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TECHNOLOGY

Apple hired Salt Point Strategies to work on issues related to spectrum and internet policy. David Redl, former assistant secretary for communications and information at the Department of Commerce under President Trump, will work on the account.

Pinterest Inc., hired Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid, LLC to work on general education related to content moderation. Lisa Kountoupes, former deputy assistant and House liaison to President Clinton, and David Peluso, former chief of staff to Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-Wash.), will work on the account.

Etsy Inc., also hired Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid, LLC to work general education related to content moderation. Kountoupes and Peluso will also work on the account. 

CORONAVIRUS RELIEF

Pharmaceutical company PTC Therapeutics Inc., hired CGCN Group to work on issues related to healthcare and the COVID-19 pandemic. Sam Geduldig, former senior adviser to then-House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.); Mike Nielsen, former senior policy adviser to ex-Sen. Robert Bennett (R-Utah); and Jay Cranford, former staff director of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, will work on the account.

Cardiol Therapeutics, a ​clinical stage biotech company, hired Ryan Costello Strategies to work on a clinical trial for a potential COVID therapeutic. Former Rep. Ryan Costello (R-Pa.), will work on the account. 

PATENTS

Bacardi Limited hired Holland & Knight to work on issues related to trademarks and patents held by a state-owned entity of American brands. Scott Mason, former director of congressional relations for President Trump’s 2016 campaign, will work on the account.

AGRICULTURE

John Deere hired theGROUP DC to work on agriculture and renewable fuel standards issues. Darrel Thompson, former deputy chief of staff to ex-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), will work on the account.