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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.
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.
Ballard Partners has signed on gunmaker Sturm, Ruger & Co to advocate on behalf of Second Amendment issues.
Sakura Conservation Strategies has registered Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium as a client.
Sachs Media has signed on to represent the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund to advocate for public policies proven to reduce tobacco use, which is the No. 1 cause of preventable deaths in the US and the rest of the world.
