What The Cormac Group does

The Cormac Group is a bi-partisan strategic consulting and lobbying firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., founded in March 2001 and operating as a privately held limited liability partnership (The Cormac Group LLP). The firm provides strategic consulting and lobbying services to clients seeking to influence legislative and regulatory outcomes at the federal and state levels. Its core offering centers on developing results-oriented legislative and regulatory strategies, securing federal appropriations and grants, providing government affairs counsel, and assisting clients in navigating complex regulatory environments across sectors including transportation, telecommunications, technology, international trade, healthcare, financial services, environment, and energy.

The firm's client base is diverse and includes higher education institutions (e.g., American College of Education, ECPI University, Nova Southeastern University, Universal Technical Institute, NUC University), healthcare organizations (Athletico Physical Therapy, Easterseals, Franciscan Alliance, Sonova, Healthcare Realty), municipal governments (Broward County and several Florida cities), corporations (Bacardi, PrizePicks, BankMobile, Pine Valley Capital, PDVSA Ad Hoc), law firms, and non-profit advocacy organizations. The firm also operates a paid Government Affairs Internship/Fellowship program providing up to six months of training in legislative research, policy analysis, and stakeholder engagement.

The Cormac Group does not develop or deploy proprietary technology; it operates as a professional services firm. Revenue is generated through retainer engagements negotiated on a per-client basis, with go-to-market executed via direct partner-led outreach, leveraging the principals' decades of prior government service (former Hill staffers, Senate leadership aides, House Budget Committee leadership, and senior State Department and USAID officials) to source and deliver engagements. No public pricing exists, and the firm has no external investors, parent company, or subsidiaries.

Name

The Cormac Group

Legal name

The Cormac Group LLP

Website

https://thecormacgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Cormac Group is a bi-partisan strategic consulting and lobbying firm founded in 2001 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. It delivers legislative strategy, federal appropriations support, and regulatory advocacy to clients across higher education, healthcare, municipal government, corporate, and nonprofit sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Affairs Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Policy, Regulatory & Public Affairs Research (BPAHALAF)

Keywords

• Government affairs consulting
• Federal lobbying services
• Strategic policy advocacy
• Legislative regulatory strategy
• Federal appropriations funding

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, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Strategic Consulting and Lobbying Services: The firm generates revenue through strategic consulting and lobbying retainer arrangements with clients seeking to influence legislative and regulatory outcomes at the federal and state levels. Services include developing legislative and regulatory strategies, securing federal appropriations and grants, and providing government affairs counsel.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Cormac Group is a bi-partisan strategic consulting and lobbying firm that develops results-oriented legislative and regulatory strategies at the federal and state levels for clients in transportation, telecommunications, technology, international trade, healthcare, financial services, environment, and energy. The firm's work centers on helping clients understand the governmental decision-making process, securing federal appropriations and grants, and crafting policy advocacy campaigns to advance client objectives. The firm also operates a paid Government Affairs Internship/Fellowship program providing hands-on exposure to legislative research, policy analysis, and stakeholder engagement.

Product overview

The Cormac Group is a bi-partisan strategic consulting and lobbying firm offering a single, unified service offering focused on government affairs. The firm provides strategic consulting and lobbying services to help clients understand and navigate governmental decision-making processes while designing and implementing strategies to advance their goals. The core service encompasses legislative and regulatory strategy development at federal and state levels across multiple sectors including transportation, telecommunications, technology, international trade, healthcare, financial services, environment, and energy. The firm also operates a Government Affairs Internship/Fellowship program that provides practical training in public policy and lobbying.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Consulting and Lobbying Services Bi-partisan strategic consulting and lobbying services providing clients with understanding of the governmental decision-making process while designing and implementing strategies that advance their goals. The firm specializes in developing results-oriented legislative and regulatory strategies at federal and state levels spanning transportation, telecommunications, technology, international trade, healthcare, financial services, environment, and energy.
• Government Affairs Internship/Fellowship Program A paid, hourly Government Affairs Internship/Fellowship program offering hands-on exposure to all facets of the advocacy process, including legislative research, policy analysis, client support, communications strategy, meeting preparation, and stakeholder engagement for a term of up to six months.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $10 million in Community Project Funding secured for clients in FY22
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers34 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• CGCN Group: Bipartisan lobbying firm with comparable client profile in healthcare, education, and financial services and similar boutique operating model, making it a strong functional peer for comparison.
• Cornerstone Government Affairs: Mid-sized bipartisan government affairs firm with deep appropriations and defense expertise, comparable boutique partner structure, and a similar mix of association, municipal, and corporate clients.
• Mehlman Consulting: One of the best-known bipartisan government affairs and lobbying firms in Washington, with a similar boutique footprint and focus on healthcare, tax, and technology policy. Directly comparable in positioning and service model to The Cormac Group.
• Forbes-Tate Partners: Bipartisan government affairs and public affairs firm with strong appropriations and lobbying practices, similar client verticals (healthcare, education, transportation), and a comparable mid-sized partner structure.
• Cassidy & Associates: Long-standing bipartisan government relations firm with significant appropriations expertise and a similar federal lobbying orientation; comparable on core competency though historically larger.
• The Smith-Free Group: Small bipartisan lobbying firm with deep Senate and administration ties, focused on healthcare, financial services, and education — closely aligned verticals and similar scale to The Cormac Group.
• Subject Matter: Bipartisan strategic advisory and lobbying firm founded by former senior Hill staff, with comparable retainer-based federal advocacy and a similar mix of healthcare, education, and corporate clients. Closest direct peer on operating model.
• The BGR Group: Established bipartisan government affairs and lobbying firm with a deep federal appropriations practice and similar multi-sector client base; larger than The Cormac Group but directly comparable in service offering.

Broad incumbents

• Holland & Knight: Large national law firm with a substantial federal lobbying and government affairs practice covering healthcare, education, transportation, and financial services — broader incumbent with overlapping client verticals.
• Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck: Major national law and lobbying firm with one of the largest bipartisan government affairs practices in DC, providing lobbying, appropriations, and regulatory strategy across virtually every vertical The Cormac Group serves — broader incumbent peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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