Lobbyist

STIMERS, PAUL

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 (159)

Client
ADECCO GROUP NORTH AMERICA

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2004

Lobbying Terminated
2007

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
ADECCO S.A.
* Undetermined
100.0

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Client
FEI COMPANY

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Terminated
2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
CAMBRIOS TECHNOLOGIES CORP

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2005

Lobbying Terminated
2006

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
OPENCEL

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2007

Lobbying Terminated
2007

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
NANOSONIX INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2008

Lobbying Terminated
2009

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
ALTAIR ENGINEERING

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Terminated
2010

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
CRYSTAL IS INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Terminated
2010

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
LEE ENTERPRISES INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Terminated
2010

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
SITTERCITY

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Terminated
2010

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
SOLARMER ENERGY INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Terminated
2011

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
SAP AMERICA INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Terminated
2013

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
SAP AG
Germany
100.0

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Client
X PRIZE FOUNDATION

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2010

Lobbying Terminated
2011

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
ETYMOTIC RESEARCH INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2011

Lobbying Terminated
2013

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
NORTH CAROLINA CENTER OF INNOVATION FOR NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2011

Lobbying Terminated
2013

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
CLEAN SWEEP GROUP INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2012

Lobbying Terminated
2013

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
CALVERT VENTURES LLC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2013

Lobbying Terminated
2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
EMP COALITION

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2014

Lobbying Terminated
2014

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
BLANCHARD TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2014

Lobbying Terminated
2017

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
MACKINAC TECHNOLOGY COMPANY

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2015

Lobbying Terminated
2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
COALITION FOR ASSURED ACCESS TO SPACE

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2015

Lobbying Terminated
2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
TOYOTA TSUSHO CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2015

Lobbying Terminated
2016

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
SUNTORY BUSINESS EXPERT LIMITED
Japan
50.0

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Client
DJI TECHNOLOGY INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2016

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
TRANS ASTRONAUTICA CORPORATION D B A TRANSASTRA

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2016

Lobbying Terminated
2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED F K A SUNTORY BUSINESS EXPERT LIMITED

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2016

Lobbying Terminated
2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
QXBRANCH INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Terminated
2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
SPACE APPRENTICES ENTERPRISE INC D B A MOMENTUS SPACE

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
2020

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
MIKHAIL KOKORICH
Russia
25.0

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Client
TURING INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
BYTEDANCE INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BYTEDANCE LTD
Cayman Islands
100.0
BYTETEAM LTD. (OWNS APPROXIMATELY 22% OF BYTEDANCE LTD)
Virgin Islands (British)
22.0
No Chinese foreign entities are declared. Instead, Bytedance Ltd., which owns 100 percent of Bytedance, and ByteTeam Ltd., which owns 22 percent of Bytedance Ltd., are listed as foreign entities based in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands, respectably. 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
ZAPATA COMPUTING INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
AXIOM SPACE INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
LAUNCH ON DEMAND CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
MASTEN SPACE SYSTEMS

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Terminated
2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
STANWIXFORBES LLC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Terminated
2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
WORLD VIEW ENTERPRISES INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Terminated
2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
DATAIKU INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Terminated
2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
RAIN ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Terminated
2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
COASTAL TRANSPORTATION

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
1999

Lobbying Terminated
2008

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
BNSF RAILWAY CO

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
1999

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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