Apple has retained international law firm Hogan Lovells to lobby on aviation laws on Capitol Hill.
HL will work for the Cupertino, CA-based tech giant on issues related to the use and regulation of unmanned aerial vehicles, according to lobbying documents filed with Congress in January.
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Apple in recent years has been relying on the use of drones to collect aerial data for its Maps app., for which it received permission from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration in 2016.
Bloomberg in December reported that Apple has a “secret team” exploring satellite technology in an effort to bypass wireless networks and beam Internet services directly to devices.
Hogan Lovell partner Lisa Ellman, who chairs Unmanned Aircraft Systems practice, handles the Apple account.
Ellman previously held a number of positions at the U.S. Justice Department and also served in the executive office of the president at the White House during the Obama administration.
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.
Avoq has landed Palantir Technologies, the controversial surveillance company founded by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, as a client.
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.
