Oil and energy trade association the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers has hired Washington, D.C-based government relations consulting firm Daly Consulting Group for lobbying help on issues related to climate change disclosure.
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s interpretive guidance on climate change disclosure, which was issued in 2010, was an effort to provide transparency to companies' investors on the possible risks and financial impacts associated with climate change.
AFPM was founded in 1902. The trade group was previously known as the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association.
The account will be managed by DCG founder Justin Daly, who was previously senior counsel to the Financial Services Committee in the House, senior counsel and chief securities counsel to the Banking Committee in the Senate, and counsel to the SEC; and Erik Johnson, who was an assistant policy director for Governor John Kasich (R-OH).
Knob Petroleum, which is based in Panama City, has retained Ballard Partners to explore opportunities in Venezuela.
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has signed to represent Eastern Air Holdings, which operates deportation flights for Immigration & Customs Enforcement.
Ballard Partners has lined up Australia’s Energy Transition Minerals company, an explorer and developer of rare earths minerals opportunities. It touts its Greenland property as having the potential to become the biggest rare earths producer in the western world.
Abbvie has retained Trump-connected Winston-Salem-based Checkmate Government Relations for healthcare matters and issues related to the life sciences sector.
Netflix has retained Bloom Strategic Counsel for regulatory matters regarding its proposed $83B merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
