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BGR Government Affairs is representing Altice USA, which markets its broadband communications and video services under the Optimum and Suddenlink brands.
Netherlands-based Altice made a splash in the US via its $17.7B acquisition of Cablevision from the Dolan family and public shareholders in 2015.
BGR’s lobbying team includes Jonathan Mantz, (national finance director for Hillary Clinton presidential run in 2008), Erskine Wells (deputy chief of staff to Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker), Andy Lewin (aide to Democratic Congressmen Dennis Moore, Max Sandlin) and Justin Rzepka (staffer for Nevada Republican Sen. John Ensign).
Altice has 4.9M business/residential customers in 21 states.
Rush Street Gaming has hired Avoq to handle gaming and sports betting issues that come up in Washington.
Venture Government Strategies has signed on to represent Qcells America, operator of the largest solar module factory in the US.
Missy Edwards Strategies represents Shein Technology Group, the Los Angeles arm of the embattled Singapore-based “instant fashion” retailer.
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.
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