Troutman Sanders Strategies Expands Health Care Practice with the Addition of a Top Lobbyist in Raleigh
RALEIGH, N.C. – Troutman Sanders Strategies LLC, the governmental relations and issue management arm of the law firm of Troutman Sanders LLP, announced today that Joseph H. Lanier has joined the firm as a Director in its Raleigh, North Carolina office. Lanier also joins the law firm as Of Counsel. Lanier comes to the firm from Cardinal Innovations Healthcare, where he was Senior Vice President of Government Relations. Lanier will represent clients in federal and state government relations issues with a particular focus on health care policy.
Lanier has more than twenty years of federal and state government affairs experience in both the public and private sectors. His background includes serving as chief legal and legislative counsel for U.S. Senators Jesse Helms (R-NC) and Mitch McConnell (R-KY). In addition, he worked in the Washington government relations practices of two leading national law firms, representing diverse clients before Congress on issues in areas including health care, pharmaceuticals, education and energy.
In 2008, Lanier joined a local Raleigh firm and shifted his practice focus to the state level and represented clients before North Carolina’s General Assembly and state agencies. He advised clients on a variety of government affairs matters, including in the areas of health care, hospital and mental health policy, information technology, tax policy, appropriations, and government procurement. Since 2011, Lanier has been ranked as a top 25 lobbyist based on the biannual survey conducted by the nonpartisan Public Policy Research Center.
“Joe’s strong and varied background makes him an ideal strategic advisor to clients navigating the intersection of policy, regulatory, legal and business issues at a time of tremendous change,” said William G. Scoggin, Managing Partner of the Raleigh Office of Troutman Sanders. “His experience assisting diverse clients, including health care systems, managed care organizations and emerging market participants in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, will be of tremendous benefit.”
Lanier received his B.A. and J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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