inger ▁to ▁open ▁K iss inger ▁Mc L art y ▁Associ ates , ▁the ▁firm ' s ▁office ▁on ▁E igh teenth ▁and ▁Pennsylvania ▁streets ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁Mc L art y ▁was ▁White ▁House ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁under ▁Bill ▁Cl inton . ▁K iss inger ▁Mc L art y ▁is ▁a ▁corpor ate ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Amer icas , ▁the ▁New ▁York - based ▁business ▁organization ▁established ▁by ▁David ▁Rock ef eller ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁As ▁of ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁two ▁fir ms ▁have ▁separated ▁and ▁Mc L art y ▁Associ ates , ▁head ed ▁by ▁Mack ▁Mc L art y , ▁is ▁an ▁independent ▁firm ▁based ▁in ▁Washington . ▁ ▁K iss inger ▁Associ ates ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁River ▁House ▁on ▁Park ▁Avenue ▁at ▁Fif ty - first ▁Street , ▁in ▁a ▁building ▁also ▁occupied ▁by ▁Peter ▁Pet erson ' s ▁Black stone ▁Group . ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁after ▁lo ans ▁had ▁been ▁secured ▁from ▁Gold man ▁Sach s ▁and ▁a ▁cons ort ium ▁of ▁three ▁other ▁banks . ▁These ▁lo ans ▁were ▁rep a id ▁in ▁two ▁years ; ▁by ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁annual ▁reven ues ▁had ▁reached ▁$ 5   mill ion . ▁ ▁K iss inger ▁Associ ates ▁doesn ’ t ▁disc lose ▁its ▁clients ▁under ▁U . S . ▁lo bb ying ▁laws . ▁The ▁firm ▁once ▁threatened ▁to ▁sue ▁Congress ▁to