ArentFox Schiff Strengthens Government Relations Team With Addition of Government Relations Director Blake Thelander

“Having worked with Blake for years, we’re very excited to welcome him to the team,” said Government Relations Practice Co-Leader Dan Renberg. “His experience advising senior Members of the House on a wide variety of policy issues, especially health care, will provide great value for our clients in their advocacy before Congress and the Trump Administration.”

Blake’s work on Capitol Hill for Rep. Miller-Meeks and Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-New Jersey) included managing legislative portfolios related to health care policy, appropriations, defense, homeland security, judiciary, immigration, and foreign affairs. He has particular experience with current health policy issues such as artificial intelligence, pharmaceutical and biotechnology regulations, public health, veterans’ health, and physician reimbursement.

“We’re thrilled to have Blake on board,” said Government Relations Practice Co-Leader Jon Bouker. “He will be an asset to the firm’s bipartisan Government Relations practice and his experience will be put to work for our clients as a new era in Washington begins.”

The Government Relations practice at ArentFox Schiff is one of the most experienced, effective, and respected lobbying teams in the nation. The group is both bipartisan and bicameral, featuring a former US Senator, a former US House member, a former board member of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and a former ambassador, as well as lawyers and government relations professionals who have worked for members of the House and Senate, key congressional committees, and numerous government agencies.