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Ballard Partners has landed Breitling, the Swiss luxury watchmaker, for guidance related to trade and tariffs.
President Donald Trump has slapped a 39 percent tariff on Switzerland’s imports to the US. That levy is more than twice the 15 percent tariff that Trump placed on European Union imports of autos and auto parts, pharmaceuticals and semiconductors.
Trump appeared at the US Open men’s singles championship on Sept 7 as a guest of Switzerland-based Rolex CEO Jean-Frederic Dufour.
Brian Ballard, a key Trump fundraiser, and Hunter Morgen, a special advisor to the president in Trump’s first administration, handle the Breitling business.
Leon Breitling founded the watchmaker in 1884. It is the “official timepiece partner of the National Football League." Cost of New York Giants edition Breitling watches range from $4,400 to $9,200.
Flock Safety has hired Off Hill Strategies, a boutique lobby firm that boasts of its commitment to conservative principles.
Ballard Partners has signed South Korea’s SK Americas unit for representation on US semiconductor policies and developments.
Ballard Partners has signed to a represent the US unit of Rheinmetall, Germany’s biggest defense contractor, on Army procurement issues.
BGR Group signs on to provide lobbying and PR services for Terzo, an AI financial intelligence platform. Douglas Lute, chair of BGR’s international and defense practices, will join Terzo’s board of directors.
Avoq has landed Palantir Technologies, the controversial surveillance company founded by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, as a client.
