Principal At Hudson TGP
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- Founder at ClickToBlue
- Principal at Hudson TGP
- Past
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- President, Progressive Ventures at Blue Tiger Group
- New York Director at NDN
- President at Film Company
- Political Consultant at Freelance
- Associate at Morrison, Cohen, Singer & Weinstein, LLP
- Associate at Schulte Roth & Zabel, LLP
- Associate at Pierce Atwood
- Associate at Kaye Scholer LLP
- Education
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- Fordham University School of Law
- Tufts University
- Connections
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- Industry
- Government Relations
- Websites
Benjamin Geyerhahn’s Summary
Hudson TGP is a lobbying, communications and public political consulting firm. It represents a range clients, from non-profits focused on changing the way we educate our children to innovative technology companies with new ways to provide local, state and federal benefits to the nation's working poor. Hudson provides comprehensive support, developing political and communications strategy at the outset, and carrying the process through to execution.
Hudson also works with candidates for elected office, for profit and not-for-profit organizations. Current clients included Snyder for DA, State Senator Craig Johnson, Head Count, the Small Business Majority and Democrats for Education Reform.
Benjamin Geyerhahn’s Specialties:
Political consulting and strategy, government relations, communications, political strategy
Benjamin Geyerhahn’s Experience
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Founder
ClickToBlue
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
November 2007 — Present (1 year 9 months)
ClickToBlue is a premium vertical display ad network for the progressive blogosphere.
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Principal
Hudson TGP
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)
Hudson TGP is a political communications and consultant firm that works with national non-profit and political organizations as well as progressive businesses. Its focus is communication and political strategy, but it also provides development support for its clients.
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President, Progressive Ventures
Blue Tiger Group
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Political Organization industry)
April 2006 — June 2007 (1 year 3 months)
Blue Tiger Group invests in and launches progressive businesses that deliver real benefits to individuals. For example, Blue Tiger is investigating a business that uses the leverage of group buying to reduce the cost of heating oil, insurance and other necessities to consumers.
Blue Tiger is also committed to political reform, and has launched a blog that shines a bright light on the inner workings of New York's state capital. (www.thealbanyproject.com) -
New York Director
NDN
(Political Organization industry)
April 2005 — April 2006 (1 year 1 month)
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President
Film Company
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
November 2004 — August 2005 (10 months)
President of the Entities that Own and Distribute a Feature Film
Paper Clips the Movie (www.paperclipsmovie.com), November 2004 – present New York, NY
· Managed the distribution of a feature documentary that exceeded $1 million in box office receipts.
· Identified, negotiated and finalized complex transactions for the sale of the film's foreign and domestic rights, and debt and equity obligations used to finance the film's distribution.
· Prepared and enforced budgets.
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Political Consultant
Freelance
(Non-Profit; Myself Only; Political Organization industry)
February 2004 — February 2005 (1 year 1 month)
Pennsylvania Advance Staff, Kerry Edwards ‘04
Scouted, organized and executed events for surrogates and principals throughout the state of Pennsylvania.
Primary Day Deputy Campaign Manager, Savino for State Senate
Developed primary day election plan, involving the coordination of over 100 volunteers dispensing literature at polls, calling voters and knocking on voter’s doors. Managed over 50 volunteers in Staten Island, and managed an election fraud legal team.
New York State Deputy Political Director, John Edwards for President
Coordinated the execution of state political strategy with elected officials, volunteer coordinators and over 1,000 volunteers across approximately a dozen counties. Organized three rallies for the candidate and a town hall meeting for the candidate’s spouse, requiring discussions with local elected officials, crowd building, and locating and negotiating the use of facilities. -
Associate
Morrison, Cohen, Singer & Weinstein, LLP
(Partnership; 51-200 employees; Law Practice industry)
July 2003 — February 2004 (8 months)
Primary attorney responsible for all aspects of client litigation, including managing clients, finalizing pleadings and memoranda of law, making court appearances, and negotiating and executing settlement agreements. Researched and drafted pleadings, memoranda of law and memoranda in various areas of substantive law such as securities, real property, bankruptcy, intellectual property and contract law.
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Associate
Schulte Roth & Zabel, LLP
(Partnership; 201-500 employees; Law Practice industry)
April 2001 — June 2003 (2 years 3 months)
Coordinated legal strategy for launch of an internet broker-dealer, requiring review of all advertisement and negotiation of registration with state securities regulators. Advised corporate, litigation and intellectual property clients on antitrust issues. Primary associate advising multi-million dollar corporation with respect to litigation and antitrust issues related to its bankruptcy, potential restructuring and issues related its eventual emergence from bankruptcy. Drafted pleadings and memoranda of law in cases involving bankruptcy, securities, antitrust, intellectual property, contract and real property law, including the drafting an Opposition to a Petition for Writ of Certiorari before the Supreme Court of the United States about the right of a clearing company to refuse to distribute an Initial Public Offering.
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Associate
Pierce Atwood
(Partnership; 51-200 employees; Law Practice industry)
December 1999 — April 2001 (1 year 5 months)
Primary associate responsible for cases involving issues of securities, telecommunications privacy and land use law. Drafted and argued a motion before an appellate court. Prepared pleadings and memoranda of law in suits involving bankruptcy, contract, insurance, employment, toxic tort, real property and broker-dealer law. Defended United States Senator from a Justice Department probe into his fundraising practices.
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Associate
Kaye Scholer LLP
(Partnership; 201-500 employees; Law Practice industry)
September 1997 — November 1999 (2 years 3 months)
Primarily responsible for litigating a racial gerrymandering case in rural Georgia. Developed legal theories and participated in all aspects of a $500 million dollar broker dealer suit. Investigated a multi-national drug corporation in response to a Justice Department investigation into alleged antitrust violations, and prepared response to anticipated Justice Department charges. Coordinated a multi-national pharmaceutical corporation’s defense in a multi-state antitrust litigation. Drafted pleadings and memoranda of law in substantive legal areas such as products liability, antitrust, real property, contract and bankruptcy law.
Benjamin Geyerhahn’s Education
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Fordham University School of Law
JD , 1994 — 1997
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Tufts University
BA , English, History , 1989 — 1993
Additional Information
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Benjamin Geyerhahn’s Groups:
Board Member, Older Adults Technology Services
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Tufts University - Class of 1993 -
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Dave Frew's Tufts Network -
Progressive Media Professionals
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