Former Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.), who did not seek reelection in 2024, has joined Alston & Bird’s legislative and public policy group as a senior policy adviser. During his time in the House, Ferguson served on the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, chairing the Subcommittee on Social Security and sitting on the Subcommittee on Tax. Ferguson was also chief deputy whip for House Republicans from 2019-23.

The transition from Capitol Hill to K Street is a familiar one: Nearly 500 former members have gone on to join lobbying shops, according to the nonpartisan nonprofit OpenSecrets, which researches money and influence in American politics. Outgoing representatives are subject to a one-year ban on federal lobbying, but Ferguson can still advise on some of the biggest legislative battles brewing on Capitol Hill, including the extension of President-elect Trump’s 2017 tax cuts.

Alex Graf is also joining Alston & Bird’s health care legislative and public policy group as a special policy adviser. Graf joins from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), where he served as deputy assistant secretary for legislation, and he spent more than a decade in the Senate, most recently as the........

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