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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.
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company banned by Defense Secretary Hegseth, has hired Ballard Partners for DC representation.
The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development enrolls Venable for government relations services.
Coinbase has hired Checkmate Government Relations, which has close ties to the Trump administration, to handle matters related to digital assets as the Senate works on the Clarity Act.
Peter Thiel-backed Palantir Technologies has added Democratic firm Ferox Strategies to its DC lobbying line-up to handle data analytics and technology issues.
Former congressmen Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Jeff Denham (R-CA) have signed on to handle the “new” TikTok on issues related to internet technology and learning-enabled platforms.
