The Washington Inquisitor
Akin Gump
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Bitcoin miner Bitdeer hires Akin Gump to lobby on Section 232 semiconductor investigations
Singapore-based Bitdeer Technologies, which designs its own mining chips, registered Akin Gump to lobby on the Section 232 semiconductor investigations, with a former Commerce trade policy director and a former House aide…
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Lobbying and law firm PACs gave $2.1 million to congressional candidates this cycle
Nine PACs tied to large Washington lobbying and law firms gave about $2.08 million to congressional candidates in the 2025-26 cycle through mid-October, about 58% to Republicans, FEC records show. Several top…
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Akin Gump’s lobbying revenue rises 11% as Nippon Steel fees shrink after the U.S. Steel deal
Akin Gump reported $54.7 million in lobbying revenue through September, up about 11% from a year earlier, while Nippon Steel, its top client of 2025 at $3.42 million, has paid $360,000 this…
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Ballard Partners reports $34.9 million in lobbying fees, widening its lead on K Street
Ballard topped every firm in an Inquisitor review of third-quarter lobbying reports, ahead of Brownstein and BGR at about $22.6 million each. Miller Strategies, Checkmate and Continental Strategy posted the fastest growth.
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SpaceX hires a former Trump White House trade adviser to lobby on space launch and AI trade
Akin’s Kelly Ann Shaw, a top international economic official in Trump’s first-term White House, registered to lobby for SpaceX on “trade policy regarding space launch and AI services,” as the newly public…