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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

Kendall Conger

Government Relations Advisor

Kenichi Kawamura

CGRO, Checkmate Japan

Cindy JS Choi

Chief of Staff, Checkmate Middle East

Kaitlyn Ribera

D.C. Office Manager

Takeo Kawamura

Chairman, Checkmate Japan

Giancarlo Ceci

Government Relations Advisor

Annie Badger

Client Relations Associate

Macey Russo

Client Relations Associate

Peter Y.H. Cho

CEO, Checkmate Korea

Caitlin Koury

Director of Health Care Practice

Nelson Freeman

COO & Partner

Abdulrahman Al Rayyan

CEO, Checkmate Middle East

Lauren Henderson

Chief of Staff

Teresa Morgenstern

Government Relations Director

Gardner Hudson

Client Relations Associate

John Kim

COO, Checkmate Korea

Derrick Applewhite

Government Relations Director

Jackson Hines

Public Affairs Advisor

Carlos De La Guardia

International Trade & Policy Expert

Nicholas Eoanou

CEO, Checkmate International

Hampton Billips

Government Relations Director

Masaya Yoshikawa

COO, Checkmate Japan

Luke Blanchat

Government Relations Director

Rosa AH Kim

Chief of Staff, Checkmate Korea

Usman Rahim

Government Relations Director

Tristan Breijer

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

John Easterling

Government Relations Director

Miles Johnson

Government Relations Director

Mike Grace

General Counsel & Director of National Strategy

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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Han Seung-Soo

Former Prime Minister 

of the Republic of Korea

Carlos De La Guardia

International Trade 

and Policy Expert

Takeo Kawamura

Chairman, 

Checkmate Japan

Fred Whitfield

Professional Sports 

Executive

Todd Hines

International 

Business Expert

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