TRANSPORTATION
Tesla Inc. hired Cassidy & Associates to work on legislation regarding transportation electrification. John Dearborn, former senior counsel for Republicans on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Russell Thomasson, former chief of staff to Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), will work on the account.
MEDIA
NBCUniversal Media hired Squire Patton Boggs to work on tax provisions related to the film industry. Patrick Kirby, former legal extern in the Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency during the Obama administration, will work on the account.
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF
Life Science Logistics, a transportation, shipping and warehousing company in Texas, hired Mercury Public Affairs to work on state stockpile maintenance, including use of funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. Former Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) will work on the account.
Life sciences company EMITBio Inc. hired Fidelis Government Relations to work on COVID-19 treatment development issues. Wayne King, former deputy chief of staff to ex-Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), will work on the account.
American Council of Engineering Companies hired Invariant to work on surface transportation and infrastructure funding and legislation and issues related to the Paycheck Protection Program. Timothy Martin, former legislative director to Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), and Landon Stropko, former legislative director to Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), will work on the account.
TECHNOLOGY
IoTium Inc., a software company, hired Imperium Global Advisors to work on issues related to the internet, automation and cybersecurity issues. Jordon Sims, former defense fellow to Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas), and Brian McLaughlin, former research assistant for Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, will work on the account.
EDUCATION
National Summer Learning Association, a nonprofit organization that supports summer learning, hired Step Up Advocacy to work on education appropriations. Emily Shetty, former legislative director to ex-Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.), will work on the account.