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Ogilvy Government Relations is providing counsel for Tapestry Inc., the New York-based marketer of Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman luxury fashion brands.
The WPP unit is focused on issues related to the interaction of net operating loss deductions with international tax rules.
Tapestry suffered a $677M net loss during the quarter ended March as the COVID-19 crisis spread through the US. Revenues tanked 19 percent to $1.1B.
While Tapestry's offices in China and South Korea have fully reopened, a majority of staffers at its Hudson Yards headquarters are not expected to return until September.
Ogilvy's Tucker Shumack, aide to former Maine Republican Senator Olympic Snowe; Karissa Willhite, deputy chief of staff to New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, and Amy Andryszak, COS to Utah Democratic Congressman Jim Matheson, handle the Tapestry account.
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.
