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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1615 H STREET, NW |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20062 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 51172-12
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6. House ID# 348050000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
Method A.
Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Ryan Meyers |
Date | 1/21/2014 11:15:58 AM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BNK
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 982, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2013
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
Webb |
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Nathan |
Morris |
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Christina |
Schaengold |
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Lisa |
Rickard |
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Harold |
Kim |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2786, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014, including provisions relating to IRS treatment of tax exempt organizations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
Webb |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 652, Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act
Potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending
Potential legislation dealing with attorney pay-to-play issues in securities litigation
Various issues related to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration study; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau oversight; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203, sections 1020A, 964, 929Z and 929Y); pension funds and shareholder value due to shareholder activism; SEC rulemaking petition related to corporate political spending; securities litigation and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (P.L. 104-67); U.S. capital markets competitiveness and regulation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
Webb |
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Lisa |
Rickard |
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Nathan |
Morris |
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Christina |
Schaengold |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 148, Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2013
H.R. 845, Saving High-tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputed (SHIELD) Act
H.R. 1910, Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act
H.R. 1962 / S. 987, Free Flow of Information Act
H.R. 2925, Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2013
H.R. 3143 / S. 1535, Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act
H.R. 3309, Innovation Act
S. 791, Follow the Money Act
S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013
S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act
S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, including provisions relating to S. Amdt 2523
S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013
Potential legislation similar to S. 1946, Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act (112th Congress)
Potential legislation to codify Executive Order 13433 and put in place similar requirements for state officials enforcing federal law
Potential legislation dealing with foreign court judgments
Potential legislation dealing with the doctrine of Cy Pres
Potential legislation dealing with class action reform
Draft Executive Order dealing with disclosure of government contractor political activities and contributions
Various issues relating to campaign finance reform; doctrine of Federal preemption; enforcement of federal law by state Attorneys General; False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3729-3733); False Claims Act provisions of the Fraud Enforcement Recovery Act (P.L. 111-21); use of exclusionary authority; patent litigation reform; minimal diversity and fraudulent joinder rules
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
Webb |
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Lisa |
Rickard |
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Nathan |
Morris |
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Christina |
Schaengold |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
FDA-2013-N-0500 Proposed Food and Drug Administration rulemaking on drug labeling
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Harold |
Kim |
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Nathan |
Morris |
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Christina |
Schaengold |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code INS
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 295, Protect and Save Act of 2013, including provisions relating to section 7
H.J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014, including provisions relating to section 203
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Christina |
Schaengold |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 394, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3210, Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement Fairness Act (112th Congress)
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4171, Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2012 (112th Congress)
Potential legislation similar to S. 2197, Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act of 2012 (112th Congress)
Various issues relating to the Department of Justice policies on declined and non-prosecuted cases; federal civil and criminal enforcement activities against businesses; Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, including general background and agency guidance on enforcement; Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371-3378); over-criminalization of federal law
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
Webb |
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Nathan |
Morris |
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Lisa |
Rickard |
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Christina |
Schaengold |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Various issues relating to Medicare Secondary Payer liability expansion and reporting requirements
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
Webb |
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Nathan |
Morris |
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Christina |
Schaengold |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Various issues relating to taxation of attorneys fees and litigation expenses; campaign finance issues related to tax exempt organizations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Nathan |
Morris |
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Matthew |
Webb |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1844 / S. 878, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013
H.R. 2655 / S. 1288, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2518, Innocent Sellers Fairness Act (111th Congress)
Various issues relating to asbestos litigation; arbitration, including the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. 1 et. seq.), and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms; civil discovery reform; fraud and abuse in civil litigation; legal reform issues; medical liability reform; transnational torts
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
Webb |
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Harold |
Kim |
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Nathan |
Morris |
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Lisa |
Rickard |
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Christina |
Schaengold |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address: http://www.instituteforlegalreform.com/issues/arbitration-adr-0
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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