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Andrew's coverage focuses on mergers and acquisitions, antitrust, and related policy and legal issues. Andrew was previously an associate at Morrison Foerster in the firm’s Global Antitrust Group, where he regularly represented clients in connection with high-profile merger investigations by the FTC and DOJ. Before joining Morrison Foerster, Andrew was an associate at Latham & Watkins.

Andrew’s expertise encompasses a range of industries, having represented merging parties in the technology, healthcare, life sciences, financial services, transportation, manufacturing, energy, and agricultural sectors.

Andrew received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California and received his J.D. from Yale Law School.

Saad Kamal is a Senior Analyst at Washington Analysis covering Special Situations with a focus on binary events relating to deals, tax, legal, trade, or other regulatory catalysts.

Saad started his career at Lehman Brothers, working in their Global Mergers and Acquisitions group. Saad also worked at the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the largest healthcare union in the United States, in the Capital Development Group focusing on healthcare investments. Prior to that, Saad worked at Knob Hill Partners, a Boston-based investment firm. Saad attended Middlebury College and Harvard Business School.

Shawn focuses on political and policy developments related to broadcasting, cable and satellite, telecom and wireless, Internet and social media, entertainment, technology equipment, semiconductors, and artificial intelligence. Most recently, Shawn served nearly a decade as a Partner at the law firm Wiley Rein LLP, where he was a member of the nation’s largest TMT practice group.

Prior to joining the private sector, Shawn served as Senior Counsel to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Chief Counsel of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee. He also worked for three House Members as legislative assistant prior to becoming Committee counsel.

Shawn holds his bachelor’s degree from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service an d received his J.D. from George Washington University Law School. He also holds a certification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals as an Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional.

Tatiana is a health policy expert with extensive experience in policy analysis and legislative strategy, joining Washington Analysis from a market-focused policy research firm. She previously worked as a senior health policy analyst at Centene, focusing on federal and state issues such as Medicare, Medicaid, and social determinants of health. Her career includes roles as a legislative director at Polsinelli and as a legislative aide to Senator Joe Donnelly on Capitol Hill.

Tatiana also contributed to presidential and statewide political campaigns, enhancing her policy insights and strategy skills. She holds a master’s degree in health law and policy from Hofstra University.

Monet is an expert in access and reimbursement policy, recently joining Washington Analysis from the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine, where she directed policy efforts for the cell and gene therapy sector. At ARM, she analyzed key proposals from CMS, NIH, FDA, FTC, and Congress, and coordinated biopharmaceutical stakeholders to aid in investment forecasting.

Previously, Monet led policy for the Association for Accessible Medicines, advocating for the generic and biosimilars industries, and managed government relations at Kaiser Permanente, utilizing data insights to inform regulatory engagement. She has also held policy roles at Centene and the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. Monet earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Maryland, with clinical training through a residency at Purdue University.

Laura focuses on healthcare policy issues impacting the U.S. drug supply chain (insurers, pharmacy benefit managers and manufacturers), Medicare Parts B and D, Medicaid, and general health policy. Most recently, Laura was the Director of Health Care Policy at the American Action Forum. She also held policy roles with two large pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) as well with the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association.

Laura also led several health policy focused projects for private equity firms at Capstone, a policy and regulatory due diligence firm. Early in her career, she served in three professional offices in the House of Representatives. Laura holds an MA in the History of Medicine from the University College London and a BA in History from American University.

Brian DaRin focuses on issues impacting oil and gas, biofuels, hydrogen, and mining, as well as energy-related tax, trade, sanctions, and geopolitics. Brian previously served as Deputy Director of Global Programs at the Energy Futures Initiative (EFI), advising former Secretary of Energy, and current EFI CEO Ernest Moniz, and directing multiple research teams. Brian also served as a Senior Advisor to the Transnational Strategy Group.

Brian also spent two decades with the U.S. Department of State, where he directed reviews of energy infrastructure projects and advised senior U.S. officials on oil and gas exports/imports, critical minerals, foreign energy markets, and monetary affairs. Brian holds a B.A. from the Virginia Military Institute and MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Brian speaks Mongolian, Japanese, Mandarin, French, and is studying Cantonese.

Nick oversees the firm’s legal research including antitrust, intellectual property, toxic torts and other market-relevant litigation and regulatory matters. Nick’s prior legal experience includes work as a litigator at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati in Palo Alto, CA and Jenner & Block in Chicago, IL, focused on complex commercial litigation and M&A advice.

Nick also was a Senior Enforcement Attorney at the US Securities and Exchange Commission in Chicago, IL, where he focused on public company financial fraud and disclosure matters. Prior to joining CFRA in 2006, Nick worked on the buy side as a merger arbitrage and special situations analyst at a Charlotte, NC-based hedge fund.

Nick holds a JD with Honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law and is a member of the California and Illinois Bars.

Michael focuses on legal issues affecting public companies, including intellectual property and complex commercial litigation. He holds a JD with High Honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law and a BS in Mathematics with a Concentration in Computer Science from Davidson College, and is a member of the Maryland, North Carolina, and District of Columbia Bars.

He has been published on the topics of electronic communications and sales taxes on Internet purchases. Prior to joining CFRA, Michael interned with public and private sector organizations, including organizations focused on patent and trademark litigation.

Frank Oliveri is a Defense and Foreign Policy Analyst who joined Washington Analysis in 2014. Frank was an award-winning journalist for more than 25 years, the majority of which covering defense. For 10 years, he worked as a defense and foreign policy editor and reporter for Congressional Quarterly, one of the top policy publications in Washington, DC. He also has written for Defense News, Air Force Magazine, and Defense Daily, among others. He has covered the Pentagon, weapons acquisition, technology and development, and military strategy and doctrine.

Frank is an expert in the congressional process, specializing in the defense authorizing committees and appropriations writ large. He holds a B.S. from Southern Connecticut State University and a master’s from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

Rob Rains joined Washington Analysis in April 2013 as an Energy Analyst with an emphasis on gas and electric utilities, renewable energy, energy infrastructure, including pipelines, liquefied natural gas, electric transmission, and deals in the sector. Prior to joining Washington Analysis, Rob worked for Capstone, another policy analysis firm. Before Capstone, Rob spent five years as a Sr. Government Relations Representative for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), a trade association and global technical standards developer, focusing on energy and environmental issues. Rob began his career on Capitol Hill where he worked for Congressman Brian Baird and Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones. Rob earned his JD from The Catholic University of America and holds a B.A. in Political Science and English-Journalism from Miami University (Ohio).

John Sonsalla joined Washington Analysis in 2022 as Head of Strategy and Senior Financial Services Analyst, where he covers banking, payments, fintech, cryptocurrency, loan servicing, credit ratings, capital markets, housing, and higher education, among other issues. Previously, he worked in the Investment Banking and Capital Markets Division of Credit Suisse.

Before working in finance, John held numerous roles at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, one of the nation’s leading multi-client government relations firms, where he worked with an array of Fortune 500 corporations, investment firms, national trade associations, and nonprofit institutions. He also spent time in the office of Congressman Joe Sestak, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and a national trade association.

John has worked on and managed campaigns and party conventions at the federal, state, and local level. John received his MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and his B.A. from the School of Public Affairs at American University.

Ryan Visnovec joined Washington Analysis in 2021 as a Research Assistant, where he works across sectors, including financial services, healthcare, defense, and telecommunications. Prior to joining the firm, Ryan gained experience at the Hall Street Fund and The Stillman Exchange. Ryan graduated from Seton Hall University with a B.S. of Science, Finance, Spanish, and Journalism

Christoph Zimmerman covers Special Situations, including events related to tax, trade, and regulatory catalysts of consumer products, industrials, transportation, and agriculture. Prior to joining the firm, Christoph gain experience on Capitol Hill in the office of Congressman Robert Pittenger. Christoph studied at The George Washington University School of Business, where he received a B.B.A in Business Economics and Public Policy. He joined Washington Analysis in 2019.

Christina joined Washington Analysis in 2014 as research associate and editor after earning her bachelor’s degree in Public Policy from Duke University. Previously, she interned at Soluciones Comunitarias in Guatemala, focusing on sustainable product sales and small business practices for indigenous populations, and ECONorthwest, an economic and financial consulting firm in Portland, Oregon.

Hayley joined Washington Analysis in 2022. Prior to joining the firm, she held positions on Capitol Hill. Hayley received a bachelor’s degree from American University.

Kaitlin joined Washington Analysis in 2011 as a Sales Assistant. She graduated with a B.A. in International Affairs from The George Washington University.

Anthony joined Washington Analysis in 2022. Anthony has over two decades of experience in account management and institutional sales roles are numerous leading investment research firms. Anthony received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Florida.

Jessica joined Washington Analysis in 2000. She graduated with a degree in English Literature from The Catholic University of America.

Natasha joined Washington Analysis in 2023 as an account manager. Prior to joining the firm, she worked as a healthcare policy analyst at the research and advisory firms Marwood Group and Sandhill Strategy. Most recently, she led the healthcare M&A policy coverage at CTFN. She also previously held internships on Capitol Hill as well as in the non-profit space.

Natasha graduated with a double-major in Women & Gender Studies and Violin Performance from Vanderbilt University.

Collin joined Washington Analysis in 2023 as an account manager. Prior to joining the firm, Collin worked as a special situations policy analyst for five years. He began his career as an associate policy analyst at Sandhill Strategy, where he worked under the firm's founders to support their work across energy and macro research verticals, in addition to building out special situations coverage. Following FiscalNote's acquisition of Sandhill Strategy, Collin joined CTFN, an M&A news outlet, where he assisted in developing a policy research team to provide arbitrage investors with antitrust analysis.

While in college, Collin worked as a researcher for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the American University Library. Collin holds a B.A in International Relations and Russian Language Studies from American University and carried out intensive Russian studies at Middlebury College's Language Institute.