Bottom Line: McKinsey adds lobbyists amid foreign work scrutiny

work

McKinsey & Company hired harbinger strategy Educate policy makers about corporate activities. At a Senate subcommittee hearing last month, senators blasted McKinsey Global Managing Partner Bob Sternfels’ work on the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund and Chinese state-owned enterprises.

One of the account’s lobbyists, John Leganski, joined Harbinger in January after working in former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) office, most recently as his chief of staff. .

defense

RTX Co., Ltd.adopted by the company formerly known as Raytheon Forbes Tate Lobbying on spending and authorization issues related to defense, transportation, and science, including reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration. Samantha MacLean, a former senior legislative aide to Senate Commerce Committee member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), will work on the report.

united launch allianceLockheed Martin and Boeing Space Launch Joint Venture, Recruitment Pratham Lobbying on issues related to space launches. Joseph Valensis, former deputy chief of staff on the House Homeland Security Committee and previously with the Director of National Intelligence’s Office of Legislative Affairs, will work on the report.

budget

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America hired Essential government work Lobbying on issues related to spending, youth mentoring, and workforce development, including the Youth Workforce Preparation Act and the Trauma Recovery Act. Robin Giuliano, former staff director of the House Appropriations Committee, will work on the accounting.

soccer

FWC2026selected by 2026 FIFA World Cup organizers Arnold & Porter Kay Scholer LLP Lobbying on issues related to preparations for upcoming world tournaments. One of the account’s lobbyists, Marne Marotta, is a former legislative aide to Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, the No. 3 Republican in the House, and a candidate to succeed Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. It is.

cryptocurrency

ripple lab hired FGS Global Lobbying on issues and laws related to digital assets, cryptocurrencies and blockchain. One of the lobbyists for this account, Kevin Bailey, is a former staffer for Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), then ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and current chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee. was.