2005 in Review
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Our Clients
and Friends
To Our Clients and Friends:
The year 2005 was an extraordinarily busy and memorable one
for our firm.
We were saddened to lose a trusted friend, colleague and partner,
Lloyd Meeds. He was a leader and mentor to us for more than 25
years and serves as a continuing inspiration to us all.
Building on Lloyd’s legacy, we continued to grow with the
addition of 18 new professionals to our Washington, D.C. office,
including former California Congressman, Under Secretary of
Commerce and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
Jim Rogan. Others came to us with relevant experience from the
Departments of Defense, Energy and Transportation, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, six Congressional offices, judicial
clerkships, and several of the nation’s leading law schools. In
addition, we were proud to announce the promotion of two new
partners, Brian McCalmon and Megan Troy.
Again this year, we were privileged to provide legal, transactional,
regulatory and legislative solutions to organizations in a broad
range of industries — education, energy, exempt organizations,
finance, government institutions, health, technology, telecom
and transportation, among others. We worked with them on vital
and exciting issues across a multitude of subject areas and
with impacts reaching around the globe. We were proud to have
gained the trust of 70 new clients in 2005 and are committed
to providing them extraordinary service. The year also saw an
increase in the firm’s lobbying revenues by 38 percent, making us
one of the nation’s fastest growing policy practices and ranking us
among the top 10 lobbying practices at law firms.
Finally, among our most satisfying successes was our work with
Water Advocates to pass the Water for the Poor Act. More than
a billion people currently lack access to clean drinking water,
and each day water-related illnesses kill 3,900 of the world’s
children. For the first time, the Act commits the United States to
promoting safe, affordable drinking water and sanitation in the
developing world. In addition, we worked to increase water aid
funding by $100 million.
Thank you for your continuing confidence and support. We look
forward to an even better year with you in 2006.
Sincerely,
Emanuel L. Rouvelas
Chairman
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BEING A PART OF
OUR COMMUNITY
Landmark Water Legislation Signed Into Law
On December 1, 2005, President Bush signed into law the Water for the Poor Act of 2005. For
the first time, the bill makes it a major U.S. foreign policy objective to promote safe, affordable
drinking water in developing countries worldwide, and requires the State Department to create a
water development strategy. Preston Gates worked with our client, Water Advocates, to help draft this
legislation and thread it through both houses of Congress.
The passage of this legislation was the result of bipartisan cooperation between many members
of Congress, including Senators Bill Frist (R-TN) and Harry Reid (D-NV) and Representatives Earl
Blumenauer (D-OR) and Henry Hyde (R-IL). The legislation came on the heels of a related victory
— doubling funding for water development aid from $100 million in 2005 to $200 million in 2006.
Water Advocates, a non-profit organization, works on behalf of people worldwide who lack access to
safe drinking water and sanitation. The organization aims to raise awareness while working to increase
the needed funding to effectively address this pressing issue. Lack of access to safe, affordable
drinking water and sanitation kills between two and five million people every year, including 3,900
children every day.
Partner Received 2005 Women Leading Change Award
Successful Mediation and Settlement for IFESH
In 2005, Preston Gates partner Cloey Hewlett received the
Women Leading Change Award from the National Coalition of
100 Black Women, Inc. The Women Leading Change Award
honors the accomplishments and outstanding contributions of
women trailblazers and visionaries who have made a difference
to improve the lives of others.
Preston Gates saved thousands of dollars for The
International Foundation for Education and Self-Help (IFESH)
by reducing a significant claim and increasing insurance
coverage available to defend against the claim. IFESH is
a non-governmental, non-profit, charitable organization
committed to reducing hunger and poverty, empowering the
local community, and fostering cultural, social and economic
relations between Africans and Americans, particularly those
Americans who are of African descent.
Our Community
TRANSPORTATION
Successful Maritime
Merger
Our attorneys represented the
acquired party in obtaining
antitrust approval, without
conditions, of the largest
ocean shipping merger in
history — the $3.8 billion
acquisition of the world’s
third largest carrier by the
world’s largest carrier.
Maritime Litigation Success
SAFETEA-LU Authorization and Legislation
We represented the largest participant in the U.S. Government’s
Maritime Security Program in its successful effort to become a
direct contractor for its entire program fleet, rather than having
to use an intermediary contractor. In this highly contested
litigation, the firm obtained favorable rulings from three federal
trial courts, two federal appeals courts and two separate
arbitration panels.
Our firm acquired a combined total of $19.2 million in the
SAFETEA-LU legislation and Fiscal Year 2006 Transportation
Appropriations bill for two highway projects located in a Pacific
Northwest county.
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Transportation
Expansion of U.S. Flag Cruise Industry
We also successfully advocated for new air cargo service
rights under the U.S.-Mexico aviation agreement and secured
U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory approval for a
U.S. cargo carrier to begin scheduled service to Mexico under
the agreement.
In 2005, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) and NCL America
continued their unprecedented expansion into U.S. flag
cruise shipping with the introduction of the 81,000-ton
Pride of America, the largest U.S. flag cruise ship ever
built. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao christened the vessel
at the New York christening ceremony in June. The ship is
NCL America’s second U.S. flag ship to serve the Hawaiian
Islands and will be joined by a third vessel in 2006. Together
these ships are expected to generate more than $828 million
in U.S. economic activity and approximately 20,000 jobs. We
have assisted NCL throughout the process of restoring the U.S.
flag to the oceangoing cruise industry.
Maritime Regulatory Successes
Funding for Advanced Transportation Technology
Our firm represented the largest operator of U.S. flag ships in
the international liner trades in obtaining award of operating
agreements in the U.S. Government’s Maritime Security
Program for its entire fleet of U.S. flag containerships, making it
the largest single participant in that program.
Right to Carry Cargo
Our team obtained a $3.5 million appropriation for the
Federal Railroad Administration to fund a public/private
partnership with a freight railroad to deploy an innovative
safety overlay system. The system uses satellite and radio
technology to alert the train crew and, if necessary, stop the
train if it runs through a signal, exceeds authorized speed
limits, or encounters a misaligned switch or track, thereby
helping to prevent potential accidents.
Our attorneys successfully challenged the initial ruling of
a regulatory agency that would have prohibited a major
transportation carrier from carrying certain cargoes, resulting in
a substantial increase in company income.
We also obtained $4.5 million for a research and development
center dealing with maritime-related transportation issues for
agile port and high-speed ship technology.
New International Air Service Opportunities
Preston Gates successfully advocated that the Washington, D.C.
market should be separated from the Baltimore market under
the U.S.-Mexico aviation agreement, thereby allowing additional
air carriers to offer new service from Baltimore to Mexico.
Clients Prevail in Challenge
to Airline Fee Increase
Arguing before the Department
of Transportation (DOT) on behalf
of 13 airlines that share an
international terminal at Newark
Airport, our litigators obtained
a ruling that reduced — by
more than half — the airport’s
announced fee increases for use
of the terminal and immigration
facilities. The decision also ordered
the immediate refund of millions
of U.S. dollars to the airlines
in improperly levied fees (plus
interest) that they had paid since
the increases were implemented.
The governing statute’s expedited
timetable requires an agency ruling
within 120 days of the filing of the
complaint. We were retained upon
the issuance of the scheduling
order, leaving only three weeks for
pre-hearing motions and discovery
prior to the evidentiary hearing. The
administrative law judge’s ruling
ordering a substantial reduction in
the fee increases was upheld and
augmented by the final DOT order.
Both sides have filed appeals, which
are pending.
Exempt Organization
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EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS AND
GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS
Local Air Force Base Kept Off BRAC List
We coordinated a successful campaign for Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce to keep the
Fairchild Air Force base off of the Base Realignment and Closure list.
Funding Successes for Exempt Organizations and
Government Institutions
$2.6 million for a non-profit research group to develop defense
and environmental technologies benefiting U.S. troops and Great
Lakes conservation efforts.
$14.3 million for a regional chamber of commerce for several
community development projects.
$3 million for a major Northwest city to improve its
transportation and technology infrastructure.
$10.3 million for a local economic development council for a
hazardous materials and emergency response facility and a remote
power research and development project.
$7 million for a non-profit organization working on the
advancement of alternative energy technologies.
$14.7 million for a major Northwest public university for research
facilities and innovative agricultural development projects.
$5.4 million for a Northwest county for transportation and
water infrastructure needs and the establishment of a
Family Justice Center.
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ment Institutions
Government
GOVERNMENT
CONTRACTS
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e had a very successful year in assisting a wide range of clients from
Fortune 50 companies to small, minority-owned businesses. The matters
on which we counseled clients covered the entire spectrum of public sector
contracting from providing market analyses and business development
white papers to litigation of bid protests and contract performance disputes.
Contracts
GSA Services
Working with our strategic woman-owned, small-business
partner, Greer Government Group, LLC, we assisted over
a dozen clients in submitting responses to different U.S.
General Services Administration (GSA) requests for proposals
under the GSA’s multiple award schedule (MAS) program.
Because of our combined experience addressing MAS program
legal issues from both an industry and private practice
perspective, we are able to provide full-service GSA solutions
for clients, thereby reducing the numerous risks associated
with contracting under the government’s largest contract
program without unduly restricting business flexibility.
Compliance
Preston Gates worked on numerous client compliance projects
ranging from contracting in Iraq to responding to government
audits and investigations. We also counseled clients on
establishing or updating company procedures and systems to
be compliant with federal regulations and other requirements.
Market Analyses
Acquisitions
The firm helped clients to determine whether a potential
federal market existed for their products and services,
located past and future sales opportunities and information
on competitors and potential partners in the federal
marketplace, and provided strategic advice on how to market
to the federal government.
The firm assisted clients acquiring businesses that held
government contracts. We conducted due diligence
and contract review and provided strategic advice on
risk reduction relating to the acquisition structure of
specific government contracts and post-close compliance
remediation initiatives.
Proposal Support
Lobbying
We also provided full-service proposal submission support,
including proposal writing, to clients in response to
solicitations, some of which were worth hundreds of millions
of dollars. Our work spanned a broad range of industries and
involved work both in Washington, D.C. and at clients’ sites.
We secured modifications to legislative language included
in BioShield-related bills affecting applicability to and
eligibility of client contract and research efforts. We also
provided legal and scientific analyses regarding BioShield
legislative issues to Capitol Hill and agency staff.
Bid Protest Litigation
Our numerous successes included
litigating an agency-level protest on
behalf of an offeror that had been
excluded from the competitive range
on a large government contract. The
client was allowed back into the
competitive range and ultimately
received award of the contract. We
also represented an environmental
monitoring systems manufacturer in
a Government Accountability Office
bid protest against a multi-milliondollar sole-source solicitation issued
by the Air Force. After the filing of
the protest, the Air Force agreed to
cancel the solicitation and issued
a new solicitation that allowed our
client to compete for the work.
Energy
ENERGY
Energy Policy Act of 2005 Successes
EPCOR Acquisition Assistance
Hydro Relicensing. We represented the Grant County Public
Utility District, which owns and operates the nation’s largest
licensed hydroelectric project, to secure long overdue reforms to
the hydro relicensing process. The reforms, part of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005, permit licensees to advance alternative
conditions, which have the same environmental protections, but
will cost less or enhance the generation of electricity.
Preston Gates advised EPCOR Utilities Inc. on matters of
U.S. law when EPCOR acquired TransCanada Corporation’s
interest in TransCanada Power, L.P., a publicly traded Ontario
limited partnership, for aggregate consideration of CAD $529
million. In the transaction, which closed on August 31,
EPCOR acquired over 30 percent of the limited partnership’s
outstanding partnership units, as well as management and
operation agreements governing the ongoing operation of
the limited partnership’s power generation assets. Upon the
closing of the acquisition, the limited partnership was renamed
EPCOR Power L.P. Preston Gates assisted in conducting due
diligence regarding the U.S. assets involved in the transaction,
in preparing the purchase and sale and associated agreements
and in obtaining necessary regulatory approvals. Among the
assets owned by EPCOR Power L.P. are two electric generating
facilities located in New York and one in Colorado.
Nuclear Insurance. On behalf of a pool that provides insurance
for commercial nuclear reactors, we lobbied in support of a longterm extension of the Price-Anderson nuclear indemnification
and liability statute. We successfully defended the basic tenets
of the Price-Anderson Act, defeated all hostile amendments,
and secured a 20-year extension that was incorporated into the
Energy Policy Act of 2005.
Successful Contract Appeal for PPL Wallingford Energy
Our team received a favorable ruling from the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
on behalf of PPL Wallingford Energy LLC. The court vacated and remanded to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC) orders denying PPL Wallingford a contract. The contract would
provide PPL with cost recovery for continuing to operate a plant it was required to run for electric
system reliability purposes.
The court found that FERC violated the Administrative Procedure Act when it failed to respond
meaningfully to arguments raised by PPL. Echoing the PPL brief, the court admonished FERC that
it “did not address PPL’s evidence at all” and its decision accordingly “hardly [could] be classified
as reasoned.”
As a result of the decision, FERC must reconsider PPL’s application for a Reliability Must-Run
Agreement seeking cost recovery of more than $30.7 million a year.
Technology
TECHNOLOGY
Significant Savings
for Technology
Client
The firm represented a
Fortune 500 technology
corporation in a regulatory
rate-setting matter that will
result in significant annual
savings for years to come.
Privacy and Computer Security Issues
Funding Successes in the Technology Sector
The firm advised a major government contractor on compliance with a
range of electronic data privacy and computer security requirements.
We helped a national research laboratory obtain $21
million for facility relocation and an advanced technology
demonstration project.
We gained Congressional recognition and direction that good
computer security requires authenticating devices as well as users.
DC Lobby Days for Clients
We assisted the Business Software Alliance with their annual CEO
and CTO Forums, which bring the senior executives of many of the
nation’s leading information technology companies to Washington,
D.C. for a series of high-level meetings with government officials
and members of Congress.
Our team organized a public policy tour for 50 members of the
NanoBusiness Alliance, the leading nanotechnology industry
association. The tour included nearly 60 meetings on Capitol Hill
and throughout the Administration over two days.
The firm secured $1.9 million for a Northwest nanotechnology
company for innovative renewable energy research.
Our team obtained funding for a company developing an
innovative 3D facial recognition system using radar to quickly and
reliably identify individuals at a distance. This technology has
important national defense and homeland security applications.
Preston Gates helped a Northeast nanotechnology company attain
$4 million for fuel cell research and demonstration projects.
We helped a California nanotechnology company secure
$2.7 million for research and development of innovative
defense solutions.
Telecom
Helped AEP to Quick Close a $1 Billion
Natural Gas Pipeline Sale
TELECOM
AND MEDIA
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ur attorneys have significant, substantive experience in litigation, regulatory, policy
and commercial matters that cut across all segments of the telecommunications and
media industries. Focusing on cutting-edge issues ranging from video competition,
facilities deployment, pole attachment disputes, VoIP regulation, universal service, and
foreign entry and investment, we provide practical business advice and lasting solutions to
our diverse client base.
When American Electric Power (AEP) agreed to sell its
controlling interest in Houston Pipe Line Co. (HPL) to
Energy Transfer Partners LP, it turned to Preston Gates to
obtain expedited approval from the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) for the transfer of approximately 100 FCC
radio licenses used by HPL for its internal communications
and systems. AEP wanted to close the transaction days after
selecting the winning bidder for the HPL system. Preston Gates
got the requisite applications on file with the FCC late on a
Friday evening, only days after being retained on the matter.
Working closely with FCC staff, Preston Gates had the requisite
approvals in hand by the following Wednesday morning, in time
for the parties to close the transaction that day, and in advance
of an analysts’ call the following morning.
Another Telecom Win
Our team defended a significant arbitration claim against a large
telecommunications provider involving lower rates under the
Federal Telecommunications Act. We challenged the arbitrability
of the claim in federal court, and obtained a favorable settlement
of the claim while the challenge was pending.
ABA Telecom Antitrust Handbook Published
Preston Gates partner Marty Stern was the co-chair of the
Telecom Antitrust Handbook, published in 2005 by the
Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association. The 600page handbook (including two appendices) is an authoritative
and comprehensive guide to the application of antitrust law and
principles to the communications marketplace. The book, which
was over five years in the making, had more than 45 contributors
and editors, including six Preston Gates lawyers.
and Media
Pacific Crossing Emerges
Pacific Crossing Limited, which owns and operates a key trans-Pacific fiber optic cable system
linking Japan and the United States, successfully emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy on
December 30, 2005 as a stand-alone entity. The system, built in 1999 and 2000 at a cost of $1.2
billion as part of the Global Crossing and Asia Global Crossing family of fiber optic cable systems,
filed for bankruptcy in July 2002, facing significant financial, commercial and regulatory issues.
Preston Gates served as the company’s special U.S. regulatory counsel, tasked with renegotiating
and restructuring numerous regulatory arrangements, significantly cutting regulatory costs,
and resolving the significant regulatory disputes faced by the company. Working together with
Pacific Crossing’s crisis management team, CXO L.L.C., and co-counsel, we successfully reached
settlements with all major regulatory constituencies, which helped set the stage for the company’s
emergence from the protections of Chapter 11 at year-end.
Financial I
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS
Important Victory in a Securities Fraud Case
On behalf of a securities broker-dealer, we negotiated a
substantial settlement after a more-than-four-year dispute. This
action, which was contested in multiple venues, was settled
shortly before a scheduled 10-week trial. Our client obtained
important favorable rulings from the court before trial. These
rulings included a decision upholding the client’s securities
fraud claims and additional rulings granting an instruction on
punitive damages, a novel ruling upholding claims under the
New Jersey RICO statute, and a spoliation ruling and adverse
inference instruction. After these court decisions, the key
defendants agreed to settle and pay significant damages on the
eve of trial.
Major Win for Finance Company
We successfully assisted a major finance company in working
with a federal agency to recover a claim of more than $1.5
million for a contract termination.
Institutions
Important Victory in the SEC Law Enforcement Area
We successfully persuaded the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) not to pursue a staff
recommendation of a law enforcement action following a formal investigation into allegations of
improper market timing and illegal late-trading in mutual funds at a broker-dealer. The SEC staff
previously had given the client a Wells notice that included proposed allegations of violations of the
anti-fraud provisions, as well as violations of provisions of the Investment Company Act rules relating
to pricing of mutual funds. In determining not to pursue enforcement action, the SEC staff advised us
that an important factor in its decision was the cooperation and straightforward disclosures made by the
client and the attorneys at Preston Gates during the investigation.
Additional
ADDITIONAL SUCCESSES
Supreme Court Representation
We filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court on behalf of a healthcare industry trade association
and worked with the Solicitor General, who was also an amicus, in a case raising an important issue of
the deference due an agency’s construction of its regulation. A federal appeals court had improperly
invalidated the regulation and threatened a massive disruption to the businesses of the association’s
members. The Supreme Court granted the petition, vacated the appeals court decision and remanded
the case.
Successes
White Collar Defense
On behalf of a client that had been threatened with 16 felony
counts and hundreds of thousands of dollars in criminal penalties
for regulatory violations, Preston Gates was able to negotiate with
the U.S. Department of Justice to reduce the charge to a single
misdemeanor and to reduce the fines and community service
payments by more than 75 percent, while retaining the client’s
ability to continue to sell products in the U.S. market.
Development of the Science Matters Series
As a board member of the California Science Center Foundation’s
Board of Trustees, Preston Gates partner Cloey Hewlett
participated with the California Science Center in the development
of the Science Matters series. The Science Matters series is a
speakers program designed to explore challenging current science
issues of public concern. As part of this series, Cloey worked with
the Science Center to organize two high-profile conferences — the
first on stem cell research titled “The Promise and Pitfalls of Stem
Cell Research,” and the second titled “Defining Life and Death,”
discussing the medical, legal and ethical issues related to
end-of-life care.
Wins for Health Care Clients
In 2005, Congress enacted a Deficit Reduction Omnibus
Reconciliation Act cutting Medicare and Medicaid payments by
over $15 billion. As Congress debated this bill, we helped clients
work with key decision makers in the White House and Congress.
As a result, the final bill included provisions increasing Medicare
and Medicaid payments to our clients and allowing them to operate
under less onerous regulatory provisions.
Tariff Relief for Starbucks
Preston Gates helped Starbucks obtain tariff relief on coffee
exports as a part of the U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement.
NEW FACES
Scott Aliferis, Government Affairs Advisor
Former Legislative Director to Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI); served
as Director of Government Affairs for the Alliance of Automobile
Manufacturers; focuses on Michigan policy issues.
Kristin Cleary, Associate
2005 graduate of University of Michigan Law School and former
Summer Associate at Preston Gates; former Clerk for the Michigan
Supreme Court; former financial reporter for Time magazine, and
political correspondent for state newspapers.
New
William Kirk, Partner
Served as advisor to Rep. John Conyers (D-MI); former professional
staff member of the House Ways and Means Committee and
former Staff Director of the Subcommittee on Oversight under
Subcommittee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY); serves as counsel
to the Congressional Black Caucus PAC; represents business trade
associations; focuses on business, finance and infrastructure
issues.
Scott Lindsay, Associate
2005 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center; former Law
Clerk in the Office of General Counsel at the Department of Defense;
served as an honors paralegal at the Federal Trade Commission.
Amy Flachbart, Government Affairs Advisor
Former Chief of Staff to Rep. George Nethercutt (R-WA); served as
Republican Staff Director of Northwest Energy Caucus; focuses on
appropriations and Northwest policy issues, including energy and
natural resources.
Courtney Gregoire, Associate
2005 graduate of Harvard Law School; former staff member for
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA); served as Legislative Fellow for Sen.
Max Baucus (D-MT) and as a Policy Assistant for the White House
Domestic Policy Council.
Richard Hanson, Partner
Former Deputy Chief Trial Attorney for the Department of the Air
Force; has more than 30 years of experience as a contract disputes
trial attorney with the Air Force; focuses his practice on government
contract counseling, government contract litigation and alternative
dispute resolution.
John Marquez, Jr., Of Counsel
Former Attorney Advisor for the U.S. Maritime Administration in
the Office of Chief Counsel in Washington, D.C.; served as a Legal
Specialist in the Office of Port and Intermodal Development at the
Maritime Administration; experienced in issues concerning the
American Fisheries Act, Vessel Documentation, Cargo Preference,
the Capital Construction Fund and the National Defense Reserve Fleet.
Steven McCain, Director of Defense Policy Practice
Former Director of Legislative Affairs, U.S. Pacific Command;
commanded an Air Expeditionary Wing and a Combat Operations
Group; served as Deputy Legislative Assistant to the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff and as Director, U.S. Special Operations
Command, Legislative Affairs, Washington, D.C.; focuses on
national security policy and appropriations issues.
Faces
Scott Nelson, Associate
Anjali Singh, Associate
2004 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law;
former staff to Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and to U.S. Energy
Secretary Bill Richardson; native of Corvallis, Oregon.
Formerly worked as an Attorney Advisor at the office of
Administrative Law Judges at the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC); focuses on energy regulatory litigation and
transactional matters, and represents clients before the FERC, state
regulatory agencies, and federal and state courts.
Edward Olivares, Jr., Director of Defense Policy Practice
Jonathan Smith, Associate
Former Deputy Director of the U.S. Special Operations Command
Legislative Affairs Office; retired as Lieutenant Colonel from the
U.S. Army after more than 22 years of service in the Infantry
and Special Forces; focuses on matters related to defense and
homeland security policy, as well as federal appropriations.
Timothy Punke, Partner
Former Chief International Trade Counsel to the Senate Finance
Committee, International Economic Policy Advisor at the White
House, and Law Clerk for Judge Sidney Thomas on the 9th Circuit
Court of Appeals; former Adjunct Professor of international trade
policy and dispute resolution at Georgetown Law School; focuses on
international trade, Asia and public policy.
James Rogan, Of Counsel
Former U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property
and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; served two
terms as a Republican Member of Congress, representing California’s
27th district; advises clients on policy issues related to intellectual
property, including copyright, patent and trademark matters.
Joshua Rogin, Associate
2005 graduate of University of Michigan Law School and former
Summer Associate at Preston Gates; former Communications
Director/Senior Policy Advisor for Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL); served
as Media Consultant for Rep. Wexler’s re-election campaign.
2005 graduate of University of Michigan Law School and former
Summer Associate at Preston Gates; worked for Sen. Carl Levin
(D-MI), both in his personal office and on the staff of the Senate
Armed Services Committee.
Elise Sweeney, Associate
2005 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and former
Summer Associate at Preston Gates; served as a Legislative Fellow
for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY); served in the U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia under the
Honorable Gerald Bruce Lee.
Greg Vogel, Associate
Former attorney in the Bid Protest Litigation Division of U.S.
Army Materiel Command; served as Administrative Law Attorney
and Operational Law Attorney for U.S. Army South at Fort Sam,
Houston, Texas and Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico; focuses on
government contracts, construction and procurement policy.
Lloyd Meeds
LLOYD MEEDS
1927 - 2005
Lloyd Meeds was our partner and colleague for more than 25 years. He personified
the firm’s core values — Integrity, Service, Teamwork. As a Member of Congress from
Washington state for 14 years and during his decades with the firm, he regularly played
a leadership role in legislation dealing with education, childhood development, national
parks, conservation and other matters. He was a wise advisor and tireless and effective
advocate for his constituents and clients, as well as for Native Americans and other
disadvantaged groups. In 2005, Governor Murkowski of Alaska designated February 28 as
“Lloyd Meeds Day” in Alaska, and Governor Gregoire of Washington issued a proclamation
citing his important accomplishments on behalf of the state’s citizens. Lloyd’s dedication,
integrity and contributions to the public interest were also noted and recognized by
numerous civic organizations, charitable groups, public officials and the press. At our firm,
Lloyd mentored and inspired a generation that is now carrying forward his legacy.
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