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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.
Knob Petroleum, which is based in Panama City, has retained Ballard Partners to explore opportunities in Venezuela.
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has signed to represent Eastern Air Holdings, which operates deportation flights for Immigration & Customs Enforcement.
Ballard Partners has lined up Australia’s Energy Transition Minerals company, an explorer and developer of rare earths minerals opportunities. It touts its Greenland property as having the potential to become the biggest rare earths producer in the western world.
Abbvie has retained Trump-connected Winston-Salem-based Checkmate Government Relations for healthcare matters and issues related to the life sciences sector.
Netflix has retained Bloom Strategic Counsel for regulatory matters regarding its proposed $83B merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
