Roger Donoghue

( Massachusetts )

Subjects: All Subjects

Introduction

Roger D. Donoghue is a co-founder of Murphy Donoghue Partners. He leads the firm's Government Relations practice, specializing in legislative and regulatory affairs, lobbying, and business strategies.

Roger counsels regional, national, and international clients across varied industries including; health care, financial services, pharmaceutical, biomedical/life science, telecommunications, technology, real estate development, insurance, trade associations, and restaurant and hospitality, as they interface with government. Roger and his colleagues advise clients on the strategic implications of developing and maintaining relationships with government, and represent such clients before regulatory agencies and public authorities.

Achievements

represented care providers before state regulatory agencies & legislative committees
advised a Fortune 500 insurance company on how to maintain balanced statutory and regulatory treatment to assure similar treatment in other jurisdictions
represented a federally recognized native American tribe on economic development initiatives
represented a major telecommunications provider before state regulatory agencies and legislative committees
led ballot question committee counsel and strategy development culminating in a ballot question to repeal new tax on alcohol
secured tens of millions for distressed hospitals
successfully secured consumer discount legislation

Clients

1)  New England Connectivity and Telecommunications Association, Inc

2) 2Life Communities, Inc.

3) A.D. Makepeace Company

4) ADA Forsyth Institute, Inc.

5) ADP TotalSource, Inc.

6) American Staffing Association

7) Atlantic Richfield Company

8) Children's Advocacy Center of Suffolk County, Inc.

9) Claremont Companies, LLC

10) Commonwealth Care Alliance, Inc.

11) Construction Industries of Massachusetts

12) Curaleaf, Inc.

13) Fedex Corporation

14) Issues Management Group, Inc.

15) Massachusetts Brewers Guild, Inc.

16) Massachusetts Dental Society

17) Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association, Inc.

18) Massachusetts Judges Conference of the Trial Court

19) Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

20) Massachusetts Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Inc.

21) McDonald's Corporation

22) New Brighton Landing LLC

23) Pfizer Inc.

24) Radar Labs, Inc.

25) SaviLinx, LLC

26) Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Inc.

27) Star Store Holdings, LLC

28) The Boston Beer Company, Inc.

29) The Greater Boston Food Bank Inc

30) The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Inc.

31) Turo, Inc.

32) UHS of Delaware, Inc.

33) United HealthCare Services, Inc.

34) VNA Care Network Foundation, Inc.

35) Waymo LLC

36) Wellman Healthcare Group, Inc

37) Wheelabrator Environmental Systems, Inc.

38) Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority

Number of Years as a Lobbyist

20+ years

Biography

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Director of Public Affairs, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts Director of Government Relations, National Federation of Independent Business
Private practice attorney

EDUCATION
Suffolk University Law School, J.D., 1983
Holy Cross College, B.A., 1978

Last Updated: April 17, 2024