Lobbyist

TRAHERN, JOSEPH

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
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Lobbying Terminated
Based on data as of March 27, 2026
Associated Filings (16)

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
VEDA DATA SOLUTIONS INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Terminated
2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
COOS BAY CATALYST LLC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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Client
BROWN FORMAN CORP

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
1999

Lobbying Terminated
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

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