Stephen Sayle

Stephen Sayle as a senior counsel in its Government Relations group. Mr. Sayle will be based out of the firm’s Washington, DC office. His practice will focus primarily on matters coming before the House and Senate commerce and judiciary committees, in particular telecommunications, technology, automotive and energy issues. The addition of Mr. Sayle to Dow Lohnes follows a number of recent high profile additions, including former Democratic Congressman Bob Carr, who served for 18 years as a Representative from Michigan and as Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, respected patent litigator Bruce Wieder and former Vice President and General Counsel of the American Council on Education, Sheldon Steinbach. Mr. Sayle comes to Dow Lohnes from Dutko Worldwide, a government affairs strategy and management firm. He has over seventeen years of Capitol Hill experience, both inside and outside of government. Mr. Sayle began his congressional career with Congressman Mike Oxley (R-OH), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. He then served three years as Legislative Counsel for Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX), where he handled telecommunications and other Energy and Commerce Committee issues. Mr. Sayle subsequently served as counsel for the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Investigations chaired by Congressman Barton. During his three year tenure as counsel, he focused on energy, environment and other issues. Mr. Sayle earned a B.A. in History from the University of Virginia and a J.D. from the University of Georgia.