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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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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2010 |
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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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: Judith K. Richmond, Vice President & Associate General Counsel |
Date | 01/20/2011 |
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. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009
S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act of 2009
H.R. 4113, Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act of 2010
15 U.S.C. 78dd-1, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, including potential amendments
General background on Federal Civil and Criminal enforcement against business, and the issue of over-criminalization of federal law (specific legislation not yet introduced)
Various other unintroduced legislation relating to a proposed rule change on corporate sentencing guidelines
Continued from section 17, page 2:
U.S. Sentencing Commission
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
Webb |
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Harold |
Kim |
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Cheryl |
Evans |
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Lisa |
Rickard |
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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
S. 560 / H.R. 1409, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009
S. 181 / H.R. 11, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-2)
Potential legislation regarding a Department of Labor program to refer individuals to outside attorneys (specific legislation not yet introduced)
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Webb |
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Kim |
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Lisa |
Rickard |
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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
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, P.L. 111-5, including S. Amend. 570, 111th Cong. (2010) and provisions dealing with the state attorney general enforcement provisions of HIPPA legislation
H.R. 1478 / S. 1347, Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Leave Act of 2009
H.R. 3962, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
Webb |
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Lisa |
Rickard |
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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
S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-21)
S. 458, False Claims Act Clarification Act of 2009
S. 139, Data Breach Notification Act
S. 418, Secondary Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2009, specifically state attorney general provisions
H.R. 5175 / S. 3295, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act
H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009
General background and information on the doctrine of Federal preemption, State Attorneys General and their enforcement authority/activities, campaign finance reform and draft legislation, and current judicial nominees including Louis Butler and Jack McConnell (specific legislation not yet introduced)
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
Webb |
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Kim |
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Lisa |
Rickard |
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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 FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 759, Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009
H.R. 540, Summer Food Service Rural Expansion Act
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
Webb |
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Harold |
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Lisa |
Rickard |
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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. 1551 / H.R. 5042, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009
H.R. 2309, Consumer Credit Protection Agency Act, provisions relating to the state attorney general enforcement
H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009
H.R. 3817, Investor Protection Act of 2009, including a potential amendment that would roll-back the Supreme Court's
Stoneridge decision
H.R. 4173 / S. 3217, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, provisions related to Representative Bean's preemption amendment
H.R. 1214, The Payday Loan Reform Act of 2009
H.R. 991, Consumer Fairness Act of 2009
H.R. 3451, Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Servicing Act of 2009
H.R. 1728, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act
H.R. 4790, Shareholder Protection Act of 2010
S. Amend. 3893, 3894, 3895, 111th Cong. (2010), and all provisions of amendments dealing with securities litigation, State AG enforcement/contingency fees, and arbitration
General background on U.S. capital markets competitiveness and regulation, securities litigation, and P.L. 104-67, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Potential legislation dealing with attorney pay-to-play issues in securities litigation (specific legislation not yet introduced)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
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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Cheryl |
Evans |
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Lisa |
Rickard |
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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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions relating to the state attorney general and civil litigation
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
Webb |
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Lisa |
Rickard |
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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
H.R. 4717 / S. 3122, Equal Access to Justice Act of 2010, including potential amendments
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
Webb |
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Cheryl |
Evans |
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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 CHM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2868, Continuing Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2010
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
Webb |
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Lisa |
Rickard |
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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. 3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2011, provisions relating to the funding and administration of the Legal
Services Corporation and Department of Defense
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
Webb |
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Lisa |
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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 AUT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 609, Right to Clean Vehicles Act
H.R. 6518, Research of Alcohol Detection Systems for Stopping Alcohol-related Fatalities Everywhere Act of 2010
S. 3302, Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010, provisions relating to preemption and civil liability
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
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 TOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1020 / S. 931, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009
H.R. 1237 / S. 512, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act
H.R. 4678 / S. 1606, Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2009
H.R 5381 / S. 3302, Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010, provisions related to preemption and civil liability
H.R. 991, Consumer Fairness Act of 2009
H.R. 1728, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act, including the arbitration-related provisions
H.R. 3451, Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Servicing Act of 2009, including the arbitration-related provisions
H.R. 1214, Payday Loan Reform Act of 2009
H.R. 4115, Open Access to Courts Act of 2009
H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions relating to civil litigation
H.R. 2868, Continuing Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2010, provisions relating to civil litigation
H.R. 5503, Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act
S. 263, Service Members Access to Justice Act of 2009, provisions related to arbitration
S. 3463, Survivors Equality Act of 2010
S. 3755, Fairness in Admiralty and Maritime Law Act
S. 3663, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010, provisions dealing with damages under Death on the High Seas Act, the Jones Act, and punitive damages
S. 537 / H.R. 1508 / H.R. 5419, Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009
S. 1504, Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009
S. 585, Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act, including the arbitration-related provisions
S. Amend. 4394 / 4418 / 4324, 111th Cong. (2010) provisions dealing with liability of foreign manufacturers
Various issues regarding legal reform, discovery reform, medical liability reform, asbestos litigation for House / Senate, arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, and general information regarding Congressional member organizations and legal reform
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
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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 437 / H.R. 2519, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases, provisions dealing with deductibility of contingency fee agreements
S. 585, Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act, provisions dealing with arbitration
S. 3675 Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2010, provisions dealing with a draft asbestos amendment
H.R. 4213, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010, including S. Amend. 4344 / 4324 and all provisions dealing with denying the deductibility of punitive damages (previously known as the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010)
H.R. 3817, Investor Protection Act of 2009
Various issues relating to the FDIC Insurance on Lawyers Trust Accounts, and a possible Department of Treasury ruling regarding deductibility of contingency fee agreements
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
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
H.R. 3962, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010
H.R. 570, Protecting Patients and Health Care Act of 2009
H.R. 1347, Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2009
Various issues dealing with the Medicare Second Payer provisions of the Medicare Statute (specific legislation not yet introduced)
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
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 MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3421, Medical Debt Relief Act of 2010
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
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 MAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 588 / H.R. 1485, Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2009
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
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address: instituteforlegalreform.com/index.php?option=com_ilr_issues&issue_code=ADR&view=ilr_issue&expand=1
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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