770-377-4092
3535 PEACHTREE RD., SUITE 520-423, ATLANTA, GA, 30326,
5) AT&T
6) ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
10) CENTEGIX, INC.
12) DATA RECOGNITION CORPORATION
13) EDUCATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT, INC.
14) GEORGIA GOAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, INC.
15) GEORGIA HEART HOSPITAL PROGRAM, LLC
16) MAGNOLIA MANOR
20+ years
Co-Chair of the Judicial Nominating Commission
Serves on Executive Committee of Georgia Chamber
Transition Co-Chair for Governor Brian Kemp in 2018
Mark Middleton, a 1991 Graduate of the University of Georgia's School of Law, has focused his practice on governmental relations, agency procurement, legislative drafting, and regulatory law. He is a partner with Middleton Public Affairs, LLC ("MPA"), and the respected statewide law firm of Gilbert, Harrell, Sumerford & Martin, LLC.
As a former Hearing Officer at the Georgia Public Service Commission, and as the Georgia Department of Education Chief of Staff, Mark brings a broad range of experiences for the benefit of his clients.
Mark has also been politically active, primarily providing legal advice and policy direction to various campaigns and initiatives, including the successful campaign that created the City of Peachtree Corners. In the 2018 election cycle, Mark served as the Senior Policy Advisor and Transition Co-Chair to Republican Governor Brian P. Kemp.
He currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Judicial Nominating Commission.
0-5 years
As the firm's Director of Government Affairs and Policy, Hannah Weiss serves a wide range of clients in all areas of business including those in the healthcare, transportation, education and technology sectors.
She works to develop policy positions and legislative strategies for the benefit of our clients.
Hannah is a 2016 Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Spanish.
She served four sessions in the Georgia State Senate including three as the Policy Coordinator in the office of the President Pro Tempore.
804-775-1938
800 E. Canal Street, Richmond, VA, 23219,
Subjects: Agencies/Regulations, Ballot Measures/Campaign Finance/Elections, Business/Commerce, City/County Government, Energy/Utilities, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Health Care, Insurance, Manufacturing, Medicare/Medicaid, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Public Safety, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Taxes, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
I help clients connect the dots so they can see the big picture of how policy, politics, press and political personalities impact their businesses. As an attorney and a lobbyist, I guide clients through the political, legislative, legal and regulatory landscape to create pathways to grow their businesses.
20+ years
Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Government Relations, 2011-2020
Member, Virginia Code Commission
Commissioner (Virginia), Uniform Law Commission
In addition to being an attorney with McGuireWoods LLP, Chris is an executive vice president in McGuireWoods Consulting. His government affairs practice consists of representing clients before the Virginia legislature, executive branch and state and local agencies.
Chris' legal practice involves advising companies on political law compliance activities, including lobbying, gift restrictions involving public officials, campaign finance, and government ethics laws. He also holds the CIPP/US credential as a Certified Information Privacy Professional from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
With more than 25 years of experience in Virginia government and politics, Chris has developed a deep knowledge of Virginia state and local government and the legislative and regulatory process. Drawing on his experience as a lobbyist and as the former chief counsel to a Virginia attorney general, Chris assists clients in developing and implementing legislative and regulatory strategies to meet their business and public policy objectives.
Chris brings a unique perspective to his political law practice because of his government relations experience. Understanding the political process and the practice of government relations is essential to advising a client on how to comply with the myriad of federal, state and local rules governing lobbying, ethics, conflicts of interest, ethics in public procurement and campaign finance, while still achieving the client's business and public policy objectives.
703.712.5083
1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1800, Tysons Corner, VA, 22102,
(850) 205-9000
Po Box 10909, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2909,
1) AAHOA (Asian American Hotel Owners Association)
7) American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance
9) Attorneys' Title Fund Services, LLC
13) Barron Collier Partnership, LLLP
14) Better Together Strengthening Families, Inc.
15) BioFlorida, Inc
16) Biogen
17) bluebird bio
18) Boys Town of North Florida
19) Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
21) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries
22) City of Daytona Beach Shores
26) Collier Resources Company, LLP
27) Columbia County Board of County Commissioners
28) Consumer Data Industry Association
30) eBay, Inc.
31) Ecolab Inc.
32) Ecosystem Investment Partners
34) Emerald Coast Utilities Authority
35) Enterprise Holdings and Affiliated Entities d/b/a Enterprise Mobility
37) Florida Academy of Family Physicians
38) Florida Associated General Contractors Council
39) Florida Bar Business Law Section, The
40) Florida Bar, The
43) Florida Creditors Bar Association, Inc.
44) Florida Dental Hygienists' Association
45) Florida Physical Therapy Association
46) Florida Portable Building Manufacturers Association
47) Florida Psychiatric Society
48) Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association
49) Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, Inc
50) Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgical Centers
51) Genentech, Inc., a Member of the Roche Group
54) GoodLeap, LLC
55) Halifax Hospital Medical Center
56) Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation, Inc
58) Mayo Clinic
61) National Association of Social Workers Florida Chapter
62) Pearson, Inc
63) Progressive Insurance Company
64) Regions Financial Corporation
65) Roche Diagnostics Corporation
66) Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association
68) Solar United Neighbors Action
69) South West Florida Enterprises
70) St. Augustine Youth Services
71) State College of Florida Foundation, Inc
72) Stripe, Inc.
73) StubHub Inc.
74) Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
75) Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association
77) The School Board of Seminole County, Florida
78) TikTok Inc.
79) TikTok Inc. US
80) UPS
81) Vote Solar
2027833300
1401 Eye Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) Alliance Healthcare Services
2) American Association of Colleges of Nursing
3) American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
4) American Association of Nurse Practitioners
5) American Nurses Association
6) American Society for Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics
7) American Society of Hand Therapists
8) Arkansas River Power Authority
9) Avanos Medical, Inc. (FKA: Halyard Health, Inc.)
11) Blue Earth Diagnostics Inc.
12) bluebird bio
14) Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.
15) Elekta Inc.
16) Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility (FKA The Century Council)
18) GT Medical Technologies, Inc.
20) Hearing Industries Association
21) iCAD, Inc.
23) IsoRay Inc.
27) Merchant McIntyre Associates OBO Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
28) NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals
29) National Association of Social Workers
30) National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association
31) Omnicell
32) Physician Assistant Education Association
35) Recreation Vehicle Industry Association
36) Rhinogram, LLC
38) Signify Lighting North America Corporation
40) Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
(850) 205-9000
Po Box 10909, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2909,
1) AAHOA (Asian American Hotel Owners Association)
7) American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance
9) Associated Industries of Florida
10) AT&T
11) Attorneys' Title Fund Services, LLC
15) Barron Collier Partnership, LLLP
16) Better Together Strengthening Families, Inc.
17) BioFlorida, Inc
18) Biogen
19) bluebird bio
20) Boys Town of North Florida
21) Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
23) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries
24) City of Daytona Beach Shores
28) Collier Resources Company, LLP
29) Columbia County Board of County Commissioners
30) Consumer Data Industry Association
32) eBay, Inc.
33) Ecolab Inc.
34) Ecosystem Investment Partners
36) Emerald Coast Utilities Authority
37) Enterprise Holdings and Affiliated Entities d/b/a Enterprise Mobility
39) Florida Academy of Family Physicians
40) Florida Agriculture Center & Horse Park Authority
41) Florida Associated General Contractors Council
42) Florida Bar Business Law Section, The
43) Florida Bar, The
44) Florida Community Financial Services Association, Inc
45) Florida Creditors Bar Association, Inc.
46) Florida Dental Hygienists' Association
47) Florida Physical Therapy Association
48) Florida Portable Building Manufacturers Association
49) Florida Psychiatric Society
50) Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association
51) Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, Inc
52) Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgical Centers
53) Genentech, Inc., a Member of the Roche Group
56) GoodLeap, LLC
57) Halifax Hospital Medical Center
58) Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation, Inc
60) Mayo Clinic
63) NanoDx, Inc.
64) National Association of Social Workers Florida Chapter
65) Pearson, Inc
66) Progressive Insurance Company
67) Regions Financial Corporation
68) Roche Diagnostics Corporation
69) Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association
71) Solar United Neighbors Action
72) South West Florida Enterprises
73) St. Augustine Youth Services
74) State College of Florida Foundation, Inc
75) Stripe, Inc.
76) StubHub Inc.
77) Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
78) Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association
80) The School Board of Seminole County, Florida
81) TikTok Inc.
82) TikTok Inc. US
83) UPS
84) Vote Solar
(678) 705 - 8487
3290 NORTHSIDE PARKWAY, SUITE 675, ATLANTA, GA, 30327,
2) ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
3) APPLE INC.
4) BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
5) CHEMOURS
8) CONNECTSOUTH PUBLIC AFFAIRS
10) E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
11) ECOLAB
12) ENHANCED CAPITAL CONSULTING
14) FWD.US
15) GEORGIA CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
(850) 205-9000
Po Box 10909, 101 E College Ave, Tallahassee, FL, 32302,
1) AAHOA (Asian American Hotel Owners Association)
8) American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance
10) Associated Industries of Florida
11) Attorneys' Title Fund Services, LLC
15) Barron Collier Partnership, LLLP
16) Better Together Strengthening Families, Inc.
17) BioFlorida, Inc
18) Biogen
19) bluebird bio
20) Boys Town of North Florida
21) Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
23) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries
24) City of Daytona Beach Shores
28) Collier Resources Company, LLP
29) Columbia County Board of County Commissioners
30) Consumer Data Industry Association
32) eBay, Inc.
33) Ecolab Inc.
34) Ecosystem Investment Partners
36) Emerald Coast Utilities Authority
37) Enterprise Holdings and Affiliated Entities d/b/a Enterprise Mobility
39) Florida Academy of Family Physicians
40) Florida Associated General Contractors Council
41) Florida Bar Business Law Section, The
42) Florida Bar, The
44) Florida Creditors Bar Association, Inc.
45) Florida Dental Hygienists' Association
46) Florida Physical Therapy Association
47) Florida Portable Building Manufacturers Association
48) Florida Psychiatric Society
49) Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association
50) Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, Inc
51) Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgical Centers
52) Genentech, Inc., a Member of the Roche Group
55) GoodLeap, LLC
56) Halifax Hospital Medical Center
57) Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation, Inc
59) Mayo Clinic
62) NAMI Jacksonville Florida, Inc.
63) National Association of Social Workers Florida Chapter
64) Pearson, Inc
65) Progressive Insurance Company
66) Regions Financial Corporation
67) Roche Diagnostics Corporation
68) Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association
70) Solar United Neighbors Action
71) South West Florida Enterprises
72) St. Augustine Youth Services
73) State College of Florida Foundation, Inc
74) Stripe, Inc.
75) StubHub Inc.
76) Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
77) Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association
79) The School Board of Seminole County, Florida
80) TikTok Inc.
81) TikTok Inc. US
82) UPS
83) Vote Solar
(912) 658 - 8790
2 ELIZABETH CIRCLE, SAVANNAH, GA, 31406,
(850) 205-9000
119 S Monroe St, Suite 200, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
1) AAHOA (Asian American Hotel Owners Association)
7) American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance
9) Attorneys' Title Fund Services, LLC
12) Barron Collier Partnership, LLLP
13) Better Together Strengthening Families, Inc.
14) BioFlorida, Inc
15) Biogen
16) bluebird bio
17) Boys Town of North Florida
18) Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
20) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries
21) Collier Resources Company, LLP
22) Columbia County Board of County Commissioners
23) Consumer Data Industry Association
25) eBay, Inc.
26) Ecolab Inc.
27) Ecosystem Investment Partners
29) Emerald Coast Utilities Authority
30) Enterprise Holdings and Affiliated Entities d/b/a Enterprise Mobility
32) Florida Academy of Family Physicians
33) Florida Agriculture Center & Horse Park Authority
34) Florida Associated General Contractors Council
35) Florida Bar Business Law Section, The
36) Florida Community Financial Services Association, Inc
37) Florida Creditors Bar Association, Inc.
40) Florida Portable Building Manufacturers Association
41) Florida Psychiatric Society
42) Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association
43) Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, Inc
44) Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgical Centers
45) Genentech Inc., a Member of the Roche Group
48) GoodLeap, LLC
49) Halifax Hospital Medical Center
50) Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation, Inc
51) Mayo Clinic
54) NanoDx, Inc.
55) National Association of Social Workers Florida Chapter
56) Pearson, Inc
57) Progressive Insurance Company
58) Regions Financial Corporation
59) Roche Diagnostics Corporation
60) Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association
62) Solar United Neighbors Action
63) South West Florida Enterprises
64) St. Augustine Youth Services
65) State College of Florida Foundation, Inc
66) Stripe, Inc.
67) StubHub Inc.
68) Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
69) Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association
71) The Florida Bar
72) The School Board of Seminole County, Florida
73) TikTok Inc.
74) TikTok Inc. US
75) UPS
76) Vote Solar
(850) 205-9000
Po Box 10909, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2909,
1) AAHOA (Asian American Hotel Owners Association)
7) American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance
9) Associated Industries of Florida
10) Attorneys' Title Fund Services, LLC
14) Barron Collier Partnership, LLLP
15) Better Together Strengthening Families, Inc.
16) BioFlorida, Inc
17) Biogen
18) bluebird bio
19) Boys Town of North Florida
20) Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
22) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries
23) Collier Resources Company, LLP
24) Columbia County Board of County Commissioners
25) Consumer Data Industry Association
27) eBay, Inc.
28) Ecolab Inc.
29) Ecosystem Investment Partners
31) Emerald Coast Utilities Authority
32) Enterprise Holdings and Affiliated Entities d/b/a Enterprise Mobility
34) Florida Academy of Family Physicians
35) Florida Agriculture Center & Horse Park Authority
36) Florida Associated General Contractors Council
37) Florida Bar Business Law Section, The
38) Florida Bar, The
39) Florida Community Financial Services Association, Inc
42) Florida Physical Therapy Association
43) Florida Portable Building Manufacturers Association
44) Florida Psychiatric Society
45) Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association
46) Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, Inc
47) Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgical Centers
48) Foundation for American Innovation
49) Genentech, Inc., a Member of the Roche Group
52) GoodLeap, LLC
53) Halifax Hospital Medical Center
54) Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation, Inc
56) Mayo Clinic
59) National Association of Social Workers Florida Chapter
60) Pearson, Inc
61) Progressive Insurance Company
62) Regions Financial Corporation
63) Roche Diagnostics Corporation
64) Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association
66) Solar United Neighbors Action
67) South West Florida Enterprises
68) St. Augustine Youth Services
69) State College of Florida Foundation, Inc
70) Stripe, Inc.
71) StubHub Inc.
72) Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
73) Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association
75) The School Board of Seminole County, Florida
76) TikTok Inc.
77) TikTok Inc. US
78) University of Florida Foundation, Inc
79) UPS
80) Vote Solar
(850) 205-9000
Po Box 10909, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2909,
1) AAHOA (Asian American Hotel Owners Association)
7) American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance
9) Attorneys' Title Fund Services, LLC
13) Barron Collier Partnership, LLLP
14) Better Together Strengthening Families, Inc.
15) BioFlorida, Inc
16) Biogen
17) bluebird bio
18) Boys Town of North Florida
19) Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
21) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries
22) City of Daytona Beach Shores
26) Collier Resources Company, LLP
27) Columbia County Board of County Commissioners
28) Consumer Data Industry Association
29) eBay, Inc.
30) Ecolab Inc.
31) Ecosystem Investment Partners
33) Emerald Coast Utilities Authority
34) Enterprise Holdings and Affiliated Entities d/b/a Enterprise Mobility
36) Florida Academy of Family Physicians
37) Florida Associated General Contractors Council
38) Florida Bar Business Law Section, The
39) Florida Bar, The
40) Florida Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics, Inc.
41) Florida Community Financial Services Association, Inc
44) Florida Physical Therapy Association
45) Florida Portable Building Manufacturers Association
46) Florida Psychiatric Society
47) Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association
48) Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, Inc
49) Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgical Centers
50) GeneDx, Inc
51) Genentech, Inc., a Member of the Roche Group
54) GoodLeap, LLC
55) Halifax Hospital Medical Center
56) Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation, Inc
58) Mayo Clinic
61) NAMI Jacksonville Florida, Inc.
62) NanoDx, Inc.
63) National Association of Social Workers Florida Chapter
64) Pearson, Inc
65) Progressive Insurance Company
66) Regions Financial Corporation
67) Roche Diagnostics Corporation
68) Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association
70) Solar United Neighbors Action
71) South West Florida Enterprises
72) St. Augustine Youth Services
73) State College of Florida Foundation, Inc
74) Stripe, Inc.
75) StubHub Inc.
76) Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
77) Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association
79) The School Board of Seminole County, Florida
80) TikTok Inc.
81) TikTok Inc. US
82) UPS
83) Vote Solar
(850) 205-9000
Po Box 10909, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2909,
1) AAHOA (Asian American Hotel Owners Association)
7) American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance
9) Associated Industries of Florida
10) AT&T
11) Attorneys' Title Fund Services, LLC
15) Barron Collier Partnership, LLLP
16) Better Together Strengthening Families, Inc.
17) BioFlorida, Inc
18) Biogen
19) bluebird bio
20) Boys Town of North Florida
21) Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
23) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries
24) Collier Resources Company, LLP
25) Columbia County Board of County Commissioners
26) Consumer Data Industry Association
27) eBay, Inc.
28) Ecolab Inc.
29) Ecosystem Investment Partners
31) Emerald Coast Utilities Authority
32) Enterprise Holdings and Affiliated Entities d/b/a Enterprise Mobility
34) Florida Academy of Family Physicians
35) Florida Agriculture Center & Horse Park Authority
36) Florida Associated General Contractors Council
37) Florida Bar Business Law Section, The
38) Florida Bar, The
39) Florida Community Financial Services Association, Inc
42) Florida Physical Therapy Association
43) Florida Portable Building Manufacturers Association
44) Florida Psychiatric Society
45) Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association
46) Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, Inc
47) Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgical Centers
48) Genentech, Inc., a Member of the Roche Group
51) GoodLeap, LLC
52) Halifax Hospital Medical Center
53) Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation, Inc
55) Mayo Clinic
58) National Association of Social Workers Florida Chapter
59) Pearson, Inc
60) Progressive Insurance Company
61) Regions Financial Corporation
62) Roche Diagnostics Corporation
63) Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association
65) Solar United Neighbors Action
66) South West Florida Enterprises
67) St. Augustine Youth Services
68) State College of Florida Foundation, Inc
69) Stripe, Inc.
70) StubHub Inc.
71) Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
72) Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association
73) The Collier Mosquito Control District
75) The No More Foundation, Inc.
76) The School Board of Seminole County, Florida
77) TikTok Inc.
78) TikTok Inc. US
79) UPS
80) Vote Solar
(850) 205-9000
P.O. Box 10909, Suite 410, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2909,
1) AAHOA (Asian American Hotel Owners Association)
8) American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance
10) Attorneys' Title Fund Services, LLC
14) Barron Collier Partnership, LLLP
15) Better Together Strengthening Families, Inc.
16) BioFlorida, Inc
17) Biogen
18) bluebird bio
19) Boys Town of North Florida
20) Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
22) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries
23) City of Daytona Beach Shores
27) Collier Resources Company, LLP
28) Columbia County Board of County Commissioners
29) Consumer Data Industry Association
31) eBay, Inc.
32) Ecolab Inc.
33) Ecosystem Investment Partners
35) Emerald Coast Utilities Authority
36) Enterprise Holdings and Affiliated Entities d/b/a Enterprise Mobility
38) Florida Academy of Family Physicians
39) Florida Agriculture Center & Horse Park Authority
40) Florida Associated General Contractors Council
41) Florida Bar Business Law Section, The
42) Florida Bar, The
44) Florida Creditors Bar Association, Inc.
45) Florida Dental Hygienists' Association
46) Florida Physical Therapy Association
47) Florida Portable Building Manufacturers Association
48) Florida Psychiatric Society
49) Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association
50) Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, Inc
51) Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgical Centers
52) Genentech, Inc., a Member of the Roche Group
55) GoodLeap, LLC
56) Halifax Hospital Medical Center
57) Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation, Inc
59) Mayo Clinic
62) National Association of Social Workers Florida Chapter
63) Pearson, Inc
64) Progressive Insurance Company
65) Regions Financial Corporation
66) Roche Diagnostics Corporation
67) Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association
69) Solar United Neighbors Action
70) South West Florida Enterprises
71) St. Augustine Youth Services
72) State College of Florida Foundation, Inc
73) Stripe, Inc.
74) StubHub Inc.
75) Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
76) Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association
77) The Collier Mosquito Control District
79) The School Board of Seminole County, Florida
80) TikTok Inc.
81) TikTok Inc. US
82) UPS
83) Vote Solar