WASHINGTON — The morning after Election Day, as votes were still being counted, diplomats from more than 20 foreign governments logged into a videoconference to hear Joe Lockhart, a veteran Democratic operative, provide what his consulting firm’s invitation described as “insider tips on how to make YOUR agenda happen in the aftermath of an election.”…Read More…

By CAITLIN OPRYSKO 11/12/2020 02:47 PM EST With Theodoric Meyer, Kelsey Tamborrino, and Daniel Lippman OBAMA W.H., BIDEN CAMPAIGN OFFICIAL MERGES FIRM WITH CAPITOL COUNSEL: Democratic strategist and Obama White House alum Robert Diamond is merging his firm, Stratagem Public Affairs, with Capitol Counsel. Diamond, who oversaw New York State operations for the Biden campaign, served as a director of private sector…Read More…

CAPITOL COUNSEL ADDS TWO: Capitol Counsel has hired the tax lobbyists Pat Raffaniello and Tim Hanford of Raffaniello & Associates, who will bring their clients with them to the larger firm. They represent clients including Altria, Tyson Foods, UPS, and Intuit, the company behind TurboTax, according to disclosure filings. “In light of divided government, joining Capitol Counsel allows our clients to tap into the deep substantive expertise…Read More…

Welcome to The Hill’s annual Top Lobbyists list. 2019 was a frenetic year for K Street, with a number of high-profile fights on legislative and regulatory issues, even as Washington was riveted by impeachment drama and a contentious 2020 presidential election took shape. In a busy and testing year for the influence world, these are…Read More…

SPOTTED: At a reception welcoming Lyndon Boozer and other new hires to Capitol Counsel at Charlie Palmer on Monday night, according to a PI tipster: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi; House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer; House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn; Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), John Yarmuth (D-Ky.), Michael Burgess (R-Texas), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas), Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), Mike Doyle (D-Pa.), G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), Lacy Clay (D-Mo.), Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.), Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.), Ben Cline (R-Va.) and Charlie Crist (D-Fla.); Sens. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)…Read More…