K Street powerhouse Capitol Counsel has a new House Republican guru, Towner French, who recently left Capitol Hill after nearly 15 years. He most recently served as the chief of staff for the House Rules Committee under Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas), who is also the former chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC). French…Read More…
Capitol Counsel is pleased to announce the addition of Warren Tryon to the firm’s financial services practice and legislative team. Tryon was named in National Journal’s “Top Hill Staffers” magazine as one of the lead congressional staffers during his tenure as the Deputy Staff Director for the House Financial Services Committee. Tryon coordinated with House…Read More…
Martin Gold, a senior counsel at Covington & Burling, will be leaving the firm to join Capitol Counsel, The Hill has learned. Capitol Counsel confirmed the move, which reunites Gold with longtime friend and former colleague Denise Henry Morrisey, a founding partner at the firm. Gold has been at Covington & Burling, an international law…Read More…
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has hired Capitol Counsel, a top-tier D.C. government affairs firm, to help push Congress to pass bipartisan legislation that would make the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) tax-exempt. The organizations will work together to educate policymakers on the importance of including the VMLRP Enhancement Act (S. 553/H.R. 1125)…Read More…
Capitol Counsel has arrived. Revenue has almost tripled since the lobby firm opened its doors in 2007, and it is snapping up top talent and big-name clients at a time when most shops are stuck in neutral. “You have to be pretty well-rounded to play offense in this environment,” said Josh Kardon, Capitol Counsel’s newest…Read More…