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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | Alt-Moabit 96 |
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City | Berlin |
State | Zip Code | 10559 |
Country | GER |
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5. Senate ID# 401105203-12
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6. House ID# 443400001
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2021 |
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. | ||||||||
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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: Johannes Wendt |
Date | 10/29/2021 1:16:40 PM |
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 BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Anticorruption issues, anti-money laundering issues: Spoke about anti-corruption and anti-money laundering issues.
Anti-corruption issues, anti-money laundering issues: Urging the expansion of the Treasury Dept.'s Geographic Targeting Orders program.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Treasury - Dept of, U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, State - Dept of (DOS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
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 |
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Greytak |
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Kalman |
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Annalise |
Burkhart |
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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 CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
For The People Act (H.R. 1, S.1): To expand ballot access, regulate money in politics, and stregthen ethics rules, among other pro-democracy proposals
Deceptive Practices and Voter Initimidation Prevention Act (S. 1840): Sign-on letter circulated by Protect Democracy, Democracy 21 and the Brennan Center for Justice in support of S. 1840
John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4): Sign-on letter circulated Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Protecting our Democracy Act (bill number TBD): Sign-on letter for PODA (strengthens oversight of executive branch, protects whistleblowers, requires transparency between DOJ/WH comms, etc)
Urging Senate Appropriations Committee to ensure that language is not included in the FY2022 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill that would limit the Securities and Exchange Commissions ability to finalize, issue, or implement a rule requiring public companies to disclose their political spending to investors: Sign-on letter circulated by Public Citizen
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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 |
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Burkhart |
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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 FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Anticorruption issues, anti-money laundering issues (White House): Spoke about 2021 Summit for Democracy
Anticorruption issues, anti-money laundering issues (State Dept., USAID): Spoke about anti-corruption issues and 2021 Summit for Democracy
Countering Russian and Other Overseas Kleptocracy Act (CROOK Act) (H.R. 402, S. 158): To impose a penalty on violators of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and invest those proceeds into anti-corruption programs overseas
Justice for Victims of Kleptocracy Act (S. 2010, H.R. 3781): To require the Department of Justice to publish and regularly update its website with an accounting of property that is forfeited to the United States as a result of foreign government corruption
Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (H.R. 3887): To criminalize the demand side of foreign bribery
Revealing and Explaining Visa Exclusions for Accountability and Legitimacy (REVEAL Act) (H.R. 4557, S. 2392): To provide the President with permissive authority to reveal the names of individuals banned from the USA under section 212(a)3(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (visa bans)
Transnational Repression Accountability and Prevention (TRAP Act) (H.R. 4806, S. 2010)_ Establishes priorities of U.S. engagement at INTERPOL, identifies areas for improvement in the U.S. governments response to INTERPOL abuse, and protects the U.S. judicial system from abusive INTERPOL notices
Section 3310 of S. 1260; Urging leadership to support Section 3310 of S. 1260, which would create notification and publication requirements for international agreements and certain non-binding instruments
Combating Global Corruption Act (H.R. 4322, S. 14): Creates a country-by-country tiered reporting requirement based on compliance with anti-corruption norms and commitments. Those countries in the lowest tier will have their leadership considered for Global Magnitsky sanctions
Foreign Corruption Accountability Act (H.R. 3887): Authorizes visa bans on foreign persons who use state power to engage in acts of corruption against any private persons
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Reauthorization Act (S.93; House bill number TBD): "Permanently authorizes the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions based on violations of human rights, and revises the President's authority to impose these sanctions"
Counter-Kleptocracy Act (H.R. 5209): Transparency, information-sharing, and anti-bribery measures
House National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4350), including amendments #91, #108, #109, #259 #422, #633, #638, #655, #722, FMS Notification (Malinowski), Navalny 35 (Malinowski):
To include in the Act the Foreign Corruption Accountability Act (authorizes visa bans on foreign persons who use state power to engage in acts of corruption against any private person); Justice for Victims of Kleptocracy Act (to require the Department of Justice to publish and regularly update its website with an accounting of property that is forfeited to the United States as a result of foreign government corruption), as well as Amendment #91 (to require the DoD to codify current post-government employment restrictions in its acquisition law); Amendment #108 (to extend the duration of post-employment restrictions on lobbying and representational activities from one year to two); Amendment #109 (to apply whistleblower protections to all federal coronavirus relief programs); Amendment #259 (the Transnational Repression Accountability and Prevention Act and the Combating Global Corruption Act); Amendment #422 (the Countering Russian and Other Overseas Kleptocracy Act); Amendment #633 (to make the database of ethics opinions maintained by the DoD available to the public); Amendment #638 (to extend the recusal period from one to four years for industry officials entering public service at the DoD); Amendment #655 (Reauthorization of Global Magnitsky Act); Amendment #722 (to require contractors to report their hiring of former senior Pentagon officials and officers); FMS Notification (strengthen oversight to FMS deals); Navalny 35 bill (Malinowski, bill number TBD, to require the Administration to evaluate for Global Magnitsky sanctions the 35 Russian human rights abusers and kleptocracy identified by Russian political opposition leader Alexei Navalny)
Senate National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 2792): To include in the Act six bills/measures (Foreign Corruption Accountability Act, Justice for Victims of Kleptocracy Act, Transnational Repression Accountability and Prevention Act, Combating Global Corruption Act, Global Magnitsky Reauthorization Act, and "Navalny 35" bill (Malinowski; bill number TBD; to require the Administration to evaluate for Global Magnitsky sanctions the 35 Russian human rights abusers and kleptocracy identified by Russian political opposition leader Alexei Navalny)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office, Treasury - Dept of, Justice - Dept of (DOJ)
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 |
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Kalman |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Supported nominations of Vice Chair nominee Raymond Limon, Tristan Leavitt, and Cathy Harris to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB):
Sign-on letter of support circulated by Government Accountability Project
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 |
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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Golden Visa Accountability Act (H.R. 4142):
Creates a US-led visa denials database to prevent investor visas being abused by foreign corrupt officials for the purpose of moving around the world freely and covertly and enjoying ill-gotten gains
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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
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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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. 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?
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