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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 | 12/23/2023 |
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| 2. House Identification | 31784 |
Senate Identification | 682 |
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REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
| 3. Registrant | Organization | AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD |
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| Address | 2001 K St NW |
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| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip | 20006 |
Country | USA |
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| 5. Contact name and telephone number | International Number |
| Contact | Ms. Melissa Laurenza |
Telephone | 2028874000 |
ldareporting@akingump.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 | Nippon Steel Corporation |
| Address | 6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku |
| City | Tokyo |
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Zip | 100-8071 |
Country | JPN |
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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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| Brian | Pomper | | Ch Intl Trade Cnsl, Intl Trade Cnsl, Senate Fin |
| Hunter | Bates | | CoS, Sen. McConnell, 2000-02; Legal Cnsl, Sen. McConnell, 1999-00; Chief Cnsl, Senate Rules Committee, 1997-99. |
| Scott | Parven | | Leg asst, Rep Mavroules |
| Geoff | Verhoff | | Press aide, ofc of Sen Roth, Nov 00-Jan 01; press aide, S Fin Comm, Aug 99-Nov 00 |
| Reginald | Babin | | Chf Cnsl, Sen. Schumer (20-22); Cnsl, Sen. Schumer (17-20); Leg Dir, Rep. Richmond (15-17); Cnsl, Rep. Richmond (14-15); Assoc. Cnsl, Subcomm on Finance and Contracting Overst (2014); Legal Fellow, Subcomm on Finance and Contracting Overst (13-14) |
LOBBYING ISSUES
11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)
Issues specific to the proposed merger of Nippon Steel and U. S. Steel.
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: Brian Pomper |
Date | 1/5/2024 4:26:35 PM |
10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.
| Name | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | Have you been convicted of a crime? | ||
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| Virgil | Miller | | Policy Fellow, Rep. Edolphus Towns, Aug06 - Feb07; Prof Staff Mber, Commit on Eng and Com, Feb 07 - Jan 11; Health Policy Advisor, Rep. John D. Dingell, Jan 09 - Jan 11; CoS, Rep. Cedric Richmond, Jan 11 - Mar 19. | |
| Brendan | Dunn | | Staff Mbr and Leg Asst to Sen Hatch Judiciary Comm and Sub-Comm, Apr04-May07, Aug07-May08; Special Counsel to Sen Hatch Fin Comm, Jan 11-Dec 12; Policy Adv and Counsel to Sen McConnell Majority Leader staff, Dec 12-May18. | |
| Joseph | Fawkner | | Snr Pol Adv for Rep. Carol D. Miller, Feb 20 - Jan 22. | |
| Roger | Murry | | Leg assist, Rep Tauscher; leg asst, Rep Napolitano | |
| Ileana | Ros-Lehtinen | | Mbr of Cong. 1989-2019 | |
| Filemon | Vela | | Mbr of Cong, 2013-2022 | |
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