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Viceroy Government Relations Group (Viceroy) is uniquely positioned to develop a robust government relations program for you and your interests. Over time we have cultivated direct relationships with key decision makers on this issue, and continue to create new relationships with officials who directly influence policy. We have an intimate knowledge of the industry and its broad issues. We also have a working knowledge of those issues specific key decision makers in both House and Senate leadership.

A comprehensive government relations program includes well-formulated strategic, action and communications plans; an informed and engaged constituency; legislative and regulatory monitoring; a lobbying component that is engaged when needed; and, depending on the specific needs of the organization, a political action committee.

A fierce competitor. A problem solver. A subject matter expert. Rich Gannon earned clients' loyalty and competitors' respect over the decades for battling on behalf of his clients. Be it a multinational firm with offices in 59 countries, a major environmental organization or a prominent hospital there is one constant: the partners at GTB listen to their clients, collaboratively determine their needs and then execute the plan with laser focus and flexibility. Rich Gannon and his partners Michael Torpey, and Mark Bellin each bring to the table a unique set of skills that can only be honed through experience serving at the highest levels of government and by being in the trenches every day, working doggedly to achieve success for their clients.

20+ years

Chairman of the Board of Overseers, Seton Hall University School of Diplomacy and International Relations

Member of Environment and Energy Team, Transition 2018/NJ Governor-elect Phil Murphy's Gubernatorial Transition

Rich, a Founding Partner of GTB, Partners LLC, has enjoyed a distinguished career in politics and international affairs spanning four decades while working at the highest levels of the Federal government and the State of New Jersey. At GTB, Rich directs our international affairs practice as well as executive branch efforts of the firm. In addition, Rich conducts comprehensive development efforts on behalf of GTB's clients seeking to do business with all levels of government in New Jersey.

In 2011, Rich and Michael Torpey founded Advanced Energy New Jersey, a clean energy/energy efficiency not-for- profit trade association comprised of 150 companies engaged in this space.

Prior to founding GTB, Rich was the managing partner in Winning Strategies/Global.

He served as Senior Advisor for Trade Development to the late-Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown. There he led the US Government's commercial diplomacy efforts in the Middle East and Africa. Before joining the Commerce Department, Rich served as Special Counsel to the President in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel and Assistant Counsel to the Presidential Transition. He previously was Director of External Affairs for New Jersey Governor Jim Florio. In 1992, Rich was appointed to serve as the New Jersey State Director for the successful Bill Clinton and Al Gore presidential election campaign. For the first time since 1964, the Democratic Presidential candidate carried the state. His political experience also includes serving on the staffs of U.S. Senators Frank Lautenberg and Bill Bradley and as an advisor to Senator Bob Torricelli. Early in his career, Rich was Chief of Staff to New Jersey State Senator Raymond Lesniak. Rich has also served a term as Council
President in his home town of Spring Lake Heights.

Rich earned his LL.M. in International and Comparative Law at Georgetown University Law Center, received his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law and his B.A. in Political Science from Fordham University. At Fordham, he pitched for the Fordham Rams baseball team and was invited to join Omicron Delta Epsilon, the honor society in economics. Rich serves on the Board of Overseers to Seton Hall University's School of Diplomacy, where he is currently the Chairman, and their President's Advisory Group. Rich and his wife Robin have two children, Brigid and John.

Clients:

1) Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed)

2) Air Medical Operators Association

3) Alorica, Inc.

4) American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM)

5) American Association of Crop Insurers (AACI)

6) American Business Group of Abu Dhabi (d/b/a Amcham Abu Dhabi)

7) American Central European Business Association

8) American Equity Investment Life Holding Company

9) American Lithuanian Business Council

10) American Romanian Business Council

11) AMGEN, Inc.

12) Anthem, Inc. (formerly known as WellPoint, Inc.)

13) Antimicrobials Working Group

14) BIOBOT Analytics

15) BLOOMBERG LP

16) Bombardier Aerospace Holdings (USA) Inc formerly Bombardier Transit Corporation

17) BRINKS COMPANY

18) Buhler Quality Yarns Corporation

19) Central Iowa Water Trails

20) Chicago Deferred Exchange Corporation

21) City and County of Honolulu

22) CITY OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT

23) Clark Street Associates on behalf of Arris Composites

24) Clark Street Associates on behalf of TydenBrooks

25) Clark Street Associates on behalf of Western Digital

26) Coalition for a 21st Century Postal Service

27) COLONIAL PIPELINE

28) Comcast Corporation

29) Concho Resources, Inc.

30) County of Maui- Hawaii

31) DELL INC.

32) Eli Lilly & Company

33) Elliott Management

34) Enable Midstream Partners, LP

35) Encova Insurance

36) Energy Advance Center

37) Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati

38) Federation of Exchange Accomodators, Inc.

39) GENENTECH, INC

40) Global Down Syndrome Foundation

41) Hardwick Clothes

42) Hickey Freeman Tailored Clothing, Inc

43) Honolulu Auth. for Rapid Trns. (previously known as InfraConsult, LLC.)

44) HOUSTON FIREFIGHTERS RELIEF AND RETIREMENT FUND

45) Indexed Annuity Leadership Council

46) Indicium Group

47) Indivior, Inc.

48) J.A. Apparel Corp.

49) Kansas State University

50) Lithium Werks, Inc.

51) Los Angeles County Employees' Retirement System

52) MERCK & CO, INC

53) MT Pharma America, Inc.

54) MTD Products, Inc.

55) Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board

56) NATIONAL ASSN. OF STATE TREASURERS (NAST)

57) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REHABILITATION PROVIDERS AND AGENCIES

58) National Coalition for Access to Autism Services (NCAAS)

59) National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems

60) National Retirement Fund

61) New England Shirt Co

62) News Media Alliance

63) Norfolk Southern Corporation

64) Novo Nordisk Inc.

65) OGE ENERGY CORP

66) Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund

67) OTC Markets

68) Owens & Minor, Inc.

69) Oxford Biochronometrics

70) PFIZER

71) PhRMA

72) Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association

73) REINSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

74) RESEARCH SOCIETY ON ALCOHOLISM

75) Ripple Labs, Inc.

76) Sanofi, U.S.

77) SECURITY TRADERS ASSOCIATION

78) Signify Health

79) Skytop Strategies

80) Southwestern Company

81) Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

82) STATE OF HAWAII DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION

83) Supima

84) Syneos Health, Inc.

85) Tactical Air Support, Inc.

86) Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.

87) TE Connectivity, Inc.

88) Tennessee Consolidated Retirement Systems

89) The Amalgamated Sugar Company LLC

90) The Anschutz Corporation

91) The Friedkin Group

92) The Internet & Television Assn (Formerly NTL CABLE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN)

93) The Vanguard Group, Inc

94) Tom James Company

95) Us Against Alzheimer's

96) US Guatemala Business Council

97) US- Poland Business Council

98) US-Turkmenistan Business Council

99) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

100) VISA

101) W Diamond Group Corporation

102) Women's Health Coalition

103) Zoetis

Clients:

1) 1776 Pharmaceuticals LLC

2) ABBOTT LABORATORIES

3) Accenture LLP

4) Advanced Drainage Systems

5) Air Evac Lifeteam

6) Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.

7) Alabama Shipyard LLC

8) Alden Torch Financial LLC

9) Allegiant Travel Company

10) Alliance for Automotive Innovation

11) Alliance for Olive Oil Quality Standards

12) Alliance of Dedicated Cancer Centers

13) Altice USA, Inc.

14) Altria Client Services LLC

15) Aluminum Association Inc.

16) Amazon Corporate, LLC

17) American Bankers Association

18) American Coalition of Independent Content Production

19) American College of Gastroenterology

20) American Council of Life Insurers

21) American Cruise Lines

22) Americans for Prosperity

23) Amgen USA, Inc.

24) Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

25) Ant Group Co., Ltd.

26) Aon Service Corporation

27) Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation

28) APOLLO MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS, LP

29) Appriss, Inc.

30) Arcosa, Inc.

31) Argentem Creek Partners LP

32) Arizona Water Company

33) Associations of Mexican Tomato Growers

34) Asurion LLC

35) AT&T Services, Inc.

36) Athletico Physical Therapy

37) Bain Capital, LLC

38) Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

39) Barrick Gold Corporation of North America Inc.

40) Bayer Corporation (FKA Monsanto Company)

41) Bell-Carter Foods

42) Biotechnology Innovation Organization

43) Bloom Energy

44) Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.

45) Brightline Holdings LLC (fka Virgin Trains USA)

46) Business Roundtable

47) CalOptima

48) Cargill, Inc.

49) Carlyle Investment Management fka The Carlyle Group

50) CF Industries, Inc. and CF Industries Holdings, Inc

51) Charter Communications, Inc.

52) Chevron, U.S.A. Inc.

53) CHRISTUS Health System

54) Chubb INA Holdings Inc.

55) Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions

56) City of Houston

57) City of Laredo, Texas

58) City of Vallejo, California

59) Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform

60) Coalition to Heal Invisible Wounds

61) Comcast Corporation

62) Comite Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne

63) Connected Nation Development Corporation

64) Consumer Technology Association

65) Cook Group Inc.

66) Cordant Health Solutions

67) CoreCivic, Inc.

68) Cox Enterprises Inc.

69) Cruise Lines International Association

70) Cumberland Community Improvement District

71) CVS Health

72) DaVita, Inc.

73) DJI Technology, Inc.

74) DoorDash

75) Eastman Chemical Company

76) Empresas Fonalledas, Inc.

77) EMVCo, LLC

78) Energy Harbor Corp.

79) Entergy Services, LLC

80) Equifax Inc.

81) Esquel Enterprises Limited

82) EXXON MOBIL CORP

83) Federated Wireless, Inc.

84) Financial Services Forum

85) FireEye, Inc.

86) FireKeepers Development Authority

87) Fletcher Group, Inc.

88) Florida Citrus Mutual

89) Fluor Corporation

90) FMR LLC

91) Fontana Union Water Co.

92) Fontana Water Company

93) Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency

94) Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority

95) FS Investment Corporation

96) Gap Inc.

97) Garden of Life, LLC

98) Garrett Electronics, Inc.

99) Genentech Inc

100) George Kaiser Family Foundation

101) GGV Management LLC

102) Gila River Indian Community

103) Gilead Sciences, Inc.

104) Global Medical Response, Inc.

105) GOJO Industries

106) Goya Foods Inc.

107) HawkEye 360 Inc.

108) HDR, Inc.

109) Healthcare Leadership Council

110) HerdX

111) Hershey Company

112) Hill-Rom

113) Hillwood Development Company, LLC

114) Ho-Chunk Inc.

115) Honeywell International

116) Houchens Industries

117) Houston Airport System

118) Humane Society Legislative Fund

119) IMCS Group Inc.

120) Indigo Ag

121) Innovation Alliance

122) Inseego Corp.

123) International Business Machines Corporation

124) International Council of Shopping Centers

125) International Paper

126) Keidanren

127) KEWA Financial Inc.

128) Kingston Technology

129) Koch Companies Public Sector

130) Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company

131) KPC Development Company LLC

132) LanzaTech Inc.

133) Laureate Education, Inc. (FKA Laureate International Universities)

134) Let'sGetChecked

135) Levi Strauss & Company

136) LG Chem America, Inc.

137) LG&E and KU Energy, LLC

138) Liberty Global Logistics

139) Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

140) LOreal USA

141) Lyft, Inc.

142) Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.

143) Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation

144) McKesson Corporation

145) MDIF Media Partners I, LP

146) Meta Aerospace

147) MetaBank, N.A.

148) Millennium Health

149) Mobility Capital Finance, Inc. dba MoCaFi

150) Motion Picture Association of America

151) National Association of REALTORS

152) National Association of Theatre Owners

153) National Cotton Council of America

154) National Immigration Law Center

155) National Independent Venue Association

156) National Thoroughbred Racing Association

157) NCTA-The Internet & Television Association

158) New Venture Fund

159) NextEra Energy, Inc.

160) Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

161) Oaktree Capital Management

162) OC Oerlikon Management AG

163) Oneida Indian Nation

164) Otis Elevator Company

165) Owens & Minor, Inc.

166) Pacific Architects and Engineers, LLC

167) Palantir Technologies, Inc.

168) Partnership for Job Creation

169) Pebble Limited Partnership

170) Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians

171) Penobscot Nation

172) Pfizer, Inc.

173) Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

174) Pipe Line Contractors Association

175) PMI Global Services Inc.

176) Polaris Industries

177) Pompeian, Inc

178) Port of Long Beach

179) Professional Background Screeners Association fka NAPBS

180) Puerto Rico Statehood Council

181) Qualcomm Incorporated

182) Raytheon Technologies Corporation and Affiliates (fka United Technologies Corp)

183) ResMed, Inc.

184) Restaurant Brands International Inc. (RBI)

185) Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority

186) Rotech Healthcare, Inc.

187) RP Management, LLC

188) San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

189) Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation

190) Senseonics Incorporated

191) Shatterproof

192) Siemens Corporation

193) Sight Sciences, Inc.

194) Signature Flight Support Corporation

195) Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine

196) Solano Transportation Authority

197) Southeastern Conference

198) Southwest Research Institute

199) Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

200) Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

201) Surgery Partners

202) Syracuse University

203) TE Connectivity

204) Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice

205) Texas Public Policy Foundation

206) The Alliance for Trade Enforcement (AFTE) fka (AFTI)

207) The Center for a Free Economy

208) The Michaels Companies, Inc.

209) The Puerto Rico Equality Forum

210) The Seneca Nation of Indians

211) The Strategic Group

212) Tile

213) Total Administrative Services Corporation

214) TransUnion

215) Trimble Navigation Ltd

216) Trinity Industries

217) Twenty Holdings Inc

218) U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness

219) U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform

220) United Parcel Service

221) United States Pharmacopeial Convention

222) Unity Aluminum (fka Braidy Industries)

223) University of Louisville

224) UofL Health, Inc.

225) US Physician Partners (Informal Coalition)

226) UT-Carrier

227) Vallourec USA Corporation

228) Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

229) Verax BioMedical Inc.

230) Visa, U.S.A., Inc.

231) VIZIO, Inc.

232) Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

233) Wabash Valley Resources, LLC

234) Xenex Disinfection Services, LLC

235) Yacht Haven USVI LLC

236) Zelis Healthcare Corporation

237) ZP Better Together, LLC

238) ZTE Corporation

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