Podesta Group Adds Lobbyists

Erik Even — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:14:13 +0000

The Podesta Group has added at least six principals this year.

Podesta saw a 44% rise in gross lobbying revenue from 2007 to 2008.

So far this year, the firm has filed 18 registrations for new federal lobbying clients, including Deloitte, Michelin North America, and Sallie Mae. The firm’s existing clients include Google, Wal-Mart, and Reed Elsevier, the company that owns Lexis-Nexis.

The new additions include Teal Baker, an official in President Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, who returns to Podesta after leaving in 2007.

Peggy Binzel is a former legislative director for then-US Representative Jack Fields of Texas.

Beth Inadomi returns to Podesta; she is a former counsel on the Senate Commerce Committee.

Aranthan Jones II worked for then-US Representative William Jefferson, Louisiana Democrat.

Andy Lewin worked for US Representative Dennis Moore, Democrat of Kansas, and then-US Representative Max Sandlin, Democrat of Texas.

Bob Taylor was deputy assistant secretary of defense for Senate affairs.

The Podesta Group is a lobbying and public affairs firm based in Washington, DC. It was founded in 1988 by brothers John Podesta and Tony Podesta, and has previously been known as Podesta Associates and PodestaMattoon.

During Layoffs, Holland & Knight Expanded Lobbying Team

Erik Even — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:26:06 +0000

Last month we reported that Holland & Knight laid off 243 lawyers and staffers.

But it has now been revealed that during the same period, the firm took on more than a dozen lobbyists.

Rich Gold, head of the firm’s public policy and regulation practice, expanded the size his federal lobbying team to about 70, to help clients get their piece of the president’s economic stimulus package.

The practice group has 240 clients, including 50 recently acquired ones.

Holland & Knight is a law firm with more than 1,150 lawyers in 23 US offices. Other offices around the world are located in Beijing, China, and Mexico City, Mexico, with representative offices in Caracas, Venezuela, and Tel Aviv, Israel.

Holland & Knight is the 36th largest law firm in the world, providing representation in litigation, business, real estate and governmental law.

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Podesta Group Adds Lobbyists

During Layoffs, Holland & Knight Expanded Lobbying Team