By Kevin McCauley
Facebook, which spent $1.4m in federal lobbying outlays last year, has
hired WPP's Glover Park Group as its Washington representative.
Glover is to handle general advocacy on legislative and policy issues
regarding technology and Internet policy, including personal privacy
protecting children and advancing online security, according to its
federal filing.
Its founding partner Joe Lockhart, who was president Clinton's press
secretary, joined Facebook as VP-communications during the summer.
Glover's team includes Joel Johnson, who was Clinton's special
assistant for policy and communications; Matt Mandel, former aide to
Republican leader Eric Cantor and Rep. Cliff Stearns, and Jack
Krumholz, who handled Microsoft's federal outreach in Washington.
As Facebook readies its initial public offering, it has added
Brunswick Group for financial PR. Brunswick senior partner Steven
Lipin declined comment about a relationship with Facebook. |