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…

By Kate Ackley | January 19, 2024 5:16AM ET “If we’re talking divided government in 2025, this is a good test case and a bit of a dress rehearsal to see how all the key players on the Hill respond to the pressures and challenges,” said David Olander, who heads the tax practice at Capitol…Read More…