Cassie Gilson, Gilson Government Strategies, Cassie Gilson is a registered lobbyist and lawyer with considerable political and legal experience, having served as an attorney and political advisor to a variety of clients on issues throughout California. Before founding Gilson Government Strategies, Cassie was a lobbyist at Sacramento’s largest lobbying and public affairs firm, where she represented energy, alternative transportation, land development, consumer products, insurance, healthcare and other business interests.  More recently, Cassie has been representing clients closely involved with California’s major healthcare reform legislation, the implementation of AB 32, the state’s landmark global warming legislation, and the ongoing development of state chemical policy, among other issues. In addition to her extensive legislative experience, Cassie frequently lobbies state regulatory agencies, departments, boards and commissions, as well as local governments throughout the state.

Cassie’s government experience includes serving as Senior Policy Advisor to Governor Gray Davis and on the legal staff of the Office of Science and Technology Policy in The White House.

Before she began lobbying full time, Cassie was an attorney at the law firms of Landels Ripley & Diamond and Farella Braun & Martel where she advised clients on air, water, hazardous waste and materials, and land use laws and regulations. She also provided strategic counsel for large brownfield projects and represented clients in administrative proceedings and negotiations regarding siting, permitting and decommissioning of industrial and energy facilities. Prior to that, Cassie was policy and program director for the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance.

Cassie holds a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University and a law degree from Stanford Law School. She is an active member of the State Bar of California.