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CORONAVIRUS

Continuus Pharmaceuticals hired ML Strategies to work on federal funding for issues related to COVID-19. Former Rep. Frank Guinta (R-N.H.), and Alex Hecht, former chief counsel to Republicans on the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, will work on the account.

PruittHealth Premier, a Medicare Advantage plan for nursing home residents, hired Alston & Bird LLP to work on relief for nursing homes in coronavirus response legislation. Jane Lucas, former special assistant to President Trump at the White House Office of Legislative Affairs, and Elinor Hiller, former senior adviser at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services during the Trump administration, will work on the account.

ReAlta Life Sciences Inc. hired The Vogel Group to work on issues regarding COVID-19 therapeutics. Alex Vogel, former chief counsel to ex-Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), will work on the account.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Robinhood Markets Inc. hired Daly Consulting Group to work on general securities law. Justin Daly, former senior counsel and chief securities counsel to Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee, will work on the account.

Live Oak Banking Co. hired 1607 Strategies to work on Small Business Administration lending. Travis Johnson, former deputy chief of staff to ex-Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), will work on the account.

TRANSPORTATION

Michigan-based Checker Bus hired Venable LLP to work on issues related to the transportation industry. Former Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) will work on the account.