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Rachael Blucher
Office: Sacramento
Practice Areas: Healthcare Law & Policy, Legislative Advocacy and Strategic Advice
James W. Carson
Office: San Francisco Bay Area
Practice Areas: Ballot Measures (Initiative & Referendum), Campaign Finance, Gift & Lobby Disclosure Compliance, Election Law & Litigation, Ethics Agencies – Enforcement, Advice, Rulemakings, Audits & Litigation, Gaming – Sports, Clubs, Tracks, and Tribes, Governmental Ethics & Conflicts of Interest, Litigation (Trial, Appellate & Administrative), Nonprofits, PAC Administration & Advice, Property Rights & Rent Control
Hilary J. Gibson
Office: San Francisco Bay Area
Practice Areas: Ballot Measures (Initiative & Referendum), Campaign Finance, Gift & Lobby Disclosure Compliance, Education Governance & Organization, Election Law & Litigation, Ethics Agencies – Enforcement, Advice, Rulemakings, Audits & Litigation, Governmental Ethics & Conflicts of Interest, Litigation (Trial, Appellate & Administrative), Local Government, Nonprofits, PAC Administration & Advice, Voting Rights & Redistricting
Julia von Klan d’Amours
Office: San Francisco Bay Area
Practice Areas: Ballot Measures (Initiative & Referendum), Campaign Finance, Gift & Lobby Disclosure Compliance, Education Governance & Organization, Election Law & Litigation, Ethics Agencies – Enforcement, Advice, Rulemakings, Audits & Litigation, Governmental Ethics & Conflicts of Interest, Litigation (Trial, Appellate & Administrative), Local Government, Nonprofits, PAC Administration & Advice, Voting Rights & Redistricting
Jason D. Kaune
Office: San Francisco Bay Area
Practice Areas: Ballot Measures (Initiative & Referendum), Campaign Finance, Gift & Lobby Disclosure Compliance, Election Law & Litigation, Ethics Agencies – Enforcement, Advice, Rulemakings, Audits & Litigation, Government Contracts, Governmental Ethics & Conflicts of Interest, Nonprofits, PAC Administration & Advice
Andrew Michael Langley *
Office: Sacramento
Practice Areas: Legislative Advocacy and Strategic Advice
David Lazarus
Office: San Francisco Bay Area
Practice Areas: Ballot Measures (Initiative & Referendum), Campaign Finance, Gift & Lobby Disclosure Compliance, Education Governance & Organization, Election Law & Litigation, Ethics Agencies – Enforcement, Advice, Rulemakings, Audits & Litigation, Gaming – Sports, Clubs, Tracks, and Tribes, Governmental Ethics & Conflicts of Interest, Litigation (Trial, Appellate & Administrative), PAC Administration & Advice, Voting Rights & Redistricting
John J. Moffatt
Office: Sacramento
Practice Areas: Legislative Advocacy and Strategic Advice, Local Government
Geoff Neill *
Office: Sacramento
Practice Areas: Legislative Advocacy and Strategic Advice, Local Government
Kurt Oneto
Office: Sacramento
Practice Areas: Administrative Law (Procurement, Licensing & Regulatory Hearings), Ballot Measures (Initiative & Referendum), Data Privacy, Election Law & Litigation, Gaming – Sports, Clubs, Tracks, and Tribes, Government Contracts, Litigation (Trial, Appellate & Administrative), Local Government, Nonprofits, State & Local Tax Advocacy
Michelle Rubalcava
Office: Sacramento
Practice Areas: Legislative Advocacy and Strategic Advice, Nonprofits
Chris Skinnell
Office: San Francisco Bay Area
Practice Areas: Ballot Measures (Initiative & Referendum), Campaign Finance, Gift & Lobby Disclosure Compliance, Education Governance & Organization, Election Law & Litigation, Ethics Agencies – Enforcement, Advice, Rulemakings, Audits & Litigation, Gaming – Sports, Clubs, Tracks, and Tribes, Governmental Ethics & Conflicts of Interest, Litigation (Trial, Appellate & Administrative), Local Government, Nonprofits, PAC Administration & Advice, Property Rights & Rent Control, State & Local Tax Advocacy, Voting Rights & Redistricting
Sean Welch
Office: San Francisco Bay Area
Practice Areas: Administrative Law (Procurement, Licensing & Regulatory Hearings), Ballot Measures (Initiative & Referendum), Campaign Finance, Gift & Lobby Disclosure Compliance, Election Law & Litigation, Gaming – Sports, Clubs, Tracks, and Tribes, Government Contracts, Governmental Ethics & Conflicts of Interest, Litigation (Trial, Appellate & Administrative), Local Government, Nonprofits, PAC Administration & Advice, Voting Rights & Redistricting
- Elli Abdoli
- Joel Aurora
- Jack Blattner
- Rachael Blucher
- James W. Carson
- Cate Castonguay *
- Hilary J. Gibson
- Julia von Klan d’Amours
- James Gravin *
- James S. Gross (ret.)
- Missy Johnson *
- Jason D. Kaune
- Michael Kelly
- Tyler Kleinman *
- Andrew Michael Langley *
- David Lazarus
- Marguerite Mary Leoni
- Steven S. Lucas
- Rosy McCarthy *
- Steven A. Merksamer
- John J. Moffatt
- Geoff Neill *
- Chip Nielsen (ret.)
- Kurt Oneto
- James R. Parrinello
- Victoria Rodriguez *
- Michelle Rubalcava
- Arthur G. Scotland
- Kira Simon
- Chris Skinnell
- D’Ron A. Smith *
- Mia Tobias *
- Sean Welch
- Evann Whitelam
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* Not a Member of the California Bar
The Nielsen Merksamer team is supported by a full cast of Political Reports Specialists and other Professionals.