Reliance Industries resumes lobbying in US; ropes in new lobbyist
Indian corporate giant Reliance Industries Ltd has resumed lobbying among US lawmakers through a new lobbyist for advocating its position on the "US economic trade sanctions policies".
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) had earlier terminated its lobbying activity in US in January 2013 after engaging with the US lawmakers for nearly four years for its business activities and other causes through its registered lobbying firm Barbour Griffith & Rogers LLC (BGR) at that time.
According to the new 'lobbying report' filings made with the US Senate, RIL has now engaged Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, which filed a 'lobbying registration' report on behalf of its client RIL on April 26.
According to the filing, the effective date of registration is February 2, 2019.
The registration filing has been followed up with the first quarter lobbying report filed by Eversheds Sutherland on behalf of RIL on May 29, 2019.
In the filing, the lobbyist has disclosed total income