Apple grew its lobbying spend the most last year compared to its peers, according to public disclosures. The company increased its lobbying…
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Apple CEO Tim Cook goes to Washington D.C. to meet with top Republican lawmakers
Apple CEO Tim Cook is in Washington D.C. this week to meet with top Republican lawmakers as the company seeks to forge ties with…
Apple provides the majority of The App Association’s funding
The vast majority of the funding for the App Association, which brands itself as the leading voice for thousands of app developers around…
Apple CEO Tim Cook personally lobbying U.S. Congress to stop antitrust bills
Apple CEO Tim Cook is reportedly personally lobbying U.S. Congressmen and women in an effort to stop antitrust bills targeting Apple…
Apple spends record quarterly high on lobbying
Amid increased pressure from the U.S. Congress alleging antitrust issues, Apple spent $2.5 million on lobbying in the first three months…
Apple beefs up lobbying at U.S. state level ahead of Arizona App Store bill vote
Tech companies including mighty Apple are turning their lobbying attention to statehouses across the country as a wave of local bills…
Apple hires drone and aviation law specialist to lobby Washington D.C.
Apple has retained Lisa Ellman, a parter at Hogan Lovells and a specialist in drone and aviation law, to serve as a lobbyist in Washington D.C…
Apple spent near-record amounts of money lobbying the U.S. government in 2018
Apple spent $6.6 million on lobbying the U.S. government in 2018, after spending a record…
Apple searching for new public policy director to influence governments worldwide
Apple is searching for a new director of public policy…
Apple boosts U.S. federal government lobbying efforts by 16% in Q1
Apple Inc., which has been boosting its presence in the U.S. capital…
Apple steps up lobbying in Washington D.C.
Apple CEO Tim Cook posed for a photo with Senator Orrin Hatch, the Utah Republican…
Apple hires former Senate Finance Committee Democratic Staff Director Amber Cottle as chief D.C. lobbyist
Apple has hired Amber Cottle as its new chief lobbyist…
Google’s 8th-ranked D.C. lobbying machine flexes new political power
Google Inc. is moving its Washington office closer to Capitol Hill…
Apple’s lone-wolf strategy backfires; recent setbacks may force Cupertino to rethink its ‘us vs. them’ mentality
Apple Inc. is a synonym for independence, hipness and originality…
Don’t expect Silicon Valley to stop asking for political favors
If legislators don’t stop granting favors to tech companies…
Apple becomes latest target of the Beltway Shakedown
U.S. Senators are angry that Apple isn’t paying its fair share – not in taxes, but in campaign contributions and lobbying fees…
Patent infringement war with Apple spurs Samsung’s U.S. lobbying push
Samsung Electronics Co. has doubled mobile-phone sales in the U.S. since 2008…
Facebook, Google, eBay and Amazon join U.S. Internet lobbying group
Google, Facebook, Amazon and eBay are joining forces to create a powerful lobbying group…
Google’s D.C. lobbyists have outspent Apple nearly 10 to 1 so far this year
The U.S. congressional lobbying disclosure reports for the second quarter of 2012…
Apple is taking a bruising in Washington D.C. as lobbying effort has yet to ripen
Apple is taking a bruising in Washington, and insiders say there’s a reason…
With antitrust mutters growing, Apple triples federal lobbying expenses, boosts D.C. presence
Growing from a scrappy underdog to one of the biggest technology companies…
