Feinstein’s chief counsel heads to K Street

Neil Quinter, chief counsel to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), has joined law and lobby firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, the firm announced on Tuesday.

He comes to the firm after working stints for Feinstein and the Senate Judiciary Committee since 1995. In between, he served as a partner at McDermott Will & Emery. Quinter was also elected to the Maryland House of Delegates and served in the statehouse from 2003 to 2007. 

{mosads}“Neil is an exciting addition to our busy and growing team in Washington,” said Marc Lampkin, Brownstein’s government relations department co-chair and managing partner of the firm’s Washington office. “His combination of legal and political knowledge is a boost toward our vision for the comprehensive services we offer our clients.”

Brownstein is the third largest lobbying firm on K Street by revenue, taking in more than $12 million in lobbying fees during the first half of 2015. 

Its clients include Caesars Entertainment, Citgo Petroleum, Citigroup, FedEx, Comcast, Johnson & Johnson, McDonald’s and Dish Network, which is in talks to merge with T-Mobile.