ENVIRONMENT
Broken Hill Proprietary USA hired Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP to lobby on issues related to legacy mining assets. Kate Gonzales, former policy adviser to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), will work on the account.
Coastal carbon capture group Project Vesta hired Invariant LLC to lobby on provisions in the Build Back Better Act. Mark Friedmann, former director of operations in the Obama White House, will work on the account.
United States Steel Corporation hired Crossroads Strategies LLC to lobby on legislation impacting climate change policy and the Build Back Better Act. Former Sen. John Breaux (D-La.) will work on the account.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Klarna Inc. hired Cypress Advocacy LLC to lobby on legislation and regulation related to buy now, pay later and other financing options. Lisa Peto, former Democratic chief counsel for the House Financial Services Committee, will work on the account.
The DeFi Education Fund hired Subject Matter to lobby on issues related to decentralized finance. Keith Castaldo, former tax counsel and economic policy adviser to Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), will work on the account.
TIAA hired Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP to lobby on issues related to corporate taxes. Rosemary Becchi, former Republican tax counsel for the Senate Finance Committee, will work on the account.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Verizon Communications hired Park Strategies LLC to lobby on the activation of C-Band spectrum for us in 5G wireless communication. Former Sen. Alfonse D’Amato (R-N.Y.) will work on the account.