Doug Nappi
Federal Hall Policy Advisors, LLC
1455 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004
dnappi@fedhall.com

Douglas Nappi advocates on behalf of corporate clients and associations on Capitol Hill and at cabinet departments and regulatory agencies. He specializes in legislative and regulatory policy and process, with an emphasis on financial services, housing, tax, bankruptcy, and retirement security issues.

Prior to starting his advocacy practice in 2005, Mr. Nappi was Chief Counsel of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, serving under Chairman Richard C. Shelby (R-AL) In that capacity, he oversaw all aspects of the Committee’s legislative and oversight efforts and advised the Chairman and Committee members on policy and parliamentary matters. From 1993 to 1999, Mr. Nappi was banking, securities and insurance counsel of the Banking Committee, under Chairman Alfonse M. D’Amato (R-NY). Mr. Nappi has advocated for clients on or guided the passage of every major financial services law of the last three decades. He played a central role in the enactment of numerous laws, including the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, the FACT Act, the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, the Homeowner Protection Act, EGRPRA and the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Relief Act. He was also integrally involved in the development of legislation that became the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act.

Mr. Nappi was a Vice President for Government Relations for the New York Stock Exchange and has practiced banking and securities law in private practice and at the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Nappi received his B.A. from Franklin & Marshall College and he received his Juris Doctor, with Honors, from George Washington University. He is a member of the New York State and the District of Columbia bars.