Lobbying Relationship

Client

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

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Lobbying firm

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld

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  • U.S. trade measures on imported tires, and general education concerning the companys commercial presence and economic impact in the United States.

Duration: to

General Issues: Manufacturing, Trade (Domestic & Foreign)

Spending: about $210,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2021: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives

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?
Steve Kho Associate General Counsel, Acting Chief Counsel for China Enforcement, USTR, 1998-2007; Legal Advisor, U.S. Mission to the WTO, 2002-2005
Matt Hawkins Intern for Rep McCaul. Jul-Aug 12; staff assist, leg Corrspndnt for Rep Carter, Sep 12-Dec 13
John Gilliland Intl trade cnsl, S Fin Comm, Feb 03-Jan 05; leg asst to Sen Lincoln, Jun 01-Feb 03
Hagir Elewad n/a
Hagir Elawad 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.

Termination
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Registration

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

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