Introduction

Chief Operating Office and Registered Lobbyist, J.R. is an experienced business development and government affairs professional with an expertise in bringing people together in Maryland to create business opportunities and to solve political problems.

Clients

1) Access Holdings Management Company, LLC

2) Alterwood Health, Inc.

3) Altumint Inc., formerly Optotraffic

4) America Works of Maryland, Inc.

5) Ashley, Inc.

6) Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum

7) Baltimore Animal Rescue & Care Center (BARCS)

8) Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

9) Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC

10) Brewers Association of Maryland

11) Brown Advisory

12) BSC America

13) Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and D.C., Inc.

14) Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation

15) Canton Group, The

16) Carahsoft Technology Corporation

17) Catalis LLC

18) CBAC Gaming, LLC (Horseshoe Casino)

19) Celebree School

20) CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.

21) Chesapeake Shakespeare Company

22) Children's National Health System

23) Colonial Pipeline Company

24) Coppin State University Development Foundation

25) Corebridge Financial Group

26) Curio Wellness

27) DentaQuest

28) Education Affiliates/Fortis College

29) Enterprise RAC Company of Baltimore, LLC

30) Envirotest Systems Holdings Corp.

31) Fair Hill Condominium Association

32) Fair Hill Foundation, Inc.

33) FedEx Corporation

34) Food & Friends, Inc.

35) Friends of Patapsco Valley State Park

36) Gaudenzia, Inc.

37) Google LLC and its Affiliates

38) HEVI

39) Humanim, Inc.

40) JMI Management LP

41) Land Preservation Trust

42) LRP Guardian House LLC

43) Maryland Association of Realtors

44) Maryland Automobile Dealers Association

45) Maryland Care Inc. dba Maryland Physicians Care

46) Maryland Jockey Club (Pimlico, Laurel and Rosecroft Racetracks)

47) Maryland Partnership for Prevention, Inc.

48) Maryland Tech Council

49) Maryland Wineries Association

50) Maximus

51) Medallia, Inc.

52) Meta Platforms, Inc.

53) Modern Living Solutions

54) Mount Vernon Place Conservancy

55) NaphCare Inc.

56) NAREIT, formerly National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts

57) Orsted North America, Inc.

58) Pepco Holdings, Inc.

59) PGA of America

60) Premium Cigar Retailers Association of Maryland

61) Real Time Medical Systems

62) Ripken Baseball

63) Roland Park Community Foundation

64) Scientific Games, LLC

65) Sheppard Pratt Health Systems

66) Skyline Technology Solutions

67) Spotless Brands

68) Terra Firma Retreat Center

69) ThinkBig Networks LLC

70) Tufton Professional Baseball LLC

71) UPMC Western Maryland

72) URW Airports, LLC

73) Washington Area New Automobile Dealers Association (WANADA)

74) Waste Management of Maryland

75) XCALIBER INTERNATIONAL LTD., LLC

Number of Years as a Lobbyist

6-10 years

Relationships

RWL is the go-to firm when businesses and individuals have a complex legal problem, with a team of attorneys that thrive on pursuing the most challenging cases on behalf of its clients. Our attorneys have represented scores of clients, including: major-league sports franchises; name-brand companies such as Google, Uber, Facebook and FedEx; whistleblowers in false claims cases; and millions of consumers in national class action suits.

With offices located in Baltimore, the state capital of Annapolis and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, Rifkin Weiner Livingston LLC (RWL) provides an important link to Maryland's principal business, commercial and government centers.

Biography

John C. "JR" Reith is the Chief Operating Officer at Rifkin Weiner Livingston LLC. He also a Registered Lobbyist in the firm's extensive Government Relations and Lobbying practice. He served as Finance Director for all three of former Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.'s gubernatorial campaigns and was co-chairman of his campaign committees. Mr. Reith served on the Inaugural Committee for Governor Larry Hogan, and has been active in the National Republican Party since 1996. In 2016, Mr. Reith served as the co-chairman for the Inaugural Committee for Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh. He currently sits on the board of directors for The Canton Group, ThinkBig Networks, and on the alumni board for the Boys' Latin School of Maryland. Previously, Mr. Reith served as an advisor for Compass Marketing, Inc. and as an advisor for Brown Advisory in Baltimore. He is also a former board member of the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House and the GBMC Philanthropy Committee board of directors.

Last Updated: February 29, 2024