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BGR Group has hired David Urban, executive VP of North American corporate affairs for China’s ByteDance, as managing director.
He joined the parent of TikTok in 2020 to help it navigate tricky public policy issues and communications challenges. He also advised ByteDance on ESG and corporate social responsibility issues.
Earlier, Urban was president of the American Continental Group lobbying shop, handling clients such as Zoom and 7-Eleven.
Urban made his mark in Pennsylvania Republican politics, counseling Senators Arlen Specter, Rick Santorum and Pat Toomey.
He also served as senior campaign advisor to Donald Trump during his presidential run.
BGR founding partner Haley Barbour said Urban’s “insights into communications, policy, law and politics make him uniquely suited to the BGR team.”
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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