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
05/18/2011
2. House Identification
 30019
Senate Identification
 5131

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
Baker & Hostetler LLP
Address
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Address2
​Suite 1100
City
Washington
State
DC
Zip
20036
Country
USA

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

City
​Cleveland
State
​OH
Zip
​44114
Country
​USA
5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Ms. Peggy Peterson
Telephone
​2028611500
E-mail
​ppeterson@bakerlaw.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
​Gate Technologies, LLC
Address
​1212 Avenue of the Americas, 8th floor
City
​New York
State
​NY
Zip
​10036
Country
​USA
8. Principal place of business (if different than line 7)
City
State
Zip
Country
9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Electronic trading platform for illiquid and alternative asset classes

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.

Name Covered Official Position (if applicable)
First
Last
Suffix
​Richard ​Levin ​N/A
​Peggy ​Peterson ​Dpty. Chf. of Staff/ Comms. Dir., House Fin. Servs. Comm.
​Peggy ​Peterson ​Press Secy./ Comms. Dir., Office of Rep. Oxley

LOBBYING ISSUES

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

​FIN

12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Issues related to capital formation for private companies; H.R. 1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act


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.

Internet Address:
Name Address Principal Place of Business
Street
City State/Province Zip Code Country
City
State
Country
City
State
Country
City
State
Country

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.

Address Ownership
Name Street Principal place of business Amount of contribution
City State/Province Country
(city and state or country) for lobbying activities

City
State
Country
%
City
State
Country
%

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Richard B. Levin, Counsel
Date
07/06/2011