W. Kam Quarles
Director of Legislative Affairs
Washington, D.C.
T: +1 202 756 8313
F: +1 202 756 8087
kquarles@mwe.com
W. Kam Quarles* is the director of legislative affairs in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Kam focuses primarily on agriculture, including food safety, sustainability, international trade/supply chain and phytosanitary issues.
Prior to joining McDermott, Kam was the vice president for government relations and legislative affairs at the United Fresh Produce Association. In this role, he developed the fresh produce industry’s response to climate change legislation, and was the lead lobbyist on supply chain, labor and trade issues. Kam also served as the vice president for government affairs at the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, where he oversaw trade policy, specialty crops, immigration, transportation and related issues for the council.
Additionally, Kam served as the managing director of the Washington, D.C., office for Sunkist Growers, the world’s largest citrus marketing organization. He has also served as a staff member in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and for a public agency managing a U.S. Port of Entry/Foreign Trade Zone in California.
Kam is the immediate past president of the Agribusiness Club of Washington, D.C., and former treasurer of the Minor Crop Farmer Alliance.
*= Non-lawyer professional
Education
- George Mason University, M.A.
- University of Southern California, B.A.
