Lobbyist

GILLILAND, JOHN

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
Lobbying Terminated
Based on data as of June 8, 2026
Associated Filings (68)

Client
NASDAQ OMX GROUP INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2000

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2014

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS HOLDING INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2000

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2001

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2018

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2002

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2017

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
FLORIDA CITRUS MUTUAL

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2003

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2004

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
FLUOR CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2006

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2026

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
LOWE'S COMPANIES INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2006

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2013

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
COALITION FOR 21ST CENTURY PATENT REFORM

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2007

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
COX ENTERPRISES INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2007

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
CATFISH FARMERS OF AMERICA

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2010

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2016

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
BROADCOM

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2007

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2009

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2007

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2007

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
BAIN CAPITAL LLC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
LENOVO

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2008

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2013

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

No foreign entities declared. However, according to WireScreen, Lenovo Group Limited has a registered address in Hong Kong, China. The company is 9.1 percent owned by the Chinese government.

Lobbyists

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Client
HUDSON ADVISORS ON BEHALF OF LONE STAR FUNDS

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2008

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2017

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ALLIANCE FOR A COMPETITIVE TAX POLICY THE

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2008

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2010

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
CF INDUSTRIES INC AND CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2008

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
AZURIX CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2008

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2014

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
EMPRESAS FONALLEDAS INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
SHELL OIL COMPANY

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2014

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC (INDIRECT OWNER)
Netherlands
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
TARIFF ACTION COALITION

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2016

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ALFRED C TOEPFER INTERNATIONAL INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2009

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
HARBOR MAINTENANCE TAX

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2016

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
CODEXIS INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2011

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
PRASCO INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2014

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
MAGNA SERVICES OF AMERICA

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2017

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL
Canada
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
PIMCO

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2010

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2016

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
COALITION FOR TELECOM TAX REFORM

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2010

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2015

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
INGURAN LLC D B A SEXING TECHNOLOGIES

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2010

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2010

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2011

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2012

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
HERSHEY COMPANY

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2012

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ASURION LLC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2013

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
RETIREMENT SYSTEMS DATA LLC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2013

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2020

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
AIR EVAC LIFETEAM

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2013

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ORGANIZATION OF IRANIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2013

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2016

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
PMI MGMT. S.A. (PARENT COMPANY IS PMI)
Switzerland
0.0

Lobbyists

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Client
SYNGENTA

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2015

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2018

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Syngenta was acquired by a Chinese SoE in May 2017. This registrant never filed an amended registration to clarify the new foreign ownership. No foreign entities disclosed. However, according to WireScreen, Syngenta is a Chinese company that is 99 percent owned by the China National Agrochemical Corporation, a fully state-owned SoE.

Lobbyists

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Client
NCTA THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
CONNECTED NATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
SHATTERPROOF

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
INDIGO AG

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
CHARLOTTE'S WEB INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2020

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ASSOCIATIONS OF MEXICAN TOMATO GROWERS

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
WABASH VALLEY RESOURCES LLC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
DOORDASH

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
WILD ELEMENTS HALO LLC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
METGLAS INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BAIN CAPITAL FUND XII, L.P.
Cayman Islands
34.9
BCPE DYNAMO CAYMAN, L.P.
Cayman Islands
88.3
BCPE DYNAMO HOLDINGS CAYMAN, L.P.
Cayman Islands
66.4
BCPE DYNAMO INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS CAYMAN, L.P.
Cayman Islands
88.3
K.K. BCJ-51
Japan
100.0
K.K. BCJ-52
Japan
100.0
PROTERIAL, LTD.
Japan
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
ARAJET SA

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
ARAJET HOLDINGS LIMITED
United Kingdom
100.0
BAIN CAPITAL CREDIT SSS FUND
Ireland
80.0
HULANSERA, S.L.
Spain
80.0

Lobbyists

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Client
RIDE GROUP LLC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BYD (H.K.) CO., LIMITED
Hong Kong
26.95
BYD AUTO INDUSTRY CO. LTD.
China
100.0
BYD COMPANY LTD.
China
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
TRI STATE GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION ASSOCIATION INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
INARI AGRICULTURE

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
MORTGAGE INSURANCE COMPANIES OF AMERICA

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
1999

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2013

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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