With only a card table and a telephone, lobbyist Emanuel "Manny" Rouvelas in 1973 opened a Washington office that would later become part of K&L Gates. His mission was clear: Bring Seattle-based Preston, Thorgrimson, Ellis, Holman & Fletcher’s clients a new practice called "policy."
At the start of the shop’s 40th year, and tens of millions in lobby-practice revenues later, Rouvelas has replaced the card table with something a bit nicer.
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