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South Korea has signed on Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck for government relations work.
The agreement went into effect Jan 12 with a monthly retainer set at $30K through June 30, at which time both parties will discuss renewing the pact.
Marc Lampkin, Brownstein’s Washington managing partner and a top policy advisor to former House Speaker John Boehner, oversees the nine-member South Korea lobbying team.
That group includes top Democrats such as Mark Begich (Alaska's former US senator and Anchorage mayor), Nadeam Elshami (one-time chief of staff to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi) and Al Mottur (fundraiser for Hillary for America and staffer to ex-South Carolina senator Fritz Hollings).
Miller Strategies, the well-connected Republican firm, has inked a $1.5M one-year consulting contract from Emirates Global Aluminum, the biggest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside the oil & gas sector.
Anthropic, the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence start-up, has retained Republican powerhouse firm Fierce Government Relations for DC representation.
Chad Horrell, who was senior manager for government relations at DoorDash, has joined BGR Group as VP in its state and local practice.
Continental Strategy, which has close ties with the Trump administration, has registered Geneva-based Rolex as a client for services regarding the tariffs on watch imports.
Kimberly-Clark calls on Ballard Partners as it moves to acquires Kenvue, maker of Tylenol. 
