Education
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American University Washington College of Law, J.D., 1994
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Brown University, B.A., 1983
Bar Admissions
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Thomas Downs handles high-profile matters involving Washington representation of corporations, nonprofit organizations, municipal governments, and educational institutions. He focuses on Congressional legislation, appropriations, grants, and partnerships involving federal agencies.
Mr. Downs draws on more than a decade of experience as a senior legislative aide on Capitol Hill and employs creative and innovative approaches in representing clients before the federal government. As a result of his profound knowledge and broad experience, Mr. Downs has led a variety of successful public policy initiatives on behalf of clients.
Representative Matters:
- Municipal Government Representation: Obtained legislative authorization, appropriations, and grants for priority projects on behalf of cities, counties, regional councils of governments, special municipal authorities, and other governmental bodies. Mr. Downs has led public policy initiatives benefiting municipalities in California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Texas, and Virginia.
- Technology Initiatives: Obtained more than $8 million in Congressional appropriations and established collaborative relationships with federal agencies on behalf of corporate and not-for-profit clients to advance leading-edge information technologies and systems.
- Youth and Family Service: Led public policy efforts and secured more than $7 million in appropriations on behalf of national, regional, faith-based, and community organizations that serve at-risk youths and their families through treatment, counseling, mentoring, and other services.
- Transportation: Obtained legislative authorization and appropriations of more than $15 million for highway projects, intelligent transportation systems, and other transportation improvements on behalf of clients in several states.
- Educational Programs: Obtained more than $15 million in appropriations to improve learning systems and educational programs for public school systems, universities, community colleges, and nonprofit educational organizations.
- Health Care Organizations: On behalf of health systems, hospitals, medical research, and health care advocacy organizations operating in 20 states, provided advice and counsel on public policy matters and obtained federal funding.
- Natural Resources and Environment: Assisted public and private organizations to advance legislative and agency initiatives involving drinking water and wastewater systems, wetlands protection, open space preservation, and parkland acquisition.
- Cultural Programs: Assisted museums, arts, humanities, and historic preservation organizations, helping clients to obtain legislative authorization and appropriations for a new Smithsonian Museum, a National Memorial in Washington DC, a history museum in Maryland, and a science museum in Louisiana.
- International Programs: Assisted nongovernmental organizations with public policy initiatives, including funding under the budgets of the Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development. Obtained Congressional support and funding for a multi-million dollar leadership training program for Afghan women, among other projects.
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