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Elon Musk’s Tesla has hired Washington-based Pioneer Public Affairs to deal with issues related to the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, federal fleet electrification and battery supply chain issues.
Pioneer president Joe Britton handles the account. He is a 15-year veteran of Capitol Hill. He served as chief of staff to Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), legislative director for Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO) and legislative assistant to Sen Ben Nelson (D-NE).
Tesla also uses Cassidy & Assocs. for DC support. It paid Cassidy $80K during the first-quarter for its work regarding vehicle electrification.
Cassidy CEO Kai Anderson and COO Jordan Bernstein spearhead the firm’s six-member Tesla team.
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.
