Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
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Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
07/01/2024
2. House Identification
 41540
 Senate Identification
 400703105

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
Empire Consulting Group
Address
1717 K Street NW
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​9th Floor
City
Washington
 State
DC
 Zip
20006
 Country
USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mr. Mike McKay
 Telephone
​2027875740
 E-mail
​compliance.federal@ecg-us.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Government Relations

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​BlackRock Funds Services Group, LLC
Address
​100 Bellevue Parkway
City
​Wilmington
 State
​DE
 Zip
​19809
 Country
​USA
8. Principal place of business (if different than line 7)
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​New York
 State
​NY
 Zip
​10001
 Country
​USA
9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Provider of investment, advisory, and risk management solutions.

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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​Mike ​McKay ​ ​Sr. Advisor, Rep. Gregory Meeks
​Brian ​Greer ​ ​Prof. Staff-House Armed Services Comm.; Military Leg Asst.- Sen. Charles Schumer; Spec Asst.-Off. of Sec. of Defense; Military Leg Asst.- Rep. John Boccieri; Military Leg Asst.-Rep. Parker Griffith; Leg Asst., Staff Asst. & Leg Corr.-Rep. David Scott
​Brandon ​Garrett ​ ​Chief of Staff-Rep. Robin Kelly; Policy Dir.-Political Advisor to VP Joseph Biden for 2012 Obama/Biden Campaign; Policy Dir.-Cong. Black Caucus/Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II; Leg. Dir.-Rep. Marcia Fudge; and Leg. Asst.-Rep. Wm. Jefferson
​Mike ​Mulllen ​ ​Sr. Advisor, Rep. Mike Doyle; and Sr. Legislative Assistant, Rep. Jim Turner
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LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Issues relating to financial services.

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

15. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Mike McKay
 Date
8/7/2024 4:12:31 PM