It makes sense that the former politico landed at Squire Patton Boggs, with its noted lobbying practice that is a huge revenue generator – though the firm insists Boehner will not be a lobbyist in his new role.
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The former House speaker will serve as a “strategic adviser” at Squire Patton Boggs, an global law firm with clients that include Fortune 100 companies and national governments. The Washington Post reports that “strategic adviser” is a common job title for former politicians who take jobs with lobbying organizations but don’t formally register as lobbyists.
“With Speaker Boehner joining our team, we’re better positioned than ever to grow our brand throughout the world and to fully capitalize on our integrated global platform”, said Squire Patton Boggs chairman and global CEO Mark Ruehlmann.
In a press release on Tuesday, the firm said that Boehner “will not lobby” but will instead “serve as a strategic adviser to clients in the U.S. and overseas, and will focus on global business development”.
What teens need most from their parents. Politico notes that he’s joining a firm with other connections to OH; predecessor firm Squire Sanders was founded in Cleveland, and the father of Squire Patton Boggs chair Mark Reuhlmann was once mayor of Cincinnati.
Also on Tuesday, the firm announced that longtime Boehner aides John Criscuolo and Amy Lozupone will join the team. Trett Lott (R-Mississippi) and and John Breaux (D-Louisiana) and former Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Georgia).
It’s Boehner’s second foray into the private sector, following the news last week that he is joining the board of the tobacco giant Reynolds American.
Though Boehner said when he resigned from the House that he wanted to hit the links after his sometimes-tense tenure as speaker, the Ohioan offered a major clue that he had more on the horizon than golf.
Squire Patton Boggs was the third-biggest K Street practice past year as measured by income reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act, with $25 million in federal lobbying revenue, according to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics.
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Squire Patton Boggs has more than 1,500 lawyers in 46 offices in 21 countries, according to the release.
