About us

“From start to finish, we will be personally invested in your success because we don’t succeed unless you do. This means that we will be honest with you about the challenges you face, the odds of success, and what it will take to succeed.”
— David Catania & Ben Young | Co-Founders

Georgetown Public Affairs, LLC (“GPA”) was founded in 2018 by David Catania and Ben Young.  We are a full service public affairs firm dedicated to advancing the public policy agendas of our clients of every size and at every level around the world, from small entrepreneurs to established industry leaders and from city hall to national governments.

Our clients come from a broad range of industries.

Healthcare

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Education

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Technology

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Micromobility

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Construction

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Energy

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Financial Services

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Healthcare | Education | Technology | Micromobility | Construction | Energy | Financial Services |

Our services

    • Lobbying

    • Legislative and regulatory strategy and drafting

    • Issue monitoring

    • Procurement support

    • Engagement with public officials

    • Compliance

    • Message development

    • Training on rules for talking to the media

    • Earned media strategies

    • Crisis communications

    • Op-Ed drafting & placement

    • Executive thought leadership

    • Digital media design and production

    • Video shoots

    • Animation

    • Ad targeting and placement

    • Reporting/Analytics

    • Performance analysis

    • Polling

    • Message development

    • Ad production and placement

    • Government affairs strategy

    • Coordination with allies and grassroots support

    • Political engagement

    • Candidate endorsement

    • Independent expenditures

    • Risk minimization

    • Ethics compliance

    • Point-of-entry assessment

    • Legislative and regulatory burden analysis

    • Strategic partnership support

    • Government affairs

    • Lobbying

Why clients choose GPA

We bring unparalleled passion and dedication to our work. We don’t offer advice from the sidelines. We act as an integrated part of your team, helping to oversee the development and execution of your public affairs efforts.

Something else about us

Our conference room is named after our late friend, colleague and mentor, Sanford M. Saunders, Jr.

Sandy was the former managing partner of the Washington, DC office of Greenberg Traurig LLP. He was one of Washington’s top litigators and frequent foe of Vladimir Putin. In this picture, Sandy is being frisked on his way to court in Moscow, where he was defending a victim of Putin’s political persecution.

Sandy’s spirit and tenacity lives on in our work at GPA.

Organizations we are proud to support