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Grubhub Holdings has opened its first DC lobbying office, which will initially handle labor issues pertaining to the food delivery service.
Ashley De Smeth, who served in the Obama White House as an inter-agency liaison, heads the post as director of federal affairs.
Prior to Grubhub, De Smeth was head of PA & policy communications at Postmates, communications director for the American Federation of Government Employees and director of strategic communications & PA at the National League of Cities.
Dominic Sanchez, a one-time staffer to Democratic Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) and Chris Van Hollen (MD), backstops De Smeth.
Grubhub is part of Amsterdam-based Just Eat Takeaway.
The Dutch company acquired Grubhub in 2020 via an all-stock deal worth $7.3B, creating the world’s biggest food delivery service operation.
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.
