Lawrence Duncan

Background

About Lawrence Duncan

Larry Duncan is a Partner at Monument Advocacy with 30 years of experience as a lawyer, government affairs expert, and strategic advisor. Recognized by The Hill as one of the top federal lobbyists in Washington, Larry advises C-Suite executives and corporate government affairs leaders on engagement with Congress, the White House, federal agencies, and third-party groups. Larry has extensive relationships with Democratic Members of Congress, including members of the Democratic Congressional Leadership, Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and Congressional Asian and Pacific American Caucus. He represents Fortune 500 companies and national trade associations across multiple business sectors, including technology, audio and video streaming, housing, financial services, food and beverage, electric and autonomous vehicles, energy, and defense. He also serves as a policy advisor to non sibi ventures, a private equity firm with a portfolio of minority-owned technology firms. Before joining Monument in 2020, Larry was the founder and president of Potomac Policy Advisors, a boutique government affairs and consulting firm, where he advised several major technology companies on a range of issues. Larry also worked for more than 15 years in the defense aerospace industry as a senior corporate government affairs executive at Lockheed Martin, where he handled federal and state issues, and managed a $5M corporate political action committee. Larry also practiced law for more than 7 years at two major DC firms, Patton Boggs and Verner Liipfert (now DLA Piper), where he represented several media and telecommunications clients. Larry began his professional career working on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Over the years, Larry has supported several nonprofit organizations in the Washington, DC community. Currently, he serves on the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee for Ford’s Theatre Society. He also serves as the Vice Chair of the Gala Benefit for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, and he is the Co-Chair of the Awards Gala for the March on Washington Film Festival. Larry holds a B.A. in Government from Harvard University, and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.