Lobbying. It's become a dirty word, thanks to bipartisan spite directed at people who are paid to advocate for others. With this in mind, apparently, the American League of Lobbyists, or ALL, voted this week to change its name to the more anodyne Association of Government Relations Professionals, or AGRP. Organizations change their names all the time, and nowhere more than ones that seem to reside in Washington, D.C. We're looking at you, Washington Bullets-turned-Wizards and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, or should we say the American Association of Justice. Washington's National Football League franchise finds itself embroiled in the rename-it craze as well. Too bad, there was a certain panache (and honesty) to ALL, as well as the trial lawyers' moniker. The names that succeeded them are just kind of dull. But that's the point. ALL is lost, apparently. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJBmBMsjv7A Fabrizio Gets New Gig at MPAA Steven Fabrizio will join the Motion Picture Association of America as global general counsel and senior executive vice president early next month, the MPAA announced in a release. (more…)
