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Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. has retained Washington’s Resolution Public Affairs, which is staffed by four women with close ties to Democratic lawmakers.
The shop handles foreign correspondent security matters, antitrust issues related to book publishing and government oversight/regulation of artificial intelligence.
News Corp. is the parent company of the Wall Street Journal, whose Moscow correspondent Evan Gershkovich has been jailed and accused of spying by Russian officials.
RPA’s Heather McHugh, ex-legislative director for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer; Ashli Palmer, floor director for Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn; Elizabeth Stanley, chief of staff for Rep. Nita Lowey; and Lea Fisher Sulkala, chief of staff for Rep. Linda Sanchez, work the News Corp. business.
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.
