Lobbyist

PAULSEN, ZACHARY

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 (84)

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
CORECIVIC 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
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
BOEING COMPANY THE

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2001

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2017

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
CITY OF HOUSTON

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2005

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
NEXTERA ENERGY INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2005

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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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
SELECT HEALTH OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2007

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2010

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2007

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2017

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & 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
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
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
PORT OF LONG BEACH

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
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
ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES LP

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
HANESBRANDS INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2008

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2009

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
USIBELLI COAL MINE AND ANDALEX RESOURCES

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2008

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2009

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
HUNTER DOUGLAS INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2008

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2017

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
HUNTER DOUGLAS N.V.
Netherlands
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
GUNDERSEN LUTHERAN MEDICAL FOUNDATION

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
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
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
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
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
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
HOUSTON AIRPORT SYSTEM

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
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
ASSOCIATION TO INVEST IN THE USA IIUSA

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2011

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2018

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
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
BURGER KING CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2014

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2015

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
3G SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND II LP
Cayman Islands
69.0

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
AD HOC GROUP OF BONDHOLDERS OF GLITNIR

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
AD HOC GROUP OF BONDHOLDERS OF KAUPTHING

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
HOSPITALS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH JUDICIAL REVIEW

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2015

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2019

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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Client
IRONSHORE HOLDINGS US INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2016

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2017

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
FOSUN CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
Hong Kong
80.0
FOSUN FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
Hong Kong
20.0
FOSUN HOLDINGS LIMITED
Hong Kong
71.0
FOSUN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD.
Virgin Islands (British)
71.0
FOSUN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Hong Kong
100.0
GUO GUANGCHANG
Hong Kong
46.0
IRONSHORE INSURANCE, LTD.
Bermuda
100.0
IRONSHORE, INC.
Bermuda
100.0
METTLESOME INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Hong Kong
20.0
METTLESOME INVESTMENTS LTD. I, II, AND III (CAYMAN)
Cayman Islands
80.0
ULTIMATE OASIS LIMITED
Hong Kong
80.0

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
CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE

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
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
LS CABLE & SYSTEM LTD

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
PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC

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
CSL BEHRING

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
UCB INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
UCB S.A
Belgium
100.0

Lobbyists

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Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
LS ELECTRIC AMERICA INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
LS ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
South Korea
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
PROMAN AG

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
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
SILVER POINT CAPITAL LP

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
ASSURED GUARANTY INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
ASSURED GUARANTY LTD.
Bermuda
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
MILACRON HOLDINGS CORP

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
TRANSMEDICS GROUP INC

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2026

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
2026

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

  • BRIMMER-LOLLI, MOLLY
  • DEATHERAGE, ZACH
  • GIORDANO, DAVID
  • PAULSEN, ZACHARY
  • SANCHEZ, AMARU
  • TEITELBAUM, JOSHUA
  • WILES, JOCELYN
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Client
BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION

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
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
GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY

Lobby Firm
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD

Filing Year
1999

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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