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==People==
 
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*[[Michael Petruzzello]] -Managing Partner & CEO
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===Partners===
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*[[Stan Collender]]
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*[[Sam Dealey]] -  former Editor of The Washington Times
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*[[Ron Faucheux]] - President of [[Clarus Research Group]]
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*[[Greg Lagana]] - formerly senior vice-president for communications and marketing at [[DynCorp International]]
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*[[Matt J. Lauer]]
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*[[Rich Masters]]
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*[[John Reid]] - partner and managing director for the Middle East at DC based Qorvis Communications.
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*[[Esther Thomas Smith]] - founding partner
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*[[Karen Vahouny]]
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===Managing Directors===
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[[Jennifer Baskerville]] | [[Carrie Blewitt]] | [[Lisa Bushey]] | [[Cassie Elliot]] | [[Jennifer Haber]] | [[Karen Hanretty]] | [[Michael Hillegass]] | [[W. John Moore]] | [[Stefan Nagey]] | [[Seth Thomas Pietras]]
  
 
==Clients==
 
==Clients==
 
*[[Yemen]]<ref name="Baram"/>
 
*[[Yemen]]<ref name="Baram"/>
 
*[[Bahrain]]<ref name="Baram"/>
 
*[[Bahrain]]<ref name="Baram"/>
* Embassy of [[Great Britain]]
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* Embassy of Great Britain
 
*[[Equatorial Guinea]]
 
*[[Equatorial Guinea]]
 
*[[Government of Mexico]]
 
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'''Health care'''
 
'''Health care'''
  
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* [[Abbott Labs]]
 
* [[Centers for Disease Control & Prevention]]
 
* [[Centers for Disease Control & Prevention]]
 
* [[Fairfax Radiological Consultants]]
 
* [[Fairfax Radiological Consultants]]

Revision as of 15:38, 28 March 2011

Twenty-pound-notes.jpg This article is part of the Lobbying Portal, a sunlight project from Spinwatch.

Qorvis is 'one of Washington's best-known lobbying and public relations firms'.[1]

Activities

In March 2011 The Huffington Post reported that "in the last two months, more than a third of the partners at Qorvis have left the firm to start their own lobby shops, partly because of the firm's work on behalf of such clients as Yemen, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the Central African nation of Equatorial Guinea, say former employees".[1]

Online Reputation Management

According to the Huffington Post:

One of the methods used by Qorvis and other firms is online reputation management -- through its 'Geo-Political Solutions' (GPS) division, the firm uses '"black arts" by creating fake blogs and websites that link back to positive content, "to make sure that no one online comes across the bad stuff," says [a] former insider. Other techniques include the use of social media, including Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

Recently, Qorvis helped frame the kingdom's crackdown on protests by highlighting statements made by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in which she emphasized America's commitment to Bahrain and affirmed its "sovereign right" to invite security forces from other countries. Clinton's comment that the government is "on the wrong track," however, was omitted, notes the Sunlight Foundation's Paul Blumenthal.[1]

Views

Affiliations

People

Partners

Managing Directors

Jennifer Baskerville | Carrie Blewitt | Lisa Bushey | Cassie Elliot | Jennifer Haber | Karen Hanretty | Michael Hillegass | W. John Moore | Stefan Nagey | Seth Thomas Pietras

Clients

Defense/Government Contractors

Health care

Consumer



Publications, Contact, Resources and Notes

Publications

Contact

Address:
Phone:
Email:
Website:

Resources

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Marcus Baram,Lobbyists Jump Ship In Wake Of Mideast Unrest, accessed 28 March 2011