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Lyft has booked InSight PA for Washington representation on a range of transportation issues.
Insight is the firm formed in December by Podesta and BGR alums to provide "purpose-driven advocacy and lobbying for companies, nonprofits and causes."
Oscar Ramirez, and Dana Thompson, veterans of Tony Podesta's firm, handle the Lyft effort.
Lyft spent $630K for lobbying in 2017 in areas such as ride-sharing, self-driving cars, commuter tax breaks, future of work and smart cities.
Before cutting ties, Podesta took a $150K chunk of those outlays, while WPP's Glover Park Group accounted for a $100K piece of the business.
Uber Technologies, Lyft's archrival, shelled out $1.9M in 2017 lobbying fees to a collection of firms including The Doerrer Group, Franklin Square Group, Ballard Partners, Federal Hill Group and Invariant.
Ballard Partners has added defense technology company Sempre to help it land federal contracts for digital infrastructure projects.
Flock Safety has hired Off Hill Strategies, a boutique lobby firm that boasts of its commitment to conservative principles.
Ballard Partners has signed South Korea’s SK Americas unit for representation on US semiconductor policies and developments.
Ballard Partners has signed to a represent the US unit of Rheinmetall, Germany’s biggest defense contractor, on Army procurement issues.
BGR Group signs on to provide lobbying and PR services for Terzo, an AI financial intelligence platform. Douglas Lute, chair of BGR’s international and defense practices, will join Terzo’s board of directors.
