Charles "Ches" Garrison, Senior Counsel to Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, joins Hogan Lovells Government Relations and Public Affairs practice
Ches Garrison, former senior counsel to Senator Sheldon Whitehouse ((D-RI) in his role on the Senate Judiciary Committee has joined Hogan Lovells Government Relations and Public Affairs practice as counsel in the firm’s Washington, DC office. Ches brings to his role a wealth of institutional knowledge and numerous legislative accomplishments that equip him with the strategic and practical know-how to help clients in the changing political landscape. He has worked across the aisle and alongside the Banking, Finance, and Judiciary Committees, Executive Branch officials, and foreign governments.
During his 10 years in the Senate, Ches worked with numerous Democratic and Republican offices and executive branch agencies on significant pieces of legislation and regulatory efforts, providing him with extensive policy and procedural experience. As part of his work in the Senate Judiciary Committee, Ches drafted legislation and developed legislative strategy with bipartisan staff, the business community, federal agencies, foreign governments, and advocacy groups on anti-money laundering, beneficial ownership, and anti-corruption legislation, including the bipartisan TITLE Act and Corporate Transparency Act, which was passed into law in 2021.
Ches also developed legislation on issues related to the tech industry, tax administration, banking and securities regulation, digital privacy, tort reform, bankruptcy, immigration, and matters related to the Drug Enforcement Administration. He has worked with financial services and banking trade associations on bills related to credit unions and small business bankruptcy, including helping secure the passage of the Small Business Reorganization Act in 2019. Ches began his career as deputy to the senior counselor to U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy and as a professional staff member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, where he worked with bipartisan congressional staff, Obama Administration officials, and outside groups on education legislation, including planning and shaping strategy for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization (ESEA).