“These tariffs are particularly fraught for an industry like aerospace that has been duty-free for decades,” said Bruce Hirsh, a trade policy expert at Capitol Counsel, a lobbying firm in Washington, which has aerospace clients. “Parts are coming from everywhere.”Read More…

As Canada prepared to swear in a new prime minister amid an escalating trade war with the Trump administration, the country’s provinces have turned to K Street for help finding leverage to ride out the storm, according to documents filed with the Justice Department.

Several weeks before Trump took office, Capitol Counsel announced its own cross-border partnership with the Canadian firm Rubicon Strategy Inc.Read More…

by CAITLIN OPRYSKO  With Daniel Lippman FARA FRIDAY: Alberta’s government has re-upped its representation in Washington ahead of next month’s election, inking a $1.2 million contract with former Obama administration official Beth Burke and Capitol Counsel, according to a copy filed with the Justice Department. — Burke currently serves as CEO of the Canadian American Business Council and was a longtime…Read More…

By CAITLIN OPRYSKO CAPITOL COUNSEL ADDS TAX EXPERTISE: Capitol Counsel has beefed up its tax practice ahead of next year’s tax bonanza. Adam Carasso has joined the firm as a partner after spending the past two years as the top tax lobbyist for manufacturer Corning, Inc., where he helped secure hundreds of millions of dollars in grants or other benefits for…Read More…

By John Engen | 1/22/2024 “Bankers are waiting longer and they’re getting frustrated,” says Warren Tryon, a partner with Capitol Counsel, a Washington, D.C. lobbying firm that is working with some bankers on draft legislation to speed the approval process and enhance regulator transparency. “These banks have employees and customers and investors, and they’re left…Read More…