
Bipartisan, since 2012
Federal and Virginia advocacy.
For companies, associations and nonprofits. We lobby Congress, federal agencies and the Virginia General Assembly.
On the calendar
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Third-quarter federal lobbying reports (LD-2) due
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Virginia General Assembly convenes
Who we work with
Companies
Companies
Legislation, appropriations and agency rules that touch your business.
Associations
Trade and professional associations
We work alongside your staff, from fly-ins to testimony.
Nonprofits and localities
Nonprofits, universities and localities
Federal funding requests, grants and the rules attached to them.
Disclosure
Who we represent is public.
Federal and Virginia law require us to register every client we lobby for. This site names no clients. The filings do.
Issues we work on
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Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station, Washington. Photo: Andy Feliciotti on Unsplash Transportation and infrastructure
Surface transportation bills, transit, ports and aviation.
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Photo: Tasha Kostyuk on Unsplash Health care
Medicare and Medicaid payment, public health and drug pricing.
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Photo: Anton Dmitriev on Unsplash Energy and environment
Permitting, utilities, grid reliability and water.
Our people
Former staff of Congress, federal agencies and the Virginia legislature, from both parties.

Founding principal
Carol Henshaw
Appropriations and budget
Before the firm: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations staff

Founding principal
Mark Tolliver
Transportation and infrastructure
Before the firm: U.S. Department of Transportation legislative affairs
Elena Ruiz-HartleyPrincipal, Virginia
Ryan KesslerDirector, tax and trade
Vivian DoDirector, health policy
Jonah WhitcombDirector, research and coalitions
Policy updates

The firm
- 2012Carol Henshaw and Mark Tolliver open the firm in Washington.
- 2017The Richmond office opens, a short walk from Capitol Square.
- TodayThe principals and directors on our people page lead every client team, which includes people who have worked for both parties.
Talk with a principal
Or call (202) 555-0164
- Tell us the issue, the committee or agency and your timeline.
- We check for conflicts first.
- A principal replies with an approach and who would do the work.
