Lobbying

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TAX

​MasterCard Inc. hired Holland & Knight LLP to lobby on tax reform measures. Joshua Odintz, former Democratic tax counsel for the Senate Finance Committee, will work on the account.

Post Holdings Inc. hired Capitol Tax Partners LLP to lobby on legislative and regulatory issues related to corporate tax. Melissa ​Mueller, former Democratic tax counsel for the House Ways and Means Committee, will work on the account.

The ​Alliance for Business Partnerships hired Capitol Counsel LLC to lobby on issues related to taxation of business partnerships. Joshua Kardon, former chief of staff to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), will work on the account.

Nissan North America Inc. hired Squire Patton Boggs to lobby on the electric vehicle tax credit. Bret Boyles, former chief of staff to former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.), will work on the account.

The ​National Retail Federation hired Ferox Strategies to lobby on tax and retail issues. Cristina Antelo, former president and CEO of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, will work on the account. 

TECHNOLOGY

The ​Computer & Communications Industry Association hired Arent Fox LLP to lobby on competition policy relating to antitrust enforcement. Former Rep. Philip English (R-Pa.) will work on the account.

APPROPRIATIONS

UPS hired Becker & Poliakoff to lobby on appropriations bills and issues related to sustainable aviation fuel and drones. Omar Franco, former chief of staff to Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-Fla.), will work on the account.