Lobbyist

JOHNSON, CHARLIE W IV

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 March 27, 2026
Associated Filings (107)

Client
FREEMARKETS ONLINE

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
1999

Lobbying Terminated
2000

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
WOODMONT CORP

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2000

Lobbying Terminated
2001

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
BHP BILLITRON LNG INTERNATIONAL INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2005

Lobbying Terminated
2008

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BHP BILLITON
Australia
None

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Client
ATLANTIC SEA ISLAND GROUP LLC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2006

Lobbying Terminated
2008

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
AREVA INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2007

Lobbying Terminated
2010

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
AREVA
France
100.0

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Client
HUSKY ENERGY INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2007

Lobbying Terminated
2009

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
L.F. INVESTMENTS LTD
Barbados
36.0
U.F. INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Barbados
35.0

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Client
WOODSIDE NATURAL GAS

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2007

Lobbying Terminated
2009

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
NATIONAL GRID USA

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2010

Lobbying Terminated
2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
NATIONAL GRID, PLC
United Kingdom
100.0

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Client
LANZATECH INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2010

Lobbying Terminated
2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
LANZATECH NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
New Zealand
100.0

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Client
RESURGENT HEALTH AND MEDICAL LLC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2011

Lobbying Terminated
2012

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
COTTONWOOD CATTLE COMPANY

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2012

Lobbying Terminated
2015

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
RT VANDERBILT CORP

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Terminated
2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
WISCONSIN MEDICAL SOCIETY

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2013

Lobbying Terminated
2017

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
USAFUNDS

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2016

Lobbying Terminated
2017

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
DJI TECHNOLOGY INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2019

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
ZTE CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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

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Client
YACHT HAVEN USVI LLC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
ANT GROUP CO LTD

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
ALIBABA GROUP
China
32.0
HANGZHOU JUNAO EQUITY INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP
China
20.0
HANGZHOU JUNHAN EQUITY INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP
China
29.0

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Client
BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO LTD

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Terminated
2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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

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Client
SHEIN TECHNOLOGY LLC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Terminated
2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
INFINITE FASHION ECOMMERCE LIMITED
Ireland
100.0
ROADGET BUSINESS PTE., LTD.
Singapore
100.0
No Chinese entities declared; only Infinite Fasion Ecommerce Limited, based in Dublin, Ireland, and Roadget Business Pte., Ltd., based in Singapore, are listed as 100 percent owners of the client. However, according to WireScreen, Roadget Business Pte. Ltd. is "Shein's legalentity operating the company's global website," which in turn fully owns the Shein International Import and Export Company Limited, a Chinese company based in Guangdong, China. According to the Economist, the company was previously headquartered in China, before it moved its headquarters to Singapore. The company still maintains significant production in China.

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Client
GUJARAT FLUOROCHEMICALS GMBH

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
GUJARAT FLUOROCHEMICALS LIMITED
India
100.0

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Client
HESAI GROUP

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Terminated
2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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

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Client
ANTA SPORTS PRODUCTS LIMITED

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
ANTA INTERNATIONAL GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
China
52.16
SHINE WELL (FAR EAST) LIMITED
China
34.06
TALENT TREND INVESTMENT LIMITED
China
33.52

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Client
RT VANDERBILT HOLDING COMPANY INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
DRONEDEPLOY

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Terminated
2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Terminated
2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
AMERICAN DRONE DATA PROTECTION COALITION

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Terminated
2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
BANRO AMERICAN RESOURCES

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
1999

Lobbying Terminated
2000

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
PONGRACE RESOURCE CORP
Canada
None

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Client
VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
PORSCHE AUTOMOBIL
Germany
31.0
VOLKSWAGEN AG
Germany
100.0

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Client
OMNIPLEX WORLD SERVICES CORP

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
1999

Lobbying Terminated
2001

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
AMERICAN LEGION

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
1999

Lobbying Terminated
2001

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
MCALLEN HIDALGO MISSION INTL BRIDGE BOARD

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
1999

Lobbying Terminated
1999

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
CAPITAL GAMING INTL

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
1999

Lobbying Terminated
2001

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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