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| Bernie Kerik |
Qatar’s Washington embassy has hired the firm of former New York Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik for counsel on how to advance bilateral ties between Qatar and the US.
His Kerik Group, which is in Franklin Lakes, NJ, is in line for a $240K fee under a one-year contract that went into effect on April 1.
Kerik, who was NYC’s 40th police commissioner, served under Mayor Rudy Giuliani. He also did a stint as Dept. of Corrections chief.
President George W. Bush appointed Kerik as interior minister of the Iraqi Provisional Authority, and in 2004 nominated him to head the Dept. of Homeland Security.
Kerik withdrew his nomination after he revealed that he had employed an undocumented immigrant as a nanny.
In 2009, Kerk pleaded guilty to federal tax fraud charges, and served three years in prison.
President Donald Trump pardoned Kerik in 2020.
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer is helping the Embassy of Uzbekistan's efforts to attract increased trade and investment in Central Asia’s most populous country.
Cornerstone Government Affairs has signed a six-month agreement to represent Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the US.
Florida’s Corvus Strategic Partners has signed to represent the interests of Colombia regarding its relations with the US.
Gunster Strategies Worldwide is representing the interests of the Chagossian Government in Exile, which opposes the planned UK transfer of the sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago, which hosts the joint UK/US military base, to Mauritius.
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has inked a six-month agreement with NATO-member Iceland to provide strategic advice on how to navigate engagements with the US government.
