 Dee Buchanan |
Ogilvy has signed on as DC representative for Wells Fargo & Co., which is seeking to rebound from its cross-selling scandal in which new accounts were secretly opened for customers.
The WPP unit handles policy issues impacting banks, housing finance and Dodd-Frank Act overhaul.
Dee Buchanan, who worked for 11 years for House Financial Services Committee chairman Jeb Hensarling and was considered the powerful Congressman's "go-to-guy," handles Wells Fargo, along with Karissa Willhite, ex-aide to Jersey Senator Bob Menendez.
A California court today approved a $142M class action settlement involving phony Wells Fargo accounts.
In April, the San Francisco-based bank paid a $1B fine to end a federal probe into its mortgage and loan practices dating back to 2005. The fine is the biggest levy brought against a bank during the Trump administration.
As part of its image overhaul, Wells Fargo launched an ad campaign last month carrying the tagline, "Established 1852, Re-Established 2018 with a Recommitment to You."
The effort says Wells Fargo is working hard to regain consumer trust.
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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