Lobbying World: Hur heads back to King & Spalding

Robert Harr and Leah Grossi Back King & Spalding As a partner in the firm's special matters and government investigations practice. Harr, best known as the special counsel investigating the Biden documents case, previously served as U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland and as an assistant U.S. attorney general. Grossi most recently served as […]
Lobbying World: American Investment Council adds McCarthy, Scalise alum

of American Investment Council Hired Will Dunham Dunham joins the firm as senior vice president of government relations from legal and lobbying giant Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, where she previously served as policy director for former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and executive director of the Republican Study Committee for current House Majority Leader Steve […]
Federal Reserve Waters Down Plan To Hike Capital Reserves For Big Banks Amid Wall Street Lobbying Efforts

In a speech on Tuesday, Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve's vice chairman for oversight, announced that the Fed was watering down proposed rules that would increase the amount of cash large banks must hold on hand, following intense lobbying from Wall Street. Federal regulators are revising the final version of Basel III, which would boost […]
Lobbying World: DGA Group snags Akin adviser

Justin McCarthy Participated DGA Group McCarthy joins the firm as a partner in its U.S. government relations practice. Most recently, he was senior counsel at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, and previously served as Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs in the administration of former President George W. Bush and as […]
Lobbying World: Apple alum jumps to auto industry trade association

Automotive Industry Association Automotive Innovation Coalition Adding Lindsay Abate As director of technology policy, Abate was manager of regulatory policy and government relations at Apple Inc., and comes from the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and the U.S. Small Business Administration. Tardi Harrison I am participating American Public Lands Foundation as chief […]
Lobbying World: Consumer Brands Association regroups as CEO departs

of Consumer Brands Association The Association of Life Insurance Companies (CBA) has announced a slew of new hires and promotions following the departure of former CEO David Chavern to become president and CEO of the American Association of Life Insurance Companies. CBAs have been added Jonathan Bridgman As a Membership Program Manager, Jennifer Smith As […]
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s girlfriend scores new job with bigger lobbying firm

She upgraded. State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s girlfriend has landed a new job at Albany’s largest lobbying firm after being fired from her previous job with a small labor union. Rebecca LaMotte lost her job with the Greater New York LECET in June in what the group called a reorganization, months after her influential boyfriend […]
Lobbying World: DHS alum joins Cornerstone

Cornerstone Government Relations Hired Lauren TomlinsonTomlinson, a former deputy assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Homeland Security, has become a principal on the company’s communications team. Tomlinson is a co-founder of Steer PR, a public relations firm that specializes in national security, and joined the company after running his own firm, Claffey […]
Lobbying World: Chamber hires former Republican congressman

Former Member of the House of Representatives Rodney Davis (Republican of Illinois) U.S. Chamber of Commerce While the chamber’s relationship with some Republicans has deteriorated in recent years, one former senior aide to Republican leadership told The Hill that this was “a move in the right direction and actually a bit of a splashy hire.” […]