Latham & Watkins adds videogames, software, telecom and other IP expert Anthony Sammi from Skadden as partner, Litigation & Trial Department and global vice chair, Intellectual Property Litigation Practice ... Alteryx taps David Colberg, ex-Palo Alto Networks, as vice president-global government affairs and public policy ... Hired by SAP: Emily Coyle, ex-Ernst & Young, joins the software maker as senior director-U.S. government affairs and head-U.S. cybersecurity and privacy policy ... Blockchain Association taps CTA's Curtis Kincaid as director-communications.
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Lobbyist registrations: HDNet, Carmen Group on “value of independent media content,” effective June 15 … Huawei, LeMunyon Group, effective June 15 … OCG Fiber, Lobbyit.com on “supporting the expansion of broadband access to rural communities,” effective June 10 … Quantum computing hardware maker D-Wave Government, 535 Group and Reston Strategy Group on “supporting expansion, cloud availability and near-term applications of quantum computing,” effective June 7 … Assistive Technology Industry Association, Stride Policy Solutions, effective June 7 … Tribal Solutions Group, Cornerstone Government Affairs on “funding and program support for broadband deployment projects in Native American and rural underserved communities,” effective June 7 … Text message marketer Attentive Mobile, Akin Gump on Telephone Consumer Protection Act issues, effective June 1 … Telecom equipment maker Centripetal Networks, ACG Advocacy, effective June 1 … Dell, Brownstein Hyatt, effective June 1 … Fortifying & Achieving Broad Semiconductor Success in Texas Coalition, BGR Government Affairs on “semiconductor technology and incentives,” effective June 1 … Huawei, former Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb., effective June 1 … Information Technology Industry Council, Tiber Creek Group, effective June 1.
Additional lobbyist registrations: K&L Gates on behalf of Clark Street Associates on behalf of quantum computing company IonQ, Holland & Knight, effective June 1 … K&L Gates on behalf of Clark Street Associates on behalf of Lattice Semiconductor, Holland & Knight, effective June 1 … Trinity Print and Media, McGuireWoods Consulting, effective June 1 … Cyber-defense hardware maker PathGuard, Gorman Strategy Group, effective May 18 … Intuit, Akin Gump, effective May 17 … Global Electronics Council, Cornerstone Government Affairs on “procurement of sustainably sourced information technology products,” effective May 14 … Semiconductor components maker CMC Materials, Invariant, effective May 12 … Chipmaker GlobalFoundries, Mayer Brown on the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S-1260), effective May 10 … Iridium, Cornerstone Government Affairs on “spectrum allocation issues,” effective May 1 … Journalism and tech company NewsGuard Technologies, ACG Advocacy on Communications Decency Act Section 230 revamp and “efforts to address misinformation online,” effective May 1 … Microelectronics company Cerfe Labs, Proventure Consultants, effective April 15 … IHeartMedia, Cornerstone Government Affairs on “communications, tax and trade issues,” effective April 1 … Oracle, The Cormac Group on DOD IT procurement, consumer privacy and security issues, effective April 1.