Jane B. Lucas

• Developing and executing legislative and regulatory solutions on behalf of several top Fortune 500 companies, major trade associations, and other organizations and works directly with policymakers to carry proposed solutions across the finish line.
• Advised clients on engaging with The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) concerning potential business-threatening regulation that was ultimately abandoned by the executive branch.
• Drafting legislative text and regulatory comment letters to assist in the execution of client policy priorities.
• Provided a client with strategic guidance, technical expertise, and policy counsel that resulted in obtaining approximately $100 million in federal funds in a single fiscal year to finance a major initiative.
• Secured placement of clients as voluntary witnesses in Congressional hearings and prepared the clients and their testimony, including conducting simulated hearing preparation workshops.
• Created and executed the strategy for an industry coalition united against a disruptive federal regulation.
• Advised a major health care provider on federal policy strategy during Congressional budget reconciliation, including Medicaid reimbursement and ACA subsidy impacts, while facilitating high-level engagement with key decision makers and developing an approach to navigate the administration’s priorities.
• Advised a Major League Baseball franchise on federal tax policy advocacy, including lobbying, to amend provisions limiting public companies from deducting salaries of top-paid employees.
• Advised a national mental health association on federal policy advocacy, successfully securing policy changes for mental health and substance use services and ensuring eligibility for a $50 billion rural health fund.
• Advised a national disease advocacy organization on legislative strategy to advance their marquee legislation, including engaging key Senate sponsors to strengthen research and treatment development.
• Advised a premier online retailer on advocacy strategies related to supply chain, tariffs, and data privacy.
• Advised a health care organization on regulatory strategy to secure government approval for a $60 million acquisition, overcoming hurdles that could have disrupted Medicare coverage for vulnerable beneficiaries.

With a keen understanding of how decisions are made in the White House and in Congress, Jane Lucas advises clients on how to maximize outcomes in Washington, D.C. Before joining the firm, Jane was a White House special assistant for President Donald Trump in the Office of Legislative Affairs, where she spearheaded legislative strategy and solved complex problems through her detailed understanding of the legislative process and strong, bipartisan relationships with members and staff.

Jane spent 10 years in the Senate working for the current Republican Majority Leader John Thune, most recently as his legislative director, where she strategized and advised on all matters before the Senate. She now uses those negotiation and tactical skills to help clients achieve success on Capitol Hill.

After departing the Senate, Jane served initially as a senior advisor to a cabinet secretary before serving as deputy associate counsel in the Office of White House Counsel, overseeing the legal framework for regulations issued by the Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies.

Jane is named as a top lobbyist by The Hill and Washingtonian and listed in Chambers USA for Government Relations: Federal.

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• South Dakota

Education

• Georgetown University (J.D., 2014)
• South Dakota State University (B.A., 2007)

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