FINANCIAL SERVICES
Coinbase Inc. hired Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP to lobby on cryptocurrency legislation. Robert Lehman, former chief of staff to Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), a leader on crypto legislation, will work on the account.
Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC hired T Cap Solutions LLC to lobby on market structure and financial services industry issues. Charlie Thornton, former chief of staff for the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission in the Trump administration, will work on the account.
TRANSPORTATION
Autos Drive America, a trade group representing foreign-owned carmakers, hired Capitol Counsel LLC to lobby on electric vehicle policy. Ann Jablon, former chief of staff to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.), will work on the account.
Securing America’s Future Energy hired Capitol Hill Consulting Group to lobby for buy outside of China requirements for electric vehicles. Former Rep. Steve Southerland (R-Fla.) will work on the account.
The Washington Football Team hired Squire Patton Boggs to lobby on issues related to federal transportation and economic development. Rodney Emery, former director of congressional affairs for the International Trade Administration under former President Obama, will work on the account.
The National Association of Letter Carriers hired S-3 Group to lobby on general postal issues. Michael Long, former senior adviser to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), will work on the account.
TECHNOLOGY
Intel Corp. hired Salinas Strategies LLC to lobby on issues related to intellectual property. Norberto Salinas, former Democratic senior counsel for the House Judiciary Committee, will work on the account.