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ERG Welcomes Brendan Schubert as Partner

(Harrisburg) April 29, 2024 — Brendan Schubert of Pittsburgh, who has held positions of responsibility in local governments, public authorities, the General Assembly and the private sector, has become a partner at ERG Partners, the Harrisburg-based public affairs firm announced today.
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ERG Partners Welcomes New Partners

(Harrisburg, March 15) – ERG Partners today announced that Nicole Wilbourn and Nick Wachinski, two highly skilled and experienced state government relations and public affairs professionals, have accepted the Harrisburg-based public affairs firm’s invitation to become partners.
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Your Partner for Effective Government Relations

ERG Partners is a premier strategic consulting and lobbying firm specializing in government relations, public affairs and project development. We use our experience, knowledge, relationships, and understanding of the process to fill holes in clients’ legislative and regulatory priorities, and to get actions that solve issues with Pennsylvania state government. We believe that we are in a partnership with our clients, and use every resource available to ensure their success.

ERG delivers public affairs excellence through lobbying, monitoring government, message development, media and community relations, political consulting, and crisis communications, all enhanced by its hard-earned credibility with key public officials.

ERG Partners has decades of expertise and success with health care, energy, agribusiness, transportation, and environmental issues. ERG was created in late 2006, founded by John Nikoloff, who brought 30 years of experience, credibility, and relationships with the General Assembly, Congress, the Governor’s Office and other government agencies to the firm.


Hear from Our Clients

Throughout our six decades of experience, ERG Partners has represented business leaders in a broad cross section of industries. We also work with companies, consultants, associations and industry groups on special projects.  MORE »

“ERG led our association from a 600 member physician's organization to becoming the state's largest specialty medical society with more than 7,500 members, while coordinating our advocacy and regulatory agenda and securing major legislative successes for physicians and patients alike.”

Ralph Schmeltz
PA Chapter, American College of Physicians

“ERG Partners took our issue and made it the legislature's top priority, overseeing a coalition of interests and corporate lobbyists, and successfully working with legislative leadership to get passage of an extremely complex bill.”

Distilled Spirits Council of the United States