Niels Holch

 

Niels C. Holch is a founding partner of Holch & Erickson, LLP. He has more than thirty years of experience in both private practice and government service in Washington. In his private practice, he has represented clients on a wide range of issues before the United States Congress and various Executive Branch departments and agencies. These issues include financial market, investment management, and securities regulation; Native American law and policy; federal election law and regulation; and energy and environmental law and policy. 

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Prior to founding Holch & Erickson LLP and a predecessor law firm, McGuiness & Holch, Mr. Holch served as Chief of Staff and Legislative Director for U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), currently the Senate Republican Leader.

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Previously, Mr. Holch was Senior Vice President at Hill & Knowlton Public Affairs; Vice President and Counsel at Gray and Company Public Affairs; Legislative Representative for the American Iron and Steel Institute; and Professional Staff Member for the Re-Election Campaign of Representative Stewart McKinney (R-CT).

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Active in various nonprofit activities, Mr. Holch serves as the Executive Director of the Shareholder Communications Coalition (Washington, D.C.); and as Chair of the Audit & Compliance Committee and Member of the Board of Trustees for the Luminis Health System (Annapolis, Maryland).

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Mr. Holch also served as President and a Member of the Board of Trustees at The Key School in Annapolis Maryland.

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Mr. Holch has received five patents for co-inventing the first cashless slot machine to be developed in the United States. He also has received three patents for inventing a series of electronic casino games utilizing a pari-mutuel wagering format. 

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Mr. Holch graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Ohio Wesleyan University, receiving a B.A. in Economics and Psychology. He received his J.D., cum laude, from the Georgetown University Law Center.

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Mr. Holch is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia. He and his family live in Annapolis, Maryland.