington, DC. Founded in 2008, Sternhell Group specializes in public policy, strategic planning, and issue advocacy.

Tiber Creek Group

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Tiber Creek Group is a bipartisan government relations firm providing specialized talent and service offerings to deliver custom solutions for industry.

VantageKnight

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VantageKnight is a strategic advisory and government relations firm specializing in representing leading corporations, organizations, and sovereign governments on a range of complex issues.

Waxman Strategies

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Waxman is a progressive-minded public affairs firm led by former Representative Henry Waxman. Their core practice areas are health, the environment, technology, and media.

ACG Advocacy

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ACG Advocacy is a Washington bipartisan government affairs and strategic consulting firm. Since 1994, they have been successfully advised Fortune Global 500 corporations, states, municipalities, and nonprofit organizations.

American Defense International

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American Defense International specializes in government relations, business development, and strategic consulting.

Atlas Crossing

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Atlas Crossing is a bipartisan Public Affairs and Strategic Communications firm with a proven track record of turning policy ideas into legislation, and law.

Banner Public Affairs

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Banner Public Affairs firm offers public relation solutions, digital communications, government relations, web & graphic design services.

Bracewell

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Bracewell lawyers and advocates focus on areas that include infrastructure, finance and technology. Their teams lead the market in transactions and litigation, regulatory matters and government relations.

Capitol Counsel

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Capitol Counsel LLC is a full service government relations firm providing political analysis, strategic advice and advocacy services.

Chartwell Strategy Group

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Chartwell is a strategic advisory firm specializing in government relations, political risk management, strategic communications, reputation management and international affairs.

Cornerstone Government Affairs

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Cornerstone is a full-service, bipartisan, employee-owned consulting firm specializing in federal and state government relations, public affairs and strategic communications, and advisory services.

Crossroads Strategies

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Crossroads Strategies, LLC (CRS) is a bipartisan, multi-disciplinary federal relations, advocacy and advisory firm based in Washington DC.

Dewey Square Group

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The Dewey Square Group is a political consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. The company was initially started in 1992 by political strategists Charlie Baker, Chuck Campion and Michael Whouley, and headquartered in Boston.

FGS Global

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FGS Global is a public relations company formed in 2021 by the merger of Finsbury Glover Hering and Sard Verbinnen & Co. It is a subsidiary of British advertising and media conglomerate WPP plc.

Federal Hall Policy Advisors

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Federal Hall Policy Advisors is a bipartisan, policy-driven government affairs firm with deep Washington roots.

Foley & Lardner

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Foley & Lardner LLP is an international law firm founded in 1842 as Finch and Lynde. The current name refers to two partners, both corporate lawyers: Leon Foley and Lynford Lardner Jr. Both Leon Foley and Lynford Lardner are credited with launching the law firm's large national expansion.

Fulcrum Public Affairs

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Fulcrum Public Affairs is a full-service bipartisan government affairs firm specializing in federal relations, state and local advocacy, and stakeholder coalition building.

Grassroots Political Consulting

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Grassroots Political Consulting LLC is a strategy consulting firm based in New York City whose niche is crafting sustainable alliances that harness long-term relationships. It has represented a variety of boutique political, corporate, policy and advocacy projects.

Hannegan Landau Poersch & Rosenbaum Advocacy

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HLP&R Advocacy is a bipartisan, government affairs and public policy firm. It provides a broad range of strategic advisory services including legislative, regulatory, business development, crisis and reputation management, and political risk mitigation.

Health Policy Source

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Health Policy Source, Inc. couples professional and technical expertise with creative innovation to meet the healthcare objectives of a wide range of clients—from private and publicly-held companies to national trade associations.

Holland & Knight

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Holland & Knight LLP is an American multinational law firm with offices in the United States, Europe, Latin America, and North Africa. The firm provides representation in litigation, business, real estate, construction law, intellectual property and governmental law.

Husch Blackwell Strategies

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Husch Blackwell Strategies is a national lobbying firm with offices in nine state capitals and Washington DC. It is a government affairs and public policy consulting firm providing strategic advice, advocacy, and legislative services

James Callan Associates

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James Callan Associates LLC, is a U.S. government relations, coalition building, and public policy firm. It primarily focuses on government relations in respect of agriculture, food, and natural resources.

Keller Partners & Co.

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Keller Partners & Company (KPC) is a full-service government relations and strategic development firm located near the White House in Washington, D.C

MJ Simon & Co

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Simon&Co. is a boutique firm specializing in health and human services policy and appropriations and budget strategies.

McCarter & English

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McCarter & English, LLP, is an American full-service law firm headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. Founded in 1845, it is one of the oldest law firms in the United States.

McGuireWoods Consulting

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Founded in 1998, McGuireWoods Consulting LLC is a full-service public affairs firm offering federal, state, and local government relations, infrastructure and economic development, strategic communications and grassroots mobilization services.

Miller & Chevalier

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Miller & Chevalier is a Washington, D.C. law firm founded in 1920. They have practices in Tax, Employee Benefits (including ERISA), International Law and Business, White Collar and Internal Investigations, Complex Litigation, and Government Affairs.

Monument Advocacy

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Monument Advocacy is a bipartisan firm that offers government relations, public affairs, strategic and crisis communications, and digital services.

OS Strategies

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O’Keeffe Shahmoradi Strategies, LLC is a strategic, government affairs consulting firm in Washington, D.C. providing assistance to clients by developing and executing comprehensive solutions to advance their public policy needs and manage political risks.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, also known as Pillsbury, is a full-service law firm with a particular focus on the energy, financial services, real estate and technology industries.

Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville

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Powers Pyles Sutter and Verville PC is a Washington, DC-based healthcare, education and government relations law firm with a nationwide practice.

Resolution Public Affairs

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Resolution Public Affairs is a Democratic lobbying firm with strong Congressional and strategic policy experience.

S-3 Group

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S-3 Group is a boutique government relations and public affairs consultancy. Their team of policy, media, digital, grassroots, and political experts work together using the latest data to develop powerful messages, spokespeople, and delivery methods that shape dialogues.

Sims Strategies

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Sims Strategies is a boutique government affairs firm, specializing in health and tax policy, that uses insight and know-how to achieve desired results.

Story Partners

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Story Partners is a public affairs firm that provides communications strategies for clients when their business, reputation or brand are at risk.

Taft Advisors

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Taft Advisors is a bipartisan, diverse, and experienced governmental affairs consulting firm specializing in client advocacy before federal, state, and local governments.

The Feighan Team

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The Feighan Team Inc. operates as a woman-owned government relations firm. The firm is dedicated to empowering community development organizations, non-profit institutions, and coalitions by providing tactical policy advice, legislative guidance, as well as advocacy tools.

The Petrizzo Group

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The Petrizzo Group is a bipartisan, federal government relations, strategic communications and business development firm. They have a focus on healthcare, life sciences, family office needs, energy, trade, telecommunications and tax policy.

The Vogel Group

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The Vogel Group is a Washington, D.C. based bi-partisan lobbying and advisory firm serving companies, associations, and asset managers around the world.

Timmons & Company

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Timmons&Company is an advertising, marketing and lobbying firm that builds brands and helps businesses succeed through strategic integrated marketing communications.

Venable

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Venable LLP is an American law firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1900 by Richard Venable in Baltimore, Venable specializes in regulatory, litigation, corporate, and investigations matters.

Williams & Jensen

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Williams & Jensen is an independent law firm in Washington with a practice focused primarily on lobbying. The firm specializes in financial services policy, retirement policy and healthcare law.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is an American multinational law firm headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm was founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1945 by Robert Strauss and Richard Gump.

Arent Fox Schiff

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ArentFox Schiff LLP is a white shoe law firm and lobbying firm based in Washington, D.C., with offices in New York City, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Ann Arbor, Chicago, and Lake Forest.

BGR Group

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BGR Group is a lobbying and communications firm based in Washington, D.C., with offices in London, Beijing and Austin, Texas. Founded in 1991 by former White House aides Ed Rogers and Haley Barbour, the firm was joined by Lanny Griffith to form Barbour Griffith & Rogers (BGR Group).

Batie & Associates

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Batie & Associates is a boutique political consulting firm specializing in providing government relations and communications services.

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

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Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP is a lobbying and law firm based in the United States with 250 attorneys and policy consultants in 13 offices across the western U.S. and in Washington, D.C.

Cassidy and Associates

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Cassidy & Associates is a government-relations firm based in Washington, D.C.

Cogent Strategies

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Cogent Strategies is a bipartisan, woman-owned, fully integrated team of government relations, communications and digital strategists.

Covington & Burling

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Covington & Burling LLP is an American multinational law firm. Known as a white shoe law firm, the firm is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and advises clients on transactional, litigation, regulatory, and public policy matters.

DLA Piper

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DLA Piper is a multinational law firm with offices in over 40 countries throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

Doura-Schawohl Consulting

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Consulting LLC is a boutique global government relations firm that specializes in problem and responsible gambling policy.

FS Vector

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FS Vector is a strategic consulting firm for financial services clients that provides business advisory, advocacy and training services.

Federal Street Strategies

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Federal Street Strategies is a full-service government relations firm based in Washington, D.C. 

Forbes Tate Partners

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Forbes Tate Partners (FTP) is a bipartisan, full-service government and public affairs advocacy firm. They specialize in health care, energy, appropriations, financial services, transportation, tech and telecommunications, tax, trade, agriculture, and natural resources.

Gallant Government & Law Group

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Gallant is a full service consulting firm specializing in federal government relations, lobbying, and strategic communications.

GrayRobinson

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GrayRobinson is a multidimensional team of professionals providing integrated legal, lobbying, and regulatory services to leading and emerging businesses.

Harbinger Strategies

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Harbinger Strategies is a federal government and political affairs firm, providing best-in-class service to companies, trade associations, and advocacy campaigns.

Hettinger Strategy Group

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Hettinger Strategy Group LLC is a Washington boutique government market strategy and legislative advisory firm with experience working in both the public and private sectors and with bi-partisan contacts on Capitol Hill and throughout the Executive Branch.

Hooper, Lundy & Bookman

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Hooper, Lundy & Bookman is a law firm dedicated exclusively to representing health care clients. It provides representation, litigation, arbitration, dispute resolution proceeding and advocating for changes in legislative and regulatory policy.

Invariant

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Invariant is a bipartisan government relations and communications firm providing strategic advice to companies, trade associations, non-profits, and individuals on how to make Washington work for them.

K & L Gates

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K&L Gates LLP is an American multinational corporation law firm based in the United States, with international offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East an South America.

Klein/Johnson Group

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The Klein/Johnson Group is a bipartisan lobbying and public policy firm located in Washington, DC. Co-founders Matt Johnson and Israel "Izzy" Klein are strategists and advocates on behalf of a wide-range of clients on Capitol Hill, in the executive branch, across official Washington, and beyond.

Marshall & Popp

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Marshall & Popp is a lobbying firm founded by Hazen Marshall and Monica Popp, two former veteran Republican staffers.

McCarthy Advanced Consulting

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McCarthy Advanced Consulting LLC (MAC) operates as a government affairs consulting firm. The Firm offers strategic planning, direct lobbying, congressional Fly-ins, coalition building, PAC strategy, and strategic communications services.

Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas

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Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas provides strategic counsel, advocacy, policy analysis and support, issue tracking, intelligence gathering and message creation services.

Mindset

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Mindset is a bipartisan public policy firm specializing in advisory and advocacy services in the following policy areas: Financial Services & Housing, Insurance, Retirement & Healthcare, Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, Tax, Budget & Trade, Tech, Media & Telecom, Fintech, and Banking.

Navigators Global

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Navigators Global offers a range of services aimed at effectively solving legislative and regulatory challenges, and helping clients navigate a complex, ever-changing policy landscape.

Ogilvy Government Relations

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Ogilvy Government Relations is a Washington bipartisan government relations firms. Its principals have bipartisan experience on a full range of issues debated in Washington.

Platinum Advisors

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Platinum Advisors develops and executes a local, state, or federal lobbying program tailored to their client's unique needs and objectives.

Qorvis

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Qorvis is a global advisory and strategic communications firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., with primary offices in Geneva and Dubai.

Rich Feuer Anderson

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Rich Feuer Anderson is a bipartisan government affairs firm focusing on financial services, technology and tax policy.

Salinas and Scism

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Salinas & Scism provides government relations advocacy as well as strategic counsel to companies, trade associations, and coalitions on a wide range of federal policy issues.

Squire Patton Boggs

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Squire Patton Boggs is a full-service international law firm. They provide insight at the point where law, business and government meet.

Strategic Health Care

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Founded in 1994 by Paul Lee, a former senior staff member to a U.S. Senator, Strategic Health Care began as a boutique practice with a few dedicated professionals. They focus on health policy development, advocacy, regulatory intervention and strategic planning.

Tarplin, Downs & Young

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Tarplin, Downs & Young, LLC operates as a government relations firm. The Firm offers its clients a variety of services including strategic consulting, political guidance and policy development to assist with their legislative and regulatory goals.

The Goodfriend Group

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The Goodfriend Group is a full-service, boutique government relations and public policy firm. They have represented Fortune 500 companies, small start-ups, labor unions, and non-profit organizations before the U.S. Senate, House, White House and executive agencies.

The Raben Group

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The Raben Group is a national public affairs and strategic communications firm committed to making connections, solving problems, and inspiring change across the corporate, nonprofit, foundation, and government sectors.

Thorn Run Partners

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Thorn Run Partners operates in multiple regulated sectors including Education, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Telecommunications, and Transportation & Infrastructure.

Van Scoyoc Associates

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Van Scoyoc Associates Inc. operates as a full-service federal government affairs firm. The Firm focuses on practice areas which include agriculture, health care, defense, insurance, community development, international affairs and taxation.

Venn Strategies

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Venn Strategies is a full-service government relations and public affairs firm. It offers clients a wide range of deliverables focused on advocacy, issue management and strategic advisory services.

WilmerHale

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WilmerHale, is an international law firm with offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. It is co-headquartered in Washington, D.C., and Boston.

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