Holland & Knight announced a new addition to its government advocacy roster with the hiring of former Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Jonathan Steverson, who will serve as a senior policy adviser in the Tallahassee office.

Steverson is joining Holland & Knight after spending about five years at Foley & Lardner as director of public affairs. Before entering the private sector in 2017, Steverson served as Florida’s head environmental regulator for about two and a half years. Before that, he worked in different roles at the same department for about three years.