BGR Speaks Up for Dogs
Wed, Jun. 29, 2022
By Kevin McCauley
BGR Government Affairs is handling the Hong Kong-based World Dog Alliance, which is committed to ending the consumption of canines.
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BGR Government Affairs is handling the Hong Kong-based World Dog Alliance, which is committed to ending the consumption of canines.
Pat Casey, son of popular Pennsylvania Senator and Governor Bob Casey, has joined Dentons Global Advisors as a partner in its government relations unit.
FTI Consulting is handling Mexico-based building materials giant Cemex on infrastructure and sustainability matters.
Former House Speaker-designate Bob Livingston has signed on to represent the Shetland Space Centre, which is the linchpin of the UK’s bid to grab a share of the European small satellite launch business.
Gary Ginsberg, who held top communications jobs at Time Warner, News Corp. and Softbank, chairs the New York Solidarity Network, a $1,000 annual membership group that will promote pro-Israel leadership and combat antisemitism in NYC.
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Navigators Global, a top Republican shop, has signed on to help members of Ukraine’s parliament make their case in Washington.
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China’s Ant Group has hired The OB-C Group, which was founded by long-time Democratic operative Lawrence O’Brien.
BGR Group has hired David Urban, executive VP of North American corporate affairs for China’s ByteDance, as managing director.
Garvey Strategies is providing government relations services to Turkey’s Washington embassy under a one-year agreement worth $180K.
Van Aucker Group has inked a one-year contract to bolster US political ties with Turkey and to create a positive image of Turks.
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Fierce Government Relations has picked up German luxury fashion brand Hugo Boss for DC work on international sourcing and supply chain matters.
Leavitt Partners is lobbying Congress on behalf of the estimated three to nine million Americans who may have ongoing symptoms after an acute infection of COVID-19.
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Terrence Thompson, who was director of government relations at Dell Technologies, has joined Kyndryl, which is the spin-off of IBM’s IT infrastructure unit, as VP-government affairs.
Project Veritas is using Mark Paoletta, ex-counsel to vice president Mike Pence, to inform members of Congress of the FBI Nov. 6 raid of the Mamaroneck home of its founder & conservative activist James O’Keefe.
The Archdiocese of Boston has retained Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck to push for changes in the childcare provisions of president Biden’s “Build Back Better” program. It claims the bill as written would drive it out of the early childhood education business.
Ogilvy Government Relations is representing Carvana, the fast-growing online used car dealer, on data privacy and security matters.
Finsbury Glover Hering is representing Land O’Lakes food cooperative on agricultural sustainability and rural broadband issues.
Invariant has signed on the National Retail Federation as the world’s largest retail association gears up for what it hopes to be a record holiday shopping season.
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