The “One Big Beautiful Bill”

Michele N. Siekerka, Esq., President and CEO of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association, leads the nation’s largest, most influential employers’ organization, advocating on behalf of New Jersey’s large and small businesses for policies that will make New Jersey more affordable and regionally competitive.

Being known as a collaborative leader, Siekerka is leading an NJBIA established coalition (New Jersey Business Coalition) comprised of more than 100 business and nonprofit associations across the state to tackle the tough economic and business challenges our state is facing during COVID 19.

Well versed on the ‘boots on the ground” issues affecting our state’s business community, Michele is often the “go to” resource for media and is sought after to share her expertise in public forums across the state.

Mary Burke Baker is a government affairs counselor, where she leads the Tax Policy practice. Mary focuses on federal tax matters affecting domestic and multinational corporations and pass-through entities. Her practice covers tax policy, tax reform, tax regulations and other guidance, tax administration, and technical tax issues

Ryan Carney is a government affairs advisor and a member of the Public Policy and Law practice group. Prior to joining the firm, Ryan served as the chief of staff for Congressman Bryan Steil (R-WI) and former Congressman Tom MacArthur (R-NJ). Through these roles, he worked directly with the House Financial Services, Armed Services, Natural Resources, and Administration Committees. Ryan excelled in strategic planning, campaign messaging, and leading high-performing teams. Additionally, he served as a staff director for the House Select Committee on Economic Disparity. Ryan has delivered several key bills into public law and raised funds for political candidates’ campaigns. Before his time on Capitol Hill, Ryan was deputy finance director at the National Republican Congressional Committee

Rebecca Moll Freed is a partner in the firm’s Government Contracts and Procurement Policy practice group. She is also a member of the Nonprofit Organizations, Power, and Public Policy and Law practice groups. Rebecca’s practice is truly at the intersection of law, government, and business. Through her varied practice, Rebecca focuses on helping companies successfully navigate through a myriad of complex regulatory frameworks pertaining to political contributions, pay-to-play rules, government contracting, ethics rules, lobbying requirements, and energy and utility matters.

Victoria Hamscho is a member of the Public Policy and Law practice. Victoria focuses her practice on legislative and regulatory matters impacting large employers and stakeholders in the healthcare, higher education, and technology sectors. Victoria works on legislative matters before the House Ways and Means Committee, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate Finance Committee, and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, as well as regulatory matters before the US Department of Health and Human Services and US Department of Education. Victoria works closely with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and serves on the Advisory Council of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. Victoria is President-elect of the Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia and is an active member of the Hispanic National Bar Association.

Matt Leggett is a partner in the firm’s Public Policy and Law practice group. Prior to joining the firm, Matt served as minority Chief Counsel for the US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. He managed the legal, policy, and communications teams that developed and implemented the strategic plan of the committee agenda. Previously, Matt had served as majority chief counsel for the US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

David Skillman is a partner in the firm’s Public Policy and Law practice group. Prior to joining the firm, David served as chief of staff and counsel to a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee in Congress and as a managing director at a Washington DC law firm. He regularly advises clients seeking to enact tax, trade, and energy legislation, draft regulatory comments, and secure regulatory changes. He regularly advocates before Congress, the White House, and Treasury, USTR, and other federal agencies.