Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce that Adam Berg has joined the firm’s global Public Policy practice as of counsel. He previously served as chief counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations.
“Our Public Policy team brings decades of experience helping clients across industries navigate appropriations laws and an increasingly complex federal bureaucracy in order to achieve their goals,” said Public Policy co-chair Robert Kapla. “Adam’s extensive expertise and relationships on both sides of the aisle make him a unique addition to our team and we are delighted he has joined us.”
As chief counsel, Mr. Berg assisted the Appropriations Committee Chair, staff director and all twelve subcommittee chairs during all markups, floor consideration and conference committee meetings. He advised Members and staff on legislative drafting, floor and Committee procedure, budget law, amendment strategy and floor strategy, working regularly with Democratic leadership and committee staff across the House.
In 2017 and 2018, in addition to serving as Appropriations Committee chief counsel for the Democratic staff, Mr. Berg served as minority staff director and clerk of the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, helping successfully negotiate with House and Senate counterparts the bipartisan annual appropriations measures signed into law for three consecutive fiscal years. He also wrote legislative and committee report language and conducted oversight of the Subcommittee’s agencies, offices and programs.
Mr. Berg previously served as deputy staff director and counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Rules’ Democratic staff where he worked closely with leadership and other committees to develop and execute legislative strategy for the Democratic Caucus.
Commenting on his move to the firm, Mr. Berg said, “Squire Patton Boggs’ reputation and credentials handling complex policy issues for clients are second to none, making it a natural destination when considering my move into the private sector. I’m excited to join the firm and work with my new colleagues here in DC and in the firm’s offices around the world.”