Stephen Newton Joins Porterfield, Fettig & Sears, LLC

January 26, 2023

Former Senior Policy Advisor to U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) to Add Valuable Experience Negotiating Legislative Solutions in a Divided Washington

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Porterfield, Fettig & Sears, LLC Announce Promotion of Jennifer Read

December 1, 2022

Porterfield, Fettig & Sears, LLC Announce promotion of Jennifer Read to Senior Vice President and Counsel

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Porterfield, Fettig & Sears, LLC Announce Addition Of Senior Advisors

October 27, 2022

Policy Veterans James Ballentine and Dan Quan join PFS as Senior Advisors; Bryan Blom promoted to Senior Vice President

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Jennifer Read Joins Porterfield, Fettig
& Sears LLC

April 19, 2021

Recent Deputy Chief Counsel for the House Financial Services Committee to Add Expertise, Counsel and Perspective on the 117th Congress.

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Back to the Future: Congress should look to past for Fintech going forward

February 24, 2017

Porterfield, Fettig & Sears, LLC (PFS) Ben Turner’s op-ed on FinTech published in The Hill.

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Porterfield, Fettig & Sears, LLC Named Top Performing Firm by Bloomberg Second Year in a Row 

February 13, 2017

In its prestigious annual report of lobbying companies, Bloomberg Government has again named Porterfield, Fettig & Sears, LLC (PFS) one of the country’s “top performing” firms of 2016.

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PFS Partner Dwight Fettig on the Electoral College

November 8, 2016

Porterfield, Fettig & Sears, LLC (PFS) partner Dwight Fettig wrote and narrated a truscribe® video on why your vote counts on election day.

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Political dysfunction, economic progress and James Buchanan

October 15, 2016

Porterfield, Fettig & Sears, LLC (PFS) CEO Lendell Porterfield pens op-ed on politics and its impact on the economy in The Hill.

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Bloomberg Names Porterfield, Fettig & Sears, LLC  Top Performing Firm

February 23, 2016

In its prestigious annual report of lobbying companies, Bloomberg Government has named Porterfield, Fettig & Sears, LLC (PFS) one of the country’s “top performing” firms of 2015.[1] Out of a total of 1,760 registered lobby firms surveyed, PFS tied for fifth place on the Bloomberg list.

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Bryan Blom Joins Porterfield, Fettig & Sears

February 1, 2016

Porterfield, Fettig & Sears, LLC (PFS) announced today that Bryan Blom has joined the firm as Vice President. Given the depth of his experience in the Senate and House — as well as the private sector — Blom will significantly add to the company’s ability to service financial services, general commerce and appropriations clients.

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Ben Turner Joins Porterfield, Lowenthal, Fettig & Sears

April 2, 2015

Porterfield, Lowenthal, Fettig & Sears, LLC (PLFS), a leading bipartisan government relations firm, announced today that Ben Turner has joined the company as Vice President and Counsel. Turner comes to PLFS after several years as a senior Congressional staffer specializing in financial services.

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Jeremy Rabinovitz Joins Porterfield, Lowenthal, Fettig & Sears

October 20, 2014

Porterfield, Lowenthal, Fettig & Sears, LLC (PLFS), a leading bipartisan government relations firm, announced today that Jeremy Rabinovitz has joined the company as Senior Executive Vice President. Rabinovitz comes to PLFS after more than seven years at ML Strategies and following a 20-year career on Capitol Hill.

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PLFS Partner Dwight Fettig on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal

May 6, 2014

Porterfield, Lowenthal, Fettig & Sears partner Dwight Fettig appeared on the C-SPAN program Washington Journal today to talk about Senate housing reform legislation that would replace government-sponsored mortgage firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

 


Porterfield, Lowenthal & Fettig Announces Dawn Sears as Newly Named Partner

October 30, 2013

Porterfield, Lowenthal & Fettig, LLC, a leading bipartisan financial services government relations and public affairs firm, is pleased to announce that Dawn Sears has been promoted to Partner. The firm will now be named Porterfield, Lowenthal, Fettig & Sears (PLFS), LLC.

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Dwight Fettig to Return to Porterfield & Lowenthal, LLC, as Partner

December 13, 2012

Porterfield & Lowenthal, LLC, a leading bipartisan financial services government relations and public affairs firm, today announced that Dwight Fettig will return to the firm as a Partner. Fettig was previously a Partner in the firm until 2010 when he left to serve as Staff Director for the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs under the leadership of Senator Tim Johnson. As a Partner, Fettig will provide strategic policy advice to the firm’s full range of financial services clients.

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Former Treasury Spokesperson Colleen Murray Joins Porterfield & Lowenthal, LLC

April 16, 2012

Porterfield & Lowenthal, LLC, a leading financial services government relations and consulting firm, today announced that Colleen Murray has joined the firm as Vice President for Strategic Communications, Finance and Public Policy. Murray joins the firm after serving as the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Spokesperson for Domestic Finance, where she helped manage the agency’s day-to-day press operations for financial reform implementation, as well as debt management, small business programs and financial literacy.

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Firm Bids Dwight Fettig a Fond Farewell

December 3, 2010

Porterfield, Lowenthal & Fettig, LLC, today announced that it has changed its name back to Porterfield & Lowenthal, LLC, therein reflecting the original founders.

Dwight Fettig is departing the firm to return to public service, accepting a job with U.S. Senator Tim Johnson, (D-SD). Fettig has known Senator Johnson for 22 years, and their friendship and respect for each other explain why Senator Johnson has asked Dwight to return to the Senate.

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Porterfield & Lowenthal Adds New Partner Dwight Fettig. Firm renamed Porterfield, Lowenthal & Fettig, LLC

July 8, 2009

Porterfield, Lowenthal & Fettig, LLC, a leading financial services-focused lobbying and consulting firm, today announced that Dwight Fettig has joined the firm as a Partner. Former Legislative Director for Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD), Fettig brings over 20 years of Washington experience developing and advising on financial services policy to the firm. The firm, formerly Porterfield & Lowenthal, has been renamed to reflect Fettig’s addition.

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Former Congressional staffer joins Porterfield & Lowenthal, LLC

May 5, 2009

Porterfield & Lowenthal, LLC, the financial services-focused lobbying and consulting firm, today announced that Kirsten T. Johnson-Obey has joined the firm as an Executive Vice President. For 20 years, Johnson-Obey worked with legislators, in a number of different roles, formulating the policies and regulations affecting the financial services sector and consumer credit.

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SEC Official Brendon Weiss Joins Porterfield & Lowenthal, LLC

May 18, 2007

Porterfield & Lowenthal, LLC today announced that Brendon J. Weiss has joined the lobbying and consulting firm as a Vice President. Weiss most recently served in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs under Chairman Cox.

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Porterfield & Lowenthal in New York Times’ “Dealbook”

April 18, 2006

It is just a few months old, but lobbying firm Porterfield & Lowenthal is already shaping up as the political power broker for some major Wall Street clients.

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Porterfield & Lowenthal in “Roll Call”

April 04, 2006

Roll Call”Porterfield & Lowenthal LLC” might sound like a name that has the patina of old age, but the firm has yet to open its doors. That is set to happen this week, when Lendell Porterfield and Andrew Lowenthal officially leave the lobbying firm Van Scoyoc Associates and start out on their own.

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