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2016 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 9, Innovation Act H.R. 805, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2015 H.R. 1477/S. 779, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015 H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2045, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015 H.R. 3326/S. 1890, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act of 2015 S. 2044, Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act (112th Congress) Various issues relating to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; copyright review; Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); World Health Organization (WHO); International Telecommunications Union; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); appropriations relating to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues relating to the USPTO; IP issues relating to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging
Client expense: $15,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, including provisions relating to House Amendment 813, prohibiting Export-Import Bank assistance to state-sponsors of terrorism H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664 /S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 4219, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S.-European Union Energy Relations; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; trade, regulatory and bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
2015 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, including provisions relating to House Amendment 813, prohibiting Export-Import Bank assistance to state-sponsors of terrorism H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 597, Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1031/S. 824, Promoting U.S. Jobs through Exports Act of 2015 H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1986, to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States H.R. 1890/S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act, including provisions relating to Title 1, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) grants H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 3611/S. 819, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 4219, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 H.Res. 450, Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 597) to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S.-European Union Energy Relations; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); trade embargo with Cuba; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; trade, regulatory and bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform
2015 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 9, Innovation Act H.R. 805, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2015 H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2045, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015 H.R. 3326/ S. 1890, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 S. 779, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act of 2015 S. 2044, Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act (112th Congress) Various issues relating to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); World Health Organization (WHO); International Telecommunications Union; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); appropriations relating to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues relating to the USPTO; IP issues relating to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; issues relating to copyright review
2015 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 9, Innovation Act H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 805, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2015 H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2045, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act (112th Congress) Various issues relating to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); World Health Organization (WHO); International Telecommunications Union; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); appropriations relating to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues relating to the USPTO; IP issues relating to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; issues relating to copyright review
| Democratic |
| MN |
| Dan Boren | Democratic | OK |
| David B. McKinley | Republican | WV |
| Ed Whitfield | Republican | KY |
| Gerald E. Connolly | Democratic | VA |
| H. Morgan Griffith | Republican | VA |
| Harold Rogers | Republican | KY |
| Heath Shuler | Democratic | NC |
| Larry Kissell | Democratic | NC |
| Leonard L. Boswell | Democratic | IA |
| Leonard Lance | Republican | NJ |
| Marsha Blackburn | Republican | TN |
| Mary Bono Mack | Republican | CA |
| Michael C. Burgess | Republican | TX |
| Mike McIntyre | Democratic | NC |
| Mike Ross | Democratic | AR |
| Mike Thompson | Democratic | CA |
| Phil Gingrey | Republican | GA |
| Sue Wilkins Myrick | Republican | NC |
Client expense: $15,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $14,690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $14,690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $16,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, 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), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 597, Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S.299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1031/S. 824, Promoting U.S. Jobs through Exports Act of 2015 H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1986, to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States H.R. 1890/S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act, including provisions relating to Title 1, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2745, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 3611/S. 819, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Act Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S.-European Union Energy Relations; U.S. Customs and Border Protection Trade Transformation Agenda; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) trade facilitation agreement; World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); lifting the trade embargo with Cuba; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), including the ability of South Africa to receive benefits under it; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition
Client expense: $16,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, 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), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 9, Innovation Act H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 805, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2015 H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2045, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act (112th Congress) Various issues relating to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); World Health Organization (WHO); International Telecommunications Union; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues relating to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; copyright review
Client expense: $17,860,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · second_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 597, Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664 / S.299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1031 / S. 824, Promoting U.S. Jobs through Exports Act of 2015 H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1986, to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States H.R. 1890/S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act, including provisions relating to Title 1, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 819, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 1518, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2015, including provisions relating to the Federal Trade Commission definition for labeling Made in the U.S.A. Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Act Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S. Customs and Border Protection Trade Transformation Agenda; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) trade facilitation agreement; World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; lifting the trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition
Client expense: $17,860,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 9, Innovation Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1580, To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governance (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2454, Aaron's Law Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents (STOP) Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3497, MODDERN Cures Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to S. 1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act (112th Congress) Nomination of Michelle Lee, Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Nomination of Danny Marti, Esq., U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) Various issues relating to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); World Health Organization (WHO); International Telecommunications Union; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues relating to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging
Client expense: $13,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · first_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 234, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 597, Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 664 / S.299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1031 / S. 824, Promoting U.S. Jobs through Exports Act of 2015 S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 819, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Draft legislation titled Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Act Draft legislation titled Homeland Security, Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 2149, Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4763, Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act of 2013 Potential Legislation similar to S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Trade Transformation Agenda; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to individual countries; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum; IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; embargo on Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition
Client expense: $13,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 H.R. 4763, Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4950, Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 H.R. 5696 / S. 2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act H.R. 5859 / S. 2828, Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 H. Res. 76, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the European Union should pursue a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 2149, Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on financial service reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; embargo on Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; International capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; international affairs budget; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance; plain packaging; sugar program reform
Client expense: $21,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1580, To Affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governance H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act H.R. 2236, Promoting Startup Innovation Act H.R. 2454, Aarons Law Act of 2013 H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents (STOP) Act H.R. 3004, Reducing Waste and Increasing Efficiency in Trade Act H.R. 3309, Innovation Act S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 S. 1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013 S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 S. 2267, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding and the authorization and funding for the IPR Center Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act of 2012 Nomination of Michelle Lee, as the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Nomination of Danny Marti, Esq., as the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) Various issues relating to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP agreements in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program;World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); World Health Organization (WHO); International Telecommunications Union; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); Digital Millennium Copyright Act (P.L. 105-304), including safe harbor provision and notice and takedown provisions; appropriations relating to the PRO-IP Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-403); Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, including data breach provisions; creation of a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) with foreign governments; review/reform of U.S. copyright law; patent litigation reform; copyright and trademark infringement; privacy legislation; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; ICANN proposal for a Limited Preventative Registration (LPR) mechanism; cyber theft of trade secrets; digital copyrights; funding issues relating to the USPTO; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging
Client expense: $21,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 H.R. 4763, Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4950, Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 H. Res. 76, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the European Union should pursue a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership H. J. Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015, including provisions relating to Export-Import Bank reauthorization Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 2149, Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, including Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Free Trade Agreements with the European Union; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S. - Argentina economic relations; U.S. - Bangladesh economic relations; U.S. - Brazil economic relations; U.S. - China economic relations; U.S. - Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S. - Japan economic relations; U.S. - Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S. - Korea economic relations; U.S. - Mexico economic relations; U.S. - Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; embargo on Cuba; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Export-Import Bank of the United States; international affairs budget; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance; plain packaging; sugar program reform
Client expense: $28,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1580, To Affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governance H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act H.R. 2236, Promoting Startup Innovation Act H.R. 2454, Aarons Law Act of 2013 H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents (STOP) Act H.R. 3004, Reducing Waste and Increasing Efficiency in Trade Act H.R. 3309, Innovation Act H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 S. 1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013 S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 S. 2267, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding and the authorization and funding for the IPR Center Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act of 2012 Various issues relating to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP agreements in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program;World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); World Health Organization (WHO); International Telecommunications Union; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); appropriations relating to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Digital Millennium Copyright Act (P.L. 105-304), safe harbor provision, notice and takedown provisions ; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, including data breach provisions; creation of a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) with foreign governments; review/reform of U.S. copyright law; patent litigation reform; copyright and trademark infringement; customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; privacy legislation; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; ICANN proposal for a Limited Preventative Registration (LPR) mechanism; cyber theft of trade secrets; digital copyrights; funding issues relating to the USPTO; IP issues relating to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging
Client expense: $28,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Pharmacy
HR 4095 & S 2002 - Online Pharmacy Safety Act: To amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of Internet pharmacies.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4950, Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, including Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; embargo on Cuba; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); international affairs budget; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Export-Import Bank of the United States; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; sugar program reform
Client expense: $21,610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1580, To Affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governance H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act H.R. 2236, Promoting Startup Innovation Act H.R. 2454, Aarons Law Act of 2013 H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents (STOP) Act H.R. 3004, Reducing Waste and Increasing Efficiency in Trade Act H.R. 3309, Innovation Act S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 S. 2267, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014 Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding and the authorization and funding for the IPR Center Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act (112th Congress) Various issues relating to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP agreements in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); World Health Organization (WHO); International Telecommunications Union; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); notice and takedown provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (P.L. 105-304); appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 USC 512); Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, including data breach provisions; creation of a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) with foreign governments; review/reform of U.S. copyright law; patent litigation reform; copyright and trademark infringement; customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; privacy legislation; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; ICANN proposal for a Limited Preventative Registration (LPR) mechanism; cyber theft of trade secrets; digital copyrights; funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging
Client expense: $21,610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Pharmacy
HR 4095 - Online Pharmacy Safety Act: To amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of Internet pharmacies. Sponsor: Cassidy (LA)
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1580, To Affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governance H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act H.R. 2236, Promoting Startup Innovation Act H.R. 2454, Aarons Law Act of 2013 H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents (STOP) Act H.R. 3004, Reducing Waste and Increasing Efficiency in Trade Act H.R. 3309, Innovation Act S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding and the authorization and funding for the IPR Center Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act (112th Congress) Various issues relating to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); World Health Organization (WHO); International Telecommunications Union; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); review/reform of U.S. copyright law; patent litigation reform; copyright and trademark infringement; customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; privacy legislation; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; White House Cyber Security Executive Order, including data breach provisions; ICANN proposal for a Limited Preventative Registration (LPR) mechanism; cyber theft of trade secrets, including IP issues; digital copyrights; safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. 512); notice and takedown provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (P.L. 105-304); appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging
Client expense: $18,960,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), including Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; implementation of the Triman measure (French Decree FRA/153); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - India commercial and trade relationship; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); international affairs budget; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Export-Import Bank of the United States; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; industrial policies and cyber security issues; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; immigration; jobs and growth Additional agencies contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) Trade & Development Agency (TDA)
Client expense: $18,960,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2013 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Legislative activity and government oversight related to online pharmacy safety, including the 2012 Online Pharmacy Safety Act (S.2002/HR.4095)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
HR 4095 - Online Pharmacy Safety Act: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of Internet pharmacies. Sponsor:Cassidy (LA)
Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); World Health Organization (WHO); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); USPTO IP Attache Program; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - India commercial and trade relationship; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); international affairs budget; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Export-Import Bank reauthorization; export controls reform; industrial policies and cyber security issues; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; plain packaging; immigration; jobs and growth Additional agencies contacted: Trade & Development Agency (TDA) Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Client expense: $16,490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2013 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 684 / S. 336 / S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1580, To Affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governance H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act H.R. 2236, Promoting Startup Innovation Act H.R. 2454, Aarons Law Act of 2013 H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents (STOP) Act H.R. 3309, Innovation Act S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act (112th Congress) Various issues relating to IP enforcement funding; review/reform of U.S. copyright law; patent litigation reform; the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; copyright and trademark infringement; the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR), and other trade agreements; customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; privacy legislation; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; the White House Cyber Security Executive Order, including data breach provisions; ICANN proposal for a Limited Preventative Registration (LPR) mechanism; cyber theft of trade secrets; digital copyrights; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); World Health Organization (WHO); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Client expense: $16,490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2013 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 954, The Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; immigration; jobs and growth; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; the World Intellectual Property Organization; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; the World Trade Organization (WTO), Trade Facilitation Agreement; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; the Transatlantic Economic Council; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); the USPTO IP Attache Program; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - India commercial and trade relationship; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; Trade Transformation Agenda; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); international affairs budget; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); export controls reform; industrial policies and cyber security issues; promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing International Regulatory Cooperation; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; plain packaging; National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update Additional agencies contacted: Department of Justice Federal Trade Commission
Client expense: $12,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2013 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1580, To Affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governance H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act H.R. 2236, Promoting Startup Innovation Act H.R. 2454, Aarons Law Act of 2013 H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents (STOP) Act S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act (112th Congress) Various issues relating to IP enforcement funding; review/reform of U.S. copyright law; patent litigation reform; the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; copyright and trademark infringement; the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR), and other trade agreements; customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; privacy legislation; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; the White House Cyber Security Executive Order, including data breach provisions; ICANN proposal for a Limited Preventative Registration (LPR) mechanism; cyber theft of trade secrets; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418)and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Client expense: $12,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2013 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Legislative activity and government oversight related to online pharmacy safety, including the 2012 Online Pharmacy Safety Act (S.2002/HR.4095)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Internet pharmacy consumer education, public safety and enforcement, including the Online Pharmacy Safety Act (formerly S. 2002 / HR 4095);
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2013 · second_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 693 / S. 345, Sugar Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 954, The Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013, Shaheen/Toomey/Kirk Amendment #925 S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 (specific legislation not yet introduced) Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; sugar reform; immigration; jobs and growth; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; the Transatlantic Economic Council; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); the USPTO IP Attache Program; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - India commercial and trade relationship; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; Trade Transformation Agenda; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); international affairs budget; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); International Monetary Fund (IMF); export controls reform; industrial policies and cyber security issues; promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing International Regulatory Cooperation; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; plain packaging; National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update
Client expense: $13,970,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2013 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 684 / S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1580, To Affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governance H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act H.R. 2454, Aarons Law Act of 2013 S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act (112th Congress) Various issues relating to IP enforcement funding; review/reform of U.S. copyright law; patent litigation reform; the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; copyright and trademark infringement; the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR), and other trade agreements; customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; privacy legislation; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; the White House Cyber Security Executive Order, including data breach provisions; ICANN proposal for a Limited Preventative Registration (LPR) mechanism; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Client expense: $13,970,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2013 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 684 / S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, A bill to reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act (112th Congress) Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding Various issues relating to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; copyright and trademark infringement; the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR), and other trade agreements; customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; privacy legislation; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; the White House Cyber Security Executive Order, including data breach provisions; ICANN proposal for a Limited Preventative Registration (LPR) mechanism; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P .L. 11 0-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P .L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Client expense: $10,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2013 · first_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 693/S. 345, Sugar Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 (specific legislation not yet introduced) Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) negotiations; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; International Services Agreement (ISA) negotiations; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; the Transatlantic Economic Council; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); the USPTO IP Attache Program; Patent linkage and regulatory data protection; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S. - India commercial and trade relationship; U.S. - Middle East and North Africa trade relationship; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); international affairs budget; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); export controls reform; industrial policies, and cyber security issues; promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing International Regulatory Cooperation; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; plain packaging; FY 2013 Appropriations for Homeland Security, as it relates to staffing at the Ports of Entry and the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE); business competitiveness; supply chain customs and trade facilitation; National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; the matter of Robert Bosch GmbH; 2013 Farm Bill, including reforming the U.S. sugar program and addressing to the U.S.-Brazil World Trade Organization cotton case.
Client expense: $10,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
HR 4095 - Online Pharmacy Safety Act: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of Internet pharmacies. Sponsor: Cassidy (R-LA)
Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act H.R. 4, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 H.R. 450, Restoring Assistance for Families and Seniors Health Expenses Act of 2011 H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 605 / S. 312, Patients Freedom Choose Act H.R. 1051, Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2011 H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 H.R. 1370, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 1509, Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 1744 / S. 20, American Job Protection Act H.R. 1845 / S. 960, Medicare IVIG Access Act H.R. 2010, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act of 2011 H.R. 2529 / S.1368, Restoring Access to Medication Act H.R. 2590, Seniors Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 3682, Patient Centered Healthcare Savings Act of 2011 H.R. 4095 / S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Fair Competition Act H.R. 5141/S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act H.R. 5651, Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5842, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2012 H.R. 5853, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act H.R. 5906, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices H.R. 6048, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act S. 17, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 312, Patients Freedom to Choose Act S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, including provisions relating to 1099 reporting amendments S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 720, Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011 S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2011 S. 1098, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 S. 1880, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2012 S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3501, American Job Protection Act S. 3673, Patients Freedom Choice Act Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Public Hearing Regarding Fees on Health Insurance Policies and Self-Insured Plans for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (77 Fed. Reg. 22691-22706, Apr. 17, 2012) Notice and Request for Comments on Minimum Value of an Employer-Sponsored Plan (Notice 2012-31, Apr. 26, 2012) Request for Information Regarding Stop Loss Coverage (77 Fed. Reg. 25788-25790, May 1, 2012) Notice and Request for Comments on Reporting of Health Insurance Coverage (Notice 2012-32, May 14, 2012) Notice and Request for Comments on Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (Notice 2012-33, May 14, 2012) Final Regulations on Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit (77 Fed. Reg. 30377-30400, May 23, 2012 (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts 1 and 602)) Notice and Request for Comments on Health Flexible Spending Arrangements (Notice 2012-40, May 30, 2012) Notice and Request for Comments on the Guidance on 90-Day Waiting Period Limitation (DOL Technical Release 2012-02, Aug. 31, 2012) Notice and Request for Comments on Determining Full-Time Employees For Purposes of Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (Notice 2012-58, Aug. 31, 2012) Proposed Regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012 (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 147, 155, and 156)) Proposed Rule on the Health Insurance Market Rules; Rate Review (77 Fed. Reg. 70,584-70,617, November 26, 2012 (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 144, 147, and 150)) Proposed Rule on the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 (77 Fed. Reg. 73,118-73,218, December 7, 2012 (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 153, 155, 156, 157 and 158)) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), including implementation of regulatory process, legislative corrections, coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, Grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, and flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts; regulatory process and legislative corrections to Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including ERISA preemption and the impact on small business
Client expense: $29,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 572 / S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 639 / S. 328, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 1653, Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act H.R. 3011, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 3606, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 H.R. 4041, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4105 / S. 2143, To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act H.R. 4221 / S. 2215, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2012 H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-Based Targeting for Ports Security Act (SMART Ports) H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 5143, To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from making payments to the Brazilian Cotton Institute H.R. 5855 / S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013, as it relates to staffing at the Ports of Entry and the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) H.R. 6029, Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act H.R. 6083, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012 H.R. 6280, United States - Mexico Cross-Border Security Act of 2012 H.R. 6642, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2012 H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act H.R. 6656, Customs Enhanced Enforcement and Trade Facilitation Act of 2012 H.R. 6727, U.S. Job Creation and Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1619, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Act of 2011 S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act and other bills related to the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 S. 3642, Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012 Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-208) Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 (specific legislation not yet introduced) U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry; (See FMCSA - 2004 - 19608 January 4, 2010) Air Cargo Security Working Group, U.S. Department of Homeland Security led working group to develop a response to terrorist attempts on air cargo planes Various issues relating to the implementation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-40); implementation of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 112-41); implementation of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 112-42); implementation of the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 112-43); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with Russia; Chinese Currency; Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) and the miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB); customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; the USPTO Attache Program; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-6 18), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Special 301 Report); trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; International Services Agreement (ISA) negotiations; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; export controls reform; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with China; U.S.-China economic relations; China's IPR and industrial policies; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S.-EU High Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth; the Transatlantic Economic Council; promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-Russia economic relations; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); International Affairs Budget; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India; U.S.-India economic relations; India's cyber security, encryption and telecommunications security policies; U.S-India commercial and trade relationship Stephen McAllister - Official Covered Positions: June 2002 - March 2009 - Constituent/Community Liaison, Manchester Office - Office of Senator John Sununu
Client expense: $29,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 201 1 H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act HR. 3668 / S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 HR. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act HR. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding H.R. 6029, Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 H.R. 6642, Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act S. 678, Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2012 S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S. 2151, SECURE IT S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3342, SECURE IT S. 3414, CSA2012 S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act of 2012 S. 3642, Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012 H. RES. 57, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet H. Con. Res. 127, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived S. Con. Res. 50, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived Various issues relating to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) Agreement, Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) and other trade agreements; Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; draft privacy legislation; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; White House Cyber Security Legislative Proposal, including data breach provisions; the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; the implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Special 301 Report); the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union
Client expense: $29,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES Act H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 H.R. 1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 H.R. 2168, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 2471, A bill to amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 3596 / S. 3402, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 4095 / S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Protection Act H.R. 4263, SECURE IT Act of 2012 H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding S. 678, Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1212, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2012 S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011 S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 S. 1536, NOTICE Act of 2011 S. 1732, Privacy Act Modernization for the Information Age Act of 2011 S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act S. 2151, SECURE IT S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 S. 3301, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012 S. 3342, SECURE IT S. 3414, CSA2012 H. RES. 57, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet H. Con. Res. 127, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived S. Con. Res. 50, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived Federal Privacy and Data Security Enhancement Act of 2012 (draft, no bill number) White House Proposal on Data Privacy in a Networked World: A Framework for Protecting Privacy and Promoting Innovation in the Global Digital Economy Draft Executive Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Practices Various issues relating to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) Agreement, Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) and other trade agreements; Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; draft privacy legislation; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; the White House Cyber Security Legislative Proposal, including data breach provisions; multi-stakeholder Discussions on the Development of Voluntary Privacy Codes of Conduct; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), P.L. 112-55; ICANNs gTLD program; development of Voluntary Privacy Codes of Conduct
Client expense: $29,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
S.1058 and H.R. 1971, the Pharmacy Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2011; H.R. 1936, the Medicare Access to Diabetes Act of 2011; H.R. 1946, the Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2011; S. 1560, Nursing Home Resident Pain Relief Act of 2011; S. 1699, a bill to reduce the costs of prescription drugs under the Medicare program; S. 296, Preserving Access to Life-Savings Medications Act; Drug Cost Reduction Act; S. 2002 and H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act; SEE ADDENDUM S. 1251, Medicare and Medicaid FAST Act; S. 882, STOP Act; S.319, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2011; S. 1002, SAFE Doses Act; H.R. 4215, The Medicare Pharmacy Transparency and Fair Auditing Act; Prescription Drug User Fee Act; Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Security Drug Shortages legislation; Prescription drug diversion and abuse; TRICARE Pharmacy Benefit/Provisions for inclusion in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2013; Medicare Part B Revalidation; Hydrocodone Issues; S. 3376, PACT Act, S. 2467 and S. 3254 and H.R. 4310, he National Defense Authorization Act for FY2013; S. 3604, Improving Dementia Care Treatment for Older Adults Act of 2012; Deficit Reduction Issues
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
- HR 67 To extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 96 Internet Freedom Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 116 Robo Calls Off Phones Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 166 Internet, Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 607 Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 847 Kelsey Smith Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 911 Spectrum Inventory and Auction Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1083 Rural Broadband Initiative Act- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1136 Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1174 Amend title 31, USC, to provide for the licensing of Internet gambling activities - all provisions relating to cable. - HR1389 Global Online Freedom Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1622 Spectrum Innovation Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1695 Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1805 USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1962 PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1963 To temporarily extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1981 Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2096 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2163 Broadband Affordability Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2168 Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2281 Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2482 Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2520 Spectrum for Innovation Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2748 Smart Electronics Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2749 Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2976 Help Emergency Responders Operate Emergency Systems Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3035 Mobile Information Call Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3118 Direct the Federal Communications Commission to revisit the universal service support program under section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3261 STOP Online Piracy Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3430 Direct the Federal Communications Commission to extend the final deadline for private land mobile radio licensees to migrate to narrowband technology by 2 years all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3481 STOP Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3509 Wireless Innovation and Public Safety Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3523 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3605 Global Online Freedom Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3629 To require retail establishments that use mobile device tracking technology to display notices to that effect - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3642 To amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology act to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to document operational requirements - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3654 Allowing local Emergency Response Technicians to Accept Cellular Texts Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3674 Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3782 Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3834 Advancing Americas Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4044 Maximizing Spectrum Efficiency and Value Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4059 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a position for a representative of Indian Tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation of universal service - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4095 Online Pharmacy Safety Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4247 Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4257 Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4263 Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology ("SECURE IT") Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4817 Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4846 Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5326 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6131 To extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006 "SAFE WEB Act" all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6137 Mobile Device Privacy Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6183 Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6245 Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6277 Keep America Secure Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6303 Global Science Program for Security, Competitiveness, and Diplomacy Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6339 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Modernization Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6340 To revoke a requirement of Executive Order 13618 with respect to the use of privately owned communications resources by the Secretary of Homeland Security all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6353 Manufacturing Innovation in America Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6377 Mobile Device Privacy Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6403 Manufacturing Assistance Driving Efficiency Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6454 Department of Energy High-End Computing Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6480 Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6508 Ensuring Shoppers Transparency in Online Pricing Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6526 Restore Effective Statistics to the Calculation of USF Expenditures Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6529 ECPA "Electronic Communications Privacy Act" 2.0 Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6530 Global Free Internet Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6550 To establish an advisory committee on national security telecommunications all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6651 Securing our Borders and our Data Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6652 Making United States Independents Competitive Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6654 Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act all provisions relating to cable. - HConRes 114 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should preserve, enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet - all provisions relating to cable. - HConRes 127 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived all provisions relating to cable. - HJRes 37 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices - all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 57 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nation and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 175 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in the Nations telecommunications and technology industries, the US Government should Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way all provisions relating to cable. - S 21 Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 28 Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 74 Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion and Consumer Protection Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 149 FISA Sunsets Extension Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 297 Antideficiency Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 372 Cybersecurity and Internet Safety Standards Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 413 Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 415 Spectrum Optimization Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 465 Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 522 Spectrum Relocation and Improvement Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 732 Cell Phone Bill Shock Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 813 Cyber Security Public Awareness Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 911 Strengthening Public-Safety and Enhancing Communications Through Reform, Utilization, and Modernization ("SPECTRUM") Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 968 Preventing real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property ("PROTECT IP") Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1011 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1022 PATRIOT Sunset Extension Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1040 Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1114 PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1152 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1159 Cyberspace Warriors Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1212 Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act (GPS Act) all provisions relating to cable. - S 1223 Location Privacy Protection Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1308 Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S. 1469 International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1536 Notification of Origin of Telecommunications and Internet Consumer Exchanges ("NOTICE") Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1652 Consumer Mobile Fairness Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1695 Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1817 Telecommunications Jobs Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1923 Internet Abuse, Stalking and Domestic Violence Prevention Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1939 Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 2063 To prohibit the transfer of technology developed using funding provided by the United States Government to entities of certain countries - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2002 Online Pharmacy Safety Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 2029 Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 2102 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2105 Cybersecurity Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2111 Cyber Crime Protection Security Act- all provisions relating to cable. - S 2275 Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program (B-CROP) Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - 2298 Connecting Rural America Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3291 Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3410 To extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006 "SAFE WEB Act" all provisions relating to cable. - S 3414 Cybersecurity Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3433 Radio Spectrum Inventory Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3439 Federal Wi-Net Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3459 Department of Energy High-End Computing Improvement Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3510 To prevent harm to the national security or endangering the military officers and civilian employees to whom internet publication of certain information applies all provisions relating to cable. - S 3515 Protect Americas Privacy Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3516 Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3521 Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3556 Telemarketing Fraud Modernization Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3569 Cloud Computing Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3609 Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3703 Data Cap Integrity Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - SConRes 50 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived all provisions relating to cable.
Client expense: $5,880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
Online pharmacies - S. 2002 and HR 4095
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $5,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation of Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 2007, provision affecting PET drugs and medical advisory committees. S. 319, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2011 H.R. 1483, Drug Safety Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011 S. 296, Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 H.R. 3026, Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2011 H.R. 5651, Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Online Pharmacy Safety Act (S 2002, HR 4095), Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 (HR 5651), Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (S 3187), 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012 (S 1789), defense contracting issue, general issues related to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,500
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Pharmacy
S 2516-Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act: provisions and amendments related to telemedicine/pharmacy issues S 3187-Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act: provisions and amendments related to telemedicine and pharmacy issues HR 3988 Generic Drug and Biosimilar User Fee Act of 2012: provisions and amendments related to telemedicine and pharmacy issues S 2002 Online Pharmacy Safety Act: entire bill HR 4095 Online Pharmacy Safety Act: entire bill
Client expense: $197,224 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
2012 · third_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
H.R. 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011 H.R.639 / S. 328, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, The Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 1653, Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act H.R. 2072, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 H.R. 3011, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 3606, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 H.R. 4041, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 4105 / S.2143, To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act H.R. 4221 / S. 2215, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2012 H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-Based Targeting for Ports Security Act (SMART Ports) H.R.5143, To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from making payments to the Brazilian Cotton Institute H.R. 5855/S.3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 5986, To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, to make technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating to the textile and apparel rules of origin for the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, to approve the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes H.R. 6083, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012 H.R. 6149, To require the United States Trade Representative to take action to obtain the full compliance of the Russian Federation with its commitments under the protocol on the accession of the Russian Federation to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, and for other purposes H.R. 6156, Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012 H.R. 6280, United States - Mexico Cross-Border Security Act of 2012 S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1619, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Act of 2011 S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011 S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act and other bills related to the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) S.3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 S. 3285, A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation S. 3326, A bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, to make technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating to the textile and apparel rules of origin for the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, to approve the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes S. 3327, Russian World Trade Organization Commitments Verification Act of 2012 S. 3406, Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 (specific legislation not yet introduced) Facilitating and Securing Traffic at the Border Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft with Senate Finance and House Ways and Means) U.S. - Mexico Security Act (House Discussion Draft from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere) The Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011, to be offered as an amendment to the Customs Authorization Bill (discussion draft) U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative The Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Secure Air Cargo Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The U.S. Department of Transportation, Hazardous Materials: Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published on January 11, 2010 The U.S. Department of Transportation, Hours of Service Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published on January 4, 2010 Air Cargo Security Working Group, U.S. Department of Homeland Security led working group to develop a response to terrorist attempts on air cargo planes White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Global Supply Chain Security Review Various issues relating to the Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Russia; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; miscellaneous tariff bills; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India; U.S.-India economic relations; Indias cyber security, encryption and telecommunications security policies; U.S.-India commercial and trade relationship; implementation of the free trade agreement with Panama; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; International Services Agreement (ISA) negotiations; Export Controls Reform; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with China; U.S.-China economic relations; China's IPR and Industrial Policies; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S.-EU High Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth; the Transatlantic Economic Council; Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-Russia economic relations; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); International Affairs Budget; Funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; IP issues related to Canada, China, India, Brazil, Europe, Australia, and Mexico; IP issues relating to counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; the USPTO IP Attache Program; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Special 301 Report); business facilitation and competitiveness; customs facilitation
Client expense: $31,650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act H.R. 4, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 H.R. 450, Restoring Assistance for Families and Seniors Health Expenses Act of 2011 H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 605 / S. 312, Patients Freedom to Choose Act H.R. 1051, Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2011 H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 H.R. 1370, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 1744 / S. 20, American Job Protection Act H.R. 2010, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act of 2011 H.R. 2112, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Vitter Amendment (#769 - prescription drug reimportation) H.R. 2529, Restoring Access to Medication Act H.R. 2590, Seniors Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 3487, Job Creation Act of 2011 H.R. 3682, Patient Centered Healthcare Savings Act of 2011 H.R. 4095 / S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Fair Competition Act H.R. 5141/S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act H.R. 5651, Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5842, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2012 H.R. 5853, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act H.R. 6048, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act S. 17, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 20, American Job Protection Act S. 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, including the Amendment offered by Senator McConnell to repeal P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and an Amendment offered by Senator Stabenow which would repeal Section 9006 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, including an Amendment offered by Senator Johanns which would fully repeal Section 9006 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Amendment Number 197 offered by Senator Hutchison S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, issues related to 1099 reporting amendments S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 720, Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011 S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2011 S. 1098, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 S. 1368, Restoring Access to Medication Act S. 1880, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2012 S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3501, American Job Protection Act S. 3673, Patients Freedom Choice Act Filed comments and met with relevant agencies on regulations implementing health care reform (P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-152) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Public Hearing Regarding Fees on Health Insurance Policies and Self-Insured Plans for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (77 Fed. Reg. 22691-22706, Apr. 17, 2012) Notice and Request for Comments on Minimum Value of an Employer-Sponsored Plan (Notice 2012-31, Apr. 26, 2012) Request for Information Regarding Stop Loss Coverage (77 Fed. Reg. 25788-25790, May 1, 2012) Notice and Request for Comments on Reporting of Health Insurance Coverage (Notice 2012-32, May 14, 2012) Notice and Request for Comments on Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (Notice 2012-33, May 14, 2012) Final Regulations on Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit (77 Fed. Reg. 30377-30400, May 23, 2012 (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts 1 and 602)) Notice and Request for Comments on Health Flexible Spending Arrangements (Notice 2012-40, May 30, 2012) Notice and Request for Comments on the Guidance on 90-Day Waiting Period Limitation (DOL Technical Release 2012-02, Aug. 31, 2012) Notice and Request for Comments on Determining Full-Time Employees For Purposes of Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (Notice 2012-58, Aug. 31, 2012) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), including implementation of regulatory process, legislative corrections, coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, grandfathering, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, medical loss ratio, mandated insurance requirements, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, Medicare reform, regulatory reform, essential health benefits package, health insurance tax, medical device tax, flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts, cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and the need for empirical data sources on which to base cost and benefits; regulatory process and legislative corrections to Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including ERISA preemption and the impact on small business
Client expense: $31,650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act H.R. 3668 / S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding H.R. 6029, Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 S. 678, Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S. 2151, SECURE IT S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act and other bills related to the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) S. 3342, SECURE IT S. 3414, CSA2012 S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act of 2012 H. RES. 57, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet H. Con. Res. 127, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived S. Con. Res. 50, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 (specific legislation not yet introduced) Various issues relating to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) and other trade agreements; Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; draft privacy legislation; office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; White House Cyber Security Legislative Proposal, including data breach provisions; the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Canada, China, India, Brazil, and Mexico; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; the implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Special 301 Report)
Client expense: $31,650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES Act H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 H.R. 1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 H.R. 2168, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act H.R. 3523, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 3596 / S. 3402, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Jobs Creation Act H.R. 4095 / S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Protection Act H.R. 4263, SECURE IT Act of 2012 H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding S. 678, Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1212, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011 S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011 S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 S. 1536, NOTICE Act of 2011 S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act S. 2151, SECURE IT S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012 S. 3342, SECURE IT Act of 2012 S. 3414, CSA2012 S. 3342, SECURE IT H. RES. 57, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet H. Con. Res. 127, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived S. Con. Res. 50, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived White House Proposal on Data Privacy in a Networked World: A Framework for Protecting Privacy and Promoting Innovation in the Global Digital Economy Various issues relating to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, Russia PNTR and other trade agreements; Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; draft privacy legislation; the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; White House Cyber Security Legislative Proposal, including data breach provisions; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), P.L. 112-55; ICANNs gTLD program; multi-stakeholder discussions on the development of voluntary privacy codes of conduct
Client expense: $31,650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1483, Drug Safety Enhancement Act of 2011: Provisions related to supply chain issues H.R. 2227, Medical Gas Safety Act: Provisions regarding the regulation of medical gases H.R. 2245, Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011: Provisions related to prescription drug shortages H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act: Provisions related to 340B H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012: Provisions related to prescription drug shortages H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act: To improve the safety of Internet pharmacies H.R. 4132, FAST Act: Provisions related to accelerated approval and other FDA matters H.R. 4156, Expanding and Promoting Expertise in Rare Treatments Act of 2012: To strengthen the FDAs ability to seek advice from external experts regarding rare diseases H.R. 4223, Safe Doses Act: Provisions related to supply chain security H.R. 4274, To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act and title V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permanently extend the provisions of the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act and the Pediatric Research Equity Act of 2003 H.R. 4332, Generic Drug Application Review Fairness Act of 2012: Provisions related to FDA review and exclusivity H.R. 5651, Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012: Provisions related to user fee reauthorization and FDA reform S. 296, Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act: Provisions related to prescription drug shortages S. 810, Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2011: Provisions related to pre-clinical testing S. 1002, Safe Doses Act: Provisions related to supply chain security S. 1584, Drug Safety and Accountability Act of 2011: Provisions related to supply chain issues S. 1699, Prescription Drug Cost Reduction Act: Provisions related to 340B S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act: To improve the safety of Internet pharmacies S. 2113, Transforming the Regulatory Environment to Accelerate Access to Treatments (TREAT) Act: Provisions related to accelerated approval and other FDA matters S. 2236, Advancing Breakthrough Therapies for Patients Act of 2012: Provisions related to FDA regulation S.2281, Expanding and Promoting Expertise in Rare Treatments Act of 2012: To strengthen the FDAs ability to seek advice from external experts regarding rare diseases S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act: Provisions related to user fee reauthorization and FDA reform Comparative effectiveness policy issues Health care reform implementation issues General HHS and FDA related advocacy Biopharmaceutical innovation policy issues
Client expense: $4,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Intellectual Property Enforcement and Training. International Protection for Intellectual Property Rights. H.R. 4216. H.R. 4095. S. 2002.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
- HR 67 To extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 96 Internet Freedom Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 116 Robo Calls Off Phones Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 166 Internet, Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 607 Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 847 Kelsey Smith Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 911 Spectrum Inventory and Auction Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1083 Rural Broadband Initiative Act- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1136 Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1174 Amend title 31, USC, to provide for the licensing of Internet gambling activities - all provisions relating to cable. - HR1389 Global Online Freedom Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1622 Spectrum Innovation Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1695 Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1805 USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1962 PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1963 To temporarily extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1981 Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2096 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2163 Broadband Affordability Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2168 Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2281 Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2482 Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2520 Spectrum for Innovation Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2748 Smart Electronics Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2749 Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2976 Help Emergency Responders Operate Emergency Systems Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3035 Mobile Information Call Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3118 Direct the Federal Communications Commission to revisit the universal service support program under section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3261 STOP Online Piracy Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3430 Direct the Federal Communications Commission to extend the final deadline for private land mobile radio licensees to migrate to narrowband technology by 2 years all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3481 STOP Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3509 Wireless Innovation and Public Safety Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3523 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3605 Global Online Freedom Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3629 To require retail establishments that use mobile device tracking technology to display notices to that effect - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3642 To amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology act to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to document operational requirements - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3654 Allowing local Emergency Response Technicians to Accept Cellular Texts Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3674 Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3782 Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3834 Advancing Americas Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4044 Maximizing Spectrum Efficiency and Value Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4059 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a position for a representative of Indian Tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation of universal service - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4095 Online Pharmacy Safety Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4247 Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4257 Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable - HR 4263 Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology ("SECURE IT") Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4817 Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4846 Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5326 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6131 To extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006 "SAFE WEB Act" all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6137 Mobile Device Privacy Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6183 Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6245 Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6277 Keep America Secure Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6303 Global Science Program for Security, Competitiveness, and Diplomacy Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6339 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Modernization Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6340 To revoke a requirement of Executive Order 13618 with respect to the use of privately owned communications resources by the Secretary of Homeland Security all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6353 Manufacturing Innovation in America Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6377 Mobile Device Privacy Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6403 Manufacturing Assistance Driving Efficiency Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6454 Department of Energy High-End Computing Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6480 Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6508 Ensuring Shoppers Transparency in Online Pricing Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6526 Restore Effective Statistics to the Calculation of USF Expenditures Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6529 ECPA "Electronic Communications Privacy Act" 2.0 Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6530 Global Free Internet Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6550 To establish an advisory committee on national security telecommunications all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6551 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that security is taken into account in certain efforts related to the interconnectivity of telecommunications networks all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6552 To continue an advisory committee considering the optimal security reliability and interoperability of communications systems all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6553 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to add an additional purpose to section 1 of such Act all provisions relating to cable. - HConRes 114 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should preserve, enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet - all provisions relating to cable. - HConRes 127 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived all provisions relating to cable. - HJRes 37 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices - all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 57 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nation and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 175 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in the Nations telecommunications and technology industries, the US Government should Get Out of the Way and Stay Out of the Way all provisions relating to cable. - S 21 Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 28 Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 74 Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion and Consumer Protection Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 149 FISA Sunsets Extension Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 297 Antideficiency Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 372 Cybersecurity and Internet Safety Standards Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 413 Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 415 Spectrum Optimization Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 465 Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 522 Spectrum Relocation and Improvement Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 732 Cell Phone Bill Shock Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 813 Cyber Security Public Awareness Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 911 Strengthening Public-Safety and Enhancing Communications Through Reform, Utilization, and Modernization ("SPECTRUM") Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 968 Preventing real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property ("PROTECT IP") Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1011 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1022 PATRIOT Sunset Extension Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1040 Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1114 PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1152 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1159 Cyberspace Warriors Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1212 Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act (GPS Act) all provisions relating to cable. - S 1223 Location Privacy Protection Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1308 Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S. 1469 International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1536 Notification of Origin of Telecommunications and Internet Consumer Exchanges ("NOTICE") Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1652 Consumer Mobile Fairness Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1695 Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1817 Telecommunications Jobs Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1923 Internet Abuse, Stalking and Domestic Violence Prevention Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1939 Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 2063 To prohibit the transfer of technology developed using funding provided by the United States Government to entities of certain countries - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2002 Online Pharmacy Safety Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 2029 Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 2102 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2105 Cybersecurity Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2111 Cyber Crime Protection Security Act- all provisions relating to cable. - S 2275 Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program (B-CROP) Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - 2298 Connecting Rural America Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3291 Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3410 To extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006 "SAFE WEB Act" all provisions relating to cable. - S 3414 Cybersecurity Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3433 Radio Spectrum Inventory Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3439 Federal Wi-Net Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3459 Department of Energy High-End Computing Improvement Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3510 To prevent harm to the national security or endangering the military officers and civilian employees to whom internet publication of certain information applies all provisions relating to cable. - S 3515 Protect Americas Privacy Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3516 Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3521 Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3556 Telemarketing Fraud Modernization Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3569 Cloud Computing Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3609 Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - SConRes 50 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived all provisions relating to cable.
Client expense: $4,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)