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Lobbying and Foreign Representation

Domestic lobbying:

Cassidy & Associates Inc. filed as a lobby firm under the Lobby Disclosure Act from 2002-2024 representing 848 clients, including:

• Boston University (2001 - 2013)
• Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. (2001 - 2019)
• UMass Memorial Health Care (2001 - 2013, 2021 - 2024)
• MGM Resorts International (2006 - 2024)
• Tiffany and Co. (2001 - 2023)

Foreign political or quasi-political activity:

Cassidy & Associates Inc. registered as a foreign agent on behalf of foreign clients in 1989, until 2018, under the Foreign Agent Registration Act. Foreign clients include:

• Government of Guinea Bissau (2012)
• Avions de Transport Regional, Groupement d'Interet Economique (1994)
• Taiwan International Trade Administration (1993)
• Government of Egypt (2017)
• Organization for Peace and Justice Inc. (2014 - 2015)

Revolving door lobbyists:

People who lobbied on behalf of Cassidy & Associates Inc. and have also worked in a congressional office:

• Jennifer Gilbreath Adler
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• Ali Amirhooshmand
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• Kai S. Anderson
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• Zakir Ali Baig
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• Jesse Grind Barba
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• Virgilio Barrera
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• Devin L. Barrett
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• Paul David Behrends
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• Jordan Bernstein
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• Kevin Binger
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• Douglass E. Bobbitt
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• Lisa M. Bos
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• Charles E. Brittingham II
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• Colin A. Chapman
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• Mark Christopher Clack
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Caught Our Eye

• Manchin Energy staffer moves to Cassidy & Associates

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Jan. 22, 2024
  One of K Street's biggest firms has snagged a staffer from Sen. Joe Manchin's (D-W.V.) Energy and Natural Resources Committee. read more

• BLM director-turned Senate chief heads to K Street

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Nov. 27, 2023
  Neil Kornze, former Bureau of Land Management director under Obama, has moved from the Senate to one of K Street's finest. read more

• Sen. Inhofe LD returns to K Street

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Jan. 28, 2021
  Sen. Jim Inhofe's (R-Okla.) legislative director has returned to the K Street firm where he first worked as a lobbyist. read more

• Senate staffer takes energy back to private sector

  Posted by on March 27, 2020
  Former Senate staffer Jed Dearborn is investing his energy back into the private sector after three years on the Hill.  read more

• AIG lobbyist joins Rep. Barr

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 28, 2019
  Rep. Andy Barr's (R-Ky.) latest hire is an insurance lobbyist. read more

• Ex-lobbyist back to Hill as Sen. Inhofe LD

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on May 26, 2017
  A lobbyist for one of Washington's top firms is back on the Hill, this time as legislative director to Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.). read more

• Posted by Jock Friedly on Jan. 18, 2012
  Four former Capitol Hill Democrats officially went through the revolving door, having filed papers on behalf of lobbying clients or taken jobs on Capitol Hill, in the last 24 hours. read more

Employees

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People whose biographies include Cassidy & Associates Inc. as an employer:

• Jennifer Gilbreath Adler (Jen)

  (Feb. 2019-Dec. 2023)

  Senior Vice President

• Laurie J. Adler

  (2000-2001)

  Vice President

• Mikaella Y. Alvarez (Mika)

  (Nov. 2019-May 2021)

  Executive Assistant

• Ali Amirhooshmand

  (Jan. 2005-Oct. 2009)

  Senior Vice President

• Kai S. Anderson

  (June 2005-)

  Chief Executive Officer

• Zakir Ali Baig (Zak)

  (Jan. 2022-)

  Senior Vice President

• Jesse Grind Barba

  (March 2015-Nov. 2019)

  Vice President

• Virgilio Barrera (Lio)

  (Dec. 2022-)

  Senior Vice President

• Devin L. Barrett

  (Jan. 2022-)

  Vice President

• David Belote (Dave)

  (Feb. 2014-May 2017)

  Senior Vice President

• Jordan Bernstein

  (Oct. 2014-)

  Chief Operation Officer

• Colleen E. Berny

  (May 2014-Aug. 2014)

  Government Relations Intern

• Kevin Binger

  (March 2003-)

  Senior Vice President

• Lisa M. Bos

  (Feb. 2005-March 2010)

  Vice President

• Charles E. Brittingham II

  (Jan. 2017-)

  Senior Vice President

• Emily Alves Burlij

  (May 2009-May 2012)

  Associate

• Laird D. Burnett

  Senior Vice President

• Gerald S.J. Cassidy (Gerry)

  (Nov. 2013-)

  Founder/Chair Emeritus

• Annika W. Christensen

  (Jan. 2011-Feb. 2014)

  Intern

• Mark Christopher Clack

  (June 2010-2017)

  Senior Vice President

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