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Cassidy & Associates

Congressman Tom Delay, left, with Cassidy CEO Gregg Hartley and Arthur Mason at the lobbying firm's 30th anniversary party.

Congressman Tom Delay, left, with Cassidy CEO Gregg Hartley and Arthur Mason at the lobbying firm's 30th anniversary party. (Photo: Susan Biddle / The Washington Post)

About Cassidy & Associates

700 13th St. NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20005
www.cassidy.com | 202-347-0773 | Founded: 1975

Industry: Lobby Firm | Category: Law Firms and Lobbyists

A granddaddy of Washington lobbying firms, Cassidy & Associates has been in the government relations business for more than 32 years. The firm helped engineer the first modern earmarked appropriations — federal funds directed by Congress to public or private institutions when no federal agency had proposed spending the money. Last year, Cassidy launched a global affairs and trade group led by a former U.S. ambassador to Tunisia and former deputy inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, Robin Raphel.

2007 Financial Data

Total employees: 92 | Local employees: 85

Did You Know

BACK IN THE DAY: Founder and Executive Chairman Gerald S. J. Cassidy once worked in Florida as a legal services lawyer for migrant workers.

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