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The longtime Florida Republican megalobbyist and his firm have been advising Netflix and will work with the company as it goes through the regulatory approval process, according to people familiar with the situation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

“It does show an effort to reach out to the other side, and that’s what many people have been advising the government,” Vu said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2025

The two men have been advising Mr. Trump’s transition team to hire what they said were “small-government crusaders” to work with the White House’s Office of Management and Budget.

From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2024

Lawyers have been advising Mr Johnson about his response.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2022

CPAs, those folks who can add columns of 9s in their heads, have been advising MDs since the 1980s to dot their i’s, cross their t’s, and never accept IOUs.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner