Lobbyist

ALIFERIS, SCOTT

FILINGS KEY

Client Is Connected to China as Indicated in Filing
Client Is Connected to China as per Heritage Foundation Analysis
No Known Client Connection to China
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Lobbying Terminated
Based on data as of March 27, 2026
Associated Filings (206)

Client
NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2000

Lobbying Terminated
2010

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
BAY AREA MEDICAL CENTER

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2003

Lobbying Terminated
2011

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
LAKE PILOTS ASSN INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2003

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIV

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2003

Lobbying Terminated
2007

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
NATURE CONSERVANCY

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2005

Lobbying Terminated
2007

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
PACIFIC WEST ENERGY LLC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2005

Lobbying Terminated
2007

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
DETROIT RENAISSANCE

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2006

Lobbying Terminated
2010

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
SPEAKEASY INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2006

Lobbying Terminated
2007

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
USA MOBILITY INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2006

Lobbying Terminated
2008

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
OASIS CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2007

Lobbying Terminated
2010

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2007

Lobbying Terminated
2009

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
PIERCE COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT AREA CORPORATION PIERCE TRANSIT

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2007

Lobbying Terminated
2010

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
OCEES INTERNATIONAL INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2007

Lobbying Terminated
2009

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2008

Lobbying Terminated
2009

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
AMERICAN PYROTECHNICS ASSOCIATION

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
CONSORTIUM OF INDEPENDENT REVIEW BOARDS

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2008

Lobbying Terminated
2011

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Terminated
2012

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
PROTECH GCS INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Terminated
2009

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
GREENFIELDS COAL COMPANY

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Terminated
2010

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
GETTYSBURG FOUNDATION

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Terminated
2010

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
AZURE DYNAMICS

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2010

Lobbying Terminated
2012

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
CONSTELLIUM ROLLED PRODUCTS RAVENSWOOD LLC FKA ALCAN ROLLED PRODUCTS

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2011

Lobbying Terminated
2012

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
RIO TINTO PLC
United Kingdom
39.0

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Client
MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2011

Lobbying Terminated
2016

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
BUSINESS LEADERS FOR MICHIGAN

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2014

Lobbying Terminated
2015

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
TM3 SYSTEMS

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2014

Lobbying Terminated
2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
MARWAN HANNON

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2014

Lobbying Terminated
2017

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
MACKINAC TECHNOLOGY COMPANY

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
XO ENERGY LLC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
DJI TECHNOLOGY INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2016

Lobbying Terminated
2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
DJI INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED
Cayman Islands
100.0
No Chinese foreign entities are declared in disclosures; DJI International Company Limited, a Cayman Islands based entity with 100 percent ownership of the client, is declared as a foreign entity. According to WireScreen, DJI is a Chinese company registered in Shenzhen, China. It is "the most famous Chinese drone company in the world. DJI's products are used in filmmaking, agriculture, conservation, search and rescue, energy infrastructure and leisure. Headquartered in Shenzhen, DJI has offices in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. In October 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) included the company in a list of Chinese Military Companies Operating in the U.S."

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Client
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Terminated
2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SA
France
100.0

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Client
QXBRANCH INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Terminated
2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
BREVILLE PTY LTD

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
CLARK STREET ASSOCIATES LLC ON BEHALF OF AIRA

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
BYTEDANCE INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BYTEDANCE LTD
Cayman Islands
100.0
BYTETEAM LTD. (OWNS APPROXIMATELY 22% OF BYTEDANCE LTD)
Virgin Islands (British)
22.0
No Chinese foreign entities are declared. Instead, Bytedance Ltd., which owns 100 percent of Bytedance, and ByteTeam Ltd., which owns 22 percent of Bytedance Ltd., are listed as foreign entities based in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands, respectably. According to WireScreen, "ByteDance Ltd. is a Chinese multinational internet technology company headquartered in Beijing and legally domiciled in the Cayman Islands." It controls multiple online platforms in both China and overseas, including TikTok.

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Client
APEX CLEAN ENERGY

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
POLYVISION CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
AUDIA INTERNATIONAL

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
FUSION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
GENERAL FUSION INC.
Canada
0.0

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Client
CTC GLOBAL CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BATIOS HOLDINGS LIMITED
Virgin Islands (British)
33.0
MERTALON LTD.
Cyprus
29.0

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Client
LG CHEM LTD

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
LG CORPORATION
South Korea
100.0

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Client
UV ANGEL

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
MOTIONAL AD INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
APTIV PLC
Ireland
50.0
HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP
South Korea
26.0

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Client
AXON ENTERPRISE INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Terminated
2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
THALO LABS INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Terminated
2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
MORMAC MARINE GROUP INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
STACK AV CO

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
MASAYOSHI SON
Japan
29.0
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP.
Japan
100.0

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Client
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Terminated
2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BROOKFIELD CORPORATION
Canada
51.0
CAMECO CORPORATION
Canada
49.0

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Client
ARCWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL LLC F K A HERITAGE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LLC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
EQT AB
Sweden
80.0

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Client
TORC ROBOTICS

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
FWC2026 US INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL
Switzerland
100.0

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Client
HIGHLAND COPPER COMPANY INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
ORION MINE FINANCE FUND III LP
Cayman Islands
28.0

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Client
ST LAWRENCE SEAWAY PILOTS ASSN

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
1999

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
WESTERN GREAT LAKES PILOTS ASSN

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
1999

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
BNSF RAILWAY CO

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
1999

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
BROWN FORMAN CORP

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
1999

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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