Mr. Rob Hawkins leads BerlinRosen’s Washington, D.C. municipal lobbying practice as Head of D.C. Government Relations. Previously, he was a partner and chair of the District of Columbia Government Relations Practice at Nelson Mullins. 

Before this role, he served as Communications Director, Deputy General Counsel and Deputy Chief of Staff to Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser. He also directed the communications and legislative work of four legislative committees chaired by then-Councilmember Bowser. 

A Ward 3 resident, Mr. Hawkins earned his Bachelor of Arts from Virginia Tech and his Juris Doctorate from University of Pittsburgh.