Nick Rockwell

Nick Rockwell is a principal in the firm’s Public Policy Practice Group, where he advises clients on legislative and regulatory matters, drawing on nearly a decade of senior experience on Capitol Hill and a deep understanding of digital assets, financial services, agriculture, workforce development, energy, rural development and tax policy. He has helped shape significant legislative initiatives involving emerging financial technologies, commodity markets and federal policymaking through his work on both the House Committees on Agriculture and Financial Services, respectively.

Prior to joining the firm, Nick served as staff director for the House Committee on Financial Services’ Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence under Chairman French Hill. In that role, he helped advance the committee’s policy agenda on emerging technologies, including the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act), the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act), the American Reserve Modernization Act, the Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act and the Unleashing AI Innovation in Financial Services Act, among others.

Previously, Nick served as professional staff for the House Committee on Agriculture under Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson, where his portfolio included digital assets, rural development, energy, derivatives and tax issues. During his tenure, he contributed to major legislative initiatives, including the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, and the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21).

Nick also spent more than six years in Chairman Thompson's personal office, advancing through a series of legislative roles culminating in legislative director. In that capacity, he played a key role in developing and executing the congressman's legislative agenda and advising on a broad range of policy matters.

Nick earned a B.A. in political science from Pennsylvania State University, with minors in economics and health policy and administration.