Client

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC

FILINGS KEY

Client Is Connected to China as Indicated in Filing
Client Is Connected to China as per Heritage Foundation Analysis
No Known Client Connection to China
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Lobbying Terminated
Based on data as of April 24, 2026
Associated Filings (3)

Client
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC

Lobby Firm
WILLIAMS AND JENSEN PLLC

Filing Year
2001

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2020

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Williams and Jensen filed this registration filing in 2001. At that point, Smithfield was not owned by a Chinese entity; WH Group purchased Smithfield only in 2012. In 2013, Williams and Jensen filed a quarterly filing that added Shanghui International Holdings Limited, a Hong-Kong-based entity, as a foreign entity

Client
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC

Lobby Firm
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP

Filing Year
2000

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Mcguirewoods filed this registration filing in 2000. At that point, Smithfield was not owned by a Chinese entity; WH Group purchased Smithfield only in 2012. In 2013, McGuirewoods filed a quarterly filing that added Shanghui International Holdings Limited, a Hong-Kong-based entity, as a foreign entity