Damian Lair

Damian Lair is the co-founder and managing director at Ridgely|Walsh, Damian has partnered with Juleanna Glover since 2015 when she launched her own firm. Damian advises clients on strategic communications matters, message development, profile building and influence driving.

Formerly director of research for the Ashcroft Group and the Ashcroft Law Firm, an integrated organization founded by former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, Damian worked on matters in which the firm provided counsel on corporate governance and compliance. During his five years with the Ashcroft Group, Damian managed the firm’s research, monitored client legislative priorities, and authored weekly legislative policy briefs and other deliverables for c-suite executives at client companies.