Our clients

We believe that information is neither liberal nor conservative. This mindset has given us the privilege to regularly work with leaders in both major political parties, as well as plaintiffs and defendants, communities and corporations, and environmental groups and companies seeking to expand responsibly.

Our advice is often sought by members of Congress, judges, regulators, and other officials throughout both the US and foreign countries. We also regularly service many smaller firms, local governments, trade associations, and economic development organizations.

We value every client and work diligently to meet their unique needs. If you are interested in our services, please contact us with any questions you may have.

We have proudly served:

  • the nine largest companies in the US
  • eight of the ten largest law firms in the country
  • ten US Cabinet Departments
  • three of the four largest foundations in the US
  • the twelve largest technology firms in the US
  • the five largest domestic financial institutions
  • more than half of the Fortune 100
  • more than two-thirds of the Global Top 25
  • more than fifty Federal agencies

  • ABB
  • Acer
  • Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
  • AECOM
  • Alcatel-Lucent
  • Apple
  • ASUS
  • AT&T
  • Avago Technologies
  • A. H. Belo
  • Belkin International
  • Biscotti, Inc.
  • Blackberry
  • Broadcasting Corporation of China
  • Broadcom
  • CA Technologies
  • CBS
  • Cisco
  • Comcast
  • Curtin Matheson Scientific
  • Dell
  • Dish
  • D-Link
  • Epicor Software Corporation
  • Fujitsu
  • Gannett
  • Gateway
  • Google
  • Honeywell
  • Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC)
  • HP
  • HTC
  • IBM
  • Intel
  • Lenovo
  • LG
  • Marvell
  • McAfee
  • Microsoft
  • Motorola
  • NBCUniversal
  • NEC
  • Netgear
  • Nintendo
  • Northrop Grumman
  • Peteski Productions (Dr. Phil)
  • Qualcomm
  • Raytheon
  • Samsung
  • SEMATECH
  • Siemens
  • Sony Corporation
  • Texas Instruments (TI)
  • Time Warner Cable
  • T-Mobile
  • Toshiba
  • Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
  • Unisys
  • Verizon
  • Viacom
  • Xerox
  • YouTube
  • Alaska Gasline Development Corporation
  • Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
  • Apache Corporation
  • ASARCO
  • Axis Midstream
  • BASF
  • BP
  • BG Group
  • Cheniere Energy, Inc.
  • Chesapeake Energy Corporation
  • Chevron
  • Citgo Petroleum Corporation
  • Clean Line Energy
  • Covanta
  • CPS Energy
  • Crown Central
  • Devon Energy Corporation
  • Direct Energy
  • DuPont
  • Eastman
  • Elementis Chromium
  • Enbridge Energy Partners (EEP)
  • Ensco
  • EOG Resources
  • EP Energy
  • Exelon
  • ExxonMobil
  • Fairway Energy
  • Golden Pass LNG
  • GreenHunter Resources
  • Halliburton
  • Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
  • Hess Corporation
  • HydroChem
  • Infinite Energy
  • KCP Energy
  • Marathon Oil Corporation
  • Monsanto Company
  • NRG Energy
  • NUKEM
  • Occidental Chemical Corporation
  • Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY)
  • Oneta Poer
  • Oncor
  • Panda Energy
  • Power Line Energy Services
  • Quicksilver Resources Inc.
  • Royal Dutch Shell
  • Saulsbury Industries
  • Sempra Energy
  • Southern Cross Transmission
  • Valero
  • XTO Energy
  • AIG
  • Ally Bank
  • Amegy Bank
  • American Casualty Insurance Agency
  • American Express
  • American Income Life Insurance Company
  • American National Bank of Texas
  • American National Insurance Company (ANICO)
  • Ameriprise Financial
  • Austin Bank
  • Austin Ventures
  • AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company
  • Bank of America
  • Bank of The Ozarks
  • Barclays
  • BBVA Compass
  • BB&T
  • Berkshire Hathaway
  • BMO Harris Bank
  • BNY Mellon
  • Catalyst Corporate Federal Credit Union
  • CBRE
  • CCIM Institute
  • Chartis
  • Chicago Title Insurance Company
  • CIBC
  • Citigroup (Citi)
  • Citizens Bank of Las Cruces
  • Comerica
  • Cousins Properties
  • Coventry Development Corporation
  • Cresa
  • Crum & Forster
  • Del Webb
  • Equifax
  • EVEREN Capital Corporation
  • Fidelity National Financial
  • FrostBank
  • Frost Investment Advisors
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Henry S. Miller
  • Heritage Capital Group
  • Hilltop Holdings
  • Hillwood Investment Properties
  • IBC Bank
  • ING Group
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • Lloyd's
  • Maguire & Partners Property Group (M&PPG)
  • MassMutual
  • MasterCard
  • Merrill Lynch
  • MetLife
  • MGIC
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Mutual of Omaha
  • NAI Partners
  • Nationwide
  • Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
  • Northern Trust
  • ORIX USA Corporation
  • Pinnacle Bancorp
  • PlainsCapital Bank
  • PNC Financial Services
  • Prosperity Bancshares
  • Prudential Financial
  • RBC Wealth Management
  • Regions Financial Corporation
  • Rosewood Corporation
  • Southwest Corporate Federal Credit Union
  • State Farm
  • Stewart Title Company
  • Stout Risius Ross
  • SunTrust Banks
  • SWS Group
  • Texas Bank and Trust
  • Texas Farm Bureau
  • Texas Mutual
  • Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA)
  • TexasBank
  • TIAA-CREF
  • Trademark Property Company
  • Trammell Crow Company
  • Travelers
  • UBS Financial Services
  • UMB Financial
  • Urban Land Institute (ULI)
  • USAA
  • Voya Financial
  • Wells Fargo
  • WFG National Title Insurance Company
  • Abilene Christian University
  • Actavis (Allergan)
  • American Medical International, Inc.
  • AstraZeneca
  • Bayer
  • Baylor College of Medicine
  • Baylor University
  • Baylor Scott & White
  • BD
  • Christus Health Foundation
  • Cockrell School of Engineering (University of Texas at Austin)
  • Elekta
  • Express Scripts
  • Galveston National Laboratory
  • HealthSouth
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • KCI
  • Lamar University
  • Medical Center Hospital (Odessa)
  • Menninger
  • Pfizer
  • Purdue University--Fort Wayne
  • Tarleton State University
  • Temple Health & Bioscience District (THBD)
  • Texas A&M University
  • Texas A&M University Health Science Center
  • Texas Health
  • Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute (THBI)
  • Texas State Technical College
  • Texas State University
  • Texas Tech University
  • TRISUN Healthcare
  • University Health System
  • University of Florida
  • University of Kansas
  • University of North Texas System
  • University of Rhode Island
  • University of Texas at Arlington
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • University Lands
  • University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)
  • University of Texas School of Law
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  • University of Texas System
  • Accenture
  • Akin Gump
  • Anderson Kill
  • Andrews Kurth
  • Baker Botts
  • Baker & McKenzie
  • Ballinger
  • Bass, Berry & Sims
  • Beck Redden
  • Beirne, Maynard & Parsons
  • Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta
  • Booz Allen Hamilton
  • Bracewell & Giuliani
  • Brinks, Gilson, & Lione
  • Burr & Forman
  • Cantey Hanger
  • Carrington Coleman
  • Cooley
  • Covington
  • Davis Polk
  • Dentons
  • DLA Piper
  • Dykema Cox Smith
  • Ernst & Young
  • Eversheds Sutherland
  • Felipe Ochoa y Asociados S.C. (FOA Consulting)
  • Fenwick & West
  • Fish & Richardson
  • Fisher & Phillips
  • Foley & Lardner
  • Freese and Nichols
  • Fried Frank
  • Gardere
  • GDS Associates
  • Gibson Dunn
  • Gillam & Smith
  • Grant Thornton
  • Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody (GDHM)
  • Gray Reed & McGraw
  • Greenberg Traurig
  • Greer, Herz & Adams
  • Haltom & Doan
  • Harris Finley and Bogle
  • Haynes and Boone
  • HNTB
  • Husch Blackwell
  • Jackson Walker
  • Jacobs Engineering Group
  • Jenner & Block
  • Jones Day
  • KBR
  • Keker & Van Nest
  • Kelly Hart & Hallman
  • Kilpatrick Townsend
  • Kimley-Horn
  • King & Spalding
  • Kirkland & Ellis LLP
  • KPMG
  • K&L Gates
  • Latham & Watkins
  • Legge Farrow
  • Locke Lord
  • Mayer Brown
  • Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • McGinnis Lochridge
  • Minton, Burton, Bassett & Collins
  • Navigant Consulting
  • Norton Rose Fulbright
  • Parsons Brinckerhoff
  • Paul Weiss
  • Perkins Coie
  • Potter Minton
  • Preis Gordon
  • PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC)
  • Public Strategies, Inc.
  • Quinn Emanuel
  • Reed Smith
  • Ropes & Gray
  • Ryan LLC
  • Sanders, O'Hanlon, & Motley
  • Sentrum International
  • Sedgwick
  • Seyfarth Shaw
  • Shartsis Friese
  • Sheppard Mullin
  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • Snow Christensen & Martineau
  • Squire Patton Boggs
  • Strasburger
  • Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
  • The Herald Group
  • Thompson Coe
  • Thompson & Knight
  • Traffic Consultants
  • Troutman Sanders
  • Vinson & Elkins
  • Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
  • Weil
  • White & Case
  • WilmerHale
  • Winstead PC
  • Winston & Strawn
  • Yetter Coleman
  • ArcelorMittal
  • Ash Grove Cement Company
  • Boeing
  • Cameron
  • Capitol Aggregates
  • Caterpillar
  • CEMEX
  • CertainTeed
  • Exide Technologies
  • Fiat Chrysler
  • Flowserve
  • FMC Corporation
  • Ford Motor Company
  • G-CON Manufacturing
  • GE
  • General Motors (GM)
  • Georgia-Pacific
  • Gifford-Hill & Company
  • Grupo INFRA
  • HOLT CAT
  • Hyundai
  • Ingersoll-Rand
  • International Paper
  • John Deere
  • Koch
  • Kubota
  • LafargeHolcim
  • Lehigh Hanson
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Lutron
  • Morrissey-Goodale
  • Martin-Marietta
  • Nucor Corporation
  • Philip Morris USA
  • Pioneer Concrete of Texas, Inc.
  • Reynolds
  • R.J. Reynolds
  • Saulsbury Industries
  • Seawell Limited
  • Seimens
  • Snap-On Incorporated
  • Sumitomo Corporation
  • Summit Materials
  • Time Manufacturing
  • Trinity Industries
  • Triumph Aerostructures-Vought Aircraft Division
  • Tyco
  • U.S. Home Corporation
  • Vulcan Material Company
  • Alticor (Amway)
  • Amazon
  • Anheuser-Busch
  • Barnes & Noble
  • Bed Bath & Beyond
  • ClubCorp
  • Dallas Zoological Society
  • Double-Tree
  • Dr Pepper Snapple Group
  • Flowers Foods
  • Franchise Brands
  • Glazer's
  • Grandy's
  • H-E-B
  • Hilton Worldwide
  • Home Depot
  • Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals
  • HVS
  • Intercontinental Hotels Group
  • JCPenney
  • Kroger
  • Marriott International, Inc.
  • McDonalds
  • Pep Boys
  • PepsiCo
  • Reata Restaurant
  • Ryman Hospitality Properties
  • Six Flags Entertainment Corporation
  • Stanley Korshak
  • TaylorMade Golf Company
  • TETCO
  • The Coca-Cola Company
  • The Inn at Little Washington
  • Tom Thumb
  • TravelCenters of America (TA)
  • TravelClick
  • United Supermarkets
  • WalMart
  • Zuru, Ltd.
  • Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association
  • Amarillo Economic Development Corporation
  • American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE)
  • American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
  • American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
  • American Bankers Association (ABA)
  • American Electronics Association (AeA)
  • American Jewish Committee
  • American Planning Association (APA)
  • American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
  • American Tort Reform Association
  • America's Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA)
  • Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce
  • Arlington Chamber of Commerce
  • Arts Midwest
  • Asia and World Institute
  • Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
  • Association of Commercial Real Estate Professionals
  • Association of Independent Compressor Distributors
  • Austin Area Research Organization (AARO)
  • Austin Chamber of Commerce
  • Bank Administration Institute (BAI)
  • Baton Rouge Area Foundation
  • Bexar County Economic Development
  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Border Economic Alliance
  • Bryan Economic Development
  • Center for American Progress
  • Coalition for a Fair and Open Port
  • Coalition for Education Funding
  • Conroe Economic Development Council
  • Composite Can & Tube Institute
  • Commercial Real Estate Development Association (NAIOP)
  • Conway Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network
  • Dallas Friday Group
  • Dallas Regional Chamber
  • Denton Chamber of Commerce
  • Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS)
  • Downtown Fort Worth
  • East Texas Human Needs Network
  • Economic Development Association of North Dakota (EDND)
  • Federation of International Trade Associations (FITA)
  • Feeding America
  • Feeding Texas
  • Firefighters' Retirement System
  • Financial Executives International (FEI)
  • Financial Planning Association (FPA)
  • Financial Services Roundtable
  • Ford Foundation
  • Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce
  • Frisco Economic Development Corporation
  • Gas Processors Association (GPA)
  • General Counsel Forum
  • Greater Fort Bend Economic Development Council
  • Greater Houston Partnership
  • Greater San Marcos Partnership
  • High Plains Dairy Council
  • Houston Metropolitan Chamber
  • Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT)
  • Independent Contractor Association of America
  • Independent Insurance Agent of Texas (IIAT)
  • Institute for America's Future
  • Institute for Supply Management (ISM)
  • Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
  • International Air Transport Association
  • International Business Association (IBA)
  • International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
  • International Economic Development Council (IEDC)
  • International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP)
  • International Franchise Association (IFA)
  • Laredo Chamber of Commerce
  • Leadership Women
  • Longview Economic Development Corporation
  • McKinney Chamber of Commerce
  • Meadows Foundation
  • Metals Service Center Institute
  • Mexicans and Americans Thinking Together (MATT) Foundation
  • Midland Development Corporation
  • Mount Pleasant Economic Development Corporation
  • Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Louisiana
  • National Association of Personal Financial Advisors
  • National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW)
  • National Council for Continuing Education & Training (NCCET)
  • National Federation of Municipal Analysts (NFMA)
  • National Petroleum Energy Credit Association (NPECA)
  • New Orleans Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund
  • New York State Credit Union Association
  • North Texas Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders
  • Outdoor Advertising Association of Texas
  • Parkland Foundation
  • Petroleum Accounting Society of the Permian Basin
  • Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA)
  • Philanthropy Southwest
  • Plano Chamber of Commerce
  • Ports-to-Plains Alliance
  • Real Estate Council of Austin
  • Research Valley Partnership
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
  • Round Rock Chamber of Commerce
  • Round Rock Foundation of the Arts
  • Sammons Center for the Arts
  • San Angelo Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • San Antonio Area Tourism Council
  • San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
  • San Antonio Economic Development Foundation
  • Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR)
  • South Dakota Bankers Association (SDBA)
  • Southern Legislative Conference (SLC)
  • Southern Newspaper Publishers Association (SNPA)
  • SouthWest Benefits Association
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Tennesseans for Economic Growth
  • Texas Aggregate & Concrete Association (TACA)
  • Texas Agricultural Cooperative Council
  • Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA)
  • Texas Apartment Association (TAA)
  • Texas Association of Broadcasters (TAB)
  • Texas Association of Business
  • Texas Association of Counties (TAC)
  • Texas Association of Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB)
  • Texas Association of Music Schools
  • Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals (TAPTP)
  • Texas Association for the Protection of Children (TexProtects)
  • Texas Association of Realtors
  • Texas Association of Regional Councils
  • Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA)
  • Texas Association of State Systems for Computing and Communications
  • Texas Automobile Dealers Association (TADA)
  • Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association (TAIPA)
  • Texas Bankers Association
  • Texas Business for Clean Air Foundation
  • Texas Business Leadership Council
  • Texas City Management Association (TCMA)
  • Texas Civil Justice League
  • Texas Conference of Urban Counties
  • Texas Cooperative Education Internship Association
  • Texas Council of Community MHMR Centers, Inc.
  • Texas Council on Economic Education
  • Texas Court Reporters Association
  • Texas Cultural Trust Council
  • Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC)
  • Texas Electric Cooperatives (TEC)
  • Texas Electricity Professionals Association (TEPA)
  • Texas Forestry Association (TFA)
  • Texas Health Care Association (THCA)
  • Texas Hospital Association
  • Texas Hospitality Association
  • Texas Hotel and Lodging Association (THLA)
  • Texas Judicial Foundation (TJF)
  • Texas Land Title Association (TLTA)
  • Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA)
  • Texas Medical Association (TMA)
  • Texas Mortgage Bankers Association (TMBA)
  • Texas Municipal League (TML)
  • Texas Nurses Association
  • Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA)
  • Texas Parks & Recreation Foundation
  • Texas Press Association
  • Texas Public Power Association (TPPA)
  • Texas Society of Architects
  • Texas Society of Association Executives (TSAE)
  • Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA)
  • Texas Surgical Society
  • Texas Surplus Lines Association, Inc. (TSLA)
  • Texas Telephone Association (TTA)
  • Texas Travel Industry Association (TTIA)
  • Texas Warehouse Association
  • The Appraisal Institute
  • The British American Commerce Association
  • The Council of State Governments (CSG)
  • The Electrocoat Association
  • The Energy Foundation
  • The Fiduciary and Investment Risk Management Association (FIRMA)
  • The International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI)-Taiwan
  • The Real Estate Council Foundation
  • The Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems (TEXPERS)
  • The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Turnaround Management Association (TMA)
  • Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Tyler Economic Development Council (TEDC)
  • United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce (USMCOC)
  • United Ways of Texas
  • Utah Credit Union Association
  • U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • West Houston Economic Development Council
  • Western Equipment Dealers Association (WEDA)
  • Wisconsin Economic Development Association (WEDA)
  • Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce
  • World Presidents Organization (WPO)
  • American Airlines
  • American Electric Power (AEP)
  • Atmos Energy
  • Austin Energy
  • Brazos Electric
  • Cintra
  • Colonial Pipeline Company
  • CONRAIL
  • DFW Airport
  • Energy Transfer Partners
  • Enlink Midstream
  • Entergy
  • Envirocare
  • FedEx
  • Greyhound Lines
  • Navistar International
  • Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM)
  • Reliant
  • Republic Services
  • South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.
  • Southwest Power Pool
  • Southwest Texas Electric
  • Texas-New Mexico Power Company (TNMP)
  • TransCanada Corporation
  • Union Pacific Railroad
  • Waste Management
  • Williams
  • Brazos River Authority
  • Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)
  • Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG)
  • Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
  • China Productivity Center
  • City of Austin
  • City of Cleveland
  • City of Corsicana
  • City of Dallas
  • City of Fort Worth
  • City of Killeen
  • City of Longview
  • City of Pecos
  • City of Philadelphia
  • City of Round Rock
  • City of San Antonio
  • City of Sherman
  • City of Victoria
  • Collin County
  • Dallas County
  • DART
  • Deep East Texas Council of Governments (DETCOG)
  • District of Columbia
  • East Texas Council of Governments (ETCOG)
  • East Texas Regional Airport-Gregg County
  • Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS)
  • Farm Credit Administration
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
  • Federal Home Loan Bank Board
  • Federal Railway Administration (FRA)
  • Federal Reserve System
  • Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC)
  • Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)
  • Lower Neches Valley Authority (LNVA)
  • Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO)
  • Ministry of Economic Affairs, Republic of China
  • Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Nebraska Tourism Commission
  • North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)
  • Port of Houston Authority
  • Prince George's County, Maryland
  • Public Construction Supervisory Board, Republic of China
  • Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC)
  • Sabine Neches Navigation District
  • Scottish Enterprise
  • State of Maryland
  • State of Texas, Legislative Budget Board
  • Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
  • Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
  • Texas Department of Banking
  • Texas Department of Insurance
  • Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
  • Texas Facilities Commission (TFC)
  • Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)
  • Texas House of Representatives
  • Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS)
  • Texas Senate
  • Texas Veterans Commission
  • Texas Water Development Board
  • Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)
  • Texas Workforce Investment Council
  • United Kingdom Government, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  • United States Congress, Joint Economic Committee
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas
  • United States District & Bankruptcy Court, Southern District Division
  • The United States Senate, Committee on Finance
  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
  • U.S. Department of Labor
  • U.S. Department of the Interior
  • U.S. Department of Transportation
  • Workforce Solutions of Central Texas
  • Zodiac Aerospace