 Capital City Consulting Opens Miami Office
One of Tallahassee’s largest lobbying firms is getting larger with the merger of a firm started by two veteran Miami political operatives, Rodney Barreto and Brian May. Prodigy Public Affairs, formed in February by Barreto and May, will become Capital City Consulting Miami, and Barreto and May will become new partners in the firm’s Miami office, the partners announced Monday. Barreto, chair of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, will serve as a business consultant and will not lobby, said Sarah Bascom, spokesperson for the group. May is a former chief of staff to former Miami-Dade mayor Alex Penelas and former U.S. senator and former Florida treasurer Bill Nelson..... Capital City Consulting, co-founded by lobbyists Nick Iarossi and Ron LaFace, is considered to be among the top three largest lobbying firms in Tallahassee, according to lobbyist compensation disclosures....Capital City Consulting self-reported representing 200 clients and earning more than $4 million during the first quarter of 2021. The Miami office will also include Tim Gomez and Felipe Angulo as directors. Both previously served roles with the Miami-Dade County Commission and Miami-Dade mayor’s office. Read more at the Miami Herald. 
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