What Mehlman Consulting does

Mehlman Consulting is a privately held, bipartisan government relations and lobbying firm headquartered at 1341 G Street NW, Suite 1100, Washington, D.C. Founded in 2004 by Bruce Mehlman, the firm operates under the legal name Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas Inc. and serves approximately 150 corporate clients — roughly half of which are concentrated in the healthcare sector — along with trade associations, emerging companies, and other organizations seeking to influence federal policy. Core service lines consist of Strategic Counsel, Message Creation, Advocacy, Intelligence Gathering, Policy Analysis and Support, and Issue Tracking, delivered by a bipartisan team of roughly 20 full-time lobbyists that includes former Senate and House leadership staff, committee staff directors, and senior administration officials.

The firm monetizes engagement through professional-services retainers on a quote-based pricing model that is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led and reputation-driven, leveraging Bruce Mehlman's widely circulated "Age of Disruption" Substack (tens of thousands of weekly readers), the long-running "Health Care Checkup" newsletter, the "14th & G" podcast, public speaking at venues including Harvard Kennedy School, Yale School of Management, and Georgetown, and coverage of the firm's infographics in Washington Post, Axios, Politico, CNN, Bloomberg, and Fox News.

There is no underlying software platform, proprietary technology stack, or AI/ML system. The firm's "product" is human capital — specifically the institutional knowledge, Hill relationships, and bipartisan access of its partner and principal group. The firm has been consistently ranked among Washington D.C.'s top 10 lobbying firms and has appeared on The Hill's Top Lobbyists list every year from 2022 through 2025 and on Washingtonian's 500 Most Influential People list across the same period. The company has no external investors, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and operates exclusively in the United States federal-advocacy market.

Name

Mehlman Consulting

Legal name

Mehlman Consulting

Website

https://mehlmanconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mehlman Consulting is a privately held, bipartisan Washington D.C. government relations and lobbying firm founded in 2004 by Bruce Mehlman, serving approximately 150 corporate, association, and emerging-company clients through roughly 20 full-time lobbyists with deep bipartisan Hill, White House, and regulatory relationships, and is consistently ranked among the city's top 10 lobbying firms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Relations and Lobbying Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

Keywords

• Government relations consulting
• Federal lobbying services
• Strategic advocacy services
• Policy analysis consulting
• Bipartisan lobbying firm

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Relations and Lobbying Services: Mehlman Consulting generates revenue by providing bipartisan government relations, strategic counsel, message creation, advocacy, intelligence gathering, policy analysis, and issue tracking services to corporate clients, trade associations, and other stakeholders seeking to influence federal policy.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Mehlman Consulting is a bipartisan government relations and lobbying firm that helps corporate clients, trade associations, and other stakeholders develop and execute advocacy strategies before Congress, the White House, and federal regulatory agencies. The firm sells six core service lines: Strategic Counsel, Message Creation, Advocacy, Intelligence Gathering, Policy Analysis and Support, and Issue Tracking. It supplements these paid services with thought leadership content such as the 14th & G Podcast, the Health Care Checkup newsletter, legislative analysis reports, and political trend infographics.

Product overview

Mehlman Consulting is a bipartisan government relations firm offering a comprehensive suite of lobbying and policy advisory services. The core offering consists of six primary service lines: Strategic Counsel, Message Creation, Advocacy, Intelligence Gathering, Policy Analysis and Support, and Issue Tracking. These services are delivered by a bipartisan team of former congressional staff and policy experts. The firm supplements its consulting services with thought leadership content including the 14th & G Podcast, Health Care Checkup (a weekly health policy summary produced for over 10 years), Legislative Analysis Reports (covering congressional sessions and policy outlooks), and Bruce Mehlman's widely-cited political trend infographics. The firm is consistently ranked among Washington's top 10 lobbying firms and serves approximately 150 clients, with significant focus on the health care sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Counsel Expert consultation helping clients develop and implement winning advocacy strategies to navigate policy battles in Congress, the White House, and federal regulatory agencies. Targeted at corporate clients, trade associations, and other stakeholders seeking to influence federal policy.
• Message Creation Development of messaging frameworks and communication strategies enabling clients to effectively convey their positions on federal policy and legislative matters to policymakers and the public.
• Advocacy Direct lobbying and advocacy services conducted on behalf of clients to influence legislative, regulatory, and executive-branch outcomes in Washington, DC.
• Intelligence Gathering Collection and analysis of political and policy intelligence to inform client strategies and decision-making on federal policy developments.
• Policy Analysis and Support In-depth analysis of legislative and regulatory proposals and related support services that help clients understand and respond to federal policy developments.
• Issue Tracking Ongoing monitoring and tracking of policy issues, legislative developments, and regulatory activities relevant to client interests across federal government.

Quantifiable outcome

• Grew from approximately a dozen clients to approaching 150 clients over the firm's history

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Venable LLP: US law firm with a Washington-based government affairs practice. Comparable to Mehlman Consulting in providing federal lobbying and policy advisory services, with additional depth from legal and regulatory practices primarily serving US-based clients.

Direct peers

• BGR Group: A bipartisan government affairs and strategic communications firm headquartered in Washington DC. Directly comparable to Mehlman Consulting as a mid-to-large bipartisan advocacy shop serving corporate and association clients across healthcare, tech, and financial services.
• Forbes Tate Partners: Strategic communications and government affairs firm in Washington DC. Directly comparable to Mehlman Consulting as a mid-sized bipartisan advocacy and public affairs shop combining lobbying with strategic communications for Fortune 500 clients in healthcare, tech, and energy.
• Cornerstone Government Affairs: Bipartisan government affairs firm in Washington DC founded by former senior Hill staff. Directly comparable to Mehlman Consulting in its bipartisan positioning, partner-led engagement model, and focus on federal advocacy for corporate and association clients.
• Cassidy & Associates: Washington DC-based government relations firm long ranked in the top tier of K Street lobbying shops. Directly comparable to Mehlman Consulting in service mix (advocacy, strategic counsel, policy analysis) and client base (Fortune 500, trade associations).
• Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck: One of the largest Washington lobbying and government relations firms, ranked consistently among the top DC shops. Comparable to Mehlman Consulting in that it serves Fortune 500 and association clients with bipartisan advocacy, policy strategy, and direct lobbying services, though at much larger scale with integrated legal practice.

Broad incumbents

• Squire Patton Boggs: International law and public policy firm with a substantial Washington government relations practice. Overlaps Mehlman Consulting's bipartisan federal lobbying services but is much larger and multi-disciplinary.
• Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld: Largest lobbying firm in the US by revenue, operating as part of a global law practice. Overlaps Mehlman Consulting's federal lobbying and policy advisory services but is much broader in scope with a global legal practice and hundreds of lobbyists.
• Holland & Knight: Major law firm with one of the largest Washington government affairs practices. Comparable to Mehlman Consulting's federal policy advocacy work, but operates as part of a full-service international law firm.

Emerging players

• S-3 Group: Boutique government affairs and strategic consulting firm. Comparable to Mehlman Consulting in offering bipartisan federal advocacy and policy strategy to corporate clients, but smaller and focused principally on tech, telecom, and digital policy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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