Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov 		Secretary of the Senate
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
04/03/2012
2. House Identification
 30212
 Senate Identification
 5404

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Address
1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
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City
Washington
 State
DC
 Zip
20006
 Country
USA

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

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​Indianapolis
 State
​IN
 Zip
​46204
 Country
​USA
5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mr. Craig S. Burkhardt
 Telephone
​2022891313
 E-mail
​Lobby.Registration@BTLaw.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Law Firm

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
​Mercantile Capital Corporation
Address
​60 North Court Avenue, Suite 200
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​Orlando
 State
​FL
 Zip
​32801
 Country
​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Financial Institution specializing in SBA 504 loans

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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​Edward P. ​Ayoob ​ ​Counsel, Senator Harry Reid, Assistant Majority Leader
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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)

SBA capital access programs, including 504c and 7a programs; S.493: SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, all provisions relating to commercial loans and refinancing regulations; H.R. 2950: Small Business Administration 504 Loan Refinancing Extension Act of 2011; S.2364 - A bill to extend the availability of low-interest refinancing under the local development business loan program of the Small Business Administration.

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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Signature
Digitally Signed By: Nicholas Catino, Government Affairs Specialist
 Date
05/18/2012