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Government Relations: Federal - USA - Nationwide

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What the Team is Known For

K&L Gates regularly handles policy relations and regulatory matters both domestically and globally. The group is sought out by prominent clients, including corporations and industry associations, from a range of sectors including transportation, financial services and nonprofits. It is a bipartisan team with cross-border expertise and capabilities in state and local lobbying in addition to federal.

Work Highlights

  • K&L Gates represented the California Public Employees Retirement System before the House Judiciary Committee in an inquiry about antitrust issues related to Environment, Social and Governance investment strategies.

Strengths

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The K&L Gates team has great substantive knowledge and excellent contacts within the agencies I deal with.

Government Relations: Federal respondent
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In addition to providing the expected network of policymaker relationships and legal expertise, K&L Gates employs lawyer-lobbyists who have exceptionally high levels of interpersonal intelligence. Its employees read lobby and boardrooms correctly and deliver exceptional results because of it.

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The team is able to see over the horizon to what is coming. It offers big picture thinking.

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The team can maneuver through and provide guidance adeptly in unpredictable circumstances.

Government Relations: Federal respondent
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The K&L Gates team has a deep command of substantive issue expertise and trusted relationships, which allow it to provide effective strategic insight.

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Notable Practitioners

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Emanuel L Rouvelas
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Emanuel L Rouvelas
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Senior Statespeople
Emanuel Rouvelas is regarded as an expert in maritime law, and has over four decades' experience working with Congress, the executive branch and foreign embassies on transport and international trade matters.

Emanuel is expert, discreet, timely and effective.

Integrity, character and expertise are hallmarks of his practice.

Emanuel is a strong advocate and asset to our work. He thinks outside of the box and understands the innerworkings of Washington, DC.

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Andrew Wright
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Andrew Wright
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Band 2
Andrew Wright has a respected practice which sees him guiding clients through Congressional investigations.

Andrew has an amazing combination of deep legal knowledge, strong relationships across the sector and an ability to candidly speak and provide guidance to lawyers and non-lawyers alike.

Andrew has incredible experience, vision and judgment. He is able to handle the most complex problems effectively and efficiently.

Andrew shows a deep understanding of client values and a willingness to pursue ambitious strategies.

Andrew is phenomenal and provides a really high level of expertise.

Andrew is great to work with and provides sound legal advice that also meets the demands from congressional policymakers.

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Karishma Shah Page
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Karishma Shah Page
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Band 2
Karishma Shah Page offers expertise on federal legislative policy. Her client base includes large corporations and trade associations.

Karishma is incredibly knowledgeable, gives strong guidance and understands the overlap between various interests.

Karishma effectively synthesizes complex insights and manages teams with clarity and direction.

Karishma is superior in every way. She is gracious, strategic, experienced and humble. We highly value her work on our behalf and always feel well-guided when she is at the helm of an effort.

Karishma is an incredible partner, and extremely strategic. She is very sophisticated in helping us think through both shorter and longer-term strategies.

Karishma delivers exceptional client service, consistently going above and beyond to ensure that we feel supported. Her level of sophistication and commercial vision is outstanding, combining deep expertise with a keen understanding our our business needs and the broader landscape.

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Daniel F. C. Crowley
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Daniel F. C. Crowley
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Band 3
Daniel Crowley has particular emphasis on public policy matters, which often relate to financial services and capital markets concerns. He also advises clients on corporate governance and regulatory reform issues.

Daniel has been an absolute pleasure to work with, and we appreciate his dedication.

Daniel is expert, discreet and effective.

Daniel fully understands the value of our mission and represents that individually and in partnership with us to key decision-makers.

Daniel goes above and beyond and constantly has our work on his mind.

Daniel understands both the broad direction and the nuance of policy. He counsels us well and is a pleasure to work with.

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Leonard Bickwit
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Leonard Bickwit
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Band 4
Leonard Bickwit specializes in federal tax policy matters. He regularly represents Fortune 100 companies and trade associations.

Leonard is a valued adviser.

Leonard is terrific. His deep experience, strategic focus and realistic council are invaluable.

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Ranked Lawyers at
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Andrew Wright
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Andrew Wright
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Emanuel L Rouvelas
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Emanuel L Rouvelas
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Senior Statespeople
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Karishma Shah Page
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Karishma Shah Page
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Band 2
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Daniel F. C. Crowley
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Daniel F. C. Crowley
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Leonard Bickwit
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Leonard Bickwit
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Band 4
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