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
Lobbying Terminated
Based on data as of June 8, 2026
Associated Filings (18)

Client
AGC AMERICA INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2008

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2015

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
JAMES HARDIE BUILDING PRODUCTS INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC
Ireland
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
BYTEDANCE INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Status
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
ZENO POWER SYSTEMS INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
UNLOCK AID COALITION

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
GECKO ROBOTICS INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
VEDA DATA SOLUTIONS INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2023

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
EASTERN OREGON COORDINATED CARE ORGANIZATION

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
COOS BAY CATALYST LLC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2024

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2026

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
PENTAGON MEMORIAL FUND INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2025

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
PREPASS SAFETY ALLIANCE

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2026

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
BROWN FORMAN CORP

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
1999

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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