Norman F. Lent III
HOMETOWN: EAST ROCKAWAY, NEW YORK
EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA; WILLIAM AND MARY LAW SCHOOL
CAMPAIGNS: BUSH FOR PRESIDENT 2004 (FLORIDA); HOUSE CAMPAIGNS IN NEW YORK AND FLORIDA
CAPITOL HILL: LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT FOR REP. CONNIE MACK (R-FL)
K STREET: REPRESENTING ENERGY AND TECH CLIENTS AT DYER, ELLIS, JOSEPH & MILLS, LENT SCRIVNER & ROTH, DOW LOHNES AND ARENT FOX
LEGISLATIVE VICTORIES: CLEAN ENERGY TAX INCENTIVES; NEW YORK CITY NATURAL GAS SUPPLY ENHANCEMENT AC
LIFE NOW: ALEXANDRIA, VA; WITH WIFE, SUSAN, AND TWO CHILDREN NOW IN CHICAGO AND BOSTON
ROOTING INTERESTS: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CAVALIERS
With three decades of experience at navigating federal policy and politics, Norm Lent is a trusted advisor to businesses which value his legislative know-how, solid reputation and bipartisan relationships.
Norm’s practice focuses on (1) energy and environment and related tax issues, (2) communications, technology, and mobile, and (3) trade.
In the energy and environment sector, Norm is advocating clean energy incentives in pending environmental and tax legislation for power sector clients. In 2017, Norm worked to ensure the protection of clean energy tax incentives and the inclusion of interest deduction, pass-through entity, and other provisions important to energy clients in the landmark Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. In 2012, Norm helped shepherd the New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act through Congress and to President Obama for signature. This bipartisan legislation authorized the Secretary of Interior to allow the construction and operation of natural gas pipeline facilities in the National Park Service’s Gateway National Recreation Area that today bring additional reliable, clean, domestic, and economical natural gas to millions of New Yorkers.
In the communications, technology, and mobile sector, Norm has successfully lobbied on 5G wireless technology, Internet of Things, spectrum auction and cybersecurity policy issues and has been active in tax, trade, intellectual property and immigration issues affecting the sector.
During the Trump Administration, Norm represented steel and agriculture clients on high-profile trade issues.
After graduating from the University of Virginia, Norm began his Washington career as a legislative assistant to Rep. Connie Mack (R-FL). After graduating from William and Mary Law School, Norm was an associate attorney at Dyer, Ellis, Joseph & Mills where he represented health care, maritime transportation, and energy clients. Later, Norm was a principal at Lent Scrivner & Roth where he focused on energy, environment, communications, and technology issues. Norm then joined Dow Lohnes as a counsel where he was also an executive vice president at the firm's government relations subsidiary with a focus on energy, environment, communications, technology, and tax policy issues.
Most recently, Norm was counsel at Arent Fox and part of the firm’s government relations team where he focused on energy, environment, communications, technology, tax, trade and healthcare issues.
Norm grew up in East Rockaway, New York, and Cape Coral, Florida. Norm and his wife Susan live in Alexandria, Virginia. Their daughter lives and works in Chicago and their son is in college in Boston. Norm and his family enjoy sailing Flying Scotts, Sunfishes and Lasers on the Potomac River south of Alexandria’s historic Old Town.