FINANCIAL SERVICES
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association hired Squire Patton Boggs to lobby on proposed changes to taxes on foreign corporations. Former House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.) will work on the account.
Cryptocurrency firm Coinbase Inc. hired Mayer Brown LLP to lobby on issues related to taxation and financial regulation. Andrew Olmem, who was deputy director of the National Economic Council under former President Trump, will work on the account.
Visa Inc. hired North South Government Strategies to lobby on antitrust proposals and immigration reform. John McMickle, former Republican counsel for the Senate Judiciary Committee, will work on the account.
HEALTH CARE
Oncology company Novocure Inc. hired Tarplin, Downs & Young LLC to lobby on issues related to Medicare coverage and reimbursement. Elizabeth Murray, former senior policy adviser to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), will work on the account.
Biotechnology firm Genentech USA Inc. hired DLA Piper LLP to lobby on legislation and regulations affecting pharmaceutical development, approval, reimbursement and pricing. Former Rep. Jim Greenwood (R-Pa.) will work on the account.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists hired Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas to lobby on issues related to health equity, physician payment systems and coverage of care for patients. Elise Pickering, former executive director of the House Republican Policy Committee, will work on the account.
CONSUMER PRODUCTS
The Coca-Cola Company hired Ervin Graves Strategy Group, LLC to lobby on budget reconciliation and general beverage industry issues. Allison Feikes, former senior policy adviser to Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), will work on the account.