DETROIT– Clark Hill Public Strategies, LLC (CHPS), the government affairs affiliate of international law firm Clark Hill PLC, has announced that veteran lobbyist Brian D. O’Connell has joined the organization. O’Connell, who most recently was Regional Director of State and Local Public Policy for General Motors (GM), joins CHPS colleagues in Washington, D.C. and in Lansing, who work with high-level clients to promote their interests at the state and federal levels.
O’Connell, who left GM in December 2023, coordinated and implemented a broad range of strategic initiatives including legislative, political, regulatory affairs, economic development, manufacturing, taxation, real estate, energy, appropriations, healthcare, sustainability and environmental issues.
Prior to his position at GM, O’Connell was Wyeth Pharmaceuticals’ Director of State Government Affairs for Michigan and Ohio. Before his corporate positions, he worked in government, first as the Chief of Staff for former State Senator Shirley Johnson and earlier as the Legislative Director for former State Representative Jim McBryde.
He has been named to Crain’s Detroit Business “50 Names to Know in Lobbying” and has been recognized in multiple years as the “Top Corporate Lobbyist” in Michigan by MIRS/EPIC in 2019, 2021 and 2023.
O’Connell, who left GM in December 2023, coordinated and implemented a broad range of strategic initiatives including legislative, political, regulatory affairs, economic development, manufacturing, taxation, real estate, energy, appropriations, healthcare, sustainability and environmental issues.
Prior to his position at GM, O’Connell was Wyeth Pharmaceuticals’ Director of State Government Affairs for Michigan and Ohio. Before his corporate positions, he worked in government, first as the Chief of Staff for former State Senator Shirley Johnson and earlier as the Legislative Director for former State Representative Jim McBryde.
He has been named to Crain’s Detroit Business “50 Names to Know in Lobbying” and has been recognized in multiple years as the “Top Corporate Lobbyist” in Michigan by MIRS/EPIC in 2019, 2021 and 2023.
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