After resigning his seat in late 2007, former congressman joins high-profile K Street firm to provide “strategic counsel to clients.” Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) joined the law and lobbying firm Dickstein Shapiro as senior advisor June 2 in the firm’s Government Law and Strategy Group. After Democrats took control of Congress, Hastert resigned midway through his term on Nov. 26. He served 21 years in Congress—nearly nine of them as Speaker. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) was elected to Hastert’s seat March 8. Hastert will join former House colleagues Stan Parris (R-Va.) and Albert Wynn (D-Md.) at the firm, as well as former… Read More