# O'Neill and Associates

> O'Neill and Associates is a privately held Boston government-relations consultancy founded in 1991 by former Massachusetts lieutenant governor Thomas P. O'Neill III. It helps businesses, nonprofits and public institutions navigate legislation, regulation, appropriations, permitting and stakeholder opposition, pairing local, state and federal advocacy with communications services delivered through its Seven Letter partnership.

- **Founded:** 1991
- **Headquarters:** Boston, United States
- **Founders:** Thomas P. O'Neill III (Founder and Chief Executive Officer)
- **Products:** State lobbying and government relations, Federal relations, Community relations, permitting and grassroots advocacy, Relationship marketing, Litigation support
- **Notable:** Helped Massport and federal, city and congressional stakeholders develop a mitigation-backed path that preceded modification of a 28-year injunction on a Logan Airport runway project., Reports helping Puerto Rico's Tren Urbano project secure a $306 million Federal Transit Administration grant agreement and a $300 million TIFIA loan., Organized a 15-member education coalition whose campaign preceded Massachusetts reforms that supported a winning $250 million Race to the Top application.

## Products & services

- **State lobbying and government relations** — Massachusetts and New England legislative, regulatory, appropriations, permitting and municipal advocacy.
- **Federal relations** — Legislative tracking, agency engagement, grants and appropriations, regulatory monitoring and government-contract support from Boston and Washington.
- **Community relations, permitting and grassroots advocacy** — Stakeholder mapping, message development, community outreach and direct advocacy for projects facing local approvals or opposition.
- **Relationship marketing** — Targeted introductions and business-development strategy across public- and private-sector networks.
- **Litigation support** — Communications and government-relations strategies coordinated with legal counsel and liability constraints.
- **Public relations and crisis communications through Seven Letter** — Media relations, crisis planning and response, brand and reputation work, research, digital strategy and stakeholder outreach delivered with Seven Letter.

## Achievements

- Helped Massport and federal, city and congressional stakeholders develop a mitigation-backed path that preceded modification of a 28-year injunction on a Logan Airport runway project.
- Reports helping Puerto Rico's Tren Urbano project secure a $306 million Federal Transit Administration grant agreement and a $300 million TIFIA loan.
- Organized a 15-member education coalition whose campaign preceded Massachusetts reforms that supported a winning $250 million Race to the Top application.
- Helped National Braille Press's 2007 gala exceed its goal and raise $1.4 million.
- Merged its strategic-communications practice with Seven Letter in 2020, creating a combined communications company of more than 40 employees while O'Neill retained the lobbying practice.

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Published a newsletter covering Independence Day reflections and developments on Beacon Hill and Capitol Hill.
- **2025-03** — Published a federal and Massachusetts policy update under the theme 'Change is in the Air.'
- **2024-10** — Published analysis of Massachusetts ballot questions and the Cape Cod bridges.
- **2020-07** — Merged the strategic-communications practice with Seven Letter while retaining O'Neill and Associates as the government-relations business.

## Links

- Website: https://oneillandassoc.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oneillandassoc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ONeillandAssoc
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/oneillandassoc

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Last updated: 2026-09-23