Aaron Cutler

Aaron Cutler is a partner with Hogan Lovells in Washington, D.C., in its Government Relations andPublic Affairs practice. He lobbies Congress in the energy and natural resources, banking and financial services, and technology, media and telecom sectors, and provides strategic advice to CEOs and executive managers on transactions and risks related to those transactions. He also monitors companies and investment funds. Mr. Cutler previously was a senior House staffer, serving as senior advisor for Policy and Outreach for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.). In this role, he was the leader’s direct liaison to the House Committees on Financial Services, Natural Resources and Energy and Commerce, and helped shepherd more than 100 bills on the floor. He coordinated legislative strategy with chairmen, members and their staff, and other leadership and committee offices, and led outreach efforts to the business and finance community. Mr. Cutler began his Hill career as a lawyer on the Energy and CommerceCommittee staff under Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), where he focused on energy and environment policy.He then advanced to deputy policy director and counsel under Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) with abroad policy portfolio. He also served as a senior policy advisor and counsel on the House Committee onNatural Resources under Chairman Doc Hastings (R-Wash.). During his time on Capitol Hill, Mr. Cutler was named by the National Journal as one of the top five staffers on energy and environmental issues. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, and was named a “top lawyer under 40” by Bisnow. Prior to his political career, he was an associate at two international law firms in New York, where he worked on futures and derivatives law, formed new private investment funds, and structured complex financial instruments. Mr. Cutler has been listed annually since 2015 in the Legal 500 US for Government Relations, and in 2015 was listed in The DCA as one of Washington’s Trending 40, Lawyers Under 40. Mr.Cutler received his B.A. in 2002 from The George Washington University and his J.D. in 2004 from the University of Michigan Law School.