Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Lehman served as Chief of Staff for the House Republican Conference.  Her career began as counsel on the House Judiciary Committee Staff, where she served for eight years. She later served as special assistant to then-Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA), as policy director to House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-TX), and director of coalitions and outreach for Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL).

In 2003, she assumed the top post under GOP Conference Chairman Deborah Pryce, managing the fourth-ranking Leadership office in the House of Representatives. In this role she was charged with crafting legislative and floor strategies for House Republicans while earning respect from members on both sides of the aisle.

Dimitri serves as the firm’s senior Senate Republican political liaison, coordinating on behalf of clients with GOP leadership, committee chairmen and members of the Senate Republican conference on issues critical to the firm’s clients.

Mr. Karakitsos has successfully worked with numerous clients on Capitol Hill and within the executive branch on issues ranging from energy and environment to trade and international treaties. He has advocated on behalf of companies on legislative initiatives including the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) reauthorization process, federal infrastructure bills, appropriations, tax reform proposals, as well as energy- and environment-related legislation.

Elizabeth Noll joined Holland & Knight in September 2022 after serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary for House Affairs within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). In this role, she was intimately involved in the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act which provides clean energy investors and other industry leaders with immense business opportunities as they seek to participate in the nation’s transition.

Prior to working at DOE, Ms. Noll was vice president at the Coefficient Group. She previously served as Deputy Director of Congressional and External Affairs for the Natural Resources Defense Council, where she worked with Congress, the administration, and clean energy industry partners to develop federal clean energy policy for the building, transportation, and power sectors. Her experience includes testifying before the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee on energy efficiency policies.

Mr. Louer focuses his practice on representing global communications and technology leaders – including internet infrastructure developers, consumer electronics providers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). He advises these clients on internet privacy and data storage policy, internet infrastructure and supply chain issues, semiconductor investment strategies, and emerging challenges surrounding transportation technology, including vehicle electrification, autonomous vehicle regulatory, and legislative activity, among others.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Louer was a managing director and attorney at an American multinational law firm. Before that, he served as a senior advisor for two members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees regulated industries such as telecommunications, energy and healthcare.