Mr. Maisano joined Bracewell & Giuliani LLP after 15 years as a press secretary on Capitol Hill and as a professional media consultant specializing in energy and environment issues. He maintains important contacts on Capitol Hill, especially with the appropriations and energy committees. Mr. Maisano is also well-connected with communicators in key administration press offices. As an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University's Carey Business School, Mr. Maisano teaches corporate communications and negotiations and bargaining in the MBA and graduate marketing programs. He also serves as guest lecturer on communications and global warming for several academic programs, including Northwestern's Medill School for Journalism, George Washington, Syracuse, and William and Mary Universities.