Samir N. Kapadia is a Managing Principal at the Vogel Group.

Having spent a decade in policymaking and consulting in Washington, D.C., New York, and Mumbai, Samir helps some of the largest companies in the world understand how Washington can create risk or drive business growth. With a bipartisan background, his previous policy experience includes serving Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA) and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA). Samir has been named a Top Lobbyist by The Hill in 2023 and 2024. In 2025, Samir was named by Washingtonian Magazine as one of Washington DC’s 500 Most Influential, specifically for trade policy.

Samir leads the Vogel Group’s trade practice, advising clients on tariffs and supply chain strategy. Samir is a frequent speaker on trade-related matters at industry conferences. His opinions have been cited in media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, The New York Times, Reuters, The Washington Post, POLITICO, FOX, CBS News, S&P Global, Fastmarkets AMM and others. In 2019 and 2020, Samir was the number one lobbyist on tariff issues, advocating on the most number of trade related cases before federal agencies and members of Congress.

In Washington, Samir is well-regarded as a steel policy expert, having worked on domestic manufacturing, trade, industrial decarbonization, workforce and environmental permitting issues for international and domestic clients. He has worked on hundreds of Section 232 and 301 cases on behalf of some of the largest steel manufacturers and market participants in the world, from JSW Steel to Danieli Corporation.

Samir has represented numerous multinational companies in connection with the regulatory and policy issues related to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) strategy and implementation, including directing and managing negotiations with states related to economic incentives and investment credits. Over the past six years, he has advised on $9 billion in FDI, generating nearly $850 million in incentives for manufacturers.

Samir received a B.A. and M.B.A. from Georgetown University. He is a frequent Guest Lecturer at Georgetown on trade policy and served on the university’s Alumni Board of Governors.