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Bill Wichterman
Senior Legislative Advisor
Firm: Covington & Burling LLP
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004-2401
Tel: 202.662.5396
Fax: 202.778.5396
Bill Wichterman is a non-lawyer member of Covington’s Government Affairs practice. Most recently, Mr. Wichterman served as Policy Advisor to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. He was active in shaping the legislative strategy for the Senate floor, coordinating committee activity, developing policy on a broad range of issues, and interacting with outside business and interest group coalitions.
Mr. Wichterman is skilled at developing and implementing comprehensive strategies -- including the media, opinion-makers, and interest groups -- to accomplish policy goals. From nearly two decades of government service, he has extensive knowledge of the policy-making and political structures in Washington.
Mr. Wichterman has more than 16 years of experience -- in both the House and Senate -- and has been active in many facets of policy-making, including health care, intellectual property, litigation reform, and tax policy. He has been active in the leadership of various House Chief of Staff organizations. He has experience in congressional and presidential campaigns, and was a key staff participant on the Republican Convention's Platform Committee in 2004.
Previous Experience
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, Policy Advisor
Rep. Joseph Pitts, Chief of Staff
Rep. Bill Baker, Chief of Staff
Rep. Bob Walker, Legislative Assistant
Publications and Speeches
"The Culture: Upstream from Politics, Building a Healthy Culture - Strategies for an American Renaissance," (Eerdmans), ed. Don Eberly (2001)
Practices
Government Affairs
– Congressional & Federal Agency Advocacy
Health Care
Intellectual Property
Tax
Industries
Health Care
Life Sciences
Education
Catholic University of America, M.A., 1993
Houghton College, B.A., 1986 |
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