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| Tracy Spicer |
JPMorganChase, which plans to slash hundreds of jobs in its consumer unit, has hired Avenue Solutions for Washington to work on financial services matters.
Avenue Solutions promotes itself as an "all-female, all-Democratic firm specialized in representing pro-business interests on Capitol Hill."
It has worked for ExxonMobil, Merck, American Medical Assn., Environmental Working Group, UnitedHealth Group and Sage Therapeutics.
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| Amy Terjal |
Founding partners Tracy Spicer, who was political director/deputy chief of staff to ex-Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, and Amy Tejral, legislative director former Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson, represent JPMorganChase.
Bloomberg reported Jan. 28 that JPMorganChase will notify staffers of the cutbacks on Feb. 6. The reductions are possible as consumers increasingly bank online or via mobile apps.
JPMorganChase ended 2019 with 127,137 workers, which was down two percent from 2018. It also may sell its investment banking headquarters at 383 Madison Ave as part of a facilities review.
CEO Jamie Dimon is the top Democrat on Wall Street.
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.
