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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).
Missy Edwards Strategies represents Shein Technology Group, the Los Angeles arm of the embattled Singapore-based “instant fashion” retailer.
Carlsbad, a north San Diego County city of 115K people, is looking for a firm to provide government relations and Sacramento lobbying services.
Gordon Sondland, who was US ambassador to the European Union under Donald Trump, has registered as a representative of Ukraine’s cabinet and ministers.
The Daschle Group is representing Santa Monica-based Stand with Hong Kong Action, an advocacy group that fights to end Chinese repression in Hong Kong.
McKinsey & Co. has reached out to Republican shop Harbinger Strategies to educate policymakers about the activities of the embattled management consultancy.
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