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BGR Government Affairs has picked up Denmark’s Orsted for strategic counsel and advocacy on issues regarding off-shore wind development.
Orsted is developing a $6.2B 65-turbine project off the coast of Rhode Island that is 80 percent complete.
The Interior Department in August issued a stop-work order on the Revolution Wind development due to national security grounds.
Orsted sued, and a federal judge in September ruled that construction of Revolution Wind, which will provide power to 350K homes in RI and Connecticut, can continue.
Revolution Wind had undergone extensive federal review prior to receiving approval in 2023 before anti-wind Donald Trump took office once again.
BGR principal Steven Pfrang, former chief of staff to Republican Congressman Darin LaHood, and Nick Iarossi, Trump 47 fundraiser and National Finance Committee co-chair of the DeSantis for President campaign, represent Orsted.
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.
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.
