Lobbyist

ELHASSANI, LAYTH SAMI

COVERED POSITION(S)
  • WHITE HOUSE OFF. LEG. AFF., SP. ASSIST. TO THE PRESIDENT
  • OFF. OF SEN. BENNET, LEG. DIR.
  • HOUSE COMM. ON SMALL BUSINESS, OVERSIGHT COUNSEL
  • OFF. OF REP. VELAZQUEZ, LEG. DIR.
  • OFF. OF SEN. CANTWELL, LEG. COUNSEL
  • OFF. OF SEN. HOLLINGS, LEGAL COUNSEL

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 9, 2026
Associated Filings (35)

Client
AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
BACARDI NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2016

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BACARDI LIMITED
Bermuda
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
VENTEC LIFE SYSTEMS INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ZOOMLION HEAVY INDUSTRY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2016

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

No foreign entities declared. However, the client's address is listed as Changsha City, China.

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Client
PENTWATER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2016

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
MR DONALD E GRAHAM

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
GORDON SONDLAND

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
SNOW JOE LLC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
INTEGRATED DESIGN PRODUCTS

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
JUUL LABS

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
DANIELI CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
DANIELI & C. OFFICINE MECCANICHE S.P.A
Italy
100.0
DANIELI METALLURGICAL EQUIPMENT & SERVICE (CHINA) CO., LTD.
China
0.0

Lobbyists

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Client
BYTEDANCE INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BYTEDANCE LTD CAYMAN
Cayman Islands
100.0
No Chinese foreign entities are declared. Instead, Bytedance Ltd. Cayman, which owns 100 percent of Bytedanceis listed as a foreign entity based in the Cayman Islands. 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
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER LLC MLS

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
GROSSMAN COMPANY PROPERTIES INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
AIMBRIDGE HOSPITALITY LLC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
BASIC AMERICAN INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
1776 PHARMACEUTICALS LLC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
CENTRIENT PHARMACEUTICALS NETHERLANDS B.V.
Netherlands
0.0
SVF EXCALIBUR (CAYMAN) LIMITED
Cayman Islands
32.0

Lobbyists

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Client
SK INNOVATION CO LTD

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
SK HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
South Korea
33.0

Lobbyists

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Client
DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
False

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
SIXTEEN THIRTY FUND

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
FREEDOM FOR ALL AMERICANS

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
NEW VENTURE FUND

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
KBR INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
PROCARE SOFTWARE LLC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
HINO MOTORS MANUFACTURING USA INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
HINO MOTORS, LTD.
Japan
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
REBELLION DEFENSE INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
AEROLINEAS EJECUTIVAS SA DE CV

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
BENTLEY SYSTEMS INCORPORATED

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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