Lobbying Relationship

Client

Hanwha Q CELLS USA Corp.

Designs, builds, and manages financially sustainable solar photovoltaic (PV) solutions More records

Lobbying firm

McBee Strategic Consulting, LLC

Government relations and public affairs More records

  • Antidumping/Countervailing Duties dispute and scope expansion.

Duration: to

General Issues: Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Energy/Nuclear

Spending: about $50,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2014: U.S. Senate, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), House of Representatives

Related Foreign Entities: Hanwha Group (Seoul, KOR); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 51%; Hanwha Group (Seoul, KOR); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%

Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Robert Chamberlin Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee 2001-2004 Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee (2000-2001) Asst Cnsel. House T&I Comm. 1997-2000 Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee, 2001-2004 Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee, 2000-2001 Asst Counsel, Hse Transp.& Infrastructure Comm. 1997-2000
Samuel Whitehorn Deputy SD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee (3/1990-12/2006) Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee (3/1990-12/2006) Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee (3/1990-12/2006) Deputy Staff Dir./Gen. Csl., US Senate Commerce Committee Acting Staff Director, US Senate Commerce Committee
Julie Bertoson Assc. Director, Asst. Secretary's Ofc., DOT (01/07-06/11) Staff Assistant, US Senate Commerce Committee (01/07-12/09) Staff Assistant, Ofc. of US Sen. Mark Dayton (06/06-12/06)
Jeff Markey L.D./Deputy COS, Rep. Doc Hastings, 1999-2003 Legislative Director, Rep. Jack Metcalf, 1995-1999 Graduate Fellow, US Dept. of State, 1993-1994 Intern, Senator John Seymour, 1991-1992
Kathleen Frangione Senior Policy Advisor, Sen. Foreign Relations Comm. (2010) Pro. Staff Member, Sen.Foreign Relations Comm. (2009-2010) Legislative Assistant, Senator John Kerry, 2007-2009
Michael Sheehy Sta.Dir/Chief Coun. H. Perm Select Comm Intel (4/90-1/03) Nat. Sec. Adv., Speaker of the House of Reps. (1/03-3/09) Chief of Staff, Congressman Richard Neal (1/89-4/90) Chief of Staff, Congressman Edward Boland (9/97-1/89)
Laura Lightbody n/a
Robert Chambelrin n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

Registration
Termination
Registration

Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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