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Mehlman Consulting adds Top Senate and House Counsel Naveen Parmar
August 5, 2024 | By Mehlman Consulting
Naveen Parmar, a seasoned Capitol Hill veteran serving in multiple senior roles in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives will be joining Mehlman Consulting August 1 as a Principal at the respected bipartisan government relations firm. In between his roles as a senior counsel in the Senate and House, Parmar also helped lead tax policy and advocacy for a top financial services firm.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Naveen to the firm,” said Mehlman Consulting Partner Paul Thornell. “Our clients are going to benefit enormously from his strategic counsel, his diverse experience, and his expertise on so many issues that will be front and center in 2025 and beyond, including tax, housing, banking, insurance, and small business policy.”
“I’m excited to join one of the best government relations firms in Washington,” Parmar said. “Mehlman’s team is widely known for its sharp insights and deep policy credentials, and I look forward to sharing expertise from my years in the Senate and House to help guide some of America’s leading companies, trade associations, and foundations in their legislative and regulatory challenges.”
Parmar joins Mehlman Consulting from his role as Chief Counsel to Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO) where he managed the economic policy and Judiciary Committee portfolios for one of the Senate’s most effective bipartisan leaders. He concludes his 13+ year run on Capitol Hill where he served in two roles with the House Small Business Committee as General Counsel and Tax Counsel and also for Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) as her tax counsel and for a Ways and Means Committee member. He also spent over five years at Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company where he led the company’s tax policy advocacy efforts.
Founded in 2004, Mehlman Consulting is one of Washington, D.C.’s most respected and effective bipartisan government relations firms. Mehlman is consistently ranked as a top 10 firm and its partners and partners and principals are routinely included in listings of the most effective lobbyists in the nation’s capital.