New Jersey lawyer-lobbying firms saw a 7% increase in earnings in 2025, with overall lobbying expenditures in the state reaching $110.6 million, according to a new report from the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).
McCarter placed second, reporting $3.47 million, a 3% increase over lobbying earning from 2024. Guillermo Artiles, chair of the firm’s Government Affairs practice, told the New Jersey Law Journal that the firm “remained industry-agnostic.”
“If you have a talented, policy-savvy and politically-oriented group, you can sort of service any client. We’re all quick studies. It’s about getting smart and becoming a business adviser to that business, and then coaching them in the legislature, in the governor’s office and whatever particular regulator that they find themselves before,” he said.
Guillermo attributed the firm’s growth over the past eight years to a strong and loyal client base, which has been able to continue to grow though referrals and a result-orientated approach.
“I think everyone realizes that data centers are absolutely critical to our collective future, but how they responsibly coexist in New Jersey and elsewhere, I think, is something that every legislator and governor in America is interested in solving,” he said.