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Forbes-Tate has jumped on the bandwagon of Shein Technology LLC, the Los Angeles-based arm of the embattled Singapore-based “instant fashion” retailer.
Shein hired Missy Edwards Strategies in April.
Forbes-Tate will deal with matters related to e-commerce.
Shein has been accused of buying cotton from China’s Xinjiang region, where the native Uyghur people are battling to retain their culture and identity, as well as sourcing from factories that rely on forced labor.
The Information reported May 7 that Donald Tang, Shein’s executive chair, wrote a memo urging managers to step up their efforts to keep clothing made by forced labor off the retailer’s site.
Forbes-Tate founding partner Jeff Forbes heads his Shein Technology team.
He’s joined by Jeff Strunk, aide to House Speaker John Boehner; Libby Greer, chief of staff to Florida Democratic Congressman Allen Boyd; and Elizabeth Bennett, staffer to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Forbes-Tate is part of Public Policy Holding Company, which trades on the London Stock Exchange.
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.
Ballard Partners has signed on gunmaker Sturm, Ruger & Co to advocate on behalf of Second Amendment issues.
Sakura Conservation Strategies has registered Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium as a client.
Sachs Media has signed on to represent the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund to advocate for public policies proven to reduce tobacco use, which is the No. 1 cause of preventable deaths in the US and the rest of the world.
