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Juul Labs has hired Tiger Hill Partners to handle federal lobbying efforts regarding legislation related to e-cigarettes and Congressional investigations.
The San Francisco-based company, which is 35 percent owned by Philip Morris USA corporate parent Altria, says it wants to reset the vapor category by hiking the user minimum age to 21, promoting high product standards, and promoting the effective enforcement against counterfeit and compatible products.
JHM Group founder and Edelman alum James Maloney launched THP in November with political consultant/attorney Milan Dalal.
Dalal, who was of counsel to Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, economic advisor to Sen Mark Warner (D-VA) and legislative director for Rep Gregory Meeks (D-NY) handles the Juul business.
Juul spent $3.2M for federal lobbying during the first nine months of 2019.
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which was established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump, has hired Valcour LLC, which has close ties with his administration.
Ballard Partners has signed on gunmaker Sturm, Ruger & Co to advocate on behalf of Second Amendment issues.
Sakura Conservation Strategies has registered Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium as a client.
Sachs Media has signed on to represent the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund to advocate for public policies proven to reduce tobacco use, which is the No. 1 cause of preventable deaths in the US and the rest of the world.
