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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases.
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2012 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 4 - Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Replacement of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments of 2011 H.R. 144 - Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 H.R. 2099 / S. 1171 - Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 H.R. 3157 / S. 1693 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates. S. 2237 - Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act (amendment #2491, tax relief extender) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2519 / S. 437 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (111th Congress) Corporate Tax Reform - extenders (active financing); territorial tax President's Budget - Tax Implications
Client expense: $761,278 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 4 - Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Replacement of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments of 2011 H.R. 144 - Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 H.R. 2088 / S. 1171 - Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 H.R. 3157 / S. 1693 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates. S. 2237 - Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act (amendment #2491, tax relief extender) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2519 / S. 437 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (111th Congress) Corporate Tax Reform - extenders (active financing); territorial tax President's Budget - Tax Implications
Client expense: $768,022 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2012 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 4 - Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Replacement of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments of 2011 H.R. 144 - Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 H.R. 2088 / S. 1171 - Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 H.R. 3157 / S. 1693 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates. S. 2237 - Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act (amendment #2491, tax relief extender) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2519 / S. 437 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (111th Congress) Corporate Tax Reform - extenders (active financing); territorial tax President's Budget - Tax Implications
Client expense: $491,523 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 4 - Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Projection and Replacement of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments of 2011 H.R. 144 - Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 H.R. 2088 - Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 H.R. 3157 / S. 1693 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates. Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2519 / S. 437 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (111th Congress)
Client expense: $818,830 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act and Amendment 1958 to same Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2519 / S. 437, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (111th Congress) relating to deductibility of contingency fee agreements Potential legislation similar to S.Amdt. 4344 and S.Amdt. 4324 of H.R. 4213, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 (111th Congress) regarding all provisions dealing with deductibility of punitive damages
Client expense: $5,960,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
| Democratic |
| NY |
| Kendrick Meek | Democratic | FL |
| Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | TX |
| Mary Jo Kilroy | Democratic | OH |
| Michael McMahon | Democratic | NY |
| Peter T. King | Republican | NY |
2011 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 4 - Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Projection and Replacement of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 H.R. 144 - Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 H.R. 2088 - Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 H.R. 3157 / S. 1693 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates. H.R. 2088 - Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2519 / S. 437 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (111th Congress)
Client expense: $608,983 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Potential legislation similar to S. Amdt. 4344 and S. Amdt. 4324 of H.R. 4213, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 (111th Congress) relating to deductibility of punitive damages Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2519/ S. 437, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (111th Congress)
Client expense: $5,670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2011 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 4 - Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Projection and Replacement of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 H.R. 144 - Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 H.R. 2088 - Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 Affiliate Reinsurance H.R. 2088 - Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2519/S. 437 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (111th Congress)
Client expense: $710,626 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2011 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Potential legislation similar to S. Amdt. 4344 and S. Amdt. 4324 of H.R. 4213, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 (111th Congress) relating to deductibility of punitive damages Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2519/ S. 437, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (111th Congress)
Client expense: $4,270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2011 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Potential legislation similar to S.A. 4344 and S.A. 4324 of H.R. 4213 (111th Congress) regarding all provisions dealing with deductibility of punitive damages Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2519 and S.437 (111th Congress) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases dealing with deductibility of contingency fee agreements
Client expense: $5,610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2011 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4213,Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010, including provisions dealing with deductibility of punitive damages and those similar to S.A. 4344 and S.A. 4324 (111th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2519, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases dealing with deductibility of contingency fee agreements, including provisions relating to S. 437 (111th Congress)
Client expense: $6,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 564. Superfund Reinvestment Act (entire bill) H.R. 832. Superfund Polluter Pays Act (entire bill) S. 437/ H.R. 2519. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (entire bill) S. 144/H.R. 690. Modernizing Our Bookkeeping In the Law For Employee Cell Phone Act (entire bill) H.R. 4213. Tax Extenders Act/American Workers, State & Business Relief Act, Sec. 112 (House bill)/Sec. 153 (Senate bill), Exceptions for Active Financing Income; Sec. 244 (Senate bill), Extension of National Flood Insurance Program H.R. 4796. Medicare Secondary Payer Enhancement Act (entire bill) H.R. 4994. Taxpayer Assistance Act (Title 1, Sec. 101) H.R. 5839. Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (Sections 301-308, 402, 103, 309) H.R. 5247. Small Business Loan Fund and Tax Breaks Act (Sections 2043; Amendment- S.A. 4595, S.A. 4596) H.R. 5141/ S. 3578. Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act (entire bill) H.R. 4853. Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act (Title I, Temporary Extension of Tax Relief; Title VII, Temporary Extension of Certain Expiring Provisions; Subtitle C, Sec 750, Exceptions for Active Financing Income)
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
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
Client expense: $14,490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 2519/ S. 437 (no short title); to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases. General lobbying on deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contigency fee cases.
Client expense: $910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, White House Office
2010 · fourth_quarter · Torts
Tort Reform (H.R. 2519 - Deduction of Attorney-Advanced Expenses and Court Costs in Contingency Fee Cases; S. 437 - Deduction of Attorney-Advanced Expenses and Court Costs in Contingency Fee Cases)
Client expense: $17,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Mine Safety Health Review Commission (FMSHRC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Mine Safety & Health Review Commission, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 2519 and S. 437 - deduction of attorney advanced expenses.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2010 · third_quarter · Torts
H.R. 1020 / S. 931 - Arbitration Fairness Act H.R. 1237 - S. 512 - Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act H.R. 991 - Consumer Fairness Act S. 458 - False Claims Clarification Act H.R. 1178 - False Claims Corrections Act S. 386 - Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act H.R. 1346 / S. 540 - Medical Device Safety Act H.R. 759 - Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act H.R. 609 - Right to Clean Vehicles Act S. 537 / H.R. 1508 - Sunshine in Litigation Act H.R. 1105 - Omnibus Appropriations Act H.R. 1214 - Payday Loan Reform Act of 2009 S. 263 - Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2009 H.R. 1748 - Fight Fraud Act S. 448 / H.R. 985 - Free Flow of Information Act S. 1504 - Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 H.R. 4115 - Open Access to Courts Act S. 1606 - Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2009 S. 1551 - Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009 H.R. 3871 - Investor Protection Act H.R. 3200 - Medial Malpractice issues n the "America's Affordable Health Choices Act" H.R. 3200 - Medicare Secondary Payer provisions in the "America's Affordable Health Choices Act" H.R. 3451 - Arbitration related provisions in the "America's Affordable Health Choices Act" S. 560 / H.R. 1409 - All provisions of the Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 1788 - All provisions of the False Claims Act Correction Act S. 2831 (110th congress bill) - All provisions of the 110th Congress' Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act P.L. 110-314 - All provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act H.R. 1 / Senate Amendment 570 to the same, P.L. 111-5 - the State AG HIPPA enforcement provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act H.R. 1106 / Senate Amendment 673 to the same, P.S. 111-8 - the State AG HIPPA enforcement provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act No bill number - General background on U.S. capitol markets competitiveness and regulation No bill number - Potential legislation dealing with the Medicare Secondary Payer provisions of the Medicare Statute No bill number - General background on drug and device labeling rules ad the doctrine of Federal preemption S. 437 / H.R. 2519 - All aspects of untitled legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases No bill number - General background on U.S. capitol markets competitiveness and regulation No bill number - General background on securities litigation and P.L. 104-67, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act No bill number - Potential legislation dealing with attorney pay-to-play issues in securities litigation No bill number - General background on arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms No bill number - General background on State AGs and their enforcement authority / activities H.R. 2309 - State AG enforcement provisions of Consumer Credit Protection Improvement Act H.R. 609 - All provisions of the Right to Clean Vehicles Act S. 585 - Arbitration provisions of the Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act No bill number - All provisions of the Non-Deductibility of Punitive Damages Proposal in the President's Budget Submission
Client expense: $697,169 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 564. Superfund Reinvestment Act (entire bill) H.R. 832. Superfund Polluter Pays Act (entire bill) S. 437/ H.R. 2519. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (entire bill) S. 144/H.R. 690. Modernizing Our Bookkeeping In the Law For Employee Cell Phone Act (entire bill) H.R. 4213. Tax Extenders Act/American Workers, State & Business Relief Act, Sec. 112 (House bill)/Sec. 153 (Senate bill), Exceptions for Active Financing Income; Sec. 244 (Senate bill), Extension of National Flood Insurance Program H.R. 4796. Medicare Secondary Payer Enhancement Act (entire bill) H.R. 4994. Taxpayer Assistance Act (Title 1, Sec. 101) H.R. 5839. Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (Sections 301-308, 402, 103, 309) H.R. 5247. Small Business Loan Fund and Tax Breaks Act (Sections 2043; Amendment- S.A. 4595, S.A. 4596) H.R. 5141/ S. 3578. Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act (entire bill)
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2010 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 2519/S437/S440/Deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 2519/ S. 437; to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases. General lobbying on deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contigency fee cases.
Client expense: $940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, White House Office
2010 · third_quarter · Torts
Tort Reform (H.R. 2519 - Deduction of Attorney-Advanced Expenses and Court Costs in Contingency Fee Cases; S. 437 - Deduction of Attorney-Advanced Expenses and Court Costs in Contingency Fee Cases)
Client expense: $21,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Mine Safety & Health Review Commission, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 2519 and S. 437 - deduction of attorney advanced expenses.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2010 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 2519/S437/S440/Deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $150,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2010 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 2519/S437/S440/Deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $150,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2010 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
HR 2519/S437/S440/Deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $150,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2010 · second_quarter · Torts
Tort Reform (H.R. 2519 - Deduction of Attorney-Advanced Expenses and Court Costs in Contingency Fee Cases; S. 437 - Deduction of Attorney-Advanced Expenses and Court Costs in Contingency Fee Cases)
Client expense: $17,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Mine Safety & Health Review Commission, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · second_quarter · Torts
H.R. 1020 / S. 931 - Arbitration Fairness Act H.R. 1237 / S. 512 - Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act H.R. 991 - Consumer Fairness Act S. 458 - False Claims Clarification Act H.R. 1178 - False Claims Corrections Act S. 386 - Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act H.R. 1346 / S. 540 - Medical Device Safety Act H.R. 759 - Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act H.R. 609 - Right to Clean Vehicles Act S. 537 / H.R. 1508 - Sunshine in Litigation Act H.R. 1105 - Omnibus Appropriations Act H.R. 1214 - Payday Loan Reform Act of 2009 S. 263 - Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2009 H.R. 1748 - Fight Fraud Act S. 448 / H.R. 985 - Free Flow of Information Act S. 1504 - Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 H.R. 4115 - Open Access to Courts Act S. 1606 - Foreign Manufacturers legal Accountability Act of 2009 S. 1551 - Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009 H.R. 3871 - Investor Protection Act H.R. 3200 - Medical Malpractice issues in the "America's Affordable Health Choices Act" H.R. 3200 - Medicare Secondary Payer provisions in the "America's Affordable Health Choices Act" H.R. 3451 - Arbitration related provisions in the "America's Affordable Health Choices Act" S. 560 / H.R. 1409 - All provisions of the Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 1788 - All provisions of the False Claims Act Correction Act S. 2831 - (110th Congress bill) - All provisions of the 110th Congress' Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act P.L. 110-314 - All provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act H.R. 1 / Senate Amendment 570 to the same, P.L. 111-5 - The State AG HIPPA enforcement provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act H.R. 1106 / Senate Amendment 673 to the same, P.L. 111-8 - The State AG HIPPA enforcement provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act No bill number - General background and information on the doctrine of Federal preemption No bill number - Potential legislation dealing with the Medicare Secondary Payer provisions of the Medicare Statute No bill number - General background on drug and device labeling rules and the doctrine of Federal preemption S. 437 / H.R. 2519 - All aspects of untitled legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases No bill number - General background on U.S. capitol markets competitiveness and regulation No bill number - General background on securities litigation and P.L. 104-67, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act No bill number - Potential legislation dealing with attorney pay-to-play issues in securities litigation No bill number - General background on arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms No bill number - General background on State AGs and their enforcement authority / activities H.R. 2309 - State AG enforcement provisions of Consumer Credit Protection Improvement Act H.R. 609 - All provisions of the Right to Clean Vehicles Act S. 585 - Arbitration provisions of the Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act No bill number - All provisions of the Non-Deductibility of Punitive Damages Proposal in the President's Budget Submission
Client expense: $932,499 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 2519 and S. 437 - deduction of attorney advanced expenses.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2010 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 564. Superfund Reinvestment Act (entire bill) H.R. 832. Superfund Polluter Pays Act (entire bill) S. 437/ H.R. 2519. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (entire bill) S. 1796. America's Healthy Future Act (Sec. 6001, excise tax on high-cost employer sponsored health coverage) H.R. 3590. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Sec. 1556, Equity for Certain Eligible Survivors; Sec. 10607, State Demonstration Programs to Evaluate Alternatives to Current Medical Tort Litigation) S. 144/H.R. 690. Modernizing Our Bookkeeping In the Law For Employee Cell Phone Act (entire bill) H.R. 4213. Tax Extenders Act/American Workers, State & Business Relief Act, Sec. 112 (House bill)/Sec. 153 (Senate bill), Exceptions for Active Financing Income; Sec. 244 (Senate bill), Extension of National Flood Insurance Program H.R. 4691. Temporary Extension Act, Sec. 8, Extension of the National Flood Insurance Program H.R. 4796. Medicare Secondary Payer Enhancement Act (entire bill) H.R. 4851. Continuing Extensions Act, Sec. 8, Extension of the National Flood Insurance Program H.R. 4994. Taxpayer Assistance Act (Title 1, Sec. 101)
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2010 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
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 S. 585, Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act
Client expense: $3,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2010 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 2519/ S. 437; to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases. General lobbying on deducation of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contigency fee cases.
Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 2519 and S. 437 - deduction of attorney advanced expenses.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2010 · first_quarter · Torts
H.R. 1020 / S. 931 - Arbitration Fairness Act H.R. 1237 / S. 512 - Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act H.R. 991 - Consumer Fairness Act S. 458 - False Claims Clarification Act H.R. 1178 - False Claims Corrections Act S. 386 - Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act H.R. 1346 / S. 540 - Medical Device Safety Act H.R. 759 - Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act H.R. 609 - Right to Clean Vehicles Act S. 537 / H.R. 1508 - Sunshine in Litigation Act H.R. 1105 - Omnibus Appropriations Act H.R. 1214 - Payday Loan Reform Act of 2009 S. 263 - Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2009 H.R. 1728 - Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act S. 445 - Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2009 S. 437 - Contingency Fee Tax Breaks H.R. 1748 - Fight Fraud Act S. 448 / H.R. 985 - Free Flow of Information Act S. 1504 - Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 H.R. 4115 - Open Access to Courts Act S. 1606 - Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 209 S. 1551 - Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009 H.R. 3871 - Investor Protection Act H.R. 3200 - Medical Malpractice issues in the "America's Affordable Health Choices Act" H.R. 3200 - Medicare Secondary Payer provisions in the "America's Affordable Health Choices Act" H.R. 3451 - Arbitration related provisions of the "Foreclosure and Sound Mortgage Servicing Act of 2009" S. 560 / H.R. 1409 - All provisions of the Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 1788 - All provisions of the False Claims Act Correction Act S. 2831 - (110th Congress bill) - All provisions of the 110th Congress' Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act P.L. 110-314 - All provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act H.R. 1 / Senate Amendment 570 to the same, P.L. 111-5 - The State AG HIPPA enforcement provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act H.R. 1106 / Senate Amendment 673 to the same, P.O. 111-8 - The State AG Truth in Lending Enforcement Provisions in the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 No bill number - General background and information on the doctrine of Federal preemption No bill number - Potential legislation dealing with the Medicare Secondary Payer provisions of the Medicare Statute No bill number - General background on drug and device labeling rules and the doctrine of Federal preemption S. 437 / H.R. 2519 - All aspects of untitled legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases No bill number - General background on U.S. capital markets competitiveness and regulation No bill number - General background on securities litigation and P.L. 104-67, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act No bill number - Potential legislation dealing with attorney pay-to-play issues in securities litigation No bill number - General background on arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms No bill number - General background on State AGs and their enforcement authority / activities H.R. 2309 - State AG enforcement provision of Consumer Credit Protection Improvement Act H.R. 609 - All provisions of the Right to Clean Vehicles Act S. 585 - Arbitration provisions of the Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act No bill number - All provisions of the Non-Deductibility of Punitive Damages Proposal in the President's Budget Submission
Client expense: $1,170,483 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
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 S. 585, Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act, provisions on arbitration
Client expense: $5,640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2010 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 564. Superfund Reinvestment Act (entire bill) H.R. 832. Superfund Polluter Pays Act (entire bill) S. 437/ H.R. 2519. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (entire bill) S. 1796. America's Healthy Future Act (Sec. 6001, excise tax on high-cost employer sponsored health coverage) H.R. 3590. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Sec. 1556, Equity for Certain Eligible Survivors; Sec. 10607, State Demonstration Programs to Evaluate Alternatives to Current Medical Tort Litigation) S. 144/H.R. 690. Modernizing Our Bookkeeping In the Law For Employee Cell Phone Act (entire bill) H.R. 4213. Tax Extenders Act/American Workers, State & Business Relief Act, Sec. 112 (House bill)/Sec. 153 (Senate bill), Exceptions for Active Financing Income; Sec. 244 (Senate bill), Extension of National Flood Insurance Program H.R. 4691. Temporary Extension Act, Sec. 8, Extension of the National Flood Insurance Program H.R. 4796. Medicare Secondary Payer Enhancement Act (entire bill) H.R. 4851. Continuing Extensions Act, Sec. 8, Extension of the National Flood Insurance Program H.R. 4994. Taxpayer Assistance Act (Title 1, Sec. 101)
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2010 · first_quarter · Torts
Tort Reform (H.R. 2519 - Deduction of Attorney-Advanced Expenses and Court Costs in Contingency Fee Cases; S. 437 - Deduction of Attorney-Advanced Expenses and Court Costs in Contingency Fee Cases)
Client expense: $7,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Mine Safety & Health Review Commission, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2010 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
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. - entire legislation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2010 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 2519/ S. 437; to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases. General lobbying on deducation of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contigency fee cases.
Client expense: $1,050,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2010 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 2519 and S. 437 - deduction of attorney advanced expenses.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2009 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development tax creditH. Con. Res. 85 / S. Con. Res. 13, Setting forth the Congressional budget for the United States Government for FY 2010 and including appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2009 and 2011 through 2014 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265 / S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 2452 / S. 823, Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1230, Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 S. 765, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to not impose a penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions when there is reasonable cause for such failure, to modify such penalty, and for other purposes 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 H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 690/S. 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 H.R. 1935, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services S. 1082, Generate Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding Act of 2009 Issues related to taxation in various health care reform proposals (no specific legislation introduced) Small Business Jump Start Act of 2009 (legislation not introduced), increasing the small businesss start-up expense deduction from $5,000 to $10,000 President's Proposed Budget, FY2010 Greenbook Public Law No. 111-5 - ARRA: Implementation of the Stimulus Bill Access to Capital Provisions and Tax Provisions. SEC Roadmap for Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS): Repeal of Last-In, First-Out Method of Inventory Accounting (LIFO)
Client expense: $7,430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2009 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development tax credit H. Con. Res. 85 / S. Con. Res. 13, Setting forth the Congressional budget for the United States Government for FY 2010 and including appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2009 and 2011 through 2014 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265 / S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 2452 / S. 823, Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1230, Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 S. 765, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to not impose a penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions when there is reasonable cause for such failure, to modify such penalty, and for other purposes 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 H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 690/S. 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 H.R. 1935, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services S. 1082, Generate Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding Act of 2009 Issues related to taxation in various health care reform proposals (no specific legislation introduced) Small Business Jump Start Act of 2009 (legislation not introduced), increasing the small businesss start-up expense deduction from $5,000 to $10,000 President's Proposed Budget, FY2010 Greenbook Public Law No. 111-5 - ARRA: Implementation of the Stimulus Bill Access to Capital Provisions and Tax Provisions. SEC Roadmap for Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS): Repeal of Last-In, First-Out Method of Inventory Accounting (LIFO)
Client expense: $7,430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2009 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development tax credit H. Con. Res. 85 / S. Con. Res. 13, Setting forth the Congressional budget for the United States Government for FY 2010 and including appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2009 and 2011 through 2014 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265 / S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 2452 / S. 823, Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1230, Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 S. 765, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to not impose a penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions when there is reasonable cause for such failure, to modify such penalty, and for other purposes 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 H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 690/S. 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 H.R. 1935, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services S. 1082, Generate Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding Act of 2009 Issues related to taxation in various health care reform proposals (no specific legislation introduced) Small Business Jump Start Act of 2009 (legislation not introduced), increasing the small businesss start-up expense deduction from $5,000 to $10,000 President's Proposed Budget, FY2010 Greenbook Public Law No. 111-5 - ARRA: Implementation of the Stimulus Bill Access to Capital Provisions and Tax Provisions. SEC Roadmap for Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS): Repeal of Last-In, First-Out Method of Inventory Accounting (LIFO)
Client expense: $7,430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2009 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 437/ H.R. 2519, All aspects of untitled legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $140,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Torts
Tort Reform (H.R. 2519 - Deduction of Attorney-Advanced Expenses and Court Costs in Contingency Fee Cases; S. 437 - Deduction of Attorney-Advanced Expenses and Court Costs in Contingency Fee Cases)
Client expense: $13,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Mine Safety & Health Review Commission, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2009 · fourth_quarter · Torts
H.R. 1020 / S. 931 - Arbitration Fairness Act H.R. 1237 / S. 512 - Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act H.R. 991 - Consumer Fairness Act S. 458 - False Claims Clarification Act H.R. 1178 - False Claims Corrections Act S. 386 - Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act H.R. 1346 / S. 540 - Medical Device Safety Act H.R. 759 - Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act H.R. 609 - Right to Clean Vehicles Act S. 537 / H.R. 1508 - Sunshine in Litigation Act H.R. 1105 - Omnibus Appropriations Act H.R. 1214 - Payday Loan Reform Act of 2009 S. 263 - Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2009 H.R. 1728 - Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act S. 445 - Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2009 S. 437 - Contingency Fee Tax Breaks H.R. 1748 - Fight Fraud Act S.448 / H.R. 985 - Free Flow of Information Act S. 1504 - Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 H.R. 4115 - Open Access to Courts Act S. 1606 - Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2009 S. 1551 - Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009 H.R. 3871 - Investor Protection Act H.R. 3200 - Medical Malpractice issues in the "America's Affordable Health Choices Act" H.R. 3200 - Medicare Secondary Payer provisions i nthe "America's Affordable Health Choices Act" H.R. 3451 - Arbitration related provisions of the "Foreclosure and Sound Mortgage Servicing Act of 2009" S. 560 / H.R. 1409 - All provisions of the Employee Ffree Choice Act H.R. 1788 - All provisions of the False Claims Act Correction Act S. 2831 (110th Congress bill) - All provisions of he 110th Congress' Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act P.L. 110-314 - All provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act H.R. 1 / Senate Amendment 570 to the same, P.L. 111-5 - The State AG HIPPA enforcement provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act H.R. 1105 / Senate Amendment 673 to the same, P.L. 111-8 - The State AG Truth in Lending Enforceent Provisions in the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 No bill number - General background and information on the doctrine of Federal preemption No bill number - Potential legislaiton dealing with the Medicare Secondary Payer provisions of the Medicare Statute No bill number - General background on drug and device labelig rules and the doctrine of Federal preemption S. 437 / H.R. 2519 - All aspects of untitled legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases No bill number - General background on U.S. capital markets competitiveness and regulation No bill number - General background on securities litigaiton and P.L. 104-67, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act No bill number - Potential legislation dealing with attorney pay-to-play isues in securities litigation No bill number - General background on legal reform issues No bill number - General background on discovery reform No bill number - General background on medical liability reform No bill number - Potential medical malpractice provisions / amendments to the draft "America's Healthy Future Act" No bill number - General background on arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms No bill number - General background on State AGs and their enforcement authority/activities H.R. 2309 - State AG enforcement provision of Consumer Credit Protection Improvement Act H.R. 609 - All provisions of the Right to Clean Vehicles Act S. 585 - Arbitration provisions of the Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act No bill number - All provisions of the Non-Deductibility of Punitive Damages Proposal in the President's Budget Submission
Client expense: $1,119,951 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
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
Client expense: $7,960,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2009 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 564. Superfund Reinvestment Act (entire bill) H.R. 832. Superfund Polluter Pays Act (entire bill) S. 437/ H.R. 2519. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (entire bill) S. 1796. America's Healthy Future Act (Sec. 6001, excise tax on high-cost employer sponsored health coverage) H.R. 3590. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Sec. 9001, excise tax on high-cost employer sponsored health coverage) H.R. 2110. Mobil Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act (entire bill). H.R. 4213. Tax Extenders Act (Sec. 112, Exceptions for active financing income).
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2009 · fourth_quarter · Torts
Oppose: S. 386, Fraud Enf. Recovery Act; S. 437, IRS code, attorney-advanced expenses & court costs in contingency fee cases; S. 537, Sunshine in Lit. Act; S. 540, Medical Device Safety Act; S. 931, Arbitration Fairness Act; S. 1504, Notice Pleading Restoration Act; S. 1551, Liab. for Aiding & Abetting Securities Violations Act; HR 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act; HR 1346, Med. Device Safety Act; HR 1508, Sunshine in Lit. Act; HR 2519 (House companion bill to S. 437); & HR 4115, Open Access to Courts Act.
Client expense: $25,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
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. - entire legislation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 2519/ S. 437; to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases.
Client expense: $1,330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office