Kim Yelkin

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ABOUT KIM YELKIN

Kim Yelkin is the Office Managing Partner of the Austin office of Foley Gardere and Co-Chair of Foley and Lardner\'s State and Local Government Solutions practice group. She is a nationally recognized expert in government affairs and is routinely consulted by clients for her expertise in strategy and execution. Ms. Yelkin brings a unique blend of legal talent and business acumen to assist her clients in solving complex problems which include high-profile legislative issues, litigation avoidance and routine regulatory matters before various state agencies. She is engaged by clients to coordinate multi-state regulatory and legislative projects to maximize their long-term competitive advantage and defend against governmental action adverse to their interests. Whether it is a project requiring immediate attention, or the development and implementation of a long-term strategy, Ms. Yelkin is expert at coordinating a proactive approach to issues management and strategy development and execution. Ms. Yelkin not only has over 30 years of expertise in insurance and health care issues, but also represents clients in other industries who have issues with government. Prior to joining Foley Gardere, Ms. Yelkin was a Partner at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld for 12 years. She has a wealth of experience in insurance issues having served as senior government affairs counsel for the St. Paul Companies and associate counsel for the American Insurance Association. Prior to her tenure at the American Insurance Association, she was Deputy District Attorney in Omaha, Nebraska. Specialties: Administrative and Regulatory Attorneys General Economic Development Government Contracts Health Care Insurance Transactional and Regulatory Legislative Litigation and Litigation Avoidance