Did work for the Ukrainians
https://soprweb.senate.gov/index.cfm?event=getFilingDetails&filingID=09B71870-0B05-4D45-A4B7-1B5AF0618975&filingTypeID=1
Andrew Kauders advised Bob Menendez on Ukraine
https://disclosures.house.gov/ld/pdfform.aspx?id=300479360
Halie Soifer is currently serving as National Security Advisor to Senator Kamala Harris
https://www.cnas.org/people/halie-soifer
How interesting
Halie Soifer says her transition from national security expert to political operative started with a crisis of violence: the deadly neo-Nazi march last summer in Charlottesville, Virginia.
https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/national_news/meet-the-national-security-expert-who-is-leading-the-charge/article_be16fabe-f2b1-57aa-b2ab-62322c2b0d96.html
Hmmm
In that part of town very unlikely
Halie Soifer was with Senator Kaufman when he met with Assad in May, 2009. From Wikileaks
https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/09DAMASCUS377_a.html