Uber has retained Ballard Partners of Florida, which has close ties to the Trump White House, for its Washington lobbying team.
Brian Ballard, top fundraiser for the President who chaired Trump Victory organization in Florida, opened a DC outpost earlier this year. He also helmed the Sunshine State's presidential campaigns for John McCain and Mitt Romney.
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Uber's faces key issues in DC including privacy, data security and regulations regarding driverless vehicles.
Ballard heads a lobbying team that includes Dan McFaul, one-time legislative director to Florida Congressman and now "Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough, Sylvester Lukis, veteran of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, and Rebecca Benn, ex-aide to Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran.
Tallahassee-based Ballard has offices in West Palm Beach, Miami, Orlando and Jacksonville.
Uber spent $1.4M in Washington lobbying during the past year.
The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development enrolls Venable for government relations services.
Coinbase has hired Checkmate Government Relations, which has close ties to the Trump administration, to handle matters related to digital assets as the Senate works on the Clarity Act.
Peter Thiel-backed Palantir Technologies has added Democratic firm Ferox Strategies to its DC lobbying line-up to handle data analytics and technology issues.
Former congressmen Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Jeff Denham (R-CA) have signed on to handle the “new” TikTok on issues related to internet technology and learning-enabled platforms.
Knob Petroleum, which is based in Panama City, has retained Ballard Partners to explore opportunities in Venezuela.
