About Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti Inc.
How we work explains why we succeed.
We understand the process of getting things done in Washington. Who to go to. Who to avoid. When to strike. When to lay low. How to approach. How to retreat. What matters to leaders and what is mere background noise. We’ve traveled the back roads, navigated the shortcuts and negotiated the hairpin curves that can lead to victory. Time and again.
Unique reach and unparalleled expertise are our strong suits. The combined history of our principals yields substantive knowledge and in-the-trenches expertise on a wide range of policy issues. Most importantly, we can talk to and bend the ear of those in power to inform their decision making. Our professionals know the issues, players and winning strategies that matter to clients.
Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti Inc. are not just names on a mast head. We are sleeves-rolled-up participants in developing strategy and implementing it. When the company is hired, all of its professionals have been hired. And the eventual work product has the fingerprints of former Chiefs of Staff, General Counsels, Staff Directors and Executive Branch officials all over it.
No templates here.
We understand that every client comes to us with a unique requirement that deserves—and demands—a unique response. We know better than to leap to conclusions and tweak an ill-informed, generic plan that “worked well the last time”. First we do our homework; then we apply experience to vision—develop an informed strategy and execute on an action plan that gets the job done.
Integrity is non-negotiable.
For Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti Inc., integrity is not a standard for doing business; it is the soul of doing business. Our work is straightforward, direct, purposeful and principled. We are looked to for trustworthy advice and ethical innovation. We are committed to being renowned for both.
This is not our first trip to the mound.
Experience has been a good and tenured teacher for the people of Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti Inc.. Our accomplishments for our clients are a direct result of our first hand encounters in Washington. We’ve learned the nuts and bolts, in’s and out’s, quirks and quagmires of the Capital, executive branch and federal agencies up close and personally throughout several decades of public service. What’s more, we’re seasoned enough to only do what we do best.
In the News
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Politico
Navigating Congressional Hearings
6.17.10
Most congressional hearings don't possess the same dramam or rivet public attention as many expect BP Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward's testimony will today. But for any company or interest group, the stakes of testifying at a congressional hearing can still be enormous. One bad answer can invite additional congressional scrutiny or doom the prospects of an organization's crucial legislative priority...[F]or potential congressional witnesses out there who are not dealing with a major environmental challenge, there are some basic principles of success for congressional appearances.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0610/38627.html
msnbc.com
2012 already? Showcase previews GOP contest
Presidential hopefuls gather at Southern Republican Leadership Conference
By Mark Murray
3.9.10
“Presidential campaigns are organizational exercises," said Republican strategist Alex Vogel, who worked for Frist in 2006. If you can't organize to get your supporters to vote in the straw poll, he added, the it raises questions about your organizational skills."
The Washington Post
New health-care rules multiply man-hours for policymakers,bureaucrats
By N.C. Aizenman
6.3.10
But Dean Rosen, who was a health-care adviser to then-Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), cautioned against assuming that Angoff's team would be hostile to insurers. "If you look at this administration, it would certainly be hard to find people who favor the insurance industry...But these are people who want this law to work, and there's a serious discussion underway about how much regulation the market can take."
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Phoenix Business Journal
Business groups praise export plan, but want more
By Kent Hoover
2.12.10
“To double our exports, U.S. companies need worldwide operations and supply chains that span the globe," said Bruce Melhman, the council's executive director...
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Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association Elects Stacey Rampy
By Jill Talley
2.2.10
The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA) has elcected Stacey Rampy, principal with Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti Ince., to its Board of Directors...
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Washington Post
Republican Brown beats Coakley in special Senate election in Massachusetts
By Paul Kane and Karl Vick
1.20.10
"Alex Vogel, a GOP strategist, said the White House was right in dismissing Coakley as a "bad candidate."...
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Roll Call
Elite Lobbying Firms Posted Big Gains in 2009
By Anna Palmer
1.21.10
"I'm not sure that the normal 'this is an election year so we aren't going to be able to get a lot done' holds," said Alex Vogel of Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti Inc.
