Financial Services Lobbyist Jumps from Blank Rome to King & Spalding

Lobbyist J. Caleb Boggs III has left Blank Rome for King & Spalding, his new firm announced on Monday.

Boggs, the grandson of the late-Sen. J. Caleb Boggs (R-Del.), is a partner in King & Spalding's government advocacy and public policy practice, focusing on the financial services industry. He had been at Blank Rome since 1999, becoming a partner in 2003.

The lobbyist said he had good colleagues at Blank Rome, making it feel “like home.” But Boggs said he is also at home at King & Spalding.

“I moved for all of the right reasons and good reasons you move to a firm,” he said.

At Blank Rome, Boggs this year lobbied for six organizations, including Prudential Financial Inc., SAP America Inc. and the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys, according to congressional records. The lobbyist declined to comment on which clients he may continue to represent at King & Spalding.

A former president of the Republican National Lawyers Association, Boggs in 2009 received from President George W. Bush a six-year appointment as U.S. representative to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, a World Bank agency that works on settlements between countries and investors.

Prior to joining Blank Rome, Boggs was counsel to the Senate Banking and Governmental Affairs committees.