"Apple has hired new lobbying help in D.C. this year as high-wattage Beltway battles over taxes, trade, privacy and patent reform begin to reverberate as far as Silicon Valley.
Official lobbying disclosures show the company picked up the firm Fierce, Isakowitz and Blalock on Feb. 1 to handle “innovation” issues in Washington. It’s an unexpected expansion for a company that typically keeps a low Washington profile."
Apple enlists new lobbying help
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