Leadership

Kenneth Salomon

Chairman

Ken Salomon is an accomplished lobbyist with over 28 years of government relations experience conducting multiple lobbying campaigns focusing on issues ranging from telecommunications, securities law and regulation, and broadcasting; to spectrum policy, higher education, international trade, taxation, and immigration. Mr. Salomon was Deputy Chief Counsel of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration during the Carter Administration and previously held several positions at the Federal Communications Commission. He works closely with clients on policy, legal, and regulatory issues involved in securities regulation, the Internet, telecommunications, privacy and copyright. He is involved in efforts before Congress and the SEC to stem naked short selling of securities. He helped secure enactment of the multi-billion dollar digital-to-analog converter box program in the digital television transition legislation. He was one of the principal negotiators for the higher education community in developing with the content community the statutory language adopted by Congress in the Technology, Education and Copyright Enhancement Act, the law that governs the use of copyrighted materials in online courses and also was one of the principal coordinators of the education community's lobbying efforts before Congress, the FCC and the Administration in the fight that preserved the 2.5 GHz spectrum band for Educational Broadband Service systems. Mr. Salomon serves as Chairman of DLGS and is a partner at Dow Lohnes.

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Deputy Chief Counsel of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration

1975-79 FCC

Associate-Squire, Sanders and Dempsey

1970-1972 FCC

Stephen Sayle

Chief Executive Officer

Named by The Hill as one of its 2010 Top Lobbyists, Mr. Sayle has over 20 years of Capitol Hill experience, both inside and outside of government. Starting his Capitol Hill career as a Staff Assistant to Congressman Mike Oxley (R-OH), Stephen went on to serve approximately three years (1989-1992) as Legislative Counsel to Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX) and another three years (1995-1998) as a Counsel on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. In between, Mr. Sayle served as Director of Government Affairs for ALLTEL Service Corp., a telecommunications firm providing local exchange and cellular service. From 1998 until 2006 he was a Senior Vice President and then Principal for Dutko Worldwide, widely recognized as one the top Washington public affairs management firms.

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Senior Vice President and Principal of Dutko Worldwide

Counsel - House Energy and Commerce Committee

Director of Government Affairs for ALLTEL Services Corp.

Legislative Counsel - Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX)

Staff Assisntant - Rep. Mike Oxley (R-OH)

Rick Kessler

President

Named by The Hill as one of its 2010 Top Lobbyists, Rick Kessler is best known as a Democratic Professional Staff Member for the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where he was the primary staffer to all the Democratic Committee Members on issues such as pipeline safety, cogeneration, renewables, efficiency, hydro-power, public lands, oil, gas, coal, and energy-related research, remediation and tax policy. He also served as long-time chief of staff to the Committee's former Chairman, John D. Dingell (D-MI), and Legislative Director to Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ). Immediately prior to joining DLGS, Mr. Kessler was the Director of New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine’s (D) Washington, DC office. Overall, Kessler has more than 20 years combined legislative experience on both the federal and state level, as well as significant federal, state and local campaign experience. He has appeared as an energy expert on the CBS Evening News, ABC World News Tonight, Fox News, CNN, NPR and other media outlets. His unique background in policy, politics and process led The New Republic to declare that "Kessler is as fluent in the intricacies of carbon-capture technology as any energy wonk now on the Hill. And he is emblematic of the kind of lobbyist that is currently in high demand--top level Democratic staffers who can retool their arguments to fit a hands-on governing agenda."

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Director, Gov. Jon S. Corzine (D-NJ) Washington, DC Office

Chief of Staff, House Energy & Commerce CHair Emeritus John D. Dingell (D-MI)

Professional Staff, House Energy and Commerce Committe

Associate Director of Government Affairs, Princeton University

Legislative Director, Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ)

Legislative Assistant, Rep. William J. Hughes (D-NJ)

Field Director, Pallone for Congress

Executive Director, Save Our Shore District

Legislative/Projects Assistant, Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)

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