Koch Companies Public Sector LLC has retained Crossroads Strategies for input on issues related to derivative regulation.
David and Charles Koch use the sector to speak for the family's energy, trading, operations and investment activity.
Those properties include Georgia-Pacific (building suppliers/consumer goods), Molex Inc. (electronic connectors), Koch Pipeline, Flint Hill Resources (oil processing), Koch Chemical Technology Group (pollution controls) and Matador Cattle Co.
Crossroads has assigned the business to veterans John Green, who was deputy chief of staff for Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott; Stewart Hall, ex-legislative director to Alabama Republican Senator Richard Shelby, and Todd Weiss, aide to former Senator Rick Santorum.
KCPS spent $13.7M in 2014 lobbying fees. Its roster features Nickles Group, S-3 Group, Palmetto Group. Cyprus Advocacy and Ice Miller Strategy.
Cornerstone Government Affairs has inked a $25K monthly pact with Qatar to advance the relationship of the Arab state and the US.
Former House speaker Kevin McCarthy has teamed up with a crew of Republican heavy hitters to launch Watchtower Strategy, a public affairs firm that will focus on advocacy, strategy and strategic communications.
The National Association of Manufacturers has named Alexa Lopez VP of communications & public affairs, a newly created position. She was at the Transportation Security Administration.
