Former Rep. Tom Loeffler hired by major K Street firm

Former Rep. Tom Loeffler (R-Texas) has been hired by a major K Street lobbying firm.

Loeffler will become a partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld’s public law and policy practice. 

“Tom has been providing excellent policy advice and advocacy to business clients for decades,” Smith Davis, the head of the firm’s public law and policy practice, said in a statement.

"I’m thrilled that he will now be applying his immense skills and experience — in both the public and private arenas — on behalf of Akin Gump’s clients.”

Loeffler recently worked as co-chairman for GrayLoeffler, a “global business advisory company.” 

He served in Congress from 1979 to 1986. During his time in the House, he was deputy whip and chief deputy whip. He sat on the Appropriations committee, the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Budget Committee . 

Loeffler served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1984, 1988, and 1992 and as a special assistant for legislative affairs to President Gerald Ford.

“It is energizing to join a firm that enjoys such an exceptional national and global reputation as Akin Gump,” Loeffler said in a statement. "I look forward to continuing to provide the kind of counsel and advocacy that will help the firm’s clients solve their most challenging issues.”