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Netflix has hired Avoq for DC representation regarding matters concerning the media and telecommunications sectors.
The streamer has announced an $83B deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery movie and TV operations. Paramount Skydance has launched a proxy fight to block Netflix’s deal.
Avoq partner Barry Lasala, who was director of federal governmental affairs at Microsoft and an aide to Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), leads the Netflix team.
He’s joined by Natalie Farr Harrison, aide to Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO), and Joseph Orlando, aide to Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ).
Netflix also uses Trump-connected Ballard Partners for Washington work.
CEO Brian Ballard and partner Patrick Kilcur handle Netflix, which spent $200K at Ballard during the past year.
Prior to Ballard, Kilcur was executive VP-US government affairs at the Motion Picture Assn., where he handled initiatives for member firms including Paramount, Netflix and Warner Bros.
Ballard Partners has added defense technology company Sempre to help it land federal contracts for digital infrastructure projects.
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.
