BGR Recruits Cleveland Clinic's Farmer
Wed, Dec. 4, 2019
By Kevin McCauley
Dan Farmer, who was senior director of government relations at the Cleveland Clinic, will be joining BGR Government Affairs next month.
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Dan Farmer, who was senior director of government relations at the Cleveland Clinic, will be joining BGR Government Affairs next month.
Former Congressman Bart Gordon represents Beijing-headquartered ByteDance, parent company of Chinese social media darling TikTok, which is trying to fend off US sanctions.
Sean Duffy, former Wisconsin Republican Congressman, has joined BGR Government Affairs to lead its financial services practice.
Ballard Partners, which has close ties with president Trump, terminated its relationship with Turkey's Halkbank on Oct. 16, the day after the US Justice Dept. filed fraud and money-laundering charges against the country's No. 2 state-owned bank. (1 reader comment)
BGR Government Affairs represents Allseas Nederland, Dutch energy services company that is laying pipe under the Baltic Sea for the controversial Nord Stream 2 project of Russia's Gazprom. (1 reader comment)
Trade groups representing the U.S. technology sector were ranked as the highest-performing lobbying sector for effective public policy characteristics, according to an APCO Worldwide research study. (1 reader comment)
Omnicom’s Mercury Public Affairs unit is representing the Stand with Parkland advocacy group that was formed following the 2018 shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (Parkland, FL) that left 17 dead and 17 injured. (1 reader comment)
Senator Elizabeth Warren wants to expand the definition of lobbying to cover anybody who is paid to influence lawmakers, as part of her drive to end the "weaponization" of lobbying where corporate interests trump the fundamental promise of US democracy that every voice matters. (1 reader comment)
Facebook has doubled down in its political battle over the network’s controversial cryptocurrency venture Libra, hiring two additional lobbying firms to handle blockchain policy and cryptocurrency regulation matters on Capitol Hill.
Trump-connected Ballard Partners is handling rural healthcare issues for Johnson City, Tenn-based Ballad Health, which was formed in 2018 by the merger of two rival hospital companies serving the Appalachian region. The Federal Trade Commission publicly opposed the merger.
Facebook has hired a consulting firm specializing in cryptocurrency and blockchain matters as the social media giant faces increased pushback in Washington for its planned cryptocurrency offering, Libra.
Huawei, the world’s largest telecommunications gear maker and suspected spying tool of the Chinese government, has hired Federal Advocates Inc., a top Republican firm, for DC representation. (1 reader comment)
Italy's Campari America unit, owner of Wild Turkey bourbon, has hired Trump-connected Ballard Partners to handle trade and tariff matters. (1 reader comment)
The British media company that owns national daily tabloid The Daily Mail has hired Carmen Group to lobby antitrust issues on Capitol Hill.
Invariant has joined Apple's corps of DC lobbyists, handling issues such as privacy, encryption, copyright, intellectual property and competitive matters. (1 reader comment)
FTI Government Affairs is representing the Boy Scouts of America, which House Democrats say has been lobbying about stricter sexual abuse laws.
Former Maryland Congressman Albert Wynn is representing T-Mobile as it works to merge with Sprint to create the No. 2 wireless carrier.
Cinnamon Rogers, who most recently was senior VP-government affairs at Telecommunications Industry Assn., has moved to Computing Technology Industry Assn. as executive VP for public advocacy.
The Raben Group is working on behalf of the ACLU's Texas branch to lobby Congress in an effort to protect the rights of immigrants and asylum seekers and fight abuses at the U.S. border with Mexico.
Carmen Group is spearheading the lobbying push for Lockheed Martin’s controversial F-35 fighter jet program, which represents the Pentagon's biggest deal ever. (1 reader comment)
The Big Four technology companies have upped their spending on lobbying retainers in light of increased chatter regarding a federal crackdown, according to a New York Times report.
Kivvit is representing the Alliance for Rental Excellence NY, a group backed by landlords and business owners, that seeks to thwart an overhaul of rent regulations in the Empire State.
FTI Consulting’s government affairs unit is representing Pfizer on pharmaceutical drug pricing matters. Pfizer is named in a federal suit that alleges it jacked up generic drug prices.
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