Renata Strause advises labor unions, PACs, public charities and other firm clients on the laws that regulate their advocacy and general operations.  She lives for untangling compliance knots, drafting data contracts and that moment in a staff training when it all clicks and the questions start flying.

Renata joined Trister Ross after working for five years as Associate General Counsel of the AFL-CIO, where she principally advised the federation on matters relating to campaign finance, voting rights and election administration, and data and technology contracts.  Prior to her time at the AFL-CIO, Renata clerked for a federal district court judge and, before law school, worked for the House Judiciary Committee’s oversight team. Renata has also worked as a consultant assisting candidates, PACs, and labor unions with FEC compliance and reporting.

Practice Areas
Campaign Finance & Election Law
Corporate Formation and Governance
Labor Union Advocacy
Lobbying Law & Government Ethics
Tax-Exempt Organizations

Professional Experience
AFL-CIO, Associate General Counsel
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, Professional Staff

Education
Yale Law School, J.D
Oberlin College, B.A.

Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia