The Vogel Group

What The Vogel Group does

The Vogel Group is a privately held, bipartisan international government affairs and consulting firm founded circa 2017 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. The firm provides strategic counsel and advocacy services to companies, trade associations, and asset managers across federal and state-level policy, legislative, and regulatory matters, with particular depth in healthcare, energy, trade, agriculture, defense, tax, financial services, and foreign direct investment.

Its service portfolio spans Federal Government Affairs Services (with dedicated practice areas including appropriations, climate, defense, energy, ESG, financial services, government contracting, healthcare, international, manufacturing, postal, tax, trade, and veterans), State and Local Government Affairs through dedicated offices in Florida, Tennessee, Virginia, Arizona, and Indiana, and a Consulting arm offering Legislative/Regulatory Tracking and Analysis, Due Diligence and Policy Research, and Foreign Direct Investment Advisory. The firm operates a sales-led, direct-engagement model where principals and directors advise clients personally, supported by high-profile thought leadership across outlets such as Fox News, CBS News, Bloomberg Government, Politico, and Eurometal.

The Vogel Group is closely affiliated with Holtzman Vogel Baran Josefiak & Torchinsky PLLC, a political, regulatory, and litigation law firm whose partners include many Vogel Group principals (e.g., Jill Holtzman Vogel, Linley Wilson, Catie Lane Bailey, Brandon Smith, Brian D. Nieves, Julian Yowell, Annie Beckstrom), enabling an integrated legal-government affairs offering. The firm has earned The Hill's Top Lobbyists designation eight consecutive years (2018-2025), and key personnel have held senior roles at the U.S. Department of Justice, House Judiciary Committee, Department of Energy, U.S. Trade Representative, and various state legislatures and attorneys general offices.

Name

The Vogel Group

Legal name

The Vogel Group

Website

https://vogelgroupdc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Vogel Group is a bipartisan government affairs and consulting firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. that advises companies, trade associations, and asset managers on federal and state legislative, regulatory, and policy matters across offices in six U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Affairs Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA), Think Tanks, Policy Research & Public Policy Institutes (BPAGAFAO)

Keywords

• Government affairs consulting
• Federal lobbying services
• State government relations
• Public policy advisory
• Legislative tracking analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Affairs Consulting Services: Professional consulting services providing strategic counsel on government affairs, legislative tracking, regulatory analysis, and policy advocacy for corporations, associations, and asset managers at federal and state levels.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Vogel Group is an international government affairs and consulting firm that advises corporations, associations, and asset managers on navigating and influencing federal and state-level policy, legislative, and regulatory landscapes. It delivers strategic counsel through dedicated federal practice areas (healthcare, energy, trade, defense, agriculture, tax, financial services, etc.) and state/local offices in Florida, Tennessee, Virginia, Arizona, and Indiana, supplemented by consulting offerings such as due diligence/policy research, foreign direct investment advisory, and legislative/regulatory tracking.

Product overview

The Vogel Group is an international government affairs and consulting firm that offers a comprehensive suite of services rather than a unified software product. Its core offerings include Federal Government Affairs Services (with specialized practices in agriculture, climate, defense, energy, financial services, health care, trade, tax, and other areas) and State and Local Government Affairs through offices in Florida, Tennessee, Virginia, Arizona, and Indiana. The consulting arm provides Due Diligence and Policy Research, Foreign Direct Investment Advisory, and Legislative/Regulatory Tracking and Analysis services. The firm does not operate as a technology platform but rather as a professional services organization delivering strategic counsel through human expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Federal Government Affairs Services

Quantifiable outcome

• $1.7 billion in foreign direct investment advised over three years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Holtzman Vogel Baran Josefiak & Torchinsky PLLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMany Vogel Group principals, including Jill Holtzman Vogel, Linley Wilson, Annie Beckstrom, Catie Lane Bailey, Brandon Smith, Brian D. Nieves, and Julian Yowell, are also partners at Holtzman Vogel PLLC or its affiliated entity. This firm specializes in political, regulatory, and litigation law. The firms work in coordination, with Vogel Group providing government affairs services while Holtzman Vogel handles related legal matters.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Holland & Knight: Large law and government affairs firm whose state government affairs practices Vogel has historically hired out of (Tennessee team joined Vogel from Holland & Knight). Competes head-to-head on state-level advocacy and FDI advisory work.
• Squire Patton Boggs: Global law firm with a top-tier public policy service group covering healthcare, energy, tax, and trade; represents large enterprise clients similar to those served by Vogel and competes for the same federal lobbying and regulatory engagement budgets.
• Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck: Top-tier integrated lobbying and legal firm with a deep D.C. government relations practice covering energy, healthcare, financial services, and real estate — a direct competitor for Vogel's marquee clients and a comparable bipartisan positioning.
• Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld: AmLaw firm with one of the largest federal lobbying and policy practices in Washington; represents corporate, association, and sovereign clients across verticals that overlap heavily with Vogel's federal practice, including energy, healthcare, and trade.
• Venable LLP (Government Contracts and Public Policy): East Coast law firm with an established government contracts and public policy practice that competes for similar federal advocacy and regulatory engagements, especially in healthcare and financial services.

Direct peers

• BGR Group: Bipartisan Washington-based lobbying and government affairs firm providing federal and state-level advocacy to corporate, association, and investor clients — closely comparable to Vogel in scale, bipartisan positioning, and high-profile per-client wins.
• Mehlman Consulting: Washington bipartisan lobbying and government affairs firm serving corporate clients on tax, healthcare, and trade — an overlapping service offering with comparable scale and Republican-leaning institutional ties.
• Forbes Tate Partners: Bipartisan strategic communications and government affairs firm in Washington serving corporate, association, and investor clients with federal advocacy and policy communications — closest direct peer in service mix and client segment.
• Cassidy & Associates: Washington-based bipartisan government relations firm focused on federal lobbying for corporate and association clients; comparable in scale, positioning, and reliance on principal-level relationships.

Emerging players

• Boundary Stone Partners: Washington policy and government affairs firm founded by former senior congressional staff; competes in similar federal advocacy and regulatory strategy engagements and represents a rising-tier peer in the same client verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vogel-group
• Xx.com/vogelgroupdc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles29 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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