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FGS Global is providing strategic counsel and federal outreach services to Vineyard Offshore, which is building the first commercial offshore wind development in the US.
The project took a negative PR hit in July when a blade manufactured by GE Vernova fell into the Atlantic and fiberglass fragments washed up on Nantucket’s beaches.
GE blamed a “manufacturing deviation” for the failure.
Vineyard Offshore in September submitted a proposal to New York authorities for the Excelsior Wind project, which will be 24 miles offshore.
FGS Global is focusing on engineering and environmental matters for Vineyard Offshore, which is owned by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners in Denmark.
Its six member team includes three partners.
They are Catharine Ransom, who heads the energy & sustainability government relations practice; Mike Iger, chief of staff to former NYC Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney; and Paul Poteet, tax and trade counsel to the Senate’s No. 2 Republican Senator John Thune.
KKR owns FGS Global.
Anthropic, the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence start-up, has retained Republican powerhouse firm Fierce Government Relations for DC representation.
Chad Horrell, who was senior manager for government relations at DoorDash, has joined BGR Group as VP in its state and local practice.
Continental Strategy, which has close ties with the Trump administration, has registered Geneva-based Rolex as a client for services regarding the tariffs on watch imports.
Kimberly-Clark calls on Ballard Partners as it moves to acquires Kenvue, maker of Tylenol. 
Brett Horton, who was chief of staff to House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, has joined the American Hotel & Lodging Assn. as its chief advocacy officer, a new position.
