Cassidy & Associates
Cassidy & Associates is a government-relations firm based in Washington, D.C., known for pioneering the use of congressional earmarks as a method of obtaining grants for university clients. It was founded in 1975 as Schlossberg-Cassidy Associates by Gerald Cassidy and Kenneth Schlossberg, both former aides to Sen. George McGovern. Cassidy today remains CEO of the firm, both of which were profiled in a 2007 series in the Washington Post.[1] Other principal officers include vice chairmen Marty Russo and Gregg Hartley. The European branch spun off to form EU lobbying law firm Alber & Geiger beginning in 2007, named for former Cassidy CEO Andreas Geiger and the former Advocate General of the European Court of Justice, Siegbert Alber. In 2010 Cassidy's Moscow CEO left the company as well.
In 2008, Cassidy & Associates reported $23.6 million in lobbying income, a decrease of 4% from 2007.[2] In 2009 finally, Cassidy - for a long time the number one lobbying firm in DC - dropped to rank 8 in The Hill's and Roll Call's rankings, based on US Senate filings.
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the dictator of Equatorial Guinea, is the largest single client of Cassidy & Associates, and pays at least $120,000 per month to improve his image in the United States. In 2010 the firm lost this client[3] and laid off 20% of its staff, including its CEO Marty Russo [4]
[edit] External links
- Cassidy & Associates Web site
- Tufts Magazine with information about the C&A's founding
- Alber & Geiger Web site
- Lobbyist4hire.com
[edit] References
- ^ Kaiser, Robert G. (2007-03-04). "Citizen K Street". Washington Post. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/citizen-k-street/chapters/introduction/. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ^ http://thehill.com/business--lobby/lobbying-revenue---chart-2009-01-22.html
- ^ http://www.motherjones.com/news/outfront/2007/05/extreme_makeover.html
- ^ http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1210/46452.html
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