Lobbying World: New Appointments Shape the 2025 Tax Landscape

Lobbying World: New Appointments in Focus

Ron Storhaug is joining Cornerstone Government Affairs’ federal government relations team ahead of the 2025 tax fight. Storhaug was previously deputy assistant secretary for tax and budget at the Treasury Department’s Office of Legislative Affairs and was also the senior economic policy adviser for Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.).

Arshi Siddiqui has launched the boutique lobbying firm Bellwether Government Affairs, which will represent clients on a broad range of issues while significantly focusing on the upcoming tax policy debates. Siddiqui, previously a partner at Akin, also served as a senior policy adviser to Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and is a House Ways and Means Committee alum.

In recent shifts, Holland & Knight has added Patricia “Tricia” Duffy as a partner on their financial services team in Washington, D.C., while Stacey K. Sutton and Amanda R. Jesteadt have joined Wiley as partners in the telecom, media, and technology practice.

Furthermore, LSG has appointed Erin Billings as partner, following her recent tenure at Global Strategy Group, and notable hires at Narrative Strategies include Bryan Bashur as director, previously director of financial policy at Americans for Tax Reform.

The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) has appointed Pat Vincent-Collawn as interim president and CEO after the recent departure of Dan Brouillette. Vincent-Collawn, chairman and CEO of TXNM Energy, is an EEI board member.

Additionally, the Beer Institute has named Caitlin Harder director of public affairs. The Public Affairs Council has also elected Courtney Geduldig, chief corporate affairs officer of National Grid, as its 2024-25 chair.