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Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Paul Costa brings extensive experience in local and state government to Maverick Strategies. He is the former State Representative for the 34th district situated in Allegheny County where he served from 1999 to 2018.

While serving as a legislator he sat on several committees including Appropriations, Liquor Control, Gaming, Policy, Rules, Tourism and Transportation. Costa also served on the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, Point Park University Board of Trustees, University of Pittsburgh Institute of Politics Board of Fellows and Eastern Area Adult Services.

In 2011 Costa was elected by his peers as Allegheny County Delegation Chair where he served until his appointment as Chairman of the Liquor Control Committee in 2013. While Chairman of the Liquor Control Committee he spearheaded several initiatives including but not limited to beer and wine modernization and consumer convenience. In addition, Costa sponsored several personal pieces of legislation such as the Film Tax Credit, 50/50 legislation which generates millions for non-profits, bills which advocate for the safety of animals, a bill which allowed for automatic granting of a CDL license upon returning home for qualified military personnel and sustainable transportation measures.

Prior to serving the 34th Legislative District, Costa spent more than 20 years working in the Allegheny County Prothonotary's office, ending as Deputy Prothonotary. Costa also served on the Wilkins Township board of commissioners for three years, serving one year as board president. Paul Costa graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Point Park University. Paul resides in Pittsburgh with his wife Kathleen. They have three children Michael, Maria, and Dante.

Extensive experience in political affairs and government relations as a seasoned lobbyist with a recognized client roster. Adept at managing issues and relationships at all levels of government, from local and municipal efforts to those on Capitol Hill. Achieves proven results on behalf of clients by providing advocacy, counsel and representation for clients on political, regulatory and legislative issues; a strong understanding of government structure and established relationships at municipal, state and federal levels; development and advancement of key legislation; mitigation of issues that might create unfavorable outcomes; and navigation through complex government systems in support of clients' interests.

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney is the largest of its kind within any law firm in Pennsylvania. Its Government Relations Group provides a wide variety of clients with an outstanding program of advocacy services before the General Assembly and Executive Branch agencies of state government. The principals have held positions at the highest levels of state government, including former members of the House of Representatives, and a former member of the Governor's staff. In addition, they include former Chief Counsels of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare and the Pennsylvania Insurance Department as well as former Chief Counsel to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and of the Pennsylvania State Police.

Firm Specialties:
Buchanan's services include providing background information to clients and key policy makers about the potential impact of proposed legislation or regulations; effectively communicating clients' concerns to government; drafting legislation; testifying before legislative committees and regulatory hearings; drafting and distributing position papers for clients; and monitoring the General Assembly and providing clients with updates.

STEPHEN M. DEFRANK is a senior advisor in Buchanan's state government relations group. He joins Buchanan after spending 23 years of his career in Pennsylvania state government. His most recent position was chief of staff for Senator Lisa M. Boscola.

Steve brings process and policy expertise to our Pennsylvania Government Relations Practice, having worked in state government for more than 20 years. He has served in several roles in his over two decades with the Senate of Pennsylvania, including chief of staff, committee executive director, and policy director. Steve called on his strengths differently in each of those roles: as a chief of staff for Sen. Lisa Boscola, he used his organizational skills and ability to multitask to advance the senator's legislative agenda in Harrisburg and manage constituent outreach and communications in her district office. As Executive Director for the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, Steve grasped new concepts quickly and effectively, and developed an area of expertise in issues affecting the energy and utility sectors. As Policy Director, he worked as a jack of all trades to advance a caucus-wide agenda that included initiatives related to legalized gaming, community and economic development, workforce development, education initiatives and government reform.

Clients:

JEFF FORBES

(Federal)
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Clients:

JENNIFER GALLAGHER

(Federal)

LIBBY GREER

(Federal)
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Clients:
Clients:

1) AECOM Technical Services, Inc.

2) Air Methods Corporation

3) Airlines for America

4) Airport Restaurant & Retail Association

5) Amentum Services, Inc.

6) American Airlines, Inc.

7) American Association for Justice

8) American Bankers Association

9) American Bankers Association's Card Policy Council

10) American Innovation: The AI Project, Inc

11) American Trucking Association

12) Americans for Carbon Dividends

13) AmerisourceBergen

14) Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems Intl.

15) Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.

16) Bessemer Securities Corporation

17) Broadcom Inc.

18) Capital One Financial Corporation

19) Central Puget Sound Regional Transit

20) Charter Communications Operating, LLC

21) Churchill Downs, Incorporated

22) Citigroup Washington Inc.

23) City of Hillsboro

24) CMA CGM Group

25) Comcast Corporation

26) Constellation Brands, Inc.

27) CRRC MA Corporation

28) Crystallex

29) Diageo North America, Inc.

30) Download Fairness Coalition

31) Draken International, LLC

32) Electric Tobacconist USA

33) Employment Policies Institute

34) ERA Coalition

35) Facebook, Inc.

36) FedEx

37) FedEx Corporation

38) Gabriel Resources

39) Genentech, Inc.

40) General Dynamics

41) General Electric

42) General Electric Company

43) General Motors LLC

44) GovBiz Advantage, Inc. on Behalf of Aptera Motors Corp

45) GovBiz Advantage, Inc. on Behalf of Arcimoto, Inc.

46) GovBiz Advantage, Inc. on behalf of Zero Motorcycles

47) Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

48) GSO Capital Partners

49) Hess Corporation

50) Hilton Worldwide

51) Historic Tax Credit Coalition

52) Honeywell International, Inc.

53) Invest in Education Coalition

54) Iron Mountain

55) Jackson Municipal Airport Authority

56) Kitty Hawk Corporation

57) Largo Resources, Ltd.

58) Lithium Nevada Corp.

59) Lytx, Inc.

60) Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart

61) MGM Resorts International

62) Microsoft Corporation

63) Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy as legal counsel to Ambac Assurance Corporation

64) National Association of Broadcasters

65) National Tour Association

66) NetJets, Inc.

67) New York Life

68) NextEra Energy, Inc.

69) Port of Seattle

70) Principal Financial Group

71) Prudential Financial, Inc.

72) Recording Industry Association of America

73) Regional Airline Association

74) RIM Services, LLC

75) Ryan, Inc.

76) San Diego County Regional Airport Authority

77) Signature Flight Support

78) Sixteen Thirty Fund

79) SK hynix America, Inc.

80) Sorenson Communications

81) SpaceX

82) Spark Therapeutics

83) Stephens Investment Holdings, LLC

84) Sun Chemical Corporation

85) T-Mobile

86) TeamHealth

87) The Alliance for Lasting Liberty c/o 1st Amendment Partnership

88) The Blackstone Group

89) The Broadway League

90) The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

91) The Gordian Group, LLC

92) The Home Depot

93) The Northwest Seaport Alliance

94) Torngat Metals

95) Udacity, Inc.

96) United States Contract Weather Observing Association

97) United States Tour Operators Association

98) Viacom Inc.

99) Williams and Jensen, PLLC on behalf of Merck & Co., INC

100) Williams and Jensen, PLLC on behalf of Ripple Labs, Inc.

101) Wireless Infrastructure Association

Clients:
Clients:

ZACHARY WILLIAMS

(Federal)
Clients:

1) A.O. Smith Corporation

2) Adapt Pharma Inc.

3) Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)

4) Airlines For America

5) Alclear LLC dba CLEAR

6) Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

7) Altria Client Services LLC

8) American College of Radiology Association

9) American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (fka Honda North America, Inc.)

10) American Hotel & Lodging Association

11) American Sportfishing Association

12) Amgen USA, Inc.

13) Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

14) Arcturus Therapeutics

15) Association of American Railroads

16) Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

17) Bank of America Corporation

18) Bayer Corporation

19) Bellerophon Therapeutics

20) Bio-Rad Laboratories

21) Blackstone Administrative Services Partnership L.P.

22) Bombardier Recreational Products

23) Broadcom Limited

24) California Life Sciences Association

25) Capitol Solutions on behalf of Bipartisan Policy Center Advocacy Network, Inc.

26) CenturyTel Service Group, LLC

27) Coalition for App Fairness

28) Coalition for Energy Assistance Modernization

29) Contessa Health, Inc.

30) Criteo Corporation

31) CSL Behring

32) CTIA - The Wireless Association

33) Deloitte LLP

34) Edgenuity Inc.

35) Emergent Biosolutions

36) Entergy Services LLC (FKA Entergy Services, Inc.)

37) Eyepoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

38) First Solar Inc.

39) Genentech

40) General Atomics

41) Genovac, LLC

42) Gilead Sciences, Inc.

43) Ginkgo Bioworks

44) GoBrands Inc.

45) Goldman Edwards

46) GRAIL, Inc.

47) Grodan Inc.

48) Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.

49) HCR Manorcare

50) Horizon Therapeutics

51) Independent Pharmacy Cooperative

52) Insured Retirement Institute

53) International Council of Shopping Centers

54) Interstate Natural Gas Association of America

55) Iron Mountain Information Management, LLC

56) Jacksonville State University

57) Joby Aviation

58) Lilly USA, LLC

59) Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

60) Lundbeck LLC

61) McCulley McCluer PLLC

62) Merck

63) Metrc LLC

64) MilanaPharm

65) Molina Healthcare, Inc.

66) NASH Alliance Coalition

67) National Association of Proton Therapy

68) National Cable & Telecommunications Association

69) National Hockey League

70) National Marine Manufacturers Association

71) New Venture Fund

72) Northport Health Services

73) NorthWestern Energy

74) Novartis, Inc.

75) Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)

76) Oracle

77) Orbital Effects

78) Outdoor Industry Association

79) Pacific Gas and Electric

80) Peloton Interactive, Inc.

81) Personal Care Products Council

82) PhRMA

83) PINE STREET STRATEGIES ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA

84) Primmune Therapeutics

85) Prism Group Public Affairs on behalf of Piedmont Healthcare

86) Public Service Company of New Mexico

87) Q Link Wireless, LLC

88) Regenesis

89) Sanofi U.S.

90) Sarepta Therapeutics

91) Siemens Corporation

92) Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.

93) Space Exploration Technologies Corporation

94) Standard Industries

95) Starkey Hearing Technologies

96) Strathspey Crown Holdings, LLC

97) T-Mobile

98) Target Corporation

99) The National Football League Players Association

100) The Partnership for Americas Health Care Future

101) The Science Coalition

102) The Williams Companies, Inc.

103) TruConnect

104) True Velocity

105) Tyson Shared Services, Inc.

106) U.S. Beet Sugar Association (USBSA)

107) Uber Technologies, Inc.

108) Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical

109) United Airlines, Inc.

110) United Parcel Service

111) Universal Music Group Recordings, Inc.

112) University of Southern California

113) Verde Technologies

114) Verizon Communications, Inc. and various subsidiaries

115) VieMed Healthcare, Inc.

116) Vir Biotechnology, Inc.

117) Virpax Pharmaceuticals

118) Walgreens Co.

119) We Are Golf

120) Weld North LLC

121) With Honor Action

122) Yum Restaurant Services Group, LLC