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NO MATTER THE MOVE, WE’RE ALWAYS IN PLAY FOR YOU

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Ches McDowell

Managing Partner

Chris LaCivita Jr.

Public Affairs Director

Teresa Morgenstern

Government Relations Director

John Easterling

Government Relations Director

Usman Rahim

Government Relations Director

Masaya Yoshikawa

COO, Checkmate Japan

John Kim

COO, Checkmate Korea

Cindy JS Choi

Chief of Staff, Checkmate Middle East

Derrick Applewhite

Government Relations Director

Gardner Hudson

Client Relations Associate

Brian Beckman

Government Relations Associate

Nelson Freeman

COO & Partner

Caitlin Koury

Director of Health Care Practice

Chase Wilson

Government Relations Director

Luke Blanchat

Government Relations Director

Tristan Breijer

Senior Advisor, U.K. and E.U.

Kenichi Kawamura

CGRO, Checkmate Japan

Rosa AH Kim

Chief of Staff, Checkmate Korea

Carlos De La Guardia

International Trade & Policy Expert

Kendall Conger

Government Relations Advisor

Kaitlyn Ribera

D.C. Office Manager

Nicholas Eoanou

CEO, Checkmate International

Jackson Hines

Public Affairs Advisor

Hampton Billips

Government Relations Director

Lauren Henderson

Chief of Staff

Takeo Kawamura

Chairman, Checkmate Japan

Peter Y.H. Cho

CEO, Checkmate Korea

Abdulrahman Al Rayyan

CEO, Checkmate Middle East

Mike Grace

General Counsel & Director of National Strategy

Macey Russo

Client Relations Associate

Giancarlo Ceci

Government Relations Advisor

Chess

The CMGR Advisory Board brings together seasoned leaders in law, international policy, and private industry to guide the firm’s mission and sharpen its impact.

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Chess Board Anchor

Han Seung-Soo

Former Prime Minister 

of the Republic of Korea

Fred Whitfield

Professional Sports 

Executive

Takeo Kawamura

Chairman, 

Checkmate Japan

Carlos De La Guardia

International Trade 

and Policy Expert

Todd Hines

International 

Business Expert

Damian Merlo

Latin America

Advisor

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