International law firm Covington & Burling is representing Kansas City, MO-based tax preparation giant H&R Block, Inc. in Capitol Hill with lobbying help related to taxation and internal revenue code issues.
Specifically, C&B will help H&R Block voice its support for the establishment of minimum federal standards for paid tax preparers.
The H&R Block account is being managed by Jon Kyl, former U.S Senator (R-AZ), who was also US House Rep. from 1987 to 1995; and William Wichterman, former special assistant to President Bush and senior policy advisor to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN);
Carlsbad, a north San Diego County city of 115K people, is looking for a firm to provide government relations and Sacramento lobbying services.
Gordon Sondland, who was US ambassador to the European Union under Donald Trump, has registered as a representative of Ukraine’s cabinet and ministers.
The Daschle Group is representing Santa Monica-based Stand with Hong Kong Action, an advocacy group that fights to end Chinese repression in Hong Kong.
McKinsey & Co. has reached out to Republican shop Harbinger Strategies to educate policymakers about the activities of the embattled management consultancy.
Scotland’s SaxaVord Spaceport, which is the UK’s only facility for vertical rocket launches, has hired Alexandria’s Brian Glackin & Assocs. for Washington representation on aerospace and defense matters.
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