Sentences with phrase «affairs firms in»

«This gives us an entirely new and important platform for serving clients on many levels, not only with excellent legal work but also with the very best government relations, advocacy and strategic communications professionals,» Adams said, referring to McGuireWoods Consulting, the firm's public affairs arm, which is ranked in the Top 15 of the National Law Journal's «The Influence 50,» an annual report of the top public affairs firms in Washington.

But Shana Glickfield «s hardly new to the internet politics space, since she's an experienced online communicator, one of the founding partners of The Beekeeper Group («a new public affairs firm in Washington, DC, leading the...

Rhoades and Jamie Loftus met while both worked at a public affairs firm in Washington, she said.

Prior to joining PIJAC, Canning, CAE, ran his own public affairs firm in the D.C. area.

Not exact matches

Three days later this week, in China, news surfaced that the country has removed from a central government purchase list some of the largest U.S tech firms implicated in the very affairs revealed by Snowden, including most notably Cisco Sistems (CSCO), but also Apple Inc (AAPL), Citrix Systems (CSTX), and Intel's (INTC) McAfee security business.

Pishevar said he would focus on identifying «who is responsible for spreading false rumors about me» and pursuing a defamation lawsuit he filed in November against political research firm Definers Public Affairs, its founder Matt Rhoades and president Joe Pounder.

Martin Moen, the director general at Global Affairs Canada who oversees North American trade policy, told a conference in Ottawa earlier this month that it would be «very difficult to see a path forward» for NAFTA if the U.S. continued to insist on changes that would constrain cross-border commerce, such as a the suggestion that the value of U.S. government contracts won by Canadian and Mexican firms should match the value of contracts American companies secure in Canada and Mexico.

While «opting in» requires making a choice that will put more of the responsibility for long - term savings on the members» shoulders, «it starts to cause them to learn how to contribute to their future, their own retirement,» said John Bird, senior vice president of military affairs at USAA, a financial services firm that works with about 12 million current and former members of the U.S. military and their families.

Pao is seeking $ 16 million in damages from Kleiner and alleges she was retaliated against after having an affair with another partner at the firm.

Sebastian Vos, co-chair of global public policy and government affairs team at legal firm Covington, warned currency traders that they should expect lot of uncertainty surrounding the negotiations in the coming months.

When lumped in with still - rising federal levies like the Universal Services Fund, they add 12 percent to the average American's cell bill and as much as 19 percent in many of our most populous states, says Scott Mackey, economist and partner with government affairs firm Kimbell Sherman Ellis.

The woman behind a high - profile gender bias lawsuit against a major Silicon Valley venture capital firm testified Monday that a male colleague was «relentless» in his pursuit of her and cut her out of email chains and meetings when she broke off their affair.

In terms of export market initiatives, Global Affairs Canada is a key partner in the Global Markets Action Plan that underpins Canada's international trade strategy and targets foreign markets of interest to Canadian firmIn terms of export market initiatives, Global Affairs Canada is a key partner in the Global Markets Action Plan that underpins Canada's international trade strategy and targets foreign markets of interest to Canadian firmin the Global Markets Action Plan that underpins Canada's international trade strategy and targets foreign markets of interest to Canadian firms.

The firm, Definers Public Affairs, said in a statement that it has never conducted work regarding Pishevar and called his claims «delusional.»

Such an initiative could perhaps be led by Global Affairs Canada, which is heavily involved in assisting Canadian firms targeting foreign markets.

In the wake of the Valeant affair, the firm has overhauled its stock - picking process.

He returned to Hong Kong in 1999 to work in a private client law firm, becoming a director of trust and legal affairs at an international trust company after that.

It is the second proposed movie on the scandal that thrust tax havens and transparency into the spotlight after the details of hundreds of thousands of clients» tax affairs were leaked from Panama - based law firm Mossack Fonseca in April by an anonymous whistleblower.

The country's founders had a bias towards restraint in foreign affairs that held firm for a couple of generations.

The takeover phenomenon and the savings and loan affair were only the most notorious in a series of developments that have drawn elite law firms out of the trader mode and away from «gentlemen's» ethics.

However, in an end - to - end affair, the home side then went desperately close to making the breakthrough via unlikely means as Redmond rose high at the far post to meet Cedric's right - wing cross with a firm header, but Wayne Hennessey did well to claw his effort round the post.

BDB is rare among law firms in having a specialist public affairs practice, and Bracken has headed it up since its formation in 2004.

What do public affairs and public relations firms have in common?

After four years running Edelman's UK public affairs operation, Eastoe was promoted to deputy CEO of all firm's UK operations in 2007.

A one - time Labour researcher, he began his lobbying career with the disgraced lobbying firm Ian Greer Associates, resigning in the aftermath of the «cash for questions» affair in 1996, shortly before the whole agency liquidated itself.

Big firms are able to afford expensive advisors, consultants and lawyers, while HMRC has few staff members with deep knowledge of tax affairs and stands to lose employees and funding as spending cuts bite in the new year.

For US companies like political consultancies or public affairs firms that wish to work in Europe, this legislation is going to be a key challenge in the coming 12 months.

Sitting Tory MP and former Africa minister Duddridge was widely criticised for taking a job as an adviser to Brand Communications, a UK public affairs firm targeting businesses in Africa.

Anne Mirkovic joins the lobbying firm after four years with Hodge, interspersed with a year in public affairs for the Association of British Insurers.

«The Federal Election Campaign Act's prohibition on foreign contributions is the broadest prohibition in the entire statute,» said Brett Kappel, a partner in the government affairs and public policy practice of the law firm Ackerman in Washington, D.C.

The press release touts Jenkins as someone with «over a dozen years of experience in local and national politics, government administration and public policy» and also makes mention of his two consulting firms: Patrick B. Jenkins and Associates (opened in 2008) and Distinctive Public Affairs (co-founded with MarySol Rodriguez).

Calvert is a planning public affairs specialist who held senior roles at lobbying firms Curtin and Co, Redwood Consutling and HardHat before setting up his own shop, Calvert Communications, in 2015.

She spent six years in the political and regulatory team at the well - known City - based lobbying firm Finsbury before a brief stint as a public affairs adviser at Sainsbury's.

«Our firm handles a broad range of public affairs matters, including government and community relations, crisis management, press and digital strategy,» said Geto, «so we're fortunate to have a mix of seasoned consultants and dynamic young executives with experience and relationships in all of these areas.»

The allegations are that Sekhar used the threat of revealing an alleged affair by Bierman in order to get the comptroller's top lawyer to restore a $ 25 million investment fund to Sekhar's firm.

The associates include Ross Offinger, a former fundraiser; Emma Wolfe, director of intergovernmental affairs in City Hall; and BerlinRosen, a consulting firm that aided the mayor's 2013 campaign, according to Newsday.

The firm in a news release today said Johnson will be manging its national government affairs practice as managing director starting May 20, operating out of both New York and Albany.

Eric Bovim is managing director of SIGNAL Group, a public affairs firm based in Washington DC.

He'll also be part of the firm's federal, state and local government affairs practice in New York City and in Albany.

The Republican senator also hired Mercury Public Affairs to represent him in the matter, and on Wednesday Andrea Bozek of the firm explained the action.

McKeon's firm, Mercury Public Affairs, is replacing DKC in handling the committee's communications and lobbying.

One of the lawyers who issued a taxpayer - funded report exonerating New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in the Bridgegate affair is co-hosting a $ 2,700 - a-person Los Angeles fundraiser for the governor's presidential campaign — even as her firm continues to represent his office in the ongoing case.

Most recently, Ms. Scott - McFadden served as a vice-president in the New York City and Albany offices of the nationally recognized consulting firm Mercury Public Affairs.

(CNN)- Mark Sanford's former communications director Joel Sawyer - who resigned in July in the weeks after the South Carolina governor admitted to an extramarital affair - announced the formation of a new communications consulting firm on Thursday.

In addition to his publishing efforts, Peter is a political consultant to several of the state's largest governmental affairs and public relations firms.

McKeon is a partner in Mercury Public Affairs, a consulting firm with national offices that worked on John McCain's 2008 campaign, but also has members (including McKeon) who worked on Rudy Giuliani's presidential bid.

In court documents unsealed Friday the U.S. attorney accused the former speaker of having two affairs, one with former communications director who ran one of Albany's highest earning lobbying firms, another with a former assemblywoman who received state jobs in agencies controlled by Silver and Assembly DemocratIn court documents unsealed Friday the U.S. attorney accused the former speaker of having two affairs, one with former communications director who ran one of Albany's highest earning lobbying firms, another with a former assemblywoman who received state jobs in agencies controlled by Silver and Assembly Democratin agencies controlled by Silver and Assembly Democrats.

Mr Smith's name features prominently in the emails to Frédéric Michel, News Corp's public affairs executive, and Mr Hunt claims that, while he was authorised to engage in communications with the firm, he overstepped the mark by offering up - to - the - minute commentary, confidential information and yet - to - be-delivered ministerial statements.

Lehal is a highly - regarded public affairs consultant who set up his agency in 2006, having previously worked at top lobbying firms Westminster Strategy and Edelman.

-- Mercurcy Public Affairs, a NYC - based firm with offices in Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, Washington, D.C. and California, is doing a lot of hiring these days.