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RALEIGH – McGuireWoods Consulting’s Raleigh office celebrated its 10 th anniversary last night with a reception at its offices thatwas attended by clients, legislators, and state and local officials.Originally started by Senior AdvisorHarry Kaplanand Senior Vice PresidentJohnny Tillett, the Raleigh office opened its doors in 2007 and has steadily grown tobecome one of the largest government affairs practices in the state.
Now led byD. Bowen “Bo” Heath, the firm has added multiple service lines and consultants to the officeto provide a wider range of services for clients. In addition to providingclients with traditional government affairs services, the Raleigh officehas expanded to add a thriving strategic communications and grassrootspractice.
“We have a broad client base that includes companies and trade groupsproviding healthcare, educational, and environmental services and products;and we provide a full range of public affairs services that includelobbying, strategic communications and economic development,” said Heath, asenior vice president and director of North Carolina Government Relations.
Kaplan and Tillett are still active in the government relations practiceand proud of the foundation they helped build.
“I still come to work excited every day to be a part of this highlytalented, diverse and experienced team that we have assembled in NorthCarolina,” said Kaplan.
Other members of the team include Senior Vice PresidentJeff Barnhart, Senior Vice PresidentKerri Burke, Senior Vice PresidentFranklin Freeman, Senior Vice PresidentTommy Sevier, Vice PresidentAndy Lancaster, Assistant Vice PresidentLaura Puryear, Assistant Vice PresidentJillian Totman, Assistance Vice PresidentSarah Wolfe, and Research AssistantPhoebe Landon.
“We’ve added many talented new members to our team over the past decade whostrengthen and enhance our tight-knit, client-focused environment,” saysTillett. “We’ve just kept getting better over time.”
Wholly owned by the McGuireWoods LLP law firm,McGuireWoods Consulting first opened its doors in Richmond on January 12,1998, with a team of four full-time employees. Today, the group has 118professionals, with offices in seven state capitals, Washington, D.C., andEurope. Over the two decades, the bipartisan firm has served more than2,000 clients on matters ranging from federal and state governmentrelations to grassroots advocacy and economic development. The National Law Journal’s most recent ranking of more than 1,500federal government relations firms placed McGuireWoods Consulting in thetop 20 for the fifth year in a row. For more information, visitwww.mcguirewoodsconsulting.com.