Sentences with phrase «lobby firm»

The top lobbying firms include many with ties to government leaders.

Only third - party lobbying firms will be obliged to participate in the statutory register, leaving lobbyists for large organisations and companies unaffected.

During the years 2011 through 2013, the tobacco industry's political operation has strengthened and boasts of having employed 27 lobbying firms across the state.

I don't see Sue Savage talking about how she will be dealing with the ethical questions that will arise from being married to Steve Weingarten of the gold - plated Albany lobbying firm of Weingarten, Reid & McNally.

The company has cut ties with top lobbying firms in Washington, including Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Squire Patton Boggs, and has brought on new advisors, Bloomberg reports.

Buck McKeon, former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, launched his own lobbying firm with former aides.

Mr. Howe testified that when he seemed to equivocate on finding Mr. Percoco a position with Whiteman Osterman and Hanna, the Albany - based lobbying firm for which Mr. Howe worked, Mr. Percoco told him that «he had gotten approval from the governor himself» to work for the firm.

Yet despite the apparent industry names, the companies are connected to Park Strategies, the powerful Albany lobbying firm founded by former U.S. Senator Al D'Amato.

Barrella works for lobbying firm Capital Group, which was employed by Physicians» Reciprocal Insurers, the company that gave Adam a $ 78,000 job for which he wasn't qualified.

The MP for Witham, who used to work at lobbying firm Weber Shandwick, also supports bringing back the death penalty.

Sam Hoyt, a former western New York economic development aide for Gov. Cuomo who recently quit while being investigated for sexual harassment, is starting his own lobbying firm in Buffalo.

-- Mercury Public Affairs, the consulting and lobbying firm founded by a group of former Pataki administration aides / advisors that has since expanded to several states, has hired Dan Cho to its New York government relations team.

The Podesta Group, a Washington lobbying firm formerly run by the brother of the former chairman of the 2016 Democratic presidential campaign John Podesta, also reportedly «arranged meetings and media opportunities» for a group of visiting European leaders working on the Ukraine issue that included Prodi and Gusenbauer.

The Florida Pharmacy Association led by its new lobbying firm Adams St. Advocates had an extremely successful session.

But perhaps the most significant players on Team May are Stephen Parkinson, formerly of the Vote Leave campaign, and Fiona Hill, the home secretary's formidable former special adviser and close confidante who recently joined lobbying firm Lexington Communications.

In addition to recovering $ 170 million, Cuomo fined the high - powered lobbying firm run by Patricia Lynch for $ 500,000 and banned her from appearing before the comptroller's office for five years.

Wilmar Oleo North America hired lobbying firm Van Ness Feldman to pressure the EPA on its finding that biofuels produced from palm oil do not offer substantial emissions savings relative to conventional gasoline.

OTG paid the Brown & Weinraub lobbying firm $ 142,000 in 2013 and 2014 to push for «video lottery terminals in airports, video lottery terminal legislation, lottery regulations and liquor license issues,» according to the records from the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

It comes as new research from lobbying firm Westminster Public Affairs puts Tom Watson and Stella Creasy as clear joint favourites for the deputy leadership among Labour candidates.

Dayle, considering that the SNA leadership team employs a high - powered DC lobbying firm as well as communications specialists, to help professionally craft its various communications and strategies, why is it offensive that some SNA members got help with an open letter from some like - minded advocates?

The de Blasio administration's recent recreation of 1986 World Series victory celebration for former Met Dwight «Doc» Gooden, whose battles with drug addiction caused him to miss the original festivities, was guided by the influential lobbying firm of James F. Capalino, whose name has been linked to several corruption probes.

Howe, the former president of lobbying firm Whiteman Osterman Hanna Government Solutions, has longstanding ties to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his father, the late Gov. Mario Cuomo.

The couple chatted animatedly with Juanita Scarlett of lobbying firm Park Strategies and Violet Moss, former New York senior staffer and current lobbyist at Bolton St. Johns.

Scott Segal of the legal and lobbying firm Bracewell & Giuliani notes that, if granted, a stay would give Congress more time to act — possibly under a new president.

Over the next seven years, ConnAD paid one of Hartford's most prominent lobbying firms over $ 725,000 to lobby in support of charter school issues.

The New York Gaming Association, which represents racinos, began what it called its first major advertising campaign on the exapnsion of gaming in New York and the group is working with the high - powered lobbying firm Patricia Lynch Associates.

Most audaciously, financial lobbying firm Tulchan Communications has signed up Lord Feldman, the former Conservative party chairman who has been a close friend of Cameron since they were tennis partners at Oxford University.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's long - time Press Secretary Dan Weiller is leaving the Legislature to work for the powerful lobbying firm, Patricia Lynch Associates.

Former care minister Paul Burstow has joined PR and lobbying firm MHP Communications as an adviser...

The move comes after Wilmar International, the world's largest palm oil producer and trader, hired lobbying firm Van Ness Feldman on the same issue.

Update: A reader points out that it's also fair to mention political consulting firm Global Strategy was hit with an even larger, $ 2 million fine for its role in the scandal, as was Quadrangle LLC, which was fined $ 7 million; GKM Newport Generation Capital Services, LLC was fined the equivalent of $ 1.6 million; California lobbying firm Platinum Advisors was fined $ 500,000; and unlicensed placement agent Kevin McCabe, $ 715,000.

Not only did he previously spend 10 years at top advertising agency M&C Saatchi, but before entering the Commons in 2010 he also worked for top lobbying firm Lexington Communications.

Her firm — Patricia Lynch Associates — has 175 clients and is the second - highest - paid lobbying firm in New York with $ 8.5 million in fees and expenses last year.

In recent weeks, the team hired K Street lobbying firm McGuireWoods Consulting, a move that comes on top of the team's work with crisis management expert Lanny Davis.

Graeme Wilson has been hired by the financial lobbying firm Tulchan Communications as a partner.

In addition, GKM Newport Generation Capital Services will pay the equivilent of $ 1.6 million, California lobbying firm Platinum Advisors will pay $ 500,000; and unlicensed placement agent Kevin McCabe (a former political strategist for ex-NYC Council Speaker Peter Vallone Sr.) will pay $ 715,000.

Our meeting at the HQ of PR and lobbying firm Portland, where Campbell works part - time, comes 10 weeks after the prime minister's big speech pledging to tackle the «stigma» around mental health problems.

He has since worked for the Park Strategies lobbying firm headed by former Sen. Alfonse M. D'Amato, another close political ally.

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.

The most glaring example was Larry Cafero, until recently the House minority leader but also a partner in Brown Rudnick, a large lobbying firm with many clients who have business before the General Assembly.

Levant also featured skeptic Tom Harris, previous director of the High Park Group lobbying firm, who believes that the sun is behind climate change (another popular, and largely debunked climate change skeptic talking point).

The former defence secretary was speaking this morning at a meeting in central London organised by the PR and lobbying firm Fleishman Hillard.

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.

U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel's campaign has retained the services of former GOP state Sen. Nick Spano's lobbying firm Empire Strategic Planning, according to a filing on the Commission on Public Integrity's website.

Outcome: At a hearing of the House select committee, the president of US lobbying firm Bonner and Associates apologised.

Obtained six - figure settlement on behalf of national lobbying firm against law firm for legal malpractice in Federal Court and mediation.

The state's second - highest grossing lobby firm, Brown & Weinraub's 151 clients include Airbnb, the Lago Resort & Casino, and Dominion Resources.