Whitmer & Worrall is a bipartisan government relations and strategic consulting firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. The firm’s stated goal is to represent companies and institutions that seek to be the leaders of their respective industries. These may include Fortune 500 companies, innovative growth companies, colleges and universities, state and local governments, trade associations, as well as healthcare and other not-for-profit organizations.
Whitmer & Worrall is led by political professionals with a comprehensive knowledge of both the legislative and political process. We apply our skills and knowledge to navigate the highest levels of government. Our firm’s professional backgrounds span federal agencies, Capitol Hill, fundraising and campaigns, trade associations, industry coalitions, and business consulting, and corporate representation.
Our firm has the capability to help our clients navigate the complexities of the U.S. Congress, federal agencies, White House, and state capitols. We have the ability to affect policy and provide business development services for clients in Washington, D.C. and throughout the country.
FIRM EXPERTISE
Strategic Advocacy and Government Relations Outreach
Business, Industry and
Non-Profit Consulting
State and Federal Marketing and Business Development
Industry Coalition Design and Management
Regulatory Risk Management
General Representation
in Washington, D.C.
Legislative Advisory Services
Federal Funding
Strategy
PAC/Fundraising Management and Strategy
MARTIN T. WHITMER
THOMAS WORRALL
Areas of Expertise & Services
Whitmer & Worrall works in several areas of expertise. Our firm has extensive and diverse experience as a result of working on many of the most prominent legislative issues over the past decade.
Issue Areas Of Specialization
- Appropriations
- Defense and Homeland Security
- Energy
- Financial Services
- Healthcare
- Housing and Urban Development
- International Trade and Market Access
- State and Federal Marketing and Business Development
- Tax
- Technology
- Trade Association Management
- Transportation and Infrastructure
Client Services
- Strategy, advocacy, government relations services
- Business/industry/non-profit management consulting
- Governor and Attorneys General outreach
- Coalition design, implementation, and management
- Regulatory risk management
- Political intelligence and advisory
- Legislative monitoring
- Congressional and federal agency funding strategies
RANKED AS ONE OF THE NATIONS “TOP PERFORMING” GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FIRMS IN 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 AND 2022.
RANKED AS ONE OF THE NATIONS “TOP PERFORMING” GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FIRMS IN 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 AND 2022.
TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE PRACTICE
Over the past seventeen years, Whitmer & Worrall has built a reputation as a premier transportation government relations firm in Washington, D.C. The firm’s transportation practice is led by Martin Whitmer who has worked extensively on many different public policy issues and has earned a distinguished reputation as one of Washington’s leading government relations strategists for the transportation industry.
- Worked with the U.S. Department of Transportation to certify a client as a domestic airliner
- Secured critical legislative language in the IIJA(2021), FAST Act (2015) and MAP-21 (2012)
- Worked with a premier global freight forwarding company to support the renewal of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
- Pursued innovative financing proposals from the U.S. Department of Transportation and State Departments of Transportation for a multinational truck and leasing company
- Coordinated federal work with Governors, State Departments of Transportation, and the contractor industry to promote market opportunities in states
- Secured language in WRDA to provide critical guidance to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE
TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE
Over the past seventeen years, Whitmer & Worrall has built a reputation as a premier technology government relations firm in the Washington, D.C. metro area. The firm’s technology practice is led by Tom Worrall. He has worked extensively on many different public policy issues and has earned a distinguished reputation as one of Washington’s leading government relations strategists for the technology industry.
Our strategic capabilities include:
- Cryptocurrency marketplace regulation
- Privacy and data breach notification legislation
- Technology sector federal funding opportunities
- CFPB, FTC, FCC and NTIA advocacy and outreach
- Financial Technology (FinTech)
- Medical Technology (MedTech)
- Drinking water treatment technologies
- Solar energy and the manufacturing supply chain
- Telecommunications technology
- Global chip shortage and supply chain issues
INTERNATIONAL TRADE & MARKET ACCESS PRACTICE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE & MARKET ACCESS PRACTICE
At Whitmer & Worrall, we have led successful advocacy efforts with the Executive Office of the President, federal agencies and Congress. Our strategic capabilities include:
International Trade
- Advocacy related to ongoing or pending trade agreements, including USMCA
- Tariffs, U.S. global value chains and rules of origin
- Trade facilitation
- Trade policy strategies to improve competitive position and market access
- ECRA, FIRRMA and export controls
- Generalized System of Preferences and preference programs
- Best corporate practices related to international trade
Tax and Incentives
- Foreign and domestic incentives, and localization strategies for customers
- Global Low-Taxed Intangible Income
- Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax
- Research and development appropriations
- Treatment of sales tax Collection for online purchases
- Marketplace Fairness Act
- Depreciation issues
For more information contact:
CONNOR BRANTLEY
Legislative Director
E: cbrantley@whitmerworrall.com
P: (202) 558-6000
HEALTH CARE PRACTICE
HEALTH CARE PRACTICE
Our firm works closely with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). We maintain close relationships with Members of Congress and the committees with jurisdiction on health care.
Our strategic capabilities include:
- Navigating an ever-evolving landscape of political, policy and regulatory changes
- Building broad, bipartisan consensus in Congress and stakeholder coalitions
- Securing federal funding opportunities for the health care sector.
- Educating policymakers on health care workforce challenges and medical supply chain shortages
- Adjusting CMS reimbursement to ensure patient access to high quality health care
- Reforming CMS programs and policies, including on behalf of the respiratory care industry
- Supporting access to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic
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