Meet Our Team
Our partners have shaped Federal transportation policy from Congress, the FAA, and industry, at the highest levels.

Laney Allen
Founding Partner
Laney draws on extensive experience in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Executive Branch to develop transportation policy solutions for clients navigating Congress and Federal agencies. She served as Senior Professional Staff on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, where she led the Committee’s public transportation portfolio during the surface transportation reauthorization. She previously served on the Aviation Subcommittee, where she authored the first dedicated general aviation title included in an FAA reauthorization law.
Having served in both personal offices and committee roles on Capitol Hill, Laney uniquely understands how congressional staff weigh competing demands and helps clients engage Congress and Federal agencies early, while there’s still time to shape the outcome.
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Brianna Manzelli
Founding Partner
Brianna has spent her career at the nexus of crisis response, policy development, and advocacy. She has held senior roles on Capitol Hill, at the Federal Aviation Administration, and in industry where she advocated for air cargo operators at the Cargo Airline Association. She previously served in senior roles on the Senate Commerce Committee and with Senator Mitt Romney, and served as the FAA’s head of communications and as a senior advisor to former FAA Administrator Steve Dickson.
Having worked inside Congress, the regulator, and the industry it oversees, she helps clients see an issue the way Congress and the FAA will see it.
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T. Hunter Presti
Founding Partner
Hunter has spent his career leading many of Congress’ most significant aviation and surface transportation efforts. He served as Policy Director for the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and is the only person to have served as Staff Director for both the Aviation and Highways and Transit Subcommittees. Hunter was the lead House negotiator for the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, helped draft the 2018 FAA reauthorization law and the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act, and oversaw development of the BUILD America 250 Act surface transportation reauthorization.
Hunter brings deep drafting and negotiating experience to every client strategy, with a clear sense of what can actually pass.
