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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)
| 1. Effective Date of Registration | 02/04/2013 |
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| 2. House Identification | 31827 |
Senate Identification | 11195 |
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REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
| 3. Registrant | Organization | Covington & Burling LLP |
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| Address | 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW |
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| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip | 20004 |
Country | USA |
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| 5. Contact name and telephone number | International Number |
| Contact | Mr. Dan Bryant |
Telephone | 2026625620 |
dbryant@cov.com |
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 | CMA CGM and China Merchants Holdings International (an informal coalition) |
| Address | c/o CMA CGM 4, quai d'Arenc |
| City | Marseille, cedex 02 |
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Zip | 13235 |
Country | FRA |
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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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| John | Veroneau | | Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; Gen. Counsel & Ass't USTR |
| " | " | | for Congressional Affairs; Ass't Secretary & DAS, |
| " | " | | Leg. Affairs, DoD; Chief of Staff, U.S. Se. Susan Collins; |
| " | " | | Legislative Director, U.S. Senator William Frist. |
| Muftiah | McCartin | | Staff Director, House Rules Cmte.; |
LOBBYING ISSUES
11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)
Investment by China Merchants Holdings International in Terminal Link SAS.
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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Cma/Merit Building Chafic Wazzan St. |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Dan Bryant, Partner |
Date | 03/01/2013 |
10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.
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| Muftian | McCartin | | (cont.) Deputy Staff Dir., House Rules Cmte.; | |
| " | " | | General Counsel House Select Cmte. Voting Irregularities. | |
| William | Wichterman | | Special Asst. to President Bush & Dep. Dir. OPL; | |
| " | " | | Policy Advisor, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist; | |
| " | " | | Chief of Staff, Rep. Joseph Pitts | |
| " | " | | Chief of Staff, Rep. Bill Baker. | |
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10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.
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| Martin | Gold | | Floor Advisor & Counsel to U.S. Sen. Maj. Leader Bill Frist. | |
| Brian | Smith | | Office of the Counsel to the President/White House; | |
| " | " | | Special Assistant, Department of Labor OSEC and OCIA. | |
| Dan | Bryant | | Asst. Attorney General for Legal Policy, U.S. DoJ; | |
| " | " | | Asst. Attorney General for Legislative Affairs, U.S. DoJ; | |
| " | " | | Counselor and Sr. Advisor to the Attorney General, U.S. DoJ; | |
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| Dan | Bryant | | (cont.) Maj. Chief Counsel, House Judiciary Cmte.; | |
| " | " | | Maj. Counsel House Judiciary Cmte.; | |
| " | " | | Asst. Maj. Counsel, House JudiciaryCmte.; | |
| " | " | | Professional Staff, Senate Gov. Affairs Cmte. | |
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