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TECHNOLOGY

The ​Crypto Council for Innovation hired Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP to lobby on cryptocurrency issues. Brian ​McGuire, former chief of staff to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), will work on the account.

Dutch microchip supplier ASML LLC hired Ogilvy Government Relations to lobby on legislation meant to boost semiconductor manufacturing. Dean Aguillen, former senior adviser to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), will work on the account.

TAX

The Coalition for American Innovation hired Capitol Tax Partners LLP to lobby on issues regarding international tax reform. Jon Talisman, former assistant secretary for tax policy at the Treasury Department under former President Clinton, will work on the account.

Canadian automaker ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp. hired Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP to lobby for tariff relief. Brian Pomper, former Democratic chief international trade counsel for the Senate Finance Committee, will work on the account.

Fast food holding company Restaurant Brands International hired LSN Partners LLC to lobby on corporate tax provisions and labor-related issues. Tom Quinn, former legislative director for former Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-Ind.), will work on the account.

DEFENSE

British aerospace firm BAE Systems hired Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP to lobby on issues related to Defense Department appropriations and policy. Former House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-Calif.) will work on the account.

Canadian flight simulation firm CAE USA hired The Duberstein Group to lobby on the National Defense Authorization Act and issues related to aviation training. Elizabeth Kelley, who served as special assistant to former President Obama and chief of staff on the National Economic Council during the Obama administration, will work on the account.