Troutman Strategies Honored in JAMES Magazine’s Top 100 Registered Lobbyists and Rising Stars Lists

September 03, 2024
By Eric Maxwell

Firm Ranked Among Top Governmental Affairs Firms in Georgia

ATLANTA – Troutman Strategies was ranked No. 5 among JAMES Magazine’s Top Governmental Affairs Firms in Georgia. In addition, JAMES Magazine named Ragen Marsh, Robert Willis, and Matt Ralston to its Top 100 Registered Lobbyists list, and Nicole Goshorn was named among The Lobbyist Rising Stars.

Marsh is a principal of Troutman Strategies. He helps clients ranging from Georgia-based small businesses to Fortune 500 companies navigate the Georgia General Assembly. Marsh also provides strategic and tactical guidance to clients and helps execute legislative campaigns through continuous outreach to legislators and executive branch officials.

Willis is the founder and chairman of Troutman Strategies and leads the group’s Atlanta, D.C., and Richmond offices. He has successfully managed complex issues for a multitude of clients in the technology, tax, telecommunications, banking and fintech, construction and development, film, transportation, and health care industries.

Ralston serves as a senior manager of state affairs for Troutman Strategies. He works year-round with members of the Georgia General Assembly and the executive branch as an advocate for improvement in a number of policy areas, such as agriculture and natural resources, education, higher education, state budget projects, technology, and health care.

Goshorn serves as a legislative analyst focused on monitoring legislative, executive, and regulatory actions in the state of Georgia. In addition to keeping clients informed on state government activities, she updates clients on business and industry developments, providing them with the necessary tools to operate their investments in Georgia.

According to JAMES Magazine, the rankings are based on the results of an online survey sent to subscribers, lobbyists, and government affairs specialists statewide. The magazine also consulted with top bipartisan elected officials, businesspeople, agency heads, and some of the lobbyists’ clients. Individuals were selected based on their integrity, ability to provide reliable information, and their local and state legislative access and success.

About Troutman Strategies

Troutman Strategies is a professional government affairs firm committed to providing solutions for business and government. Troutman Strategies is a subsidiary of Troutman Pepper Locke, a law firm with more than 1,600 attorneys in 30+ offices in the U.S. and UK, including the 10 largest U.S. legal markets. Learn more at troutmanstrategies.com.