CGCN Group
public affairs and communications firm based in Washington, D.C.
CGCN Group is a Washington, D.C.-based public affairs, strategic communications, policy advisory, and analytics firm that provides government relations, stakeholder engagement, regulatory strategy, and communications services to corporate, association, and nonprofit clients. The firm was founded in 2000 and was formerly known as Clark Geduldig Cranford & Nielsen. Several of the firm's principals previously served in Republican administrations and congressional leadership positions. The firm has strong ties to Republican policymakers and the party's conservative wing. Its clients have included financial institutions, energy companies, trade associations, and corporations such as News Corporation, Mastercard, and American Airlines.
History
CGCN Group originated from the lobbying firm created by Steve Clark in 2000. Sam Geduldig and Gary Lytle joined Clark in 2007, and the firm became known as Clark Lytle & Geduldig.
The firm worked with financial services companies during the financial reform debate from 2009 to 2010, involving laws like the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. At the time, CGCN had more financial services clients in Washington, D.C., than other firms during the Troubled Asset Relief Program. In the wake of Republicans taking control of Congress in 2010, CGCN saw strong growth in its business and the firm doubled in size from 2015 to 2017.
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