President Obama has brought on Martin Paone as deputy assistant for legislative affairs, plucking him from the Washington firm Prime Policy Group, where he has been lobbying as executive vice president. (snip)

The White House said Paone was granted a “limited waiver” from ethics rules that ban people from joining the administration who have lobbied in the two years prior to their appointment.

Paone is the 61st person to receive such a waiver.

“In each case, the waiver has been applied narrowly and all appointees have had to comply with all other government ethics rules,” the White House said.