Transaction: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, SKDK

A client	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
A lobbying firm	SKDK
Is Current	yes
Amount	3,400,000 USD
Goods	SKDKnickerbocker, the powerful Manhattan communications and public-affairs firm, was retained by Puerto Rico to handle public relations and marketing at a cost of up to $3.4 million, including $500,000 for advertising.
Notes	Influential lobbyist Jennifer Cunningham is the point person in six of the seven Knickerbocker contracts with Puerto Rico, records show. Cunningham, pal to Gov. Cuomo and former wife of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, is a former honcho with SEIU Local 1199, the giant health-care-workers union based in Manhattan. Some of Puerto Rico’s contracts with Knickerbocker, like with other firms, were amended and the payment caps increased. The contract totals were confirmed by Puerto Rico’s Office of the Comptroller.

Updated over 8 years ago