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LABOR 

The ​National Football League Players Association hired Elevate Government Affairs LLC to lobby on general sports issues. Rob Chamberlin, former chief GOP counsel to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will work on the account.

​WeWork Management LLC hired ACG Advocacy to push for federal workplace flex spaces. Shawn Smeallie, former special assistant to former President George W. Bush, will work on the account.

TRADE

Weber Grills hired Forbes Tate Partners to lobby on issues related to tariffs on China. Cindy Brown, former chief of staff to Rep. Ron Kind (D-Wis.), will work on the account.

The National Corn Growers Association hired Hogan Lovells US LLP to lobby on international trade issues. Jared Wessel, former associate general counsel at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, will work on the account.

TAX

Amgen Inc. hired The Nickles Group LLC to lobby on general tax issues and prescription drug reimbursement. Rachel Jones Hensler, former Republican director of tax policy for the Senate Budget Committee, will work on the account.

​Alliance Data Systems Corp. hired CGCN Group LLC to lobby on issues related to corporate taxes, regulation of credit cards and telecommunications. Sam ​Geduldig, former senior adviser to then-House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), will work on the account.

ENVIRONMENT

​Environmental Defense Action Fund hired ML Strategies LLC to lobby for advancing coastal restoration. Courtney Taylor, former attorney for the Justice Department and Department of the Interior, will work on the account.