CORONAVIRUS RELIEF
Alvogen Pharma US Inc. hired Hogan Lovells to work on issues related to COVID-19. Ivan Zapien, former chief of staff to Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) will work on the account.
Health screening company VenueScreen hired Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP to work on COVID-19 issues. Marc Lampkin, former general counsel for the House Republican Conference, and Travis Norton, former counsel for Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), will work on the account.
Westchester General Hospital Inc. in South Florida hired Becker & Poliakoff to work on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. Omar Franco, former chief of staff to Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), and Clarence Williams, former chief of staff to ex-Rep. Kendrick B. Meek (D-Fla.), will work on the account.
HEALTH CARE
DispatchHealth hired Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman PC to work on Medicare payment reform and telehealth expansion. Andrew Coats, former legislative assistant to ex-Rep. Mark Souder (R-Ind.), will work on the account.
HOMELAND SECURITY
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. hired Van Scoyoc Associates to work on homeland security and cybersecurity matters. Norma Krayem, who was deputy chief of staff at the Department of Transportation during the Clinton administration, will work on the account.
TAXES
The Semiconductor Industry Association hired Miller & Chevalier Chartered to work on tax-related legislative and policy matters. Loren Ponds, former tax counsel for Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee, will work on the account.
The trade group also hired Arent Fox LLP to work on issues around federal government incentives for semiconductor manufacturing. David Hanke, former counsel to Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), will work on that account.