Patton Boggs Revamps Libya Pact Patton Boggs, which began work for Libya in 2011 with fees capped at $50K per-month, has renewed its contract to an "as-needed basis," while maintaining a 20 percent discount for its legal representation.
Livingston Squires Soitec Execs Firm of former House Speaker-designate Bob Livingston signs on to introduce executives from France's Soitec to members of Congress.
VT Reviews PR to Woo
Captive Insurance
Vermont, the unofficial U.S. capital for captive insurance companies, is reviewing its PR account promoting the state for that key economic sector with an RFP process this month.
Pediatric AIDS Group
Eyes Re-brand A well known pediatric AIDS group is calling for proposals to create a new strategic communications plan and tagline to reposition the organization and broaden its position in child health.
Facebook PR Exec Departs
for Tech Firm Facebook corporate communications director Larry Yu is leaving the company for the start-up tech PR firm The Pramana Collective.
Qorvis Partner Spars
with Wikipedia
Matt Lauer, a partner at D.C.-based Qorvis, unleashes a barrage of criticism of Wikipedia over its policies blocking PR firms from editing content, sparking a sparring match with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales.
Grayling Unveils
Cybersecurity Unit Huntsworth PR unit establishes cybersecurity consulting and advisory unit to help clients respond to data breaches and deal with the raft of regulatory matters. Former Obama administration official is part of team.
Florida's Best Beach Town Reviews PR The Florida city dubbed the state's "Best Beach Town" by USA Today is reviewing its tourism PR account, calling for agency proposals through early June.
Georgia Reviews Tourism, EconDev PR
The Peach State has kicked off a review of its tourism and economic development PR account, including its film office and tech-focused Centers of Innovation.
By Jack O’Dwyer
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