Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
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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
01/01/2011
2. House Identification
 37338
 Senate Identification
 293335

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
The Nickles Group, LLC
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601 13th St. NW
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​Suite 250 N
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Washington
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DC
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20005
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USA

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

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
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​Ms. Stacey Hughes
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​2026370214
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​mail@nicklesgroup.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Consulting 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
​Novartis Corporation
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​701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 725
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​20004
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​USA
8. Principal place of business (if different than line 7)
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​East Hanover
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​NJ
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​07936
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​USA
9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Pharmaceutical company.

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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​Stacey ​Hughes ​ ​U.S. Senate Budget Committee, Deputy Staff Director
​Stacey ​Hughes ​ ​Office of the Asst. Maj. Leader (Sen. Nickles), Policy Adv.
​Stacey ​Hughes ​ ​Office of the Asst. Min. Leader (Sen. Nickles), Policy Adv.
​Stacey ​Hughes ​ ​Senate Spec. Cmte on Aging (Sen Cohen), Prof. Staff Member
​Stacey ​Hughes ​ ​U.S. Senator Connie Mack, Leg. Asst / Scheduler

LOBBYING ISSUES

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

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Medicare reimbursement issues concerning biologics and pharmaceuticals; healthcare issues concerning vaccines; and budget issues concerning Medicare and Medicaid.

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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Signature
Digitally Signed By: Stacey Hughes, Partner
 Date
02/14/2011
ADDITIONAL LOBBYISTS

10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.

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​Doug ​Badger ​ ​Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs
​Doug ​Badger ​ ​Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy
​Doug ​Badger ​ ​US Senate, Assistant Majority Leader, Chief of Staff
​Doug ​Badger ​ ​US Senate Rep. Policy Cmte, Staff Director / Asst. Staff Dir
​Doug ​Badger ​ ​US Dept of HHS, Dep. Asst. Sec. for Human Dev. Svcs.
​Doug ​Badger ​ ​Soc. Sec. Admin, Office of Leg. & Reg. Policy, Acting Dir.
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ADDITIONAL LOBBYISTS

10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.

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​Hazen ​Marshall ​ ​U.S. Senate Budget Committee, Staff Director
​Hazen ​Marshall ​ ​Ofce of the Asst. Majority Leader (Sen. Nickles), Dpty CofS
​Hazen ​Marshall ​ ​Ofce of the Asst. Majority Leader (Sen. Nickles), Economist
​Hazen ​Marshall ​ ​U.S. Senator Don Nickles, Legislative Assistant
​Mary Beth ​Savary Taylor ​ ​Joint Economic Committee, General Counsel
​Mary Beth ​Savary Taylor ​ ​U.S. Senator Connie Mack, Legislative Assistant
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