GLOBAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMERCE AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS GROUP
Making Your Business Idea a Reality. Our diversified team of experts delivers the following services: • Corporate Site Selection • Public Incentives Negotiation • International Trade Assistance • Grant Compliance • Business Development • Economic Development Strategy • Government Relations • Legislative Advocacy • Regulatory Assistance
The full-service public affairs and strategies arm of Hunton Andrews Kurth is built upon comprehensive global expertise in economic development, government relations, and strategic communications and advocacy. We leverage our experience to capture your business growth opportunity, make your organization more competitive, and better tell your story. We are attorneys, consultants, government veterans, business leaders, problem solvers, storytellers, and, above all else, trusted partners. We work across the globe and around the clock to advise companies of all sizes, government officials at all levels, nonprofits, trade associations, and individuals. As the political and business climate across the globe has intensified, so has the need for informed, professional, multi-faceted counsel for companies as they make important decisions about where and how to do business. We lead the way for you to:
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Your best operating environment through our economic development experts
Public policy that optimizes your industry through our government relations leaders
Your business story through our strategic communications advocates
Our team members have guided more than $10 billion in capital investment decisions in the United States. In Virginia alone, this includes the state’s top three incentive packages.
We have secured nearly $300 million in appropriations for industry clients to partner with government, lower their tax burden, or offset crippling regulations.
• Political Action Committee Management • Digital Media Strategies • Public Relations • Crisis Communications • Coalition Building • Association Management
We set the narrative daily for industry leaders. Our team has shepherded approval for local and state economic development projects representing investments of nearly $12 billion in Virginia alone.
ccess to our full firm is your competitive A advantage. The force behind our group is the reach of Hunton Andrews Kurth: 1,000 lawyers. 115 years of service. 19 worldwide locations. Learn more at HuntonAK.com. CONNECT WITH US: Lee Downey | Director of Economic and Business Development | ldowney@HuntonAK.com | +1 804 344 8822 HuntonAK.com
International Reach. Local Results. Our seasoned team has been in the trenches of business and government – we’ve counseled corporate CEOs and presidents, advised governors, cabinet members, and lawmakers, crafted legislative and budget initiatives, led bipartisan policy and regulatory efforts, managed global marketing efforts, steered economic development projects, guided site selections, negotiated incentive packages, managed crisis communications, and advocated for clients through groundbreaking public policies.
MEET OUR TEAM: Heidi W. Abbott Counsel Heidi has represented clients for more than two decades at the local, state and federal levels on a variety of legislative and budgetary matters regarding insurance, housing, taxation, technology, healthcare, environmental, and agribusiness. She complements this experience by advising public officials and political candidates.
Whittington W. Clement Senior Counsel Whitt, who previously served for 14 years in the Virginia House of Delegates and as Secretary of Transportation in Virginia Gov. Mark Warner’s cabinet, is regarded as one of Virginia’s top statesmen. For five consecutive years he has been named by Virginia Business as one of the 50 most influential Virginians.
Kelli O. Gaudreau Legislative Affairs Advisor Kelli serves clients with over a decade of legislative, regulatory, and political experience. She has deep experience in association management, legislative research, political action committee administration, state and federal government relations compliance, and political event execution.
Taylor T. Keeney Director of Strategic Communications & Advocacy Taylor is a strategic client storyteller with over a decade of experience developing messaging and outreach for major companies, presidential candidates, senior government officials, national nonprofits, and political candidates. She handles strategic communications, media relations, public affairs and grassroots management for clients.
Myles G. Louria Senior Director of Government Affairs Myles is a tireless legislative and political advocate for business and industry with more than 25 years of experience at the local, state and national levels. He has deep experience in government affairs, lobbying and grassroots and grasstops issue advocacy, notably in health care, financial services, technology and transportation.
Robert T. Bohannon Director of Government Affairs
Robb has an extensive background in consensus building and legislative advocacy for trade associations and business entities. With more than 15 years of experience, he has successfully worked to address policy challenges for clients in state capitals across the country.
Lee Downey Director of Economic & Business Development
Lee is an economic development practitioner with over 25 years of experience at the local, regional and state levels of government. He has broad experience in both urban and rural communities with site selection, marketing, business development, project management, incentives/tax credit negotiation and strategic planning.
Todd P. Haymore Managing Director
In addition to leadership positions for two Fortune 1000 companies, Todd served as Secretary of Commerce & Trade for Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Secretary of Agriculture & Forestry under Gov. McAuliffe and Gov. Bob McDonnell, an agency head under Gov. Tim Kaine, and a senior aide to a US Congressman. Virginia Business named Todd one of the 50 most influential Virginians.
Eric Link Director of Government Affairs
Eric has deep experience at every level of government and in the private sector. His main strength is almost 20 years working for, or appearing before, the Virginia General Assembly, where he focuses on technology and procurement policy, drafting legislation, testifying before the legislature, and implementing legislative strategies.
Brittany W. Zamborsky Government Affairs Advisor
With a focus on government affairs, lobbying, and grassroots advocacy, Brittany supports clients by drafting legislation, testifying before legislative committees, lobbying state and federal legislators, developing and implementing legislative strategies, administering political action committees, and implementing grassroots strategies.
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