Lobbyist

COTE, STEPHEN M

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 (185)

Client
TIKTOK INC

Lobby Firm
MEHLMAN CONSULTING INC

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BYTEDANCE LTD.
Cayman Islands
100.0
BYTETEAM 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
ALVOTECH USA INC

Lobby Firm
MEHLMAN CONSULTING INC

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Terminated
2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
ALVOGEN LUX HOLDINGS SARL (THROUGH ALVOTECH HOLDINGS SA)
Luxembourg
28.0
ALVOTECH HF (DIRECT OWNERSHIP)
Iceland
100.0
ALVOTECH HOLDINGS SA (THROUGH ALVOTECH HF)
Luxembourg
100.0
AZTIQ PHARMA PARTNERS SARL (THROUGH ALVOGEN LUX HOLDINGS AND ALVOTECH HOLDINGS SA)
Luxembourg
71.0
ROBERT WESSMAN (THROUGH AZTIQ PHARMA PARTNERS SARL)
United Kingdom
58.0

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Client
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
MEHLMAN CONSULTING INC F K A MEHLMAN CASTAGNETTI ROSEN & THOMAS INC

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
DAI-ICHI LIFE HOLDINGS, INC.
Japan
100.0

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