WASHINGTON, DC - (April 27, 2006) - McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP announces Marcia L. Hale joined the firm as managing director in the firm’s national Government Affairs practice on April 24 and is based out of the Washington, DC office. An experienced public policy strategist with an extensive career in the public and private sectors, Ms. Hale will focus on federal, state and local government affairs.
“I have known Marcia for over twenty years and have enormous confidence that her experience, judgment and character will ensure her success in advising our clients on government and public policy challenges,” said Gordon Giffin, Chair of the firm’s Public Policy and International Department and former US Ambassador to Canada. “For my money there is no one better.”
Ms. Hale has most recently advised several organizations including the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Prior to this, she worked for Universal Access Telecommunications as Senior Vice President for Government and Corporate Affairs. She also served in various public affairs positions with Monsanto Corporation including as Director of Public Affairs, U.K. and as Director of State Government Affairs, directing Monsanto’s efforts with state and local governments.
During the Clinton administration, Ms. Hale served as Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs at the White House, a position she held for four years. Here she worked with Keith Mason, a partner with McKenna Long & Aldridge who previously served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director in that office. In this capacity, she was responsible for coordinating policy initiatives and political outreach involving state and local elected officials. Prior to this position, she also served as Assistant to the President and Director of Scheduling and Advance. She began her Washington, DC experience as a Legislative Assistant to US Representative Butler Derrick of South Carolina. She has also held several senior level positions in government and national campaigns, as well as working at both the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC).
“Marcia will be a real asset to our national Government Affairs team,” said Eric Tanenblatt, head of the firm’s national Government Affairs practice. “Her experience in the national public policy arena working with federal, state and local officials across the country will be extremely valuable to our clients and the firm.”
Other team members of McKenna Long & Aldridge’s federal Government Affairs practice include former US Senator Zell Miller, former Congressman Buddy Darden, Jason Klitenic, the former deputy general counsel at the Department of Homeland Security, Douglas Farry, a former senior policy adviser to ex-House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Texas), Joseph Dowley, a former chief counsel to the House Ways & Means Committee and Alex Albert, former chief of staff to Senator Miller and legislative director to Senator Coverdell.
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