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FTI Government Affairs is riding with Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic.
The FTI Consulting unit represents Virgin Galactic on federal funding and policies in support of suborbital science research and advanced aeronautics projects, including hypersonic flight.
Virgin Galactic rolled out its VSS Imagine, its first Spaceship III class vehicle, on March 30.
After ground testing, it is slated for test glides this summer at Spaceport America, the commercial facility 20 miles from Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.
The company views the Spaceship III class as the linchpin in its goal of 400 flights a year from Spaceport America.
Virgin Galactic is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. It trades at 21.19 and has ranged from $14.21 to $62.80 during the past 52 weeks.
Knob Petroleum, which is based in Panama City, has retained Ballard Partners to explore opportunities in Venezuela.
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has signed to represent Eastern Air Holdings, which operates deportation flights for Immigration & Customs Enforcement.
Ballard Partners has lined up Australia’s Energy Transition Minerals company, an explorer and developer of rare earths minerals opportunities. It touts its Greenland property as having the potential to become the biggest rare earths producer in the western world.
Abbvie has retained Trump-connected Winston-Salem-based Checkmate Government Relations for healthcare matters and issues related to the life sciences sector.
Netflix has retained Bloom Strategic Counsel for regulatory matters regarding its proposed $83B merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
