Client Results Served as the leading legislative strategist in the successful effort to have Congress approve the U.S. - Morocco Free Trade Agreement Collaborated with client’s Washington office and affected business units to secure legislation that clearly establishes statutory authority for construction of offshore liquefied natural gas re-gasification terminals Secured tax incentives for client’s coal-to-liquid technology Achieved Congressional funding goals for alternate energy technologies, including photovoltaic, hydrogen storage, fuel cells and advanced batteries Positioned chain of Catholic hospitals to have positive influence on Medicare and Medicaid funding decisions Successful advocacy on the Hill and in Administration on behalf of large defense contractor in major purchase of satellite communication firm Multi-year track record of success in obtaining significant funding for transportation infrastructure (waterways, roads, airports, shipyards, etc.) on behalf of local governments and private companies Leading role in obtaining Congressional approval of cellular licenses for three small telecommunications firms; they were blocked by the Federal Communications Commission and unsuccessful in court, but TLG helped convince Congress to mandate that the FCC grant the licenses Secured $2.8 million in funding for a U.S. based non-profit organization for African workforce development, related training and education Major appropriations successes in the education area on behalf of public and private universities, as well as innovative learning programs Helped to defeat appropriations language that would have been damaging to the business of a large U.S. pharmaceutical company Negotiated transfer of several hundred jobs from pharmaceutical factory in France to the United Kingdom with local French community and political leaders Worked with the executives of our Fortune 500 client to develop and implement a long term strategic plan with which they won a $110 million, six-year contract to distribute six million checks per year from the Illinois State Department of Public Aid. Department officials estimate that the new contract will save the state approximately $9 million in operation costs Generated $37 million in sales for a comprehensive mathematics instruction program. Marketed all aspects of program, from furniture and computer hardware/software to training and ongoing service for the product Helped secure a critical waiver for a foreign government client by engaging Congress and the Executive Branch regarding legislation detrimental to normalized relations and bilateral trade Planned, coordinated and staffed a multi-city, multi-day visit by a senior delegation of an international NGO, including meetings with Congress, business and opinion leaders, think tanks and corresponding NGOs, managing   follow-up activities and providing strategic advice and counsel on opportunities that emerged from that visit Created Congressional Caucuses to focus and galvanize legislative allies in support of foreign government clients Secured $1billion in Economic Support Funds for a country to be leveraged into $8.5 billion in loans Secured significant increases in U.S. assistance for several countries Drafted, promoted and secured passage of legislation condemning terrorist attacks in a country – all in a record three days Planned and hosted visits by dignitaries from several countries Secured funding for testing and certification of synthetic fuels for the US Air Force Fleet Worked to get synthetic fuels classified as “alternative fuels” and qualified for the alternative tax credit equivalent to fifty cents a gallon Secured carbon storage tax credit Helped design and make the case to the Congress and the Administration that a country is a true friend to the U.S. and is rapidly reforming and democratizing, but that U.S. help is needed to address the country’s major challenges, including the threat of terrorism. Helped to educate policymakers on the destabilizing impact of a territorial dispute Secured Congressional appropriation earmarks for adult stem cell collaborative science and clinical work on regenerative medicine Generated legislative language for military component supplier to improve business opportunities in a defense logistic contract Opened dialogue with Congress and U.S. Customs on intellectual property dispute and sanctions needed for semiconductor patent infringement Created opportunity for client’s Congressional hearing testimony to address changes in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act