id,filing_uuid,filing_type,registrant_name,registrant_id,client_name,filing_year,filing_period,issue_code,specific_issues,government_entities,income_amount,expense_amount,is_no_activity,is_termination,received_date 584285,44a985de-eca6-4820-a597-2bb13f600348,2T,WILLIAMS MULLEN STRATEGIES,73178,W M MANGEMENT LLC,2008,second_quarter,FIN,Government Relations/Strategic Counsel,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,1,2008-03-23T11:31:28-04:00 584292,55448196-b875-47fe-a8d1-753c880ecf76,Q2,WILLIAMS MULLEN STRATEGIES,73178,INTERNATIONAL BANK,2008,second_quarter,FIN,Government Relations/Strategic Counsel,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2008-03-23T11:31:28-04:00 584303,5138f529-2683-4434-b280-e26fec40b674,Q2,WILLIAMS MULLEN STRATEGIES,73178,GRUPO FINANCIERO BANORTE,2008,second_quarter,FIN,Government Relations/Strategic counsel,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2008-03-23T11:31:28-04:00 584442,cb16b2fa-0d56-430a-acef-9b98e9a02fdd,1T,HODGES CONSULTING GROUP,318334,HILLENBRAND PARTNERS,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Global Mortgage Alliance Program,,25935,,0,1,2008-03-27T11:02:33-04:00 584476,8a94da41-96cd-439d-ad84-a15a5a124ff1,Q1,LONG LAW FIRM,23111,RELATIONAL INVESTORS LLC,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Corporate governance issues,,20000,,0,0,2008-03-28T10:40:46-04:00 584553,091a8add-a3db-43f1-b20d-e302a90f8058,Q1,AMERICAN CAPITOL GROUP,305852,MORGAN STANLEY,2008,first_quarter,FIN,tracking of financial institutions issues,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",15000,,0,0,2008-03-31T11:28:48-04:00 584644,de69a8e2-fe00-42b5-88d0-cab9b9b638cd,Q1,COLLEEN KELLY,321338,WASHINGTON CREDIT UNION LEAGUE AND AFFILIATES,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"HR 1537, the Credit Union Regulatory Imporvements Act of 2007, all of the provisions.",,6000,,0,0,2008-04-01T11:43:12-04:00 584714,15b21eef-3728-4066-948d-440eae96ffb6,Q1,AMERICAN CAPITOL GROUP,305852,MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Credit Rating Agency Regulation,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2008-04-01T14:31:37-04:00 585029,4232ad9c-0aa4-48e6-93bc-b23272f50de7,Q1,STEWART PARTNERS LLC,64953,UNITED BANK OF PHILADELPHIA,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Banking, financial services and community development.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2008-04-03T12:45:39-04:00 585094,53e57c8d-de6b-491d-bb44-f55a84188855,Q1,"THE VELASQUEZ GROUP, L.L.C.",53403,LIVINGSTON GROUP LLC (ICI),2008,first_quarter,FIN,"H.R. 3185 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007; H.R. 3765 The Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act of 2007, S. 2473 The Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act - all provisions pertaining to 401(k) fee disclsoure reform in general, and especially provisions to require service providers or record keepers to unbundle their services for disclosure and provisions to mandate particular investment products in 401(k) plans.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2008-04-03T15:25:43-04:00 585118,57494934-b65e-4528-8e90-36dea44f8afa,Q1,"THE VELASQUEZ GROUP, L.L.C.",53403,CHARLES SCHWAB & COMPANY,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"H.R. 3185 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007; H.R. 3765 The Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act of 2007, S. 2473 The Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act - all provisions pertaining to 401(k) fee disclosure reform in general, and especially provisions to require service providers or record keepers to unbundle their services for disclosure.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2008-04-03T16:13:01-04:00 585143,b8d7311f-87d5-4bf5-9fde-bfc2fbb62a88,Q1,MULTIPLE STRATEGIES LLC,318254,FEDERATED INVESTORS,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"HR 1171, treatment of money market mutual funds","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2008-04-03T17:06:46-04:00 585144,0097a3c1-d9a5-47f9-83f7-114a55a44bbe,Q1,MULTIPLE STRATEGIES LLC,318254,INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE,2008,first_quarter,FIN,401(k) Disclosures,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2008-04-03T17:13:51-04:00 585178,7e7d3b93-8a2a-4b33-ba8a-acbf870bf7e2,Q1,STEWART PARTNERS LLC,64953,WAL-MART STORES INC,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Monitor general legislative and regulatory issues.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",55000,,0,0,2008-04-04T09:54:48-04:00 585213,0ad126e6-ec98-4c80-9489-fdf2de0d6859,Q1,KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP,21745,FUTURES INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"CFTC Reauthorization Legislation SRO Governance Rules","Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",25000,,0,0,2008-04-04T11:00:44-04:00 585314,013a9ec4-9a99-4d1e-9a4e-c5311544a7ab,Q1,MICHIGAN CREDIT UNION LEAGUE,25157,MICHIGAN CREDIT UNION LEAGUE,2008,first_quarter,FIN,S.2636 (Foreclosure Protection Act of 2008).,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2008-04-04T15:48:00-04:00 585353,a27b5d95-b591-4fd5-84fa-b9a405087f9f,Q1,HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP,18466,AMSCOT FINANCIAL CORPORATION,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Legislation and policies affecting financial services; including pay day advances and check cashing.,,80000,,0,0,2008-04-04T17:49:09-04:00 585603,b7095496-0091-4543-8892-4180af5e2920,Q1,"CAPCITY ADVOCATES, LLC",291993,CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL INC,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"data security, privacy, protecting the non-public personal information of pawn customers, and deferred present public policy.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2008-04-07T11:42:31-04:00 585611,1e48093b-9cd3-425c-9c01-abbadd0ca3ef,Q1,"CAPCITY ADVOCATES, LLC",291993,NATIONAL PAWNBROKERS ASSOCIATION,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"all bills related to privacy, data security and consumer lending policy.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",42000,,0,0,2008-04-07T11:58:39-04:00 585727,ccd26061-6e3f-4c38-ba78-5665ae9ea2fa,Q1,"JOHN DUNCAN AND ASSOCIATES, LLC",40025200,VISA USA,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Increase the government's use of payment cards,,10000,,0,0,2008-04-07T14:18:40-04:00 585753,14038a92-7091-4ebc-8fd8-49118accd888,Q1,COMMODITY MARKETS COUNCIL,27902,COMMODITY MARKETS COUNCIL,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Raising speculative position limits for some agricultural commodities,"Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,White House Office",,,0,0,2008-04-07T14:28:47-04:00 585849,5022b243-b2e6-4d18-9339-f8981b16cd7f,Q1,"PARRY, ROMANI, DECONCINI & SYMMS",30792,SANOFI US SERVICES INC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS SANOFI-AVENTIS U S INC ),2008,first_quarter,FIN,Monitor legislation reforming the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States process.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2008-04-07T16:56:52-04:00 585861,f4bdb0a0-254d-4990-a52f-18f5b40b592b,Q1,"THE LIVINGSTON GROUP, LLC",49635,INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"H.R.3185 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007; H.R. 3765, The Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transperancy Act of 2007; S. 2473 The Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act - all provisions pertaining to 401(k) fee disclosure reform in general, and especially provisions to require service providers or record keepers to unbundle their services for disclosure and provisions to mandate particular investment products in 401(k) plans.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2008-04-07T17:46:13-04:00 586028,acd5157c-9ba4-4136-8d44-f33154328fa9,Q1,CLARK & WEINSTOCK,9443,AGSTAR FINANCIAL SERVICES ACA,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"General representation for AgStar, primarily liaison between AgStar, Congress and agricultural trade organizations, including the Farm Credit Council.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2008-04-08T11:19:06-04:00 586075,74866ee3-5afe-4b29-b6bb-ab3ebb74ffab,Q1,VENABLE LLP,39941,VANTAGESCORE SOLUTIONS LLC,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Matters involving fair lending, credit scores, credit availability, financial education, affordable housing, and subprime lending. S 2338 - FHA Modernization Act of 2007 S 2391 - GSE Mission Improvement Act of 2007 S 2452 - Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act of 2007 S 2539 - Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 HR 1852 - Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007 HR 3609 - Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act HR 3915 - Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act HR 5140 Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 HR 3996 - Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 HR 4178 - Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act HR 3648 - Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007","Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS),SENATE",50000,,0,0,2008-04-08T12:24:49-04:00 586197,96892c30-c468-46cf-8169-f62c083242d5,Q1,"DUTKO WORLDWIDE, LLC",12868,PROTECTING AMERICA ORG,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Monitoring legislation pertaining to the set up of catastrophe funds for natural disasters and federal bonding issues. HR 3355 and S 2284","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",170000,,0,0,2008-04-08T15:57:10-04:00 586218,891977a3-e529-4fab-96cd-9acaa436a9d5,Q1,KATE MOSS,25988,MORGAN STANLEY,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Stimulus Initiatives,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2008-04-08T16:26:01-04:00 586257,9cb3f6c4-7173-4e0e-afe3-83f8dde73159,Q1,"DUTKO WORLDWIDE, LLC",12868,SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Monitor legislation and advise client how it affects them, including HR. 5244","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),SENATE",50000,,0,0,2008-04-08T16:59:32-04:00 586627,e7cd386c-2a75-41e0-896a-b23a8957acb3,Q1,"DUTKO WORLDWIDE, LLC",12868,WORLD TRADE CENTER PROPERTIES LLC (FORMERLY WACHTEL LIPTON ROSEN & KATZ),2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Lobby for Terrorism Risk Insurance Act. Terrorism Risk Insurance Improvement Act of 2008 (S.2621), Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (H.R.2761), Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (S. 2285)","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",30000,,0,0,2008-04-09T15:48:22-04:00 586646,f5622d10-1f88-49bf-9940-e8f0828b2685,Q1,BROWN RUDNICK LLP,287895,GRANT THORNTON,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Sarbanes-Oxley reform implementation (monitoring),"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2008-04-09T15:59:14-04:00 586654,9eacae2d-fc45-4d11-b4e5-ff11c151e70a,Q1,BROWN RUDNICK LLP,287895,HARLEY-DAVIDSON FINANCIAL SERVICES INC,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"H.R. 689 & S. 1356, Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2008-04-09T16:01:20-04:00 586678,6c0ef54e-1cd6-4acf-a30f-5f69ba0e31c6,Q1,BROWN RUDNICK LLP,287895,MUTUAL OF OMAHA,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"S. 40 & H.R. 3200, National Insurance Act of 2007 Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension (continue to monitor issue, legislation passed in December of 2007)","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2008-04-09T16:09:40-04:00 586742,e2e4061a-384f-45e5-98cc-828cffe5228d,Q1,BROWN RUDNICK LLP,287895,PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"S. 239 S. 495, S 1178, S. 1260, S. 238, S. 1208, S. 806, S. 1625, S. 2168, S. 2661, H.R. 958, H.R. 1685, H.R. 836, H.R. 2124, H.R. 948, H.R. 2455, H.R. 3046, H.R. 3046, H.R. 5234, H.R. 5405, H.R. 964, H.R. 1525, H.R. 3316, H.R. 275, H.R. 936, H.R. 1967, H.R. 2290, H.R. 4175, H.R. 4279 - Privacy/Data Security/Social Security Number Legislation (monitoring)","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2008-04-09T16:31:29-04:00 586748,d43b16ea-27a0-469c-a956-3dc884fd46ac,Q1,BROWN RUDNICK LLP,287895,TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA,2008,first_quarter,FIN,H.R. 698 & S. 1356 - Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",80000,,0,0,2008-04-09T16:33:36-04:00 586898,4d0e056a-1b3a-40cd-9e52-d3cb61416f8f,Q1,REED SMITH LLP,32932,FEDERATED INVESTORS INC,2008,first_quarter,FIN,SEC financial responsibility rules for brokers-dealers.,SENATE,10000,,0,0,2008-04-10T09:13:54-04:00 586912,52280dbc-c3a9-4d68-b124-fd5d73f0d94b,Q1,VALENTE & ASSOCIATES,45983,NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR DEBT MANAGEMENT,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Financial Literacy,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Justice, Dept of (DOJ),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)",20000,,0,0,2008-04-10T09:44:31-04:00 587000,cb9603c1-915e-4114-9043-9189472a2ed1,Q1,"PORTERFIELD, FETTIG & SEARS, LLC",305054,"(""BIO"") BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION",2008,first_quarter,FIN,Corporate governance & implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley/Section 404,,40000,,0,0,2008-04-10T11:02:53-04:00 587218,60d28ad6-ccca-4394-8d88-1198db0a14cf,Q1,"TIMMONS AND COMPANY, INC.",38164,VISA USA INC,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"S. 1395 - To prevent unfair practices in credit card accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 1461 - To amend the Consumer Credit Protectcion Act to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures, protect underage consumers, and for other purposes. H.R. 3421 - Credit Protection Act S. 2411 - Credit Card Safety Star Act of 2007 H.R. 873 - To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit fees by creditors for payments on credit card accounts by electronic fund transfers, and for other purposes. H.R. 5244 - Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008 H.R. 5280 - Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act of 2007 H.R. 5546 - Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 S. 2753 - Credit Card Reform Act of 2008","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2008-04-10T14:18:16-04:00 587239,6e39b24b-1681-424d-ba28-ca20d06e8059,Q1,VENABLE LLP,39941,ONLINE LENDERS ALLIANCE,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Issues related to consumer lending and credit,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2008-04-10T14:39:35-04:00 587383,5bfe03c5-a103-4a04-9193-ca764c50a13c,Q1,CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS,7691,CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"H.R. 111 - Community Choice in Real Estate Act - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury from determining that real estate brokerage activity or real estate management activity is financial in nature. H.R. 698 - Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) to apply the bank share or asset acquisition requirements of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to any company that is or would become an industrial bank holding company. H.R. 2061 - Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Reduction Act - Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to prohibit any person, in connection with a subprime federally related mortgage loan, from providing mortgage lending services or mortgage brokerage services unless such person is certified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as having been adequately trained with regard to subprime lending. S. 413 - Community Choice in Real Estate Act - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the Treasury from determining that real estate brokerage activity or real estate management activity is financial in nature. S. 1100 - Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 to establish in lieu of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), an independent Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Agency, headed by a Director, which shall have authority over: the Federal Home Loan Banks, the Finance Facility, the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). S. 1356 - Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) to apply the bank share or asset acquisition requirements of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to any company that is or would become an industrial bank holding company.","Federal Communications Commission (FCC),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),Internal Revenue Service (IRS),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,30000,0,0,2008-04-10T16:40:28-04:00 587543,3c377ed8-17c3-451c-a160-b65e6f83cc15,1A,"DUTKO WORLDWIDE, LLC",12868,WORLD TRADE CENTER PROPERTIES LLC (FORMERLY WACHTEL LIPTON ROSEN & KATZ),2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Lobby for Terrorism Risk Insurance Act. Terrorism Risk Insurance Improvement Act of 2008 (S.2621), Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (H.R.2761), Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (S. 2285)","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",30000,,0,0,2008-04-11T10:24:44-04:00 587585,8a2f4421-a387-46aa-9c9f-29c5284830f3,Q1,EQUIPMENT LEASING AND FINANCE ASSOCIATION,13767,EQUIPMENT LEASING AND FINANCE ASSOCIATION,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Basel II Accord,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,50000,0,0,2008-04-11T10:56:36-04:00 587622,55543137-82b5-4898-8935-935afd710d75,1A,"DUTKO WORLDWIDE, LLC",12868,WORLD TRADE CENTER PROPERTIES LLC (FORMERLY WACHTEL LIPTON ROSEN & KATZ),2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Lobby for Terrorism Risk Insurance Act. Terrorism Risk Insurance Improvement Act of 2008 (S.2621), Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (H.R.2761), Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (S. 2285)","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",30000,,0,0,2008-04-11T11:21:26-04:00 587765,35429e5c-b274-42cb-8f1a-db025cbdb70d,Q1,"GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.",302118,"GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.",2008,first_quarter,FIN,Data Breach,"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE",,900000,0,0,2008-04-11T12:57:54-04:00 587798,72362f04-6c29-41a2-895e-524677e3a1d1,Q1,"PACE, LLP",30495,INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSN OF TEXAS,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Financial Services Privacy Legislation Communities First Legislation","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2008-04-11T13:43:23-04:00 587886,edc28440-2d1e-47a2-a0f0-def95d6591f4,Q1,NATIONAL CITY CORPORATION,27412,NATIONAL CITY CORPORATION,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Subprime/Predatory Lending (HR 3915) Deal with rising foreclosures in subprime mortgage market; Bankruptcy Reform (HR 3609) Dealing with restructure of primary home mortgage during bankrutpcy proceedings; FHA Reform (HR 1852) Make FHA loans more marketable; GSE's (HR 1427) Regulatory reform of government sponsored enterprises.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,17000,0,0,2008-04-11T14:53:07-04:00 588097,dad6e15c-6700-40d9-93a4-fe7c903f26f3,Q1,RICH FEUER ANDERSON,84775,AD HOC COALITION OF HEDGE FUND MANAGERS,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Regulation of hedge fund managers, including HR 2586, the ""Securities and Exchange Commission Authority Restoration Act of 2007;"" S 1402, the ""Hedge Fund Registration Act of 2007;"" and HR 2683, the ""Pension Security Act of 2007.""","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",100000,,0,0,2008-04-11T18:46:33-04:00 588189,5e44e8c5-dead-4527-a604-cc2e583b4200,Q1,RICH FEUER ANDERSON,84775,BARCLAYS PLC,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Regulation of predatory lending, including securitization of mortgages, HR 3915, the ""Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007,"" and S 2452, the ""Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act of 2007 ."" Mortgage servicing and modifications of mortgages.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE",30000,,0,0,2008-04-13T18:46:04-04:00 588195,daef513b-b1a1-43ce-a00f-8f79336b75a5,Q1,RICH FEUER ANDERSON,84775,BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Regulation of predatory lending, including securitization of mortgages, HR 3915, the ""Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007,"" and S 2452, the ""Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act of 2007 ."" Mortgage servicing and modifications of mortgages.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE",45000,,0,0,2008-04-13T19:14:08-04:00 588292,5e8d01f2-8487-4a65-9358-9f1832b2b1e6,Q1,"THE OB-C GROUP, LLC",29802,JPMORGAN CHASE & CO,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"S 2191, America's Climate Security Act of 2007: climate change, cap and trade system.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",60000,,0,0,2008-04-14T09:06:50-04:00 588324,818d179f-5ecf-4cc0-8445-e542dcc177fb,Q1,REED SMITH LLP,32932,FXDIRECTDEALER LLC,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission within the Farm bill.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",10000,,0,0,2008-04-14T10:10:32-04:00 588357,4edf9c1c-1cb2-4349-848f-83869e270dc2,Q1,"D&P CREATIVE STRATEGIES, LLC",304554,WAL-MART 701 8TH STREET NW #200 WASHINGTON DC 20001,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Interchange Fees,,20000,,0,0,2008-04-14T10:43:19-04:00 588437,e0a4994b-75ec-4cc9-b7b0-cef43989bc47,Q1,PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP,35002,AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (FORMERLY AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE),2008,first_quarter,FIN,Insurance regulation and data privacy.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2008-04-14T11:09:34-04:00 588461,d00bafa3-3c72-4cc4-ac09-bee2bbc457c7,Q1,GLOBAL BUSINESS ALLIANCE,30303,GLOBAL BUSINESS ALLIANCE,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Sovereign Wealth Fund investments in the U.S. IRS Code Section 163 (j) and related Administration budget proposal administering taxpayer Form 8926. S. 2242, Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007, Title V, provisions relating to limitations on related party interest. Protocol V to the US-Canada Bilateral Income Tax Treaty. Rule Proposals relating to Foreign Private Issuers and altering reporting requirements for the filing of Form 20 F. FY 2009 Budget Proposal, federal receipts and provisions relating to limitations on related party interest. Implementation of Public Law 110-49, Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007.","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Security Council (NSC),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),White House Office",,320000,0,0,2008-04-14T11:21:00-04:00 588655,dc5c0efe-ee03-41bb-8942-92771678a768,Q1,HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP,18466,AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Subprime lending issues.,,20000,,0,0,2008-04-14T13:15:18-04:00 588755,be09c250-15ad-4a05-a11b-7f1c271ac8ed,Q1,"PORTERFIELD, FETTIG & SEARS, LLC",305054,MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Optional Federal Insurance Charter,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2008-04-14T14:20:16-04:00 588759,f40ed115-e21e-47b6-8b6f-af557988dc93,Q1,"H. M. RILEY ASSOCIATES, LLC",309971,NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"FY09 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill Funding for University Education Programs FY09 Transportation, Treasury, Judiciary, HUD, Related Agencies Appropriations Bill Funding for University Education Programs FY09 Defense Appropriations Bill Funding for University Education Programs FY09 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill Funding for University Education Programs FY09 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill Funding for University Education Programs FY09 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill Funding for University Education Programs","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2008-04-14T14:22:09-04:00 588831,7b247a45-03c8-472c-804e-9272a99f8f8e,Q1,"GIS ASSOCIATES, INC",44696,RON KLINK AND ASSOCIATES,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Assist on behalf of the National Association of Security Administrators,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2008-04-14T14:47:03-04:00 588863,4fd96a7e-b319-49b5-bc29-187ca1dc6cb6,Q1,"PORTERFIELD, FETTIG & SEARS, LLC",305054,COALITION OF PRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANIES,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Investment Company Act Investment Advisers Act Securities & Investment","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",100000,,0,0,2008-04-14T15:00:35-04:00 588872,7501eaa1-8298-49fb-8947-fda558c4909e,Q1,UNITED WAY OF AMERICA,39303,UNITED WAY OF AMERICA,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"HR1514 - S871","Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,100000,0,0,2008-04-14T15:02:41-04:00 588884,b80a7abe-5dc8-4973-b881-ef4107ded600,Q1,"PORTERFIELD, FETTIG & SEARS, LLC",305054,HARD EIGHT FUTURES,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Issues relating to the execution of transactions on domestic and foreign exchanges,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2008-04-14T15:07:49-04:00 589007,42e76115-c7ff-4b1a-8305-575965be49b5,Q1,"TIMMONS AND COMPANY, INC.",38164,PRIMERICA FINANCIAL SERVICES,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"H.R. 3915 - Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 S. 2595 - S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,,0,0,2008-04-14T15:58:26-04:00 589055,a92c706b-ee28-432b-addf-6b000d0a281d,Q1,CLARK & WEINSTOCK,9443,SALLIE MAE INC,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Followed and actively lobbied on issues relating to student loan industry credit issues.,"Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT),Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",60000,,0,0,2008-04-14T16:22:32-04:00 589147,8a720982-cd2a-497f-900f-497f569bfb92,1A,UNITED WAY OF AMERICA,39303,UNITED WAY OF AMERICA,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"HR1514 S871","Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,100000,0,0,2008-04-14T17:19:24-04:00 589175,e22b70c4-7597-413c-a15c-c4343ac312e3,Q1,MR. JONATHAN BAND,297215,VISA INC,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Interchange Fees,,10000,,0,0,2008-04-14T17:51:25-04:00 589247,27a090b4-783d-40b9-b928-331cdfad1bd5,Q1,BUTERA & ANDREWS,7565,EGAN-JONES RATINGS CO,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Legislation and regulation of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs) and credit rating agencies.,"Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS),Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",10000,,0,0,2008-04-14T19:06:58-04:00 589305,ea9dc2e0-0c8f-4336-8541-184d7bd4bd3d,Q1,MAYER BROWN LLP,24123,BROADRIDGE INC,2008,first_quarter,FIN,SEC proxy regulations; no specific legislation,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),20000,,0,0,2008-04-14T20:26:24-04:00 589465,4a33cfeb-92e0-4b12-aae9-d71ee485a703,Q1,"WHITAKER STRATEGIES (STEPHEN B. WHITAKER DBA WHITAKER SRATEGIES, FORMERLY WHITAK",314432,U S BANK (PREVIOUSLY FILED AS U S BANCORP),2008,first_quarter,FIN,Issues affecting oversight of consumer credit cards; issues affecting payment of interchange fees,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,90000,,0,0,2008-04-15T09:31:36-04:00 589517,67ab5faf-dc88-48e2-a63c-6efc2b4e1022,Q1,CLARK & WEINSTOCK,9443,AMERICAN VETERANS DISABLED FOR LIFE MEMORIAL,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Lobbied in support of passing S. 2119 legislation through the Senate.,"Architect of the Capitol (AOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD),SENATE,Transportation, Dept of (DOT)",20000,,0,0,2008-04-15T10:08:32-04:00 589539,c4f32fb3-626c-4f2a-9a7e-9e728ea00869,Q1,CLARK & WEINSTOCK,9443,AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Monitor issues as they apply to the accounting profession, including H.R. 1375, Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2003.","Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2008-04-15T10:18:46-04:00 589554,5c78689d-84de-4929-9b22-11409f505ec8,Q1,CLARK & WEINSTOCK,9443,DELOITTE LLP,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Monitor issues as they apply to the accounting profession, including H.R. 1375, Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2003.","Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE",20000,,0,0,2008-04-15T10:29:00-04:00 589573,1b8165bb-e292-4068-8627-53f7af9352cd,Q1,"PORTERFIELD, FETTIG & SEARS, LLC",305054,PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Optional Federal Insurance Charter,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",20000,,0,0,2008-04-15T10:37:14-04:00 589577,df89047a-35ae-4840-b861-78466f730c71,Q1,CLARK & WEINSTOCK,9443,ERNST & YOUNG LLP,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Monitor issues as they apply to the accounting profession, including H.R. 1375, Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2003.","Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE",20000,,0,0,2008-04-15T10:39:18-04:00 589621,9ca653f4-25b7-4c48-a0f1-885eecf24b34,Q1,CLARK & WEINSTOCK,9443,KPMG LLP,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Monitor issues as they apply to the accounting profession, including H.R. 1375, Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2003.","Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE",20000,,0,0,2008-04-15T11:05:17-04:00 589655,5552a3a4-0a50-4415-bc82-de9164513653,Q1,CLARK & WEINSTOCK,9443,PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Monitor issues as they apply to the accounting profession, including H.R. 1375, Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2003.","Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE",20000,,0,0,2008-04-15T11:21:43-04:00 589757,64234aa2-0652-4f2c-a3cc-4876937f01b3,Q1,ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG),57475,"AETNA, INC. (FORMERLY AETNA LIFE & CASUALTY)",2008,first_quarter,FIN,General financial services issues,,60000,,0,0,2008-04-15T12:06:44-04:00 589836,3fde9710-028a-4d78-98d6-5a33826eae58,Q1,ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG),57475,CITIGROUP MANAGEMENT CORP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CITIGROUP),2008,first_quarter,FIN,"General issues on financial services; terrorism insurance issues; deposit insurance reform; pension reform, retirement savings, corporate governance.","Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",80000,,0,0,2008-04-15T12:27:49-04:00 589869,f34edb5b-81a2-40c6-9441-d1c6dd93e40f,Q1,ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG),57475,MERRILL LYNCH,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Privacy; deposit insurance; interest in business checking; industrial loan companies (ILCs); corporate governance; IOP allocation; analyst objected issues; savings incentives,"Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",150000,,0,0,2008-04-15T12:42:36-04:00 589892,f8562d72-b8c2-4ccd-90a0-007bf2cb0f6f,Q1,ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG),57475,SECURITIES INDUSTRY & FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSN.,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Corporate accountability; tax issues relating to financial services; investment advice; spam; market data; deposit insurance; insurance reform; social security; privacy; mutual fund proxy vote disclosure,"Executive Office of the President (EOP),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",80000,,0,0,2008-04-15T12:50:07-04:00 589981,52179605-54cc-4c8c-bd50-3e0e8f29829f,Q1,THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION,74077,AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Push for the passage of legislation as part of the Farm Bill that increases natural gas market transparency.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,20000,0,0,2008-04-15T13:38:46-04:00 589991,708a93fb-5ed2-4b5a-9d35-2646a198ba11,Q1,OGR,48827,AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES INC -STATE AND LOCAL SOLUTIONS,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"H.R.2419/S.2302, Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007. Issues related to financial services and the Treasury Department.",,30000,,0,0,2008-04-15T13:48:01-04:00 590080,a77bd5de-0f7f-4179-b4cd-23c64a329dd6,Q1,"BARKER LEAVITT, PLLC (SKA MR. JAMES C. BARKER)",292538,FANNIE MAE,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Legislation and regulatory issues associated with Fannie Mae, a Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) contained in H.R. 1427, the GSE Reform Bill, as well as S. 1100, Regulation of Secondary Mortgage Market Enterprises and for other purposes, as well as the GSE Mission Improvement Act, S. 2391, as well as H.R. 3221, The Foreclosure Protection Act. Housing issues, HUD regulations pertaining to secondary mortgage markets, credit issues, and mortgage related issues.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",30000,,0,0,2008-04-15T14:20:15-04:00 590211,3b17e9e8-061f-4d09-aca8-e1de30ff8d7b,Q1,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE,4733,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"H.R. 4008 (Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act: to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to make technical corrections to the definition of willful noncompliance with respect to violations involving the print of an expiration date on credit and debit card receipts. Congressional lobbying on behalf of the legal rights of shareholders in connection with policy issues raised by the Supreme Court's decision in the ""Stoneridge"" case; and Securities and Exchange Commission oversight.","Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,1130000,0,0,2008-04-15T15:04:45-04:00 590268,f9bb8f9d-5903-4118-b71d-86f02d1b16de,Q1,OGR,48827,ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Issues related to hedge fund regulation and the Presidential Working Group on Hedge Funds.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,White House Office",60000,,0,0,2008-04-15T15:16:01-04:00 590334,e42c0d10-7856-4b7c-b903-320ab4fedb30,Q1,"PROCESS HANDLER ET AL. FOR HIRE, INC.",81830,MRS DELOIS BRASSELL,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Written correspondence (via various typed, faxed stationaries dated 03/15/08 addressed to the Vice Pres. of the U.S.A. and one of his top aides and sent to various legislative cmtes., and via various typed, postage-paid postcards dated 03/21/08, 04/04/08 and 04/07/08 addressed to various Senators, House Representatives, judges, executive branch & United Nations officials regarding ""[searching] for the assets of [Mrs. & Mr. Brassell]"" (qtd. from aforementioned postcards and stationaries). (pro bono lobbying activity and plural) Written correspondence (via various typed, faxed stationaries dated 03/15/2008 addressed to the Vice President of the United States of America Richard Bruce ""Dick"" Cheney via Assistant to the Vice President of the United States of America for Domestic Policy Neil Patel and faxed-without-a-cover-letter to the United States Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. House Committee on Financial Services (via its Minority Staff), U.S. Senate Committee Finance and U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and via various typed, postage-paid postcards dated 03/21/2008, 04/04/2008 and 04/07/2008 addressed to U.S. Senator representing the State of Connecticut (Independent) and Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Joseph I. Lieberman and its Ranking Minority Member representing the State of Maine (Republican) U.S. Senator Susan M. Collins and all other Committeemen and Committeewomen, the Honorable David L. Solomon or whomever is the current Vice President of the United States Postal Service (USPS) for the New York Metropolitan Area, the Trustees/Members of the U.S. National Security Council (NSC) and its Statutory Advisors via Assistant to the President of the United States of America for National Security Affairs Stephen J. Hadley, U.S. House Representative representing the 30th U.S. Congressional District of the State of California (Democrat) and Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Henry A. Waxman and its Ranking Minority Member representing the 11th U.S. Congressional District of the Commonwealth of Virginia (Republican) Tom Davis and all other Committeemen and Committeewomen, U.S. Postmaster General and CEO of the USPS John E. ""Jack"" Potter and U.S. Deputy Postmaster General and COO of the USPS Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster/District Manager of the USPS for the County of New York of the State of New York Postal/Mailing District Robert ""Bob"" Daruk and senior field supervisor Mr. Steele/Steel, Manager of the National Customer Support Center of the USPS Janice Caldwell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the USPS Dr. James C. Miller III, Vice Chairman of the USPS Board of Governors Alan C. Kessler, all other Governors of the USPS and Secretary of the USPS Board of Governors Wendy Hocking, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader of the Senate House of the U.S. Congress Harry Reid, Majority Leader of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress Steny H. Hoyer, Assistant Majority Leader/Majority Whip of the Senate House of the U.S. Congress Richard J. Durbin, Minority Leader/Republican Leader of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress John A. Boehner, Minority Leader of the Senate House of the U.S. Congress Mitch McConnell, whomever currently is the Republican Whip/Minority Whip of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress, whomever currently is the Assistant Minority Leader/Minority Whip of the Senate House of the U.S. Congress, Chair of the Democratic Policy Committee of the Senate House of the U.S. Congress Byron L. Dorgan, Chair of the Republican Policy Committee of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress Thaddeus McCotter, Co-Chair of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress for Policy George Miller, all throughout the Homeland Security world and plural (including all its and their backers) via U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Dr. Michael P. Jackson, all the members of the Homeland Security Council of the U.S.A. via the Assistant to the President of the U.S.A. for Homeland Security (either Mr. Joel Bagnal or whomever they currently may be), Chair of the Republican Policy Committee of the Senate House of the U.S. Congress Kay Bailey Hutchison, Chief Justice of the United States of America and Presiding Officer/Member of the United States Judicial Conference John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and member of the U.S. Judicial Conference Dennis Jacobs and all other members and officers of the U.S. Judicial Conference, Associate Justices of the U.S.A. John Paul Stevens, Stephen G. Breyer, Antonin Scalia, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Clarence Thomas, David H. Souter, Anthony M. Kennedy and Samuel A. Alito, Jr., and all the members of the Security Council of the United nations via the President of the United Nations Security Council) regarding ""[actual, full, current] status of search and research query(-ies) regarding and concerning '[searching] for the assets of [our client] the late Delois Brassell' and 'the late Robert Brassell' (quoted from and as stated via a mailed January 15, 2008 written correspondence addressed to both Deutsche Bank AG and The Goldman Sachs Group"" (qtd. from aforementioned postcards and stationaries). (pro bono lobbying activity and plural)",,,,0,0,2008-04-15T15:39:09-04:00 590423,987ac1ea-66ac-43c1-bb46-cbcd38bfe7b8,1A,STEWART PARTNERS LLC,64953,WAL-MART STORES INC,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Monitor general legislative and regulatory issues.,"Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2008-04-15T16:07:01-04:00 590437,90a4ab64-f870-49b4-ae7c-bf5fbbc5a481,Q1,"PROCESS HANDLER ET AL. FOR HIRE, INC.",81830,ESTATE OF ROBERT JAMES BRASSELL,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Written correspondence (via various typed, faxed stationaries dated 03/15/08 addressed to the Vice Pres. of the U.S.A. and one of his top aides and sent to various legislative cmtes., and via various typed, postage-paid postcards dated 03/21/08, 04/04/08 and 04/07/08 addressed to various Senators, House Representatives, judges, executive branch & United Nations officials regarding ""[searching] for the assets of [Mrs. & Mr. Brassell]"" (qtd. from aforementioned postcards and stationaries). (pro bono lobbying activity and plural) Written correspondence (via various typed, faxed stationaries dated 03/15/2008 addressed to the Vice President of the United States of America Richard Bruce ""Dick"" Cheney via Assistant to the Vice President of the United States of America for Domestic Policy Neil Patel and faxed-without-a-cover-letter to the United States Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. House Committee on Financial Services (via its Minority Staff), U.S. Senate Committee Finance and U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and via various typed, postage-paid postcards dated 03/21/2008, 04/04/2008 and 04/07/2008 addressed to U.S. Senator representing the State of Connecticut (Independent) and Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Joseph I. Lieberman and its Ranking Minority Member representing the State of Maine (Republican) U.S. Senator Susan M. Collins and all other Committeemen and Committeewomen, the Honorable David L. Solomon or whomever is the current Vice President of the United States Postal Service (USPS) for the New York Metropolitan Area, the Trustees/Members of the U.S. National Security Council (NSC) and its Statutory Advisors via Assistant to the President of the United States of America for National Security Affairs Stephen J. Hadley, U.S. House Representative representing the 30th U.S. Congressional District of the State of California (Democrat) and Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Henry A. Waxman and its Ranking Minority Member representing the 11th U.S. Congressional District of the Commonwealth of Virginia (Republican) Tom Davis and all other Committeemen and Committeewomen, U.S. Postmaster General and CEO of the USPS John E. ""Jack"" Potter and U.S. Deputy Postmaster General and COO of the USPS Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster/District Manager of the USPS for the County of New York of the State of New York Postal/Mailing District Robert ""Bob"" Daruk and senior field supervisor Mr. Steele/Steel, Manager of the National Customer Support Center of the USPS Janice Caldwell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the USPS Dr. James C. Miller III, Vice Chairman of the USPS Board of Governors Alan C. Kessler, all other Governors of the USPS and Secretary of the USPS Board of Governors Wendy Hocking, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader of the Senate House of the U.S. Congress Harry Reid, Majority Leader of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress Steny H. Hoyer, Assistant Majority Leader/Majority Whip of the Senate House of the U.S. Congress Richard J. Durbin, Minority Leader/Republican Leader of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress John A. Boehner, Minority Leader of the Senate House of the U.S. Congress Mitch McConnell, whomever currently is the Republican Whip/Minority Whip of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress, whomever currently is the Assistant Minority Leader/Minority Whip of the Senate House of the U.S. Congress, Chair of the Democratic Policy Committee of the Senate House of the U.S. Congress Byron L. Dorgan, Chair of the Republican Policy Committee of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress Thaddeus McCotter, Co-Chair of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress for Policy George Miller, all throughout the Homeland Security world and plural (including all its and their backers) via U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Dr. Michael P. Jackson, all the members of the Homeland Security Council of the U.S.A. via the Assistant to the President of the U.S.A. for Homeland Security (either Mr. Joel Bagnal or whomever they currently may be), Chair of the Republican Policy Committee of the Senate House of the U.S. Congress Kay Bailey Hutchison, Chief Justice of the United States of America and Presiding Officer/Member of the United States Judicial Conference John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and member of the U.S. Judicial Conference Dennis Jacobs and all other members and officers of the U.S. Judicial Conference, Associate Justices of the U.S.A. John Paul Stevens, Stephen G. Breyer, Antonin Scalia, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Clarence Thomas, David H. Souter, Anthony M. Kennedy and Samuel A. Alito, Jr., and all the members of the Security Council of the United nations via the President of the United Nations Security Council) regarding ""[actual, full, current] status of search and research query(-ies) regarding and concerning '[searching] for the assets of [our client] the late Delois Brassell' and 'the late Robert Brassell' (quoted from and as stated via a mailed January 15, 2008 written correspondence addressed to both Deutsche Bank AG and The Goldman Sachs Group"" (qtd. from aforementioned postcards and stationaries). (pro bono lobbying activity and plural)","Executive Office of the President (EOP),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Security Council (NSC),Office of the Vice President of the United States,SENATE,U.S. Postal Service (USPS),Vice President of the U.S.,White House Office",,,0,0,2008-04-15T16:09:35-04:00 590594,f83fc609-6500-4843-90fe-08275bc86424,Q1,"FORSCEY, PLLC",52880,AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Preservation of investor right to litigate claims against financial services forms; Financial Services and Securities Regulation; nominees to the Securities and Exchange Commission; The FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Act.","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2008-04-15T17:05:13-04:00 590722,344ae2aa-6aca-4a40-8383-bdfea116a32e,Q1,"CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.",8453,TELOS CORPORATION,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"No specific legislation, issues monitoring, Congressional introductions and briefings","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",50000,,0,0,2008-04-15T17:50:45-04:00 590744,48131515-579c-481b-916c-5f58e6540195,Q1,AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,2274,AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"HR 948, Social Security Number Protection Act, prohibiting the sale or purchase of social security numbers HR 3010, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007, provisions allowing consumers to choose between arbitration of civial court in a dispute S 1782, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007, provisions allowing consumers to choose between arbitration of civial court in a dispute S 806, Consumer ID Protection and Security Act, provisions relating to freezing a consumer's credit bureau file S 1202, Personal Data Protection Act, data security and breach notification HR 958, Data Accountability and Trust Act, data security and breach notification","Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Social Security Administration (SSA),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Postal Service (USPS)",,770000,0,0,2008-04-15T17:59:00-04:00 590753,eeba9c7a-271b-479a-bc3e-1c205a973cd9,1A,AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,2274,AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"HR 948, Social Security Number Protection Act, prohibiting the sale or purchase of social security numbers HR 3010, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007, provisions allowing consumers to choose between arbitration of civial court in a dispute S 1782, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007, provisions allowing consumers to choose between arbitration of civial court in a dispute S 806, Consumer ID Protection and Security Act, provisions relating to freezing a consumer's credit bureau file S 1202, Personal Data Protection Act, data security and breach notification HR 958, Data Accountability and Trust Act, data security and breach notification","Executive Office of the President (EOP),Federal Reserve System,HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Social Security Administration (SSA),Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Postal Service (USPS)",,770000,0,0,2008-04-15T18:06:09-04:00 590775,05834fee-7fae-4449-8766-8062bf2edf73,1A,"PARRY, ROMANI, DECONCINI & SYMMS",30792,SANOFI US SERVICES INC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS SANOFI-AVENTIS U S INC ),2008,first_quarter,FIN,Monitor legislation reforming the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States process.,"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",40000,,0,0,2008-04-15T18:29:11-04:00 590778,62b88d86-670f-487d-81de-928cb823fd96,1A,MR. JONATHAN BAND,297215,VISA INC,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Interchange Fees (H.R. 5546),,10000,,0,0,2008-04-15T18:30:12-04:00 590931,509067e1-813b-478b-9b83-3c7bd0d4f276,Q1,NORTH AMERICAN SECURITIES ADMINISTRATORS ASSOCIATION,29460,NORTH AMERICAN SECURITIES ADMINISTRATORS ASSOCIATION,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"H.R. 1996 - Preservation of Federalism in Banking Act - NASAA urges its adoption Draft Senior Investor Protection Act - all sections with a particular emphasis on those relating to the NASAA model rule, suitability requirements and grant eligibility. Draft Senior Investor Protections Enhancement Act - all sections, with a particular emphasis on Sec. 3, Sec. 4, and Sec. 5 that deal with the Special Rule for Seniors","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE",,60000,0,0,2008-04-16T08:55:46-04:00 591075,bd8a7703-45ab-45c0-a771-c98934f7448a,Q1,"PROCESS HANDLER ET AL. FOR HIRE, INC.",81830,ESTATE OF DELOIS ALBERT BRASSELL,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Written correspondence (via various typed, faxed stationaries dated 03/15/08 addressed to the Vice Pres. of the U.S.A. and one of his top aides and sent to various legislative cmtes., and via various typed, postage-paid postcards dated 03/21/08, 04/04/08 and 04/07/08 addressed to various Senators, House Representatives, judges, executive branch & United Nations officials regarding ""[searching] for the assets of [Mrs. & Mr. Brassell]"" (qtd. from aforementioned postcards and stationaries). (pro bono lobbying activity and plural) Written correspondence (via various typed, faxed stationaries dated 03/15/2008 addressed to the Vice President of the United States of America Richard Bruce ""Dick"" Cheney via Assistant to the Vice President of the United States of America for Domestic Policy Neil Patel and faxed-without-a-cover-letter to the United States Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. House Committee on Financial Services (via its Minority Staff), U.S. Senate Committee Finance and U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and via various typed, postage-paid postcards dated 03/21/2008, 04/04/2008 and 04/07/2008 addressed to U.S. Senator representing the State of Connecticut (Independent) and Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Joseph I. Lieberman and its Ranking Minority Member representing the State of Maine (Republican) U.S. Senator Susan M. Collins and all other Committeemen and Committeewomen, the Honorable David L. Solomon or whomever is the current Vice President of the United States Postal Service (USPS) for the New York Metropolitan Area, the Trustees/Members of the U.S. National Security Council (NSC) and its Statutory Advisors via Assistant to the President of the United States of America for National Security Affairs Stephen J. Hadley, U.S. House Representative representing the 30th U.S. Congressional District of the State of California (Democrat) and Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Henry A. Waxman and its Ranking Minority Member representing the 11th U.S. Congressional District of the Commonwealth of Virginia (Republican) Tom Davis and all other Committeemen and Committeewomen, U.S. Postmaster General and CEO of the USPS John E. ""Jack"" Potter and U.S. Deputy Postmaster General and COO of the USPS Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster/District Manager of the USPS for the County of New York of the State of New York Postal/Mailing District Robert ""Bob"" Daruk and senior field supervisor Mr. Steele/Steel, Manager of the National Customer Support Center of the USPS Janice Caldwell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the USPS Dr. James C. Miller III, Vice Chairman of the USPS Board of Governors Alan C. Kessler, all other Governors of the USPS and Secretary of the USPS Board of Governors Wendy Hocking, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader of the Senate House of the U.S. Congress Harry Reid, Majority Leader of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress Steny H. Hoyer, Assistant Majority Leader/Majority Whip of the Senate House of the U.S. Congress Richard J. Durbin, Minority Leader/Republican Leader of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress John A. Boehner, Minority Leader of the Senate House of the U.S. Congress Mitch McConnell, whomever currently is the Republican Whip/Minority Whip of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress, whomever currently is the Assistant Minority Leader/Minority Whip of the Senate House of the U.S. Congress, Chair of the Democratic Policy Committee of the Senate House of the U.S. Congress Byron L. Dorgan, Chair of the Republican Policy Committee of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress Thaddeus McCotter, Co-Chair of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress for Policy George Miller, all throughout the Homeland Security world and plural (including all its and their backers) via U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Dr. Michael P. Jackson, all the members of the Homeland Security Council of the U.S.A. via the Assistant to the President of the U.S.A. for Homeland Security (either Mr. Joel Bagnal or whomever they currently may be), Chair of the Republican Policy Committee of the Senate House of the U.S. Congress Kay Bailey Hutchison, Chief Justice of the United States of America and Presiding Officer/Member of the United States Judicial Conference John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and member of the U.S. Judicial Conference Dennis Jacobs and all other members and officers of the U.S. Judicial Conference, Associate Justices of the U.S.A. John Paul Stevens, Stephen G. Breyer, Antonin Scalia, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Clarence Thomas, David H. Souter, Anthony M. Kennedy and Samuel A. Alito, Jr., and all the members of the Security Council of the United nations via the President of the United Nations Security Council) regarding ""[actual, full, current] status of search and research query(-ies) regarding and concerning '[searching] for the assets of [our client] the late Delois Brassell' and 'the late Robert Brassell' (quoted from and as stated via a mailed January 15, 2008 written correspondence addressed to both Deutsche Bank AG and The Goldman Sachs Group"" (qtd. from aforementioned postcards and stationaries). (pro bono lobbying activity and plural)","Executive Office of the President (EOP),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Natl Security Council (NSC),Office of the Vice President of the United States,SENATE,U.S. Postal Service (USPS),Vice President of the U.S.,White House Office",,,0,0,2008-04-16T09:56:03-04:00 591078,c6a3b08a-eb48-48d7-95cc-0fd244452ed9,Q1,VENABLE LLP,39941,BEAR STEARNS & COMPANY,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Subprime lending issues and tax issues pertaining to Economic Stimulus Act of 2008; ""Foreclosure Prevention Act"" (H.R. 3221); ""Homeowners Mortgage and Equity Savings Act"" (S.2133); ""Helping Families Save Their Homes Act"" (S. 2136)","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,SENATE,Treasury, Dept of",,,0,0,2008-04-16T09:58:06-04:00 591125,52b03c54-63dd-44f6-8cb5-069482141ab8,Q1,"PROCESS HANDLER ET AL. FOR HIRE, INC.",81830,"PROCESS HANDLER ET AL. FOR HIRE, INC.",2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Written correspondence (via various typed, faxed stationaries dated 03/15/08 addressed to the Vice Pres. of the U.S.A. and one of his top aides and sent to various legislative cmtes., and via various typed, postage-paid postcards dated 03/21/08, 04/04/08 and 04/07/08 addressed to various Senators, House Representatives, judges, executive branch & United Nations officials regarding ""[searching] for the assets of [Mrs. & Mr. Brassell]"" (qtd. from aforementioned postcards and stationaries). (pro bono lobbying activity and plural) Written correspondence (via various typed, faxed stationaries dated 03/15/2008 addressed to the Vice President of the United States of America Richard Bruce ""Dick"" Cheney via Assistant to the Vice President of the United States of America for Domestic Policy Neil Patel and faxed-without-a-cover-letter to the United States Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. House Committee on Financial Services (via its Minority Staff), U.S. Senate Committee Finance and U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and via various typed, postage-paid postcards dated 03/21/2008, 04/04/2008 and 04/07/2008 addressed to U.S. Senator representing the State of Connecticut (Independent) and Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Joseph I. Lieberman and its Ranking Minority Member representing the State of Maine (Republican) U.S. Senator Susan M. Collins and all other Committeemen and Committeewomen, the Honorable David L. Solomon or whomever is the current Vice President of the United States Postal Service (USPS) for the New York Metropolitan Area, the Trustees/Members of the U.S. National Security Council (NSC) and its Statutory Advisors via Assistant to the President of the United States of America for National Security Affairs Stephen J. Hadley, U.S. House Representative representing the 30th U.S. Congressional District of the State of California (Democrat) and Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Henry A. Waxman and its Ranking Minority Member representing the 11th U.S. Congressional District of the Commonwealth of Virginia (Republican) Tom Davis and all other Committeemen and Committeewomen, U.S. Postmaster General and CEO of the USPS John E. ""Jack"" Potter and U.S. Deputy Postmaster General and COO of the USPS Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster/District Manager of the USPS for the County of New York of the State of New York Postal/Mailing District Robert ""Bob"" Daruk and senior field supervisor Mr. Steele/Steel, Manager of the National Customer Support Center of the USPS Janice Caldwell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the USPS Dr. James C. Miller III, Vice Chairman of the USPS Board of Governors Alan C. Kessler, all other Governors of the USPS and Secretary of the USPS Board of Governors Wendy Hocking, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader of the Senate House of the U.S. Congress Harry Reid, Majority Leader of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress Steny H. Hoyer, Assistant Majority Leader/Majority Whip of the Senate House of the U.S. Congress Richard J. Durbin, Minority Leader/Republican Leader of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress John A. Boehner, Minority Leader of the Senate House of the U.S. Congress Mitch McConnell, whomever currently is the Republican Whip/Minority Whip of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress, whomever currently is the Assistant Minority Leader/Minority Whip of the Senate House of the U.S. Congress, Chair of the Democratic Policy Committee of the Senate House of the U.S. Congress Byron L. Dorgan, Chair of the Republican Policy Committee of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress Thaddeus McCotter, Co-Chair of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress for Policy George Miller, all throughout the Homeland Security world and plural (including all its and their backers) via U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Dr. Michael P. Jackson, all the members of the Homeland Security Council of the U.S.A. via the Assistant to the President of the U.S.A. for Homeland Security (either Mr. Joel Bagnal or whomever they currently may be), Chair of the Republican Policy Committee of the Senate House of the U.S. Congress Kay Bailey Hutchison, Chief Justice of the United States of America and Presiding Officer/Member of the United States Judicial Conference John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and member of the U.S. Judicial Conference Dennis Jacobs and all other members and officers of the U.S. Judicial Conference, Associate Justices of the U.S.A. John Paul Stevens, Stephen G. Breyer, Antonin Scalia, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Clarence Thomas, David H. Souter, Anthony M. Kennedy and Samuel A. Alito, Jr., and all the members of the Security Council of the United nations via the President of the United Nations Security Council) regarding ""[actual, full, current] status of search and research query(-ies) regarding and concerning '[searching] for the assets of [our client] the late Delois Brassell' and 'the late Robert Brassell' (quoted from and as stated via a mailed January 15, 2008 written correspondence addressed to both Deutsche Bank AG and The Goldman Sachs Group"" (qtd. from aforementioned postcards and stationaries). (pro bono lobbying activity and plural)",,,,0,0,2008-04-16T10:12:37-04:00 591203,3e807ee2-26bc-498b-b654-5f52e28b21ed,Q1,VENABLE LLP,39941,STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"Subprime lending issues and tax issues pertaining to the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008; ""Foreclosure Prevention Act"" (H.R. 3221); ""Homeowners Mortgage and Equity Savings Act"" (S.2133); ""Helping Families Save Their Homes Act"" (S. 2136)","Commerce, Dept of (DOC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Internal Revenue Service (IRS),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of,U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",40000,,0,0,2008-04-16T10:32:25-04:00 591223,7fd92f83-0043-4fa3-889e-1b0ab01c0d86,Q1,VENABLE LLP,39941,U S CENTRAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION,2008,first_quarter,FIN,"1. Credit union issues: ""Credit Union Regulatory Improvement Act"" (H.R. 1537); ""Credit Union Regulatory Relief Act"" (H.R. 5518) 2. Monitor Subprime/Housing Foreclosure Legislation: ""Foreclosure Prevention Act"" (H.R. 3221); ""Homeowners Mortgage and Equity Savings Act"" (S.2133); ""Helping Families Save Their Homes Act"" (S. 2136)",,20000,,0,0,2008-04-16T10:37:33-04:00 591475,2d7f76ff-8d9b-4d5a-b70a-2a760d5fbc10,Q1,BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP,51560,CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC,2008,first_quarter,FIN,Legislation involving Securities and Exchange broker-dealer issues,,,,0,0,2008-04-16T11:31:30-04:00