Tax
Victoria’s Secret Hired Barnes & Thornburg LLP It lobbies on tax reform issues, “including international and domestic tax systems.” One of the account’s lobbyists is John T. “Jack” O’Rourke, a longtime lawyer who served as a professional staff member for the House Banking Committee and the Securities Industry Association in the 1980s.
finance
CitadelA Miami-based hedge fund founded by Republican megadonor Ken Griffin. Hired 9th Avenue Strategy It lobbies on issues related to capital markets and financial services. The account’s lobbyist is Ben Turner, a former legislative adviser to Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), a member of the House Financial Services Committee.
gun
Gun Violence Prevention Group Giffords Hired Sunnyside Strategy The account will lobby on issues related to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), budgets related to the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, violence reduction programs and gun violence research. The lobbyist for the account is Robin Lloyd, a former member of Giffords’ government relations team who left the company last year to become senior vice president at Rational 360.
Law Enforcement
Orange County District Attorney’s Office Hired Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld The account will lobby on issues related to the company’s DNA program. Ed Pagano, who served as senior counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee from 1997 to 2004, will be in charge of the account.
defense
Vector Defense Hired Libyan Federal Strategy It lobbies on issues related to the annual defense authorization and appropriations bill for fiscal year 2026. The lobbyist for the account is Eric Snelgrove, a former staff member of the House Armed Services Committee.
