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TECHNOLOGY
Amazon.com hired The Duberstein Group to lobby on issues related to technology, trade and consumer safety. Elizabeth Kelley, who served as special assistant to former President Obama and chief of staff on the National Economic Council during the Obama administration, will work on the account.
Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. hired Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP to lobby on issues related to intellectual property. William Moschella, former principal associate deputy attorney general at the Justice Department during the George W. Bush administration, will work on the account.
Dutch microchip supplier ASML LLC hired Putala Strategies to lobby on issues related to semiconductor development, manufacturing and trade. Christopher Putala, former senior aide to President Biden during his tenure as Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, will work on the account.
HEALTH CARE
Johnson & Johnson Services hired SplitOak Strategies LLC to lobby on federal budget and appropriations issues related to health care policy. Sarah Egge, former Democratic senior budget analyst for the Senate Budget Committee, will work on the account.
Guarding Against Pandemics, a group pushing for Biden’s $30 billion pandemic preparedness plan, hired Van Scoyoc Associates to lobby on pandemic preparedness related issues. Carlisle Clarke, former Republican majority clerk for the Senate Appropriations Committee, will work on the account.
Pharmaceutical Associates Inc. hired Foley & Lardner LLP to lobby on issues related to manufacturing and marketing of generic pharmaceuticals. Jennifer Walsh, former chief of staff to former Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-Calif.), will work on the account.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Trading firm Virtu Financial hired Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP to lobby on issues related to financial services. Carmencita Whonder, former adviser to Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), will work on the account.
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