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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 | 2022 |
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 | 4/26/2022 2:11:46 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 anticorruption and anti-money laundering issues
Anticorruption issues, anti-money laundering issues: Urging Treasury to expand and make permanent Geographic Targeting Orders program; to adopt due diligence/know-your-customer requirements for investment advisers and other professional service providers; and to issue a strong rule implementing the Corporate Transparency Act
Funding for Financial Crimes Enforcement Network: Advocated for significant increase in funding for FinCEN
Combatting Money Laundering, Terrorist Finance and Counterfeiting Act of 2022 (S.3697): Updates counterfeiting laws to prohibit state-of-the-art counterfeiting methods, increases the penalties for bulk cash smuggling, and ensures that money laundering laws apply to hawalas and other informal value transfer systems used by drug traffickers and terrorists
ENABLERS Act (H.R. 5525): Extend anti-money laundering requirements to those who serve as gatekeepers to the U.S. financial system
Kleptocrat Liability for Excessive Property Transactions and Ownership Act: Provides law enforcement with the information required to track down klepocrats luxury assets in the U.S. financial system
Money laundering in real estate ANPRM comment: https://us.transparency.org/resource/ti-us-comment-on-anprm-for-real-estate-sector-reporting-requirements-to-curb-illicit-finance/
NPRM comment regarding the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act: https://us.transparency.org/resource/ti-us-cta-nprm/
Letter (Sens. Warren & Whitehouse) to Treasury Dept. and SEC re: AML rules for investment advisers: Advised on letter: https://www.warren.senate.gov/oversight/letters/warren-whitehouse-call-on-treasury-sec-to-close-loophole-exempting-the-11-trillion-private-investment-industry-from-anti-money-laundering-and-anti-terrorism-requirements
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), 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 |
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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
Freedom to Vote Act (S. 2747): To expand ballot access, regulate money in politics, and stregthen ethics rules, among other pro-democracy proposals
Bill to prevent foreign corruptive influence (bill not yet introduced): Working with multiple offices' staff on draft bill
H.R. 3389, Congressional and Executive Foreign Lobbying Ban Act: Spoke about foreign corruptive influence
H.R. 1127, Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act: Spoke about foreign corruptive influence
Bill to prevent abuse of the judicial process to intimidate those exercising their First Amendment rights (bill not yet introduced): Spoke with office about draft bill
Bill to prevent foreign corruptive influence by kleptocratic governments: Working with multiple offices on draft bill
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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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 FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Anticorruption issues, anti-money laundering issues: Spoke about Summit for Democracy and anticorruption issues
Anticorruption issues: Spoke about Summit for Democracy, Summit of the Americas, International Anticorruption Conference, and anticorruption issues
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
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 Act 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
Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (H.R. 3887): Criminalizes the demand side of foreign bribery
The Global Magnitsky Act reauthorization (H.R.7108 PNTR): Reauthorizes the Global Magnitsky Act of 2016
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Reauthorization Act (S.93): Permanently authorizes the President to impose economic sanctions on, and deny entry into the United States to, foreign individuals or entities identified as engaging in corruption or human rights violations
America COMPETES Act (H.R. 4521): Four anticorruption provisions in the larger bill, which concerns U.S. scientific research, education, manufacturing, and technological advancement related to economic and technological competition with China
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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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 (HR 2471): Urging members to ensure that omnibus bill does not include language stopping the SEC from requiring corporations to disclose their political activity
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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Urging the Senate to vote on the three nominees for the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) who have been approved by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee: Sign-on letters circulated by the Make It Safe Coalition
Urging the Senate to consider and vote on pending nominations to all three vacancies on the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB): Sign-on letter circulated by Government Accountability Project
Urging the DOJ to issue a memorandum on the Freedom of Information Act: Sign-on letter circulated by Open the Government
Calling on the House Admin Committee to draft legislation banning members of Congress from owning or trading individual stocks, bonds, and other similar securities: Sign-on letter circulated by Citizens for Ethics in Washington
The Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act (S. 3494): Sign-on letter circulated by the Project on Government Oversight
Section 3 of the Judiciary Accountability Act of 2021 (H.R. 4827): Sign-on letter circulated by the Project on Government Oversight
Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act (S. 3905): To prevent organizational conflicts of interest in Federal acquisition
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
Annalise |
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Gary |
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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. 2060, Foreign Funding Accountability Act: Spoke about foreign corruptive influence
H.R. 1970,Thinktank and Nonprofit Foreign Influence Disclosure Act: Spoke about foreign corruptive influence
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
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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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