Lobbying

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by Karl Evers-Hillstrom - 11/16/21 7:00 AM ET

HEALTH CARE

Novavax Inc. hired Crowell & Moring LLP to lobby on issues related to vaccine policy. Jim Flood, former counsel to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), will work on the account.

DEFENSE

Raytheon Technologies Corporation hired S-3 Group to lobby for preserving the current engine in the F-35 program. Michael Long, former director of member services for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), will work on the account.

AGRICULTURE

H-E-B Grocery Company LP hired Invariant LLC to lobby on agriculture, food industry and workplace issues. Anne MacMillan, former policy adviser to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), will work on the account.

Land O’Lakes, Inc. hired FGH Holdings to lobby on agriculture sustainability and rural broadband issues. Karla Thieman, former chief of staff to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, will work on the account.

TAX

Micron Technology hired Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld to lobby on corporate tax issues and investment tax credits to spur semiconductor manufacturing. Arshi Siddiqui, former senior policy adviser to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), will work on the account.

The International Franchise Association hired Economic Policy Strategies to lobby on issues affecting the franchise sector. Jeffrey Ziarko, former Democratic senior economic policy adviser to the House Ways and Means Committee, will work on the account.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Social Capital hired Invariant LLC to inform lawmakers on financial services regulation. Heather Podesta, former counsel to former Rep. Robert Matsui (D-Calif.), will work on the account.