+49 (0)160 9782 1781 • +1 202 607 4065 • andrew@dc-berlin.com Andrew C. Adair, J.D.
Summary: American public-policy advisor helping German organizations navigate opportunities and challenges posed by Washington politics. Record of success as Congressional advisor, political and legal advocate. Over 10 years of experience in government service (Congress, U.S. Courts), government relations, private legal practice, and academia. Excellent communications skills, including fluency in German. Substantial partner networks in Washington and Berlin.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND REPRESENTATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
DC / BERLIN CONSULTING, Berlin / Washington, D.C. Oct. 2018-present Founder and CEO • Advance interests of German companies, trade associations, and non-profit organizations vis-à- vis American political and policy trends and stakeholders. • Produce tailor-made Washington insight programs for German organizations e.g. RIAS-Berlin- Kommission (foundation for broadcast journalists) and AOK International Consulting (for health professionals). Programs have included closed-door dinner with a U.S. Senator, meetings with senior Congressional staff, staff at U.S. agencies, past president of White House Correspondents’ Association, as well as prominent private-sector partners. • Deliver speeches and presentations (in German and English) for German organizations, including Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V., numerous Industrie- und Handelskammern (München und Oberbayern, Hannover, Potsdam, Braunschweig, Erfurt), Bundesvereinigung Logistik, American Club of Hamburg e.V., Rias-Berlin-Kommission, DGAP. • Publish and distribute bilingual newsletter to readership of 3,500 about the impact of U.S. politics on German business community (available at www.dc-berlin.com). • Publish articles in German language on U.S. policy (trade, sanctions, health care), including in Mittelstand (magazine of the BVMW), Gesundheit und Gesellschaft (magazine of the AOK), OstContact, IranContact, and Wirtschaft (magazine of the IHK Braunschweig). • Comment on U.S. policy developments to German broadcast and print media including ARD Tagesthemen, Tagesschau 24, Deutsche Welle, n-tv, TV-Berlin, KCRW-Berlin. • Produce closed-door events in Berlin with guests from Washington, including current and former Senate staff. • Draft commissioned studies for Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (USA), including production of a nationwide database of U.S. public-policy experts on critical transatlantic issues; and co-authored study comparing U.S. and E.U. development strategies in Africa. • Draft political impact reports for U.S.-based research agency advising investors.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS, Washington, D.C. Nov. 2013-Oct. 2018 Government Relations Representative • Represented priorities of nation’s third largest physician association before Congress and the Executive Branch; led advocacy to Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees. • Represented AAFP throughout Congress’s efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, including the FY2017 (health reform) and FY2018 (tax reform) budget reconciliation processes, and during passage of sweeping Medicare legislation impacting physicians; leveraged extensive network in House and Senate to help secure inclusion of association priorities in legislation. • Drafted numerous advocacy and policy documents to Congress and the Executive Branch, including white papers, formal correspondence signed by AAFP Board Chair. • Delivered public speeches and presentations at Congressional briefings and several national conferences.
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+49 (0)160 9782 1781 • +1 202 607 4065 • [email protected] Andrew C. Adair, J.D. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, Fairfax, Va. May 2014-Dec. 2015 Adjunct Faculty, Department of Health Administration and Policy • Designed and taught health-law course to graduate students in health administration.
OFFICE OF REP. JIM McDERMOTT (D-WA), Washington, D.C. June 2011-Oct. 2013 Health Counsel • Managed policy portfolio for Ranking Democrat on House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health; managed relationships with federal and state officials during rollout of Obamacare. • Drafted and advanced legislation to support Congressman’s priorities; built coalitions of leading clinical and consumer groups to support; two such bills received national press coverage including stories in the Washington Post and Time. • Spoke on numerous health-policy panels for companies, trade and professional associations (e.g. Brookings) about Congressman’s priorities and Congressional health policymaking. • Served as group leader on bipartisan Congressional staff delegation to People’s Republic of China.
FELDESMAN TUCKER LEIFER FIDELL LLP, Washington, D.C. July 2009-May 2011 Associate, Litigation and Federal Grants Groups • Represented non-profit organizations as well as a major U.S. city in disputes connected to federal health and grant programs (including Medicare, Medicaid, Head Start, and others). • Served as lead counsel in several commercial disputes with successful outcomes.
MAYER BROWN LLP, Washington, D.C. October 2007-July 2009 Associate, Litigation Group • Helped secure successful client outcomes on high-stakes commercial litigation at major international law firm (practice areas included antitrust, securities, and white-collar criminal).
UNITED STATES COURTS, Philadelphia, Pa. / Washington, D.C. Law Clerk, Honorable Cynthia M. Rufe, U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Pa. 2006-2007 Law Clerk, Honorable Geoffrey M. Alprin, Associate Judge, D.C. Superior Court 2005-2006
FULL-TIME JAZZ PIANIST, New York, N.Y. /New Orleans, La. 1995-2002 • Performed at major U.S. and international jazz venues with leading jazz artists. • Produced critically acclaimed CD “States” for jazz label Fresh Sound (Catalog No. FSNT-061).
EDUCATION
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, Washington, D.C. Juris Doctor, with honors, May 2005 • Executive Managing Editor, The George Washington International Law Review
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, Chapel Hill, N.C. Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, December 1994 • Study Abroad Program at the Technische Universität, Berlin, Germany, 1992-1993
THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL, New York, N.Y. • Studied classical piano and music theory, 1990-1991
OTHER: Foreign languages: German (fluent); French (conversant); Member, American Council on Germany; Member, District of Columbia Bar; New York Bar; American Bar Association
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