# Cassidy & Associates

> Cassidy & Associates is an independent, bipartisan Washington government-relations firm that helps companies, universities, nonprofits and trade associations navigate Congress and federal agencies. Founded in 1975, it built an early reputation around appropriations and now sells a wider mix of legislative strategy, regulatory engagement, policy analysis, procurement, coalition work, communications and crisis counsel across energy, natural resources, defense, infrastructure, technology, education and related fields.

- **Founded:** 1975
- **Headquarters:** Washington, United States
- **Founders:** Gerald S. J. Cassidy (Co-founder), Kenneth Schlossberg (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Legislative and appropriations strategy, Regulatory and executive-branch engagement, Policy intelligence and issue management, Market development and procurement, Coalitions, communications and crisis counsel
- **Notable:** Reached its 50th year in 2025., Helped pioneer the use of congressional appropriations strategy for university and institutional clients., Became Washington's largest lobbying operation by revenue before its 1999 sale, according to contemporaneous Washington Post reporting.

## Products & services

- **Legislative and appropriations strategy** — Congressional advocacy, federal funding strategy and appropriations work.
- **Regulatory and executive-branch engagement** — Strategies for federal agencies, rulemaking, permits and executive-branch decision makers.
- **Policy intelligence and issue management** — Policy analysis, political intelligence, monitoring and management of fast-moving issues.
- **Market development and procurement** — Support for organizations pursuing federal markets, programs and procurement opportunities.
- **Coalitions, communications and crisis counsel** — Coalition management, reputation protection, messaging, executive engagement and crisis management.
- **Congressional reference resources** — Public maps and guides covering Congress, committees, calendars and the federal critical-minerals ecosystem.

## Achievements

- Reached its 50th year in 2025.
- Helped pioneer the use of congressional appropriations strategy for university and institutional clients.
- Became Washington's largest lobbying operation by revenue before its 1999 sale, according to contemporaneous Washington Post reporting.
- Returned to independent ownership through a management buyout announced in 2017.
- Built a multidisciplinary roster spanning congressional, executive-branch, military, scientific, engineering and business backgrounds.
- Continues to appear among prominent federal lobbying firms based on public disclosure data.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Published updated 119th Congress and 2026 congressional-calendar resources alongside a federal critical-minerals ecosystem guide.
- **2023-12** — Announced five senior hires across natural resources, national security and technology, including former Bureau of Land Management Director Neil Kornze and former Senate chief of staff James Sauls.
- **2022-01** — Added clean-energy specialist Zak Baig and small-business, healthcare and trade specialist Devin Barrett.
- **2021-09** — Expanded appropriations, defense and natural-resources capabilities with four former senior legislative staff members.

## Links

- Website: https://cassidy.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cassidy-&-associates
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/CassidyInfo
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/CassidyandAssociates

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Last updated: 2026-09-24