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We work upstream of the decisions that shape industries.

UNITED STATES CAPITOL
Washington, D.C.

Every outcome has an origin.

Representative clients

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SERVICES

Outcomes are set in drafting a new law, amending an existing one, or confirming the person who will administer it.

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Sean McLean

President and Founder

 Legislative Director in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives · The White House · U.S. Department of Commerce

Practice areas

Policy Intelligence

Early identification of legislative, regulatory, and political developments—giving clients the insight and time to shape outcomes.

Decision Intelligence

Who holds the pen, who holds the vote, and whom they listen to. Leverage identified—not assumed. 

Government Strategy

Coordinated strategy across Congress, executive agencies, and the White House on matters that shape a client's operating environment.

Advocacy

Direct engagement with Congress and the executive branch—supported by intelligence, relationships, and strategy developed upstream.

Policy Design

Drafting legislation, amendments, report language, congressional materials, and written advocacy. Public policy is shaped through language, and we help write it. 

Nominations & Confirmations

Supporting nominees and the organizations behind them—from nomination through Senate confirmation.

Representative policy experience

Antitrust · Artificial Intelligence · Aviation ·

Consumer Protection · Defense · Energy ·

Foreign Policy · Oversight · 

Intellectual Property · National Security · 

Privacy · Space · Technology ·

Telecommunications · Trade · Transportation

Representative experience across the federal policymaking landscape.

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