Lobbyist

KHO, STEPHEN

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 (62)

Client
COMMERCE CLAUSE COALITION

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
1999

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2012

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
AD HOC NITROGEN COMMITTEE

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
1999

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2016

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
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2012

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
PANFLU LLC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2006

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2012

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ANHEUSER BUSCH COMPANIES 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
2007

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2007

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
2007

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2008

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
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
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
TRUE RELIGION BRAND JEANS

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2010

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2013

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
BEACHBODY LLC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2010

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2012

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
TEKELEC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2010

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2013

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
PASO DEL NORTE GROUP

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2010

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2011

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
LANZATECH INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2010

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

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

Lobbyists

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Client
ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2011

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2011

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2015

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS MEXICO S.A. DE C.V
Mexico
None

Lobbyists

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Client
SYSTEMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2012

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2014

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
EHEALTH INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2012

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2014

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
MINNETONKA MOCCASIN COMPANY INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2013

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2014

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
DOMINION MINERALS CORP

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
COMITE INTERPROFESSIONNEL DU VIN DE CHAMPAGNE

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2014

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
EL DORADO CHEMICAL COMPANY

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2014

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2016

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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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Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
CONSUMER HEALTH PRODUCTS CANADA

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2017

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
AMGEN USA INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ACTION FOR TRADE JAPAN FKA THE A C T I O N FOR TRADE

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
FRONTERA RESOURCES CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
VIZIO 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
SURFACES INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
GGV MANAGEMENT LLC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
MAGNESITA REFRACTORIES COMPANY

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
RHI MAGNESITA GMBH
Austria
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
CENTRIENT PHARMACEUTICALS LLC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
CENTRIENT PHARMACEUTICALS NETHERLANDS B.V.
Netherlands
0.0

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
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ZERO TECHNOLOGIES LLC D B A ZEROWATER

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2023

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
POSCO AMERICA

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
POSCO
South Korea
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
TP LINK SYSTEMS INC FKA TP LINK GLOBAL INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
ACCORD TRUE INVESTMENTS LIMITED BVI
Virgin Islands (British)
50.0
DIAMOND CREEK GLOBAL LIMITED BVI
Virgin Islands (British)
100.0
HARBOUR GLORY HOLDINGS LIMITED BVI
Virgin Islands (British)
50.0
HONG JIN
United States of America
50.0
IVY GROVE LIMITED BVI
Virgin Islands (British)
97.26
JIANJUN ZHAO
United States of America
50.0
TP-LINK CORPORATION PTE LTD
Singapore
100.0
TP-LINK UK LIMITED
United Kingdom
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
TESLA INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
1999

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

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

Lobbyists

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Client
JOHNSON & JOHNSON

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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Client
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
1999

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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