Trump-Targeted Covington Hires President’s Ex Regulatory Chief (1)

May 14, 2025, 5:21 PM UTCUpdated: May 14, 2025, 6:54 PM UTC

A Heritage Foundation analyst and former regulations czar from President Donald Trump’s first term announced a move to Covington & Burling Wednesday.

Paul J. Ray said on LinkedIn he began a new role as of counsel in the Washington DC-based firm’s public policy practice group. He spent more than three years as the director of Heritage’s Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies and in a senior role at advisory firm Patomak Global Partners, according to his profile.

“I am excited to join Covington’s exceptional bipartisan team of former government lawyers and advisors, and I look forward to helping clients navigate ...

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