773.398.9292
2242 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL, 60201, 
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Proactive, thoughtful, ethical and experienced multistate government affairs counsel
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Michael Cassidy is a senior vice president in the state government relations group working out of the Chicago and Springfield offices. Michael advises clients before Congress, the Illinois General Assembly and various local, county and municipal governments.
He provides counsel in regards to executive & legislative affairs, coalition development, crisis communications, media relations, and strategic communications. Recently, Michael played a major role in the 2010 primary and general re-election of Illinois Governor Pat Quinn.
Prior to joining the firm, Michael built a robust network of contacts working as a senior member of Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan's legislative staff. In that position, he coordinated legislative agendas and media relations for members of the Democratic caucus. Michael also possesses substantial campaign experience having served in various supervisory roles on municipal, county, state and statewide campaigns. Working for the Democratic Party of Illinois, he was responsible for the advancement of Democratic candidates through grassroots organizing, strategic fundraising, message development, field coordination, and crisis management, direct mail campaigns, earned, and paid media.
2) AAR CORP
3) ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY, INC.
4) AT&T ILLINOIS AND ITS AFFILIATES
6) BROKERS' RISK PLACEMENT SERVICE, INC.
8) CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
9) CHARGEPOINT
10) CHICAGO ROCKFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
11) CIOX HEALTH, LLC
12) CITY OF ROCKFORD
13) CME GROUP, INC.
16) ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION
17) GHOST MANAGEMENT GROUP DBA WEEDMAPS
18) GIFT OF HOPE ORGAN & TISSUE DONOR NETWORK
19) GROUPON
20) ILLINOIS RAILROAD ASSOCIATION
21) ILLINOIS STUDENT ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
22) INTUIT
23) KALEO, INC.
25) LIBERTY DENTAL PLAN CORPORATION
26) MAXIMUS, INC.
27) MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT, INC.
28) METRA
29) MIDWEST GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT, LLC
30) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ENERGY SERVICE
32) NEW VENTURE FUND
33) NICUSA, INC.
34) ODS TECHNOLOGIES, L. P. D/B/A TVG NETWORK
35) PHANTOM FIREWORKS SHOWROOMS LLC
36) QUALITY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, LLC
37) ROCKFORD BOARD OF ELECTIONS
38) ROCKFORD MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT
39) ROCKFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT 205
42) SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION
43) STEPAN COMPANY
15-20 years
Member of the national council of state legislatures
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200 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW, 7TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON, DC, 20001, 
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805 SYLVIAWOOD AVENUE, PARK RIDGE, IL, 60068, 
1) AMERICAN FIDELITY CORPORATION
2) CENTERPOINT PROPERTIES TRUST
3) CHICAGO PARKING METERS, LLC
9) COMED
10) COMMUNITY CURRENCY EXCHANGE ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS, INC.
11) COMPASSION CHOICES ACTION NETWORK
13) COUNTY OF DUPAGE
14) DFS SERVICES LLC
15) ELECTRONIC LICENSE SERVICE, LLC
16) EMPOWER ILLINOIS
18) EXPERIAN
19) FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE - LODGE 7
20) FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, ILLINOIS STATE LODGE
21) ILLINOIS BANKERS ASSOCIATION
22) ILLINOIS GAMING MACHINE OPERATORS ASSOCIATION
23) ILLINOIS PRODUCTION ALLIANCE
24) INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 150
25) KIDS ABOVE ALL
26) METRA
27) METRO WEST COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT
28) MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL
29) MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF ILLINOIS
31) THOMSON WEIR LLC
32) UNITED CENTER
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200 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW, 7TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON, DC, 20001,