Laurie Purpuro is a government affairs counselor in the firm’s Public Policy
and Law group. She focuses on energy, sustainability, and agriculture innovation
policy.
Prior to joining the firm, Laurie served as senior policy advisor to the Secretary of
the US Department of Energy. She has more than 10 years of experience on Capitol
Hill working for Senator Spencer Abraham (R-MI) as deputy chief of staff, and for
Congressman Jim Saxton (R-NJ) and Congressman Bob Davis (R-MI) as Legislative
Director. Laurie has advised members of Congress on issues including the
environment, energy, tax, interior, agriculture, and appropriations.
Laurie has experience with energy efficiency programs including the Energy Star
program, where she assists clients in developing comments and engaging Members of
Congress on Energy Star issues. She also works on emissions reduction policy
including advocating on behalf of clients for policy to support carbon utilization.
Her work on behalf of agriculture clients includes supporting establishment of an
Office of Urban Agriculture as well as the Agriculture Advanced Research and
Development Authority (AGARA) at USDA. In addition to her Capitol Hill experience,
Laurie served as Director of Government Relations for the American Forest and Paper
Association, where she lobbied Congress on environmental and transportation issues.
