Andrew Siff

Andrew Siff is the Founder and a Principal of Longbow Public Policy Group, LLC. He is also the Founder and Principal of the boutique law firm, Siff & Associates, PLLC, that gave rise to Longbow.  His diverse public policy practice focuses on labor and employment, workforce training, law enforcement, transportation and infrastructure, election reform, financial regulation, retirement issues, and homeland security matters. He works with a range of employers, trade associations, labor organizations, and nonprofit entities to develop and execute strategies to monitor risks and realize opportunities across the legislative and regulatory landscape of Washington, D.C.

Mr. Siff's public policy work is informed by almost two decades of success serving clients, as well as his past service in senior government positions. These include serving as Chief of Staff and Counselor to former United States Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao and as Chief Counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration for current Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). He also served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Danny J. Boggs of the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. During his government service, Mr. Siff received numerous awards and recognitions, including the U.S. Secretary of Labor’s Exceptional Achievement Award, and appointment by Senate Leadership to be Chief Counsel to the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies for President George W. Bush (2000-2001).

Mr. Siff is a frequent speaker on public policy and regulatory process issues for industry groups and nonprofit organizations. He has served several terms on the Executive Committee of the Labor and Employment Practice Group of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy. Mr. Siff also served as the Management Co-Chair of the American Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section, Subcommittee on Legislative Developments.

Mr. Siff is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.  He earned his law degree at Cornelll Law School, where he was Managing Editor of The Cornell Law Review and Order of the Coif.  Mr. Siff is married to Maj. Julie Siff (USAF, retired) and they have four children. Mr. Siff devotes his free time to his boys’ ice hockey, his daughter's theatrical pursuits, and collecting of antique war bond and airline travel posters.  You can see samples of his collection at Longbow's offices in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC.