Harbour Group
The Harbour Group, LLC is a Washington D.C. lobbying and public relations firm. It was founded in 2001 by former Clinton Senior Advisor for Policy and Communications Joel Johnson, who left in 2005 to join the Glover Park Group. As of 2018, it continues to be led by co-founder Richard Marcus.
The Harbour Group formerly worked with the Alexander Strategy Group to provide "unparalleled access to Washington decision makers on both sides of the aisle" as a lobbying "powerhouse", according to ASG's website, before ASG was dissolved in late 2005. The Harbour Group was associated with the Washington law firm Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman LLP, until February 28, 2006, when that firm merged with Bingham McCutchen LLP.
On September 27, 2001, Belle Haven Consultants, a Hong Kong consulting firm run by Heritage Foundation principals, hired Alexander Strategy Group to represent Malaysian interests. According to U.S. Senate lobbying records, Belle Haven paid ASG $620,000 over two years "on behalf of unspecified Malaysian business interests seeking to present a positive image of their country in the United States". Belle Haven also paid the Harbour Group and the Western Strategy Group and a third lobbying firm another $640,000 to represent Malaysian interests at the same time.
Clients have included Asbestos Study Group, Business Roundtable, Consumer Electronics Association, Major League Baseball Players Association, Pfizer, and US Airways.
