 Bob Ferguson |
The Ashcroft Law Firm, which received a $2.5M retainer from Qatar in June, has tapped The Hawksbill Group to strengthen the Gulf State's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism compliance programs.
THG will review documents, provide strategic communications counsel, conduct interviews and engage in outreach to US government officials and policy people on behalf of the Qataris.
Three top General Motors executives, who helped guide the No. 1 US automaker through bankruptcy, launched Hawksbill, which is named after an endangered sea turtle.
Bob Ferguson, who heads the firm, served as GM's senior VP-global public policy. Tim Lee was the automaker's executive VP-global manufacturing/China chairman, while Jaime Ardila held the South America president post.
TALF, which is the firm of former Attorney General and Missouri Senator John Ashcroft, pays THG $165K for the six-month contract that went into effect Aug. 1.
Qatar, which has been under an economic boycott from its Arab neighbors since June, is the home of the US Central Command and 10K American troops.
The Gulf Cooperation Council imposed the boycott for Qatar's close ties with Iran, with which it shares an offshore natural gas field, and alleged support of extremist groups.
Qatar denies ties to extremists.
THG donates a portion of its profit to the Florida Hawksbill Project.
Washington & Madison is designing and coordinating a legislative training and exchange program in the US for members of Liberia’s legislature.
Canada's DC embassy has hired Cogent Strategies to assess the US social media landscape and provide data-driven and actionable recommendations about the best ways to reach targeted audiences to advance its advocacy objectives.
The Williams Group is providing strategic counsel, tactical planning and government relations work for war-torn Sudan.
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer is helping the Embassy of Uzbekistan's efforts to attract increased trade and investment in Central Asia’s most populous country.
Cornerstone Government Affairs has signed a six-month agreement to represent Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the US.
