WILMER HALE LANDS THREE: The law firm and lobbying shop Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have inked three new clients, according to public records. Wilmer Hale has brought in the American Association for Justice, the Association of American Railroads and the Business Software Alliance. The firm will lobby on Medicare secondary payer issues for the American Association for Justice. For the railroad association, the firm will lobby on antitrust, rail safety and truck weight safety issues. For the software alliance, the firm will lobby on cloud computing issues as well as piracy and other intellectual property matters. Jonathan Yarowsky — whom Wilmer Hale hired away from Patton Boggs over the summer — is listed on all three accounts.

ADVAMED HIRES DANIELLE BLAKE: AdvaMed, or the Advanced Medical Technology Association, has hired Danielle Blake as their new director of communications. In her new role, she’ll oversee communications strategy and implement the trade association’s Life Changing Innovation campaign. Prior to joining AdvaMed, Blake served in a number of roles at the American Society of Clinical Oncology. She’s also worked at URAC.

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NBWA ANNOUNCES NEW OFFICERS: Fresh off their national convention, the National Beer Wholesalers Association announced a slate of new officers on Monday. The new chairman of the trade association will be Greg LaMantia of L&F Distributors. Eric Best of Bob Hall LLC will serve as vice chairman while Travis Markstein of Markstein Beverage Co. will be treasurer. The new secretary will be Paul Bertucci of F.E.B. Distributing.

RABEN TO HOST FLORES: Nevada Assemblywoman Lucy Flores is holding a fundraiser Monday night at the home of Robert Raben of the Raben Group as she explores a run for lieutenant governor in Nevada. Hosts include Moe Vela, Oscar Ramirez, Moses Mercado and Ingrid Duran. Nevada Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford is the special guest. The open-seat race for lieutenant governor has piqued interest inside the Beltway because K-Streeters believe a Democratic victory in 2014 would make it less likely that Nevada Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval would challenge Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in 2016 and vacate his seat. Talk downtown is Reid has been unsuccessful in his efforts to recruit several candidates, including Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto, Secretary of State Ross Miller, and 2012 Senate candidate and former Rep. Shelley Berkley, according to a PI tipster.

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VILLARAIGOSA JOINS BPC: Former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is joining the Bipartisan Policy Center as a senior fellow. “Mayor Villaraigosa will bring an important local perspective to our organization and an energetic and successful history of working across the aisle to get things done,” said BPC President Jason Grumet.

WAXMAN RANKLED BY TIME WARNER LOBBYIST EMAIL: Via POLITICO’s Morning Tech: House E&C ranking member Henry Waxman says an email to Hill staffers from a Time Warner Cable lobbyist last month crossed a line. The letter in question pointed aides to a Weekly Standard blog post titled “NBC Launches Week of Programming to ‘Help’ Obamacare Succeed,” and told staff that “Next time you think about helping the broadcasters — particularly the networks — read this.” But Waxman didn’t appreciate that needling, according to a letter the California Democrat sent Friday. “Could you please explain why this email was sent and what purpose it serves?” Waxman wrote to TWC CEO Glenn Britt. He added: “A broadcaster has a public service obligation and should be informing viewers about the new options for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act.” Needless to say, cable and broadcasting interests are increasingly at loggerheads on the Hill as part of a brewing debate on retransmission consent. Pros can catch Waxman’s letter here: http://politico.pro/1bxkicM

TOMORROW AT THE SUPREME COURT: Shaun McCutcheon never thought the case that bears his name would make it this far. But on Tuesday, the 46-year-old electrical engineer, conservative activist and donor will watch the Supreme Court hear the case that could erase Watergate-era caps on campaign donations. McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, the lawsuit challenging the total amount of money a single donor can give to all federal candidates, could have far-reaching implications for the way campaigns and political parties are financed. The court’s 2010 Citizens United decision has entered the vernacular as shorthand for the explosion of money in politics. That case, along with another that allowed the creation of super PACs, led to donors writing multimillion-dollar checks. Because of the way modern campaigns are financed — by candidates partnering with federal, state and local parties — McCutcheon’s lawsuit could have the consequence of allowing politicians to ask a single donor for $1 million a pop, or more. More from Byron here: http://politi.co/1afDfeD

K STREET SIDELINED IN SHUTDOWN FIGHT: The business community hates the government shutdown, but there’s not much they can do about it. Top lobbyists for companies and business groups have been pressing congressional leaders and administration officials to come to a compromise on government funding and to find a path forward for raising the debt ceiling — but five days later, the standoff continues with no end in sight. Unlike other major legislation like immigration reform, or even the lead-up to Obamacare passing, where lawmakers often look to K Street to help build coalitions and staff ask for their input on specific provisions, downtowners are playing an ancillary role at best. Anna has more: http://politi.co/16NZHiC

QUESTIONS ON OBAMACARE? — Join David Nather, author of POLITICO’s “ Understanding Obamacare” guide, and the POLITICO Pro health care team this Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. on Twitter with hashtag #ProChat to talk all things ACA.

ELSEWHERE IN THE INFLUENCE WORD:

SCOTUS PREVIEW: BuzzFeed looks at the upcoming Supreme Court term and the other cases that could have a major impact on the country. http://bit.ly/15RqV75

McCUTCHEON: Rick Hasen argues that limiting campaign donations under an aggregate cap helps deter corruption. http://nyti.ms/198Y0bz

DONOR CLASS: Some in the GOP donor base are upset about the party’s shutdown strategy. http://wapo.st/1bQewzI

TEA PARTY VS. BUSINESS: Tim Carney thinks that business groups have lost their sway over the GOP because the tea party has provided an alternate funding source. http://bit.ly/1afM5ZW

LIGHTER CLICK: Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia gives a very wide-ranging interview about everything from the devil himself to “Seinfeld.” http://nym.ag/GHsY2p

NEW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE REGISTRATIONS:

None

NEW LOBBYING REGISTRATIONS: (Firm: Client)

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr: American Association for Justice

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr: Association of American Railroads

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr: Business Software Alliance

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