HEALTH CARE
Abbott Laboratories hired theGROUP to work on general health care, trade and tax issues. Sudafi Henry, who was director of legislative affairs for President-elect Joe Biden during the Obama administration, and Darrel Thompson, former deputy chief of staff to ex-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), will work on the account.
Eiger Biopharmaceuticals Inc. hired BGR Government Affairs to provide strategic counsel and guidance on issues affecting rare disease treatments and the pharmaceutical industry generally. Remy Brim, former senior health policy adviser to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Robb Walton, former senior health policy adviser and counsel to Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), will work on the account.
HOUSING
CBC Mortgage Agency hired Federal Hall Policy Advisors to work on issues related to affordable and sustainable homeownership, specifically for creditworthy low- and moderate-income borrowers. Len Wolfson, former assistant secretary for congressional and intergovernmental relations at the Department of Housing and Urban Development under President Trump, will work on the account.
ENERGY
The Williams Companies Inc. hired Forbes Tate Partners to work on issues related to natural gas pipelines. Rachel Miller, former legislative assistant to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Rick Murphy, former chief of staff to ex-Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), will work on the account.
EDUCATION
Scratchworks, a New York-based association of school food service operators, hired Ridge Policy Group for regulatory and legislative issues tied to child nutrition. Mark Holman, deputy assistant to the president during the George W. Bush administration, and Rebeccah Wolfkiel, former legislative director to ex-Rep. Todd Platts (R-Pa.), will work on the account.
ARTS
The Grand Rapids Public Museum in Michigan hired Squire Patton Boggs to work on federal funding issues. Natasha Hammond, former assistant for policy to ex-Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), will work on the account.