Amy J. Kellogg

As Government Affairs practice group leader and partner in charge of the firm’s Albany office, Amy’s law practice focuses on representing a variety of New York State professional associations, businesses, and not-for-profits before New York State Government, including the State Legislature, Governor’s Office, and State Agencies. Amy is a former Legislative Aide to New York Assemblywoman Helene E. Weinstein, Chair of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee. Her practice includes:

• Providing lobbying and government-related services.
• Monitoring, analyzing, and reporting on the status of pending legislation.
• Communicating clients’ positions to members of the State Legislature, state agencies, and the Governor’s Office.
• Drafting legislation on behalf of clients.
• Researching and ensuring compliance with state and federal lobby and election laws.
• Assisting clients with strategy regarding the availability of and access to a variety of government funding-mechanisms and other programs.
• Advising clients regarding a myriad of government relations compliance issues, from procurement regulations to campaign finance laws.

Amy’s firm leadership also includes serving as chair of HSE’s Women Employee Resource Group.

PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS

• President, Potsdam College Foundation Board of Trustees
• Member, Standing Committee on Government Affairs, American Bar Association
• Board Member, National Association of State Lobbyists
• Secretary and Member, Albany Law School Government Law Center Advisory Board
• Member, American Bar Association
• Immediate Past Chair, American Bar Association Business Law Section Government Affairs Practice Committee
• Past President, National Alumni Association of Albany Law
• Past President, State University of New York at Potsdam Alumni Board of Trustees
• Past State President, New York State Women, Inc.

HONORS & AWARDS

• Named to the 2021 City & State Telecommunications Power 50 list
• Donald D. DeAngelis ’60 Excellence in Alumni Service Award recipient, Albany Law School, 2018
• Participant, American Israeli Education Foundation (AIEF) Northeast Progressive Leaders Delegation trip to Israel, December 2017
• Distinguished Service Award recipient, State University of New York at Potsdam Alumni Board of Trustees, 2016
• Selected to the Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, 2013-2017

NEWS

 Press Releases

• Harter Secrest & Emery’s Government Affairs Practice Named to New York State’s Top 50 Lobbyists List, August 31, 2021
• Amy J. Kellogg Named to the Inaugural City & State 2021 Telecommunications Power 50 List, April 6, 2021
• Harter Secrest & Emery Named to New York State’s Top 50 Lobbyists List, December 8, 2020
• Amy J. Kellogg Named Government Affairs Practice Group Leader, December 1, 2020
• Amy J. Kellogg and Erika N.D. Stanat Appointed to Leadership Positions at Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, February 14, 2020

PRESENTATIONS

• Co-Presenter, “Lobbying 101,” Harter Secrest & Emery webinar, November 18, 2021
• Moderator, “State and Provincial Regulation of Cannabis,” American Bar Association Business Law Section CLE, September 2019
• Presenter, “What’s New in New York Lobbying Compliance?” Professional Women in Advocacy Workshop, July 2019
• Panelist, “The boogeyman is coming: Emerging threats in lobbying disclosure and compliance,” Professional Women in Advocacy (PWIA) Conference, October 2018
• Panelist, “#Me Too Part 1: Ethical Obligations for Attorneys with Evolving Sexual Harassment Legislation,” American Bar Association Business Law Section CLE, 2018 Annual Meeting
• Presenter, “Protecting the Brand: Navigating Lobbying Rules and Regulations and Understanding the Lobbying Consequences of Social Activism,” National Association of Women Lawyers CLE, March 2018
• Panelist, “The Biggest Issues States Face in 2017 by the Numbers and How This Will Impact 2018,” Professional Women in Advocacy Conference, November 2017
• Moderator, “Dodd Frank: Will It Stay or Will It Go? Possible Reforms to the Legislation and Regulations,” American Bar Association Business Law Section CLE, 2017 Annual Meeting
• Moderator, “Post-Election Analysis: New President; New Congress; What Does It Mean for Business Lawyers?” American Bar Association Business Law Section CLE, 2017 Spring Meeting
• Moderator, “Elections Have Consequences: An Examination of the 2016 Elections, the Respective Candidates’ Post-Election Legislative Agendas and the Impact on You and Your Clients,” American Bar Association Business Law Section CLE, 2016 Annual Meeting
• Panelist, “Decision 2016: Political Campaign Activities by Nonprofit Organizations in the U.S. and Canada – Rules, Limitations, and Reporting Obligations,” American Bar Association Business Law Section CLE, 2016 Spring Meeting
• Moderator and Program Chair, “Political Law Update 2015,” American Bar Association Business Law Section CLE, 2015 Annual Meeting
• Moderator and Program Chair, “How Business Can Ethically and Legally Interact with Government,” American Bar Association Business Law Section CLE, 2015 Annual Meeting
• Moderator and Program Chair, “Campaign Finance Update for the Business Lawyer,” American Bar Association Business Law Section CLE, 2014 Annual Meeting
• Moderator and Program Chair, “Scandal Scarred: Managing Your Clients Through a Political or Government Scandal,” American Bar Association Business Law Section CLE, 2014 Spring Meeting
• Moderator and Program Chair, “The Business of Healthcare: The Development of Healthcare Exchanges in the Wake of the Supreme Court’s Obamacare Decision,” American Bar Association Business Law Section CLE, 2013 Annual Meeting
• Moderator, “Ethics in Lobbying and Government Affairs Practice,” American Bar Association Business Law Section CLE, 2012 Business Law Section Fall Meeting
• Moderator and Program Chair, “The Business of Healthcare: An Update on the Development of State Based Health Care Exchanges,” American Bar Association Business Law Section CLE, 2012 Business Law Section Spring Meeting
• Moderator and Program Chair, “The Business of Healthcare: The Development of State Based Health Care Exchanges,” American Bar Association Business Law Section CLE, 2011 Annual Meeting