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TRADE

Furniture manufacturing company La-Z-Boy Inc. hired FBB Federal Relations to work on refunds for Section 301 duties from the U.S.-China trade war. Ray Bucheger, former aide to ex-Gov. Jim Doyle (D-Wis.), will work on the account.

MediaTek USA Inc., a consumer technology and semiconductor company, hired The Duberstein Group to work on trade, export controls, foreign direct product rules and semiconductor policy issues. Brian Griffin, former senior leadership adviser for ex-Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), and Anne Wall, former counsel to Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), will work on the account.

Akin Gump, on behalf of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, hired Capitol Counsel to work on eligibility for importing U.S.-origin semiconductor-related goods. Martin Gold, former counsel to ex-Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), and Drew Goesl, former chief of staff to ex-Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.), will work on the account.

HEALTH CARE

Amneal Pharmaceuticals hired Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas to work on generic drug issues. Bruce Mehlman, former general counsel and policy director for the House Republican Conference, and David Castagnetti, former chief of staff to ex-Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), will be among those working on the account.

EDUCATION 

K12 Inc., an online education company, hired Holland & Knight to work on education policy and training for transitioning armed services members. Karl Koch, former chief of staff to ex-Rep. Jim Davis (D-Fla.), and Todd Wooten, former legislative director to Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), will work on the account.

West Coast University in Irvine, Calif., hired Squire Patton Boggs to work on federal advocacy regarding interests of the school. Genevieve Bresnahan, former legislative correspondent to ex-Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas), among others, will work on the account.