Randal C. Teague
Mr. Teague is a partner in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office and a member of the corporate and finance practice group. His practice focuses on corporate law, legislative and administrative government relations, and international trade and development.
He represents U.S. and foreign for-profit corporations engaged in vehicular and component parts manufacturing and sales; clothing, including casual, intimate and sportswear; commercial metals; insurance; publishing; energy exploration, recovery and distribution; agricultural production, imports and retail food services; government contracting; and other exports and imports, including U.S. and other jurisdictions’ trade compliance.
Mr. Teague also represents U.S.-based non-profit organizations engaged in K-12 and higher education, including abroad; health and dental care, including preventive interventions; preservation, conservation and restoration, including parks and historic and commercial sites; economically sustainable development; elections, political action and fundraising, real property reform and other democracy-building strategies and programs; foreign affairs and bilateral and multilateral international trade; public policy formulation, programs and funding; fundraising, including institutional grants and direct mail.
He also represents overseas-based for-profit and non-profit organizations in respect to U.S. federal and state corporate and tax matters and statutory and regulatory compliance, including as to their fundraising in the United States.
He is a registered lobbyist before Congress, federal departments and agencies, and the Ohio General Assembly.
Career highlights include serving as:
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Chairman, Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development from 1987-1991
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Chief of Staff and Legislative Counsel to Rep. Jack Kemp from 1973-79
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Division Counsel for Cabot Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts from 1979-1981
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Economic Policy Analyst in the Executive Office of the President of the United States from 1971-1973
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The Republican Clerk of the U.S. House Committee on Public Works (now House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure) from 1964-1968
Mr. Teague is admitted to 13 state and federal courts, including the District of Columbia, Florida, Massachusetts, the Supreme Court of the United States and four federal circuits. He is also a member of their bar associations, the International Bar Association and The Federalist Society.
Mr. Teague received his LL.M. with highest honors and J.D. from The George Washington University Law School and his B.A. from American University where he was Pi Sigma Alpha.
Professional and Community Activities
- The Fund for American Studies, Trustee, 1981-present; Chairman and CEO, 1998-present
- EARTH University, Costa Rica, Trustee, 1987-present; Chairman of Board of Trustees, 2006-present
- International Exchange Council, Chairman and CEO, 1987-present
- Friends of Mengo Hospital (USA), Ltd., Uganda, Director and Secretary, 2001-present
Honors & Awards
- LL.D., Allen University, 1973
News
- Vorys Partner Randal Teague Discusses Ohio Economics and Job Creation Efforts in Focus Washington Interview
- Teague Discusses Ohio's Clout on Capitol Hill
- Teague Discusses Potential Impact of "Cap-and-Trade" Legislation on Ohio Industries
- Teague and Kappel featured in Legal Bisnow article "Lobbying Report"
Publications
- Client Alert: The New District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act of 2010 Takes Effect on January 1, 2012 – Are Your Governance Documents in Order?
- Client Alert: American Renewable Energy Jobs Act Would Restrict Renewable Energy Grants
- Randal C. Teague, Frederick P. Waite and M. Sean Purcell, “Law Firms Going Global: International Legal Challenges in the Nation’s Capital,” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, May 2005
- Ed., Responding to Change: Private Voluntarism and International Development, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), 1990
- Ed., The Effectiveness of Private Voluntary Organizations, USAID, 1988