WASHINGTON, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- MWW Group, (www.mww.com), one of the nation's top ten public relations firms, today announced the addition of several new clients to their client roster in the Washington, D.C. office. The significant addition comes with the acquisition of Jorden Burt's government relations practice and the hiring of veteran lobbyist Marilyn Berry Thompson as executive vice president.

"The acquisition of Jorden Burt's government relations practice has made a considerable impact on our business in Washington D.C.," said MWW Group President and CEO Michael W. Kempner. "Marilyn and her team have added tremendous value and experience, which will result in continued growth and add to our success on Capitol Hill."

The expanded MWW Group practice in the D.C. metro area supports a wide variety of clients including local governments, higher education institutions, medical schools, hospitals, research entities, corporations and financial institutions. The government relations team will focus on monitoring all major federal legislation and key regulatory agency and policy developments, participate in broad-based coalition deployment and develop strategies to tailor legislative client objectives.

"MWW Group provides the room for increased growth to our government relations practice," said Marilyn Berry Thompson, executive vice president of MWW Group. "The MWW Group government relations team has combined bi-partisan knowledge and extensive relationships in both halls of Congress and numerous federal agencies. The newly minted team has already established themselves as the go-to leader in many disciplines including appropriations, healthcare, education and energy."

About MWW Group

MWW Group is one of the nation's top ten public relations agencies and is known for its results-driven approach to public relations and "Aim High ... and Deliver" commitment to client service. For the past four years, MWW Group has been honored with the #1 ranking in the Holmes Report agency client satisfaction survey. MWW Group achieved top rankings in the categories of account leadership, strength of account team, creativity, strategy and planning, and program execution. In 2006, MWW Group was named PR Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report and Mid-size PR Firm of the Year by PR News in recognition of the firm's growth, strategic account leadership and industry-leading employee retention. MWW Group is part of the Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG).

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