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Ballard Partners has lined up Australia’s Energy Transition Minerals company, an explorer and developer of rare earths minerals opportunities.
It hired the Florida-based firm to strengthen its US ties and to “enhance its position as an emerging provider of critical minerals heavily sought after in the US.”
The company owns one of the world’s largest undeveloped rare earths deposits, the Kvanefjeld REE Project in Greenland. It claims that Kvanefjeld has the potential to become the most significant western world producer of critical rare earths, and the cornerstone of Greenland’s economic future.
Le Shan Shenghe, a Chinese rare earths company, owns a six percent stake in ETM. The Australian Stock Exchange-listed company has appointed Cohen & Co. Capital Markets as exclusive US-based advisor to commence the process of seeking a NASDAQ listing.
Brian Ballard, a top Trump fundraiser, leads ETM's lobbying effort.
He’s joined by two former special assistants to president Trump: Micah Ketchel, chair of Ballard’s critical minerals practice; and Thomas Boodry, partner and legislative aide to Sen. Marco Rubio.
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.
