December 13, 2023

Managing Partner, Neal Patel, was named to The Hill's inaugural "Changemakers List: 23 people who changed the discussion in 2023."

The list includes seven United States Senators, fives Members of the House of Representatives, and prominent members of the media.

"The list recognizes the power players and under-the-radar staffers and operators of Washington who have made a difference in driving and shaping the conversation at the Capitol and beyond.

Changemakers are individuals — whether unsung pathfinders or known far and wide — who have made their mark this year in the political world and are transforming and leading their fields in Congress, the media, the White House, and advocacy and philanthropy.

Agree or disagree with them, these Changemakers are making an impact."

December 6, 2023

Patel Partners makes its inaugural debut in The Hill's "Top Lobbyists" list.

Neal Patel, Managing Partner and Founder of Patel Partners, was named to the group described as being "impactful advocates standing out for the results they’ve delivered for their clients, companies, trade associations and advocacy groups in the nation’s capital."

July 10, 2023

FIRST IN PI — NEAL PATEL STRIKES OUT ON HIS OWN: Republican lobbyist Neal Patel has left the Alpine Group to launch his own firm, Patel Partners. Patel joined Alpine Group as a vice president in 2019, and before that worked in the Office of Management and Budget and Office of Personnel Management during the Trump administration. He also spent around seven years working for Republicans on the Hill, and recently co-founded the Asian American Pacific Islander Lobbyists Association.

His new firm, Patel Partners, is a solo operation for now. Patel is bringing three clients along with him thus far: the Asian American Hotel Owners Association, the government of Charleston County, S.C., and the think tank Joseph Rainey Center for Public Policy.

“I’ve always been entrepreneurial. So when the opportunity to be my own boss presented itself, I seized it,” Patel told PI in an email of the decision to strike out on his own, calling the leaders at Alpine Group “instrumental in my personal growth and professional development to have the confidence to take this risk.”