After 20 years of working behind the scenes in government, John Abegg, chief counsel to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, has decided to join the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform in Washington, D.C.

Abegg will become executive vice president of the institute on May 13, replacing Harold Kim, who was promoted to chief operating officer, according to an institute announcement. It said Abegg will provide “advocacy, strategy, policy guidance and management expertise.”