Ogilvy Weaves Tapestry's Way in DC
Tue, Jul. 7, 2020
By Kevin McCauley
Ogilvy Government Relations is providing counsel for Tapestry Inc., the New York-based marketer of Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman luxury fashion brands.
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Ogilvy Government Relations is providing counsel for Tapestry Inc., the New York-based marketer of Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman luxury fashion brands.
The union that represents the Los Angeles Police Department has retained Vectis D.C. to handle law enforcement policy amid nationwide calls to defund the police in the wake of the George Floyd protests.
Former Mississippi Senator Trent Lott, who was fired from Squire Patton Boggs on June 8 after it got wind of his plans to leave the lobbying firm, has arrived at Crossroads Strategies with his colleague and ex-Louisiana Senator John Breaux. (1 reader comment)
The Government of the District of Columbia, which has been at odds with the president over the "invasion" of the city, was using Trump-tied Ballard Partners to push for COVID-19 relief under the CARES Act. Ballard dropped DC due to the escalating feud between Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser and Trump. (1 reader comment)
John Sweeney, former New York Republican Congressman, is representing General Motors on legislative and regulatory matters in DC.
Former California Congressman Dana Rohrabacher has signed on to represent the DC interests of Linear Therapies, a Virginia-based biotech company that is working on a cure for COVID-19.
Kasich Company, which is headed by former Ohio Governor and GOP presidential candidate John Kasich, has hired Markquest for DC representation on regulatory and legislative issues and COVID-19-related CARES tax provisions.
Glover Park Group is helping US Foods, a top foodservice distributor to more than 300,000 restaurants and institutions, as the country begins to reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A nonprofit comprised of wealthy Americans that advocates for higher tax rates for corporations and the rich and has teamed up with a D.C.-based government affairs firm to ensure that future Federal relief efforts for the COVID-19 crisis remain focused on working people and the small businesses that employ them. (1 reader comment)
Insurance carriers and the trade groups that represent them are flooding Capitol Hill in response to a series of recent bills that would require insurance companies to provide coverage for business losses incurred by viruses or pandemics. (3 reader comments)
As state and federal leaders coordinate a phased reopening of the U.S. economy, companies across the country and the trade groups representing them are hiring lobbying outfits at a breathless pace in the hopes of convincing lawmakers that the work they do is “essential”—a characterization that is, in some cases, questionable at best. (2 reader comments)
Drug developer Arcturus Therapeutics has hired Avenue Strategies to pitch the company’s work on a potential vaccine for the novel coronavirus. (1 reader comment)
Ed Gillespie, chairman of Sard Verbinnen & Co.'s public affairs group, will join AT&T as executive VP-external & legislative affairs on April 22. He will report to Randall Stephenson, CEO.
Secure Democracy, a D.C. group committed to safeguarding every citizen's right to vote, has hired Trump-connected Ballard Partners to educate policymakers on the need to create a voting system that works for all Americans. (1 reader comment)
Heather Podesta's Invariant is working Washington for Ready Responders as it seeks to expand to ease strain on hospitals during COVID-19 pandemic.
Former Energy Secretary Rick Perry is lobbying on behalf of the US shale oil industry, which faces "an existential threat" due to the collapse of crude oil prices. (1 reader comment)
Mark Gorman, who led government relations for the Distilled Spirits Council of the US for 20 years, has joined the National Assn. of Cannabis Businesses as executive VP/COO.
Omnicom's Mercury unit is working Washington for Resorts World Casino, which is next to Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, on matters related to gaming in the federal stimulus package.
The National Association of Theatre Owners is using Akin Gump to push for a cut of the federal bailout fund related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
E*Trade, which recently acquired student loan provider Gradifi, has hired PA shop Invariant to advocate for a bill that would offer incentives to businesses providing student loan assistance for employees.
Rustavi Steel, which is based in former Soviet republic of Georgia, has hired McLarty Inbound to push for relief from president Trump's tariffs.
Prime Policy Group represents Norway's Aker Biomarine and its effort to promote krill oil as way to make American soldiers more robust.
Americans for Transparency and Accountability has hired a series of lobbying outfits to pitch support for a bill that would hold foreign governments accountable for committing cyberattacks against U.S. citizens.
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