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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BOOK OF LISTS 2020 | 77 LARGEST LOBBYING FIRMS IN CONNECTICUT (Ranked by number of registered clients as of September 2019) Largest lobbying firms in Connecticut (Ranked by number of registered clients as of September 2019) Rank Firm No. of registered clients No. of registered lobbyists Major clients Person in charge/ Title 1 Gaffney, Bennett and Associates Inc. One Liberty Square, Suite 201 New Britain, CT 06051 860-229-0301; www.gbact.com 80 8 Not provided Jay F. Malcynsky Managing partner 2 Capitol Consulting LLC (a) 23 Viola Drive East Hampton, CT 06424 860-833-2198; www.capitolconsultingct.com 57 4 Accenture, Aflac, Bristol-Myers Squibb, CT Funeral Directors Association, Dell Technologies, eBay, Eli Lilly and Company, JUUL, PhRMA, Major League Players Associations, and Saleforce Michael S. Dugan President & founder 3 Sullivan & LeShane Inc. 287 Capitol Ave. Hartford, CT 06106 860-560-0000; www.ctlobby.com 54 5 Coca Cola NE, NRG Energy, CT State Medical Society, ProHealthPhyscians, Middlesex Health, Toy Association, EIP Investments, Johnson Controls, Wilmorite, Verizon, Verde Group, SHI International, PowerOptions, MGM entertainment, Lyft, Ideonomics Paddi LeShane CEO 4 Capitol Strategies Group LLC 36 Trumbull St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-293-2581; www.csgct.com 51 3 Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, Citigroup, Honda, Microsoft, CT Construction Industries Assoc., Alexion, DraftKings Patrick McCabe PJ Cimini Managing partners 5 Gallo & Robinson LLC 227 Lawrence St. Hartford, CT 06106 860-247-4322; gallorobinson.com 44 4 American Association of University Professors, American Civil Liberties Union, Connecticut Legal Services, Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, Partnership for Strong Communities Kate Robinson Principal (b) 6 Kowalski Group, LLC 53 Russ St. Hartford, CT 06106 860-246-4346; thekowalskigroup.com 38 5 American Express Company, Fresenius Medical Care, North America, Johnson and Johnson Services, Inc. Radiological Society of Connecticut Linda A. Kowalski Principal 7 Murtha Cullina LLP Government Affairs Group 185 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-240-6000; www.govtaffairsgroup.com 32 5 Brescome Barton, IBM, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Ameresco CT Conference of Independent Colleges, Knights of Columbus Jane Murphy Chair 7 TCORS Capitol Group LLC 701 Hebron Ave., 3rd Floor Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-541-6438; www.ctcapitolgroup.com 32 2 Quest Diagnostics, Public Consulting Group, American Red Cross, CT State Dental Association Alan Deckman President 9 Brown Rudnick Government Law & Strategies 185 Asylum St., 38th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 860-509-6500; www.brownrudnick.com 27 6 Altice USA, Avangrid/UIL Companies, Anheuser-Busch, Boehringer- Ingelheim, Uber, Orsted, Western CT Health Network and Prospect Medical Holdings Timothy Shea Director 9 Robinson+Cole 280 Trumbull St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-275-8385; www.rc.com 27 7 CT Association of Health Plans Comcast Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation/Foxwoods Resort Casino United Illuminating United Technologies Corporation Susan Halpin Brooks Campion Principals 9 Rome Smith & Lutz (c) 21 Oak St., Suite 207 Hartford, CT 06106 860-527-5477; www.romesmithlutz.com 27 (d) 4 (d) NA Peter Smith Katherine Lutz Partners Christopher Smith Vice president (e) 12 Hughes & Cronin Public Affairs Strategies Inc. 700 Plaza Middlesex Middletown, CT 06457 860-347-9955; www.hughesandcronin.com 26 5 CT Package Stores Association, American Chemistry Council, Kimberly-Clark, Household Consumer Products Association, American Petroleum Council, CT Police Chiefs Association Carroll J. Hughes Jean Cronin Partners 13 Camilliere, Cloud & Kennedy 433 S. Main St. West Hartford, CT 06110 860-561-5970; www.cckgov.com 23 2 Mass Mutual, First Data, Conair, Laz Parking, Wheeler Clinic, Bristol Hospital, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, YMCA of Greater Hartford Tony Camilliere Managing partner 13 Penn Lincoln Strategies LLC 17 Lincoln Ave. West Hartford, CT 06117 860-716-4461; www.pennlincoln.com 23 2 Prudential, CT Farm Bureau, Everytown Against Gun Violence, Camelot Lottery Solutions Chris VanDeHoef CEO 15 International Government Strategies LLC 9 Depot St. Milford, CT 06460 203-605-2453; igovstrategies.com 22 2 The Schaghticoke Tribal Nation, Connecticut Association of School Superintendents, South Norwalk Energy and Water Jim A. Amann Managing partner 15 Przybysz + Associates Government Affairs 50 Goodwin Circle Hartford, CT 06105 860-523-4850 ; www.klpgovaffairs.com 22 2 Hartford HealthCare; Association of CT Ambulance Providers; CT Association of Health Care Facilities Kenneth Przybysz President 17 Reynolds Strategy Group LLC P.O. Box 271766 West Hartford, CT 06127 860-308-2388; www.rsgllc.com 21 3 Amazon, CVS Health, Diageo, Eversource, Goodwin College, Tesla, Ticketmaster, Trinity Health Of New England Kevin N. Reynolds Principal 18 Kozak and Salina LLC 40 Cold Spring Road Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-305-8183, 860-836-1158; kozakandsalina.com 20 2 Arrow Alternative Care Connecticut Brewers Guild Cornell Scott Health Center General Motors Hartford Sports Group Konover David J. Kozak Adam P. Salina Principals 19 Powers, Brennan & Griffin LLC (f) 40 Hungerford St. Hartford, CT 06106 860-278-8000; lobbyct.com 19 (d) 5 (d) NA Mark Brennnan Member Mark Powers Managing partner (e) 19 DePino, Nunez & Biggs (g) 1160 Townsend Ave. New Haven, CT 06512 203-466-5188; dnblobby.com 19 (d) 4 (d) NA Melissa Biggs Managing partner (e) 19 Roy & Leroy LLC P.O. Box 270841 West Hartford, CT 06127 860-930-2138; NA 19 3 CBIA, Travelers, CVS Health/Aetna, Google, The Hartford Financial Group, ISO New England, Altria Craig Leroy Partner 19 The Connecticut Group LLC 190 Farmington Ave Farmington, CT 06032 860-676-7358; www.connecticutgroup.net 19 2 Facebook, Direct Energy, Professional Insurance Agents Jim O'Brien Managing partner 23 Graff Public Solutions LLC 101 Oak St. Hartford, CT 06106 860-888-8075; www.graffps.com 16 2 Consumers for Sensible Energy, Sportech Ventures, Congress of Connecticut Community Colleges, Connecticut Historical Society Community Renewal Team, Community Health Resources Kevin P. Graff Principal 24 Statehouse Associates LLC 304 West Main St., #205 Suite 2 Avon, CT 06001 860-707-3620; www.statehouseassociates.com 13 1 Auto Body Association of Connecticut, Connecticut Heating & Cooling Contractors Association, NFIB, NextEra Energy, Self Storage Association Andrew E. Markowski Managing Principal 25 Evans & Associates LLC 100 Pearl St., East Tower, 2nd Floor Hartford, CT 06103-4506 860-202-3944; www.ctlobbyists.com 9 4 CTAPRNS Companions & Homemakers, Inc. Wells Fargo Co. United Services Inc. David J.D. Evans CEO 26 Paolino Public Affairs Consulting, Inc. PO Box 942 Middlebury, CT 06762 860-402-3969; www.paolinopublicaffairs.com 8 1 Post University Aquarion Water Company Connecticut Lodging Association Porter and Chester Institute Armando P Paolino III President Source: Each firm via survey, Connecticut Office of State Ethics and firm websites. Note: DND = Did not disclose. (a) Capitol Consulting LLC completed its merger with Schepker & Associates LLC on Jan. 1, 2019. Source: Each firm via survey, Connecticut Office of State Ethics and firm websites. Note: DND = Did not disclose. (a) Capitol Consulting LLC completed its merger with Schepker & Associates LLC on Jan. 1, 2019. (b) Betty Gallo retired, effective Oct. 31, 2018. (c) Firm did not respond to survey. (d) State data. (e) Information from 2018. (f) Firm did not respond to survey. (g) Formerly DePino Associates LLC. Firm did not respond to survey. —Compiled by Roger Magnus Research.