Posts Tagged ‘DLA Piper’

Industry Moves and Changes

Monday, July 26th, 2010 by Vbhotla

Trista Wendell Roehl has been hired on the advocacy team of American Continental Group Inc. Roehl was previously a public policy manager for CompTIA.

Former Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) is leaving lobbying firm DLA Piper to become chairman of JPMorgan Chase’s Florida, Mexico, Central America and Caribbean regions.

Jacob Cassady has been hired as manager of government affairs at the American Cleaning Institute (ACI). He was previously a legislative specialist for the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association.

Connie Garner has been hired as policy director of Foley Hoag LLP’s Government Strategies practice. Ms. Garner was previously Policy Director, Special Populations at the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP).

Mark T. Esper has been appointed vice president of government relations at Raytheon Co. Previously, he was executive vice president of the Global Intellectual Property Center at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Lobbying Moves and Changes

Monday, July 12th, 2010 by Vbhotla

Matthew Berger has been appointed vice president of tax for the National Multi Housing Council. He had been economist and press secretary for the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Timothy Cost is the new global chairman of health care and executive vice president of APCO Worldwide. Most recently, he had been senior vice president of corporate affairs for Wyeth, a global health care company.

Mary Langowski is now with the health care group at DLA Piper. Langowski was formerly a senior public policy adviser at Alston & Bird.

Stephanie Lundberg has joined Burson-Marsteller as manager of its issues and crisis group. Lundberg was House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s (D-Md.) former press secretary.

Jason Meath is now president of advocacy and advertising for Xenophon Strategies. Meath spent the past eight years with the Stevens & Schriefer Group.

Chelsie Redalen has been promoted to director of government relations for the National Pork Producers Council. Redalen was deputy director of government relations.

Brian Vanderbloemen is now vice president of federal public affairs at McGuire Woods Consulting.