Retail Investor Protection Act

S. 512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act; H.R. 699, Email Privacy Act; S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015; H.R. 1704, The Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2015, to establish a nation data breach notification Standard and, for other purposes; H.R. 491, Geolocational Privacy Surveillance Act; H.R. 1174, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act; Department of Labor (DOL) proposed change to the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) that would expand the scope of those who become fiduciaries; H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act; S. 1469, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act reform; Issues related to suspension of European Union safe harbor; H.R. 1428 Judicial Redress Act of 2015, all provisions; issues related to European Union Privacy Shield.

Client expense: $1,045,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S. 512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act; H.R. 699, Email Privacy Act; S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015; H.R. 1704, The Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2015, to establish a nation data breach notification Standard and, for other purposes; S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; draft National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; draft Protecting Cyber Networks Act; S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 491, Geolocational Privacy Surveillance Act; H.R. 1174, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act; draft White House Privacy legislation; Implementation of Dodd-Frank (derivatives and foreign exchange); H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act; Department of Labor (DOL) proposed change to the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) that would expand the scope of those who become fiduciaries; H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act; S. 1469, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act reform.

Client expense: $472,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act; H.R. 699, Email Privacy Act; S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015; H.R. 1704, The Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2015, to establish a nation data breach notification Standard and, for other purposes; S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; H.R. 1731 National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; H.R. 1560 Protecting Cyber Networks Act; S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 491, Geolocational Privacy Surveillance Act; H.R. 1174, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act; draft White House Privacy legislation; H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act; Department of Labor (DOL) proposed change to the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) that would expand the scope of those who become fiduciaries; H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act; S. 1469, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act reform. Issues related to suspension of European Union safe harbor. H.R. 1428 Judicial Redress Act of 2015, all provisions.

Client expense: $1,070,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

White House Executive Order 13,673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces which creates new obligations for contractors and subcontractors doing business with the Federal government - particularly with regard to labor law compliance and an employers right to require arbitration; H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act; DOL Fair Labor Standards Act proposed rule Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees; Administrations Executive Action on Immigration provisions related to high-skilled workforce and H-1B and L visas. H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 [Public Law 114-113], provisions related to Fair Pay and safe workplaces Executive Order.

Client expense: $1,070,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Department of Labor rulemaking to change the definition of the term "fiduciary" under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; HR 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act, provisions relating to the Department of Labor coordinating retail customer standards of conduct with the Securities and Exchange Commission to minimize regulatory conflicts. FY16 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2029)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

White House Executive Order 13,673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces which creates new obligations for contractors and subcontractors doing business with the Federal government - particularly with regard to labor law compliance and an employers right to require arbitration; H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act; DOL Fair Labor Standards Act proposed rule Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees; amendments to S. Con. Res. 11 Budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016: Hatch amendments 646, 1017 and 1025, deficit neutral reserve fund relating to H-1B visas; Grassley amendment 958 relating to H-1B visas; S.153, I-Squared Act of 2015; H.R.213, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015; S.181, Startup Act; Administrations Executive Action on Immigration provisions related to high-skilled workforce and H-1B and L visas.

Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S. 512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act; H.R. 699, Email Privacy Act; S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015; H.R. 1704, The Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2015, to establish a nation data breach notification Standard and, for other purposes; S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; draft National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; draft Protecting Cyber Networks Act; S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 491, Geolocational Privacy Surveillance Act; H.R. 1174, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act; draft White House Privacy legislation; Implementation of Dodd-Frank (derivatives and foreign exchange); H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act; Department of Labor (DOL) proposed change to the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) that would expand the scope of those who become fiduciaries; H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act; S. 1469, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act reform.

Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Department of Labor rulemaking to change the definition of the term "fiduciary" under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; HR 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act, provisions relating to the Department of Labor coordinating retail customer standards of conduct with the Securities and Exchange Commission to minimize regulatory conflicts.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

White House Executive Order 13,673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces which creates new obligations for contractors and subcontractors doing business with the Federal government - particularly with regard to labor law compliance and an employers right to require arbitration; H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act; DOL Fair Labor Standards Act proposed rule Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees; Administrations Executive Action on Immigration provisions related to high-skilled workforce and H-1B and L visas.

Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S. 512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act; H.R. 699, Email Privacy Act; S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015; H.R. 1704, The Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2015, to establish a nation data breach notification Standard and, for other purposes; S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; draft National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; draft Protecting Cyber Networks Act; S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 491, Geolocational Privacy Surveillance Act; H.R. 1174, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act; draft White House Privacy legislation; H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act; Department of Labor (DOL) proposed change to the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) that would expand the scope of those who become fiduciaries; H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act; S. 1469, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act reform.

Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

White House Executive Order 13,673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces which creates new obligations for contractors and subcontractors doing business with the Federal government - particularly with regard to labor law compliance and an employers right to require arbitration; H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act; DOL Fair Labor Standards Act proposed rule Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees; Administrations Executive Action on Immigration provisions related to high-skilled workforce and H-1B and L visas.

Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S. 512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act; H.R. 699, Email Privacy Act; S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015; H.R. 1704, The Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2015, to establish a nation data breach notification Standard and, for other purposes; S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; draft National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; draft Protecting Cyber Networks Act; S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 491, Geolocational Privacy Surveillance Act; H.R. 1174, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act; draft White House Privacy legislation; H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act; Department of Labor (DOL) proposed change to the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) that would expand the scope of those who become fiduciaries; H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act; S. 1469, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act reform.

Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S. 512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act; H.R. 699, Email Privacy Act; S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015; H.R. 1704, The Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2015, to establish a nation data breach notification Standard and, for other purposes; S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; draft National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; draft Protecting Cyber Networks Act; S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 491, Geolocational Privacy Surveillance Act; H.R. 1174, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act; draft White House Privacy legislation; Implementation of Dodd-Frank (derivatives and foreign exchange); H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act; Department of Labor (DOL) proposed change to the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) that would expand the scope of those who become fiduciaries; H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act; S. 1469, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act reform.

Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

White House Executive Order 13,673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces which creates new obligations for contractors and subcontractors doing business with the Federal government - particularly with regard to labor law compliance and an employers right to require arbitration; H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act; DOL Fair Labor Standards Act proposed rule Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees; amendments to S. Con. Res. 11 Budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016: Hatch amendments 646, 1017 and 1025, deficit neutral reserve fund relating to H-1B visas; Grassley amendment 958 relating to H-1B visas; S.153, I-Squared Act of 2015; H.R.213, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015; S.181, Startup Act; Administrations Executive Action on Immigration provisions related to high-skilled workforce and H-1B and L visas.

Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Department of Labor rulemaking to change the definition of the term "fiduciary" under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; HR 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act, provisions relating to the Department of Labor coordinating retail customer standards of conduct with the Securities and Exchange Commission to minimize regulatory conflicts.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act; H.R. 699, Email Privacy Act; S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015; H.R. 1704, The Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2015, to establish a nation data breach notification Standard and, for other purposes; S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; draft National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; draft Protecting Cyber Networks Act; S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 491, Geolocational Privacy Surveillance Act; H.R. 1174, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act; draft White House Privacy legislation; Implementation of Dodd-Frank (derivatives and foreign exchange); H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act; Department of Labor (DOL) proposed change to the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) that would expand the scope of those who become fiduciaries; H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act; S. 1469, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act reform.

Client expense: $1,335,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

White House Executive Order 13,673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces which creates new obligations for contractors and subcontractors doing business with the Federal government - particularly with regard to labor law compliance and an employers right to require arbitration; H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act; DOL Fair Labor Standards Act proposed rule Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees; amendments to S. Con. Res. 11 Budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016: Hatch amendments 646, 1017 and 1025, deficit neutral reserve fund relating to H-1B visas; Grassley amendment 958 relating to H-1B visas; S. 153, I-Squared Act of 2015; H.R. 213, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015; S. 181, Startup Act; Administrations Executive Action on Immigration provisions related to high-skilled workforce and H-1B and L visas.

Client expense: $1,335,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Department of Labor rulemaking to change the definition of the term "fiduciary" under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; HR 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act, provisions relating to the Department of Labor coordinating retail customer standards of conduct with the Securities and Exchange Commission to minimize regulatory conflicts.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Implementation of Dodd-Frank (derivatives and foreign exchange); H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act; Department of Labor (DOL) proposed change to the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) that would expand the scope of those who become fiduciaries; H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act.

Client expense: $1,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

White House Executive Order 13,673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces which creates new obligations for contractors and subcontractors doing business with the Federal government - particularly with regard to labor law compliance and an employers right to require arbitration; H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act; DOL Fair Labor Standards Act proposed rule Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees; amendments to S. Con. Res. 11 Budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016: Hatch amendments 646, 1017 and 1025, deficit neutral reserve fund relating to H-1B visas; Grassley amendment 958 relating to H-1B visas; S.153, I-Squared Act of 2015; H.R.213, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015; S.181, Startup Act; Administrations Executive Action on Immigration provisions related to high-skilled workforce and H-1B and L visas.

Client expense: $1,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S.512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act; H.R.699, Email Privacy Act; S.356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments ACT of 2015; H.R.1704, to establish a nation data breach notification Standard and, for other purposes; S.754 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; draft National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; draft Protecting Cyber Networks Act; S.177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R.491, GPS Act; H.R.1174, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act; White House Privacy legislation; Implementation of Dodd-Frank (derivatives and foreign exchange); H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act; Department of Labor (DOL) proposed change to the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) that would expand the scope of those who become fiduciaries; H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act; FISA reform.

Client expense: $1,130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Issues related to, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, S. 534, H.R. 1064, H.R. 1155, National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013, H.R. 1135, "Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act" Issues related to H.R. 1062, "The SEC Regulatory Accountability Act", H.R. 1627, Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act Issues related to The Jumpstart our Business Startups Act H.R.1618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee

Client expense: $520,823 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2035 (Automatic IRA Act of 2013); H.R. 2117 (Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013); H.R. 2374 (Retail Investor Protection Act); S. 606 (SEAL Act); House and Senate Sense of Congress Resolutions on Preserving Retirement Savings Tax Incentives; DOL ERISA Fiduciary Duty Rulemaking; DOL Advisory Opinion 2013-01A (Swaps and pension plans); Partial rollovers; Business Conduct Standards; Tax reform (generally, relating to retirement).

Client expense: $1,770,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 25 (Fair Tax Act of 2013); H.R. 30 (Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act); H.R. 122 (Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2013); H.R. 290 (Full Faith and Credit Act of 2013); H.R. 505 (Balancing Act); H.R. 613 (Systemic Risk Mitigation Act); H.R. 624 (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act); H.R. 634 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 677 (Inter-Affiliate Swap Classification Act); H.R. 694 (Corporate Tax Fairness Act); H.R. 701 (To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action); H.R. 719 (Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act); H.R. 742 (Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013); H.R. 756 (Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013); H.R. 807 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 815 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain dividends and distributions paid to individuals from certain small businesses exempt from tax to the extent of the increased wages of the small business); H.R. 880 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 889 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013); H.R. 935 (Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013); H.R. 947 (Small Business Accounting and Tax Simplification Act); H.R. 992 (Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act); H.R. 1003 (To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders); H.R. 1101 (Homeowners and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2013); H.R. 1105 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1062 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 1064 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); H.R. 1115 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit any national securities exchange from effecting any transaction in a security issued by a corporation unless the corporation's registration with the exchange includes a certification that the corporation currently is in compliance with the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 governing contributions and expenditures by corporations which were in effect with respect to elections held during 2008); H.R. 1135 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1155 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); H.R. 1221 (Basel III Capital Impact Study Act); H.R. 1256 (Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act); H.R. 1335 (Short Sale Transparency Act of 2013); H.R. 1341 (Financial Competitive Act of 2013)(Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA)); H.R. 1844 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013); H.R. 2374 (Retail Investor Protection Act); H.R. 2998 (Investor Choice Act of 2013); H.R. 3482 (Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act); H.R. 3696 (National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013); H.R. 4167 (Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act); H.CON.RES.25 (Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023); S. 1 (Immigration Reform that Works for America's Future Act); S. 8 (End Wasteful Tax Loopholes Act); S. 21 (Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013); S. 122 (Fair Tax Act of 2013); S. 169 (I-Squared Act of 2013)(Immigration reform); S. 173 (Simplified, Manageable, And Responsible Tax Act); S. 249 (Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013); S. 277 (Job Preservation and Economic Certainty Act of 2013); S. 278 (Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013); S. 321 (Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013); S. 387 (American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act); S. 399 (American Job Protection Act); S. 410 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 450 (Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013); S. 451 (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2013); S. 474 (Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act); S. 534 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); S. 798 (TBTF Act); S. 1725 (Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act); S. 1999 (SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014); S.AMDT.2006 (Amends H.CON.RES.25); FINRA Regulatory Notice 2013-002; Market data rule proposals (SR-NASDAQ-2012-042;SR-NASDAQ-2012-044;SR-NASDAQ-2012-005); SR-NYSEArca-2011-96; Market data (Exchange Act Section 19 and related rules); EU data protection rules; Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Swap execution facilities; Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941; Title I and Title II); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); China - strategic and economic dialogue; Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; India Market Access Issues; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; Basel Securitization Framework; G-20; Amendments to the 2012 Indian Finance Bill; TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); India Financial Sector Reform; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Single Platform/Government Sponsored Enterprises; SEC Regulation AB2; Trust Indenture Act; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach; Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds; Cross-border guidance; CFTC exemptive order on extraterritorial scope of Title VII; Tri-party repo; Computerized trading; Legal entity identifier (LEI); Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act implementation; Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation paper on margin requirements for uncleared derivatives; Commodity Pools and Securitization; Tick-size pilot program; EU Capital and Resolution; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework; Incentives for the adoption of the NIST Framework; Securities and Exchange Commission Rules 15Ba1-1 through 15Ba1-8; CFTC recordkeeping requirements (CEA Section 23.201); Fee pilot program for NASDAQ last sale (File no. SR-NASDAQ-2013-126); Office of Financial Research study (Asset Management and Financial Stability); Legal Entity Identifier; Financial Stability Board; OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve rule proposal on Basel III Liquidity Coverage Ratio; FSOC consideration of systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs); Prudential regulators; NASDAQ and NYSE market data fee proposals; SEC draft strategic plan; Leverage capital requirements; Basel capital and liquidity; Senate Intel Committee Cybersecurity Bill (not yet introduced); Cybersecurity issues (general).

Client expense: $1,770,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Department of Labor rulemaking to change the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; H.R. 2374 the Retail Investor Protection Act, provisions relating to the Department of Labor coordinating retail customer standards of conduct with the Securities and Exchange Commission to minimize regulatory conflicts.

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Retirement Security as in the following bills: S606 - Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2013 (SEAL Act) HR2117 - Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013 HR2035 - Automatic IRA Act of 2013 S1270 - Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Retirement Act of 2013 S1970 - Retirement Security Act of 2014 S1979 - USA Retirement Funds Act of 2014 DOL & SEC Fiduciary Proposals (DOL Fiduciary Definition Regulation / SEC Project to Harmonize Broker-Dealer Fiduciary Standards) as in the following bill: HR2374 - Retail Investor Protection Act Providing Lifetime Income Illustrations on Retirement Benefit Statements Tax Benefits of Defined Contribution Plans Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Design Fiduciary Concerns Related to Advice and Education in Retirement Plans Stretch IRA as in the following bill: S953 - Reed-Harkin Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013 Preserving America's Transit and Highways Act of 2014 (Chairman's Mark) Lifetime Income Disclosure as in the following bill: HR2171/S1145 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act of 2013 Retirement Plan Consolidation Tax Reform as it relates to retirement plans Qualified Default Investment Alternatives

Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Issues related to, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act S. 534, H.R. 1064, H.R. 1155, National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act Issues related to H.R. 1062, The SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1627, Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act Issues related to The Jumpstart our Business Startups Act H.R.1618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee

Client expense: $414,615 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act S. 534, H.R. 1064, H.R. 1155, National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act Issues related to H.R. 1062, The SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1627, Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act Issues related to The Jumpstart our Business Startups Act H.R.1618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $414,615

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Department of Labor rulemaking to change the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; H.R. 2374 the Retail Investor Protection Act, provisions relating to the Department of Labor coordinating retail customer standards of conduct with the Securities and Exchange Commission to minimize regulatory conflicts.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1 (Tax Reform Act of 2014); H.R. 25 (Fair Tax Act of 2013); H.R. 30 (Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act); H.R. 122 (Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2013);H.R. 290 (Full Faith and Credit Act of 2013); H.R. 505 (Balancing Act); H.R. 613 (Systemic Risk Mitigation Act); H.R. 624 (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act); H.R. 634 (Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act); H.R. 677 (Inter-Affiliate Swap Classification Act); H.R. 694 (Corporate Tax Fairness Act); H.R. 701 (To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action); H.R. 719 (Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act); H.R. 742 (Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013); H.R. 756 (Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013); H.R. 797 (Municipal Advisor Oversight Improvement Act of 2013); H.R. 807 (Full Faith and Credit Act); H.R. 815 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain dividends and distributions paid to individuals from certain small businesses exempt from tax to the extent of the increased wages of the small business); H.R. 880 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); H.R. 889 (Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013); H.R. 935 (Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013); H.R. 947 (Small Business Accounting and Tax Simplification Act); H.R. 992 (Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act); H.R. 1003 (To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders); H.R. 1101 (Homeowners and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2013); H.R. 1105 (Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act); H.R. 1062 (SEC Regulatory Accountability Act); H.R. 1064 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); H.R. 1115 (To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit any national securities exchange from effecting any transaction in a security issued by a corporation unless the corporation's registration with the exchange includes a certification that the corporation currently is in compliance with the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 governing contributions and expenditures by corporations which were in effect with respect to elections held during 2008); H.R. 1135 (Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act); H.R. 1155 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); H.R. 1221 (Basel III Capital Impact Study Act); H.R. 1256 (Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act); H.R.1335 (Short Sale Transparency Act of 2013); H.R.1341 (Financial Competitive Act of 2013)(Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA)); H.R. 1627 (Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2013); H.R. 1844 (Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013); H.R. 2374 (Retail Investor Protection Act); H.R. 2998 (Investor Choice Act of 2013); H.R. 3482 (Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act); H.R. 3696 (National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013); H.R. 4167 (Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act); H.CON.RES.25 (Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023); S. 1 (Immigration Reform that Works for America's Future Act); S. 8 (End Wasteful Tax Loopholes Act); S. 21 (Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013); S. 122 (Fair Tax Act of 2013); S. 169 (I-Squared Act of 2013)(Immigration reform); S. 173 (Simplified, Manageable, And Responsible Tax Act); S. 249 (Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2013);S. 277 (Job Preservation and Economic Certainty Act of 2013); S. 278 (Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013); S. 321 (Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013); S. 387 (American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act); S. 399 (American Job Protection Act); S. 410 (Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act); S. 450 (Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013); S. 451 (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2013); S. 474 (Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act); S. 534 (National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013); S. 798 (TBTF Act); S. 1725 (Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act); S. 1999 (SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014); S. 2588 (Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014); S.AMDT.2006 (Amends H.CON.RES.25); FINRA Regulatory Notice 2013-002; Market data rule proposals (SR-NASDAQ-2012-042;SR-NASDAQ-2012-044;SR-NASDAQ-2012-005); SR-NYSEArca-2011-96; Market data (Exchange Act Section 19 and related rules); EU data protection rules; Swap dealer and major swap participant recordkeeping and reporting, duties, and conflicts of interest policies and procedures; Swap execution facilities; Futures Commission Merchant and Introducing Broker Conflicts of Interest Policies and Procedures; Swap dealer, major swap participant, and futures commission merchant chief compliance officer; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation (Section 913; Section 914; Systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority; Section 342 (Office of Minority and Women Inclusion); Section 621; Section 941; Title I and Title II); Systemic Risk Regulation and liquidation authority; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Funding (Regulatory Capital Requirements, systemic risk regulation and liquidation authority); Market Structure Issues (dark pools, flash quotes, high frequency trading); China - strategic and economic dialogue; Preservation of independent contractor status for financial services sector; Asian Pacific Economic Council Privacy Issues; Bilateral Investment Treaties, India; Transpacific Partnership; U.S./EU cross-border regulatory issues; India Market Access Issues; European Union proposal regarding Credit Default Swaps and Credit Rating Agencies and their impact on US Markets; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Proposal (AIFM); Basel Capital Rules; Basel Securitization Framework; G-20; Amendments to the 2012 Indian Finance Bill; TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); India Financial Sector Reform; Regulatory Capital Requirements; Single Platform/Government Sponsored Enterprises; Trust Indenture Act; Accounting standards for municipalities; Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) reform and funding fees; Financial Stability Board Outreach;Establishment of the Office of Financial Research; Bankruptcy reform for municipalities; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC); Support of financial literacy; Privacy and cyber security issues; Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) rulemaking; Municipal advisor regulation; Tax-exemption for municipal bonds; Cross-border guidance; CFTC exemptive order on extraterritorial scope of Title VII; Tri-party repo; Computerized trading; Legal entity identifier (LEI); Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act implementation; Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation paper on margin requirements for uncleared derivatives; Commodity Pools and Securitization; Tick-size pilot program; EU Capital and Resolution; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework; Incentives for the adoption of the NIST Framework; Securities and Exchange Commission Rules 15Ba1-1 through 15Ba1-8; CFTC recordkeeping requirements (CEA Section 23.201); Fee pilot program for NASDAQ last sale (File no. SR-NASDAQ-2013-126); Office of Financial Research study (Asset Management and Financial Stability); Legal Entity Identifier; Financial Stability Board; OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve rule proposal on Basel III Liquidity Coverage Ratio; FSOC consideration of systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs); Prudential regulators; NASDAQ and NYSE market data fee proposals; SEC draft strategic plan; Leverage capital requirements; Cybersecurity issues (general); Release No. 34-71958, SBSD Recordkeeping; Bankruptcy code reform; Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative; Recordkeeping Requirements; Rules 17a-3, 17a-4 (Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority); Consumer Privacy Notices - Docket No. CFPB-2014-0010; Regulatory Notice 14019, BrokerCheck Hyperlink; Preserving America's Transit and Highways ("PATH") Act; Regulation AB II (asset backed securities - Securities and Exchange Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau); CFTC proposed rule on margin requirements for uncleared swaps; Prudential Regulator's proposed rule on margin requirements for uncleared swaps; Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rule on margin requirements for uncleared swaps.

Client expense: $1,860,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 1 (Tax Reform Act of 2014); H.R. 2374 (Retail Investor Protection Act); H.R. 4619 (Permanent IRA Charitable Contribution Act of 2014); S. 606 (SEAL Act);S. 1270 (SAFE Retirement Act of 2013); DOL ERISA Fiduciary Duty Rulemaking; Tax extenders, IRA charitable rollover provision.

Client expense: $1,860,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Department of Labor rulemaking to change the definition of the term "fiduciary" under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; HR 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act, provisions relating to the Department of Labor coordinating retail customer standards of conduct with the Securities and Exchange Commission to minimize regulatory conflicts.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act, in opposition of bill that would delay investment advice for retirement savings.

Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, White House Office

S. Con. Res. 12: Retirement Tax Incentives Resolution S. 606: Shrinking Emergency Account Losses (SEAL) Act S. 952: Church Plan Clarification Act of 2013 S. 1145: Lifetime Income Disclosure Act S. 1270: SAFE Retirement Act of 2013 S. 1302: Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act of 2013 S. 1979: USA Retirement Funds Act (Harkin) S 2511, Harkin and Alexander. No Act name, but it clarifies the definition of cessation of operations under ERISA H.R. 837: Savings for American Families Future Act H.R. 2035: Automatic IRA Act of 2013 H.R. 2117: Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2171: Lifetime Income Disclosure Act H.R. 2374: Retail Investor Protection Act (Wagner) H.R. 4275: Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act H.R. 5828: USA Retirement Funds Act H.R. 5875: SAVE Act of 2014

Client expense: $370,732 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; provisions relating to the financial services sector H.R. 1627 - The Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2013; entire bill H.R. 2374 - Retail Investor Protection Act; entire bill H.R. 2733 - Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013; entire bill H.R. 3482 - Restoring Main Street Investor Protection Act; entire bill H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013; entire bill H.R. 4060 - Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2014; entire bill H.R. 4167 - Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act; entire bill H.R. 4413 -Customer Protection and End-User Relief Act; provisions relating to the Garrett amendment on CPO registration H.R. 4510 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014; entire bill H.R. 5180 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2014; entire bill H.R. 5461 - To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes; provisions relating to capital standards for insurers H.R. 5471 - to Amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how Clearing Requirements Apply to Certain Affiliate Transactions, and for other purposes; entire bill H.R. 5490 - Wall Street Accountability Through Sustainable Funding Act; entire bill S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013; provisions relating to the financial services sector S. 1369 - A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes; entire bill S. 1927 - Data Security Act of 2014; entire bill S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014; entire bill S. 2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014; provisions relating to safe harbor for information sharing for prevention of cybersecurity threats Need for greater transparency in the development of SIFI designation criteria and preparation of underlying government studies and data Congressional support for the SEC moving forward on implementing Section 913 of Dodd-Frank, other options for investor protection parity, and potential interplay with possible DOL regulatory activity

Client expense: $1,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 606: Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2013 - Amends the internal Revenue Code, with respect to loans made from a qualified employer plan to: (1) extend the period for repayment of loans if a plan terminates or a plan participant becomes unemployed, and (2) prohibit plans from allowing the use of credit cards or similar arrangements to access loan amounts. DOL and SEC proposed rules to amend the definition of fiduciary.HR 2117: Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to repeal the 10% cap on the qualified percentage of an employee's compensation as the standard for an employer's contribution to an automatic cash or deferred contribution arrangement under the alternative method for meeting nondiscrimination requirements. HR 2374: Retail Investor Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide protections for retail customers and for other purposes. Also defines the circumstances under which an individual is considered a fiduciary. H.R.2171/S.1145: Lifetime Income Disclosure Act-Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require the quarterly pension benefit statement furnished to a participant or beneficiary with the right to direct the investment of assets in his or her account under an individual account plan to include a lifetime income disclosure at least once during any 12-month period. H.R.5381/S.2855: Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to nondiscrimination requirements for tax-exempt employee pension, profit-sharing, and stock bonus plans, to include protections for older, longer service participants in such plans, including the grandfathering of such participants under defined benefit plans. S. 1270: SAFE Retirement Act-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for reform of public and private pension plans. S. 1970: Retirement Security act of 2013-provides enhancements to the existing defined contributions system and multiple employer plans. S.1979: USA Retirement Funds Act-A bill that proposes the creation of a new type of private-run retirement plan that combines attributes of defined benefit and defined contribution plans.

Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Discussed demographics and priorities for AARP members and the 50+ population in general. (no bill) Discussed with lawmakers & the Administration to keep Social Security separate from all budget negotiations/deficit reduction measures and opposed proposals for a "Chained CPI"Discussed the Department of Labor's intent to propose new fiduciary duty regulation with Congressional staff. Discussed possible proposals to improve pension rights for participants and reform proposals to improve pension coverage and adequacy. ( no bill) Briefed Congress on AARP's "You've Earned A Say"- A national conversation on the future of Social Security and Medicare with AARP members and all Americans. Lobbied against cuts to Social Security benefits via the adoption of chained CPI to calculate annual cost of living adjustments for Social Security and Veterans benefits, among others. (no bill) S.500, the Keeping Our Social Security Promise Act - Discussed legislation to apply payroll taxes to employment and self-employment taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000. S. 308, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act - Discussed legislation to implement the CPI-E for annual Social Security COLA's and to eliminate the cap on maximum taxable wages under Social Security. S.567, the Strengthening Social Security Act - Discussed legislation to implement the CPI-E for annual Social Security COLA's and to eliminate the cap on maximum taxable wages under Social Security. Discussed current and future challenges of Social Security's Representative Payee program. (no bill) Discussed pending DOL regulations of summary documents for 401(k) fee disclosure. (no bill) ERISA fiduciary protections to safeguard the savings of worker investments in retirement accounts. H. R. 1601, the SSI Restoration Act - Signed on to Leadership Council of Aging Organization's (LCAO) endorsement letter on legislation to update aspects of the Supplemental Security Income Program. Lobbied to prevent the inclusion of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefit cuts in any package pertaining to the continuing resolution or the debt ceiling. Discussed retirement bills in draft with multiple staffers. (no bill) Discussed legislation to improve SSA administrative services. (no bill) Letter to Congress and White House staff on the need to update definition of "fiduciary" under ERISA. (no bill) Discussed spousal pension protections. (no bill) Multiemployer Pension Reform Act - Opposed provision granting authority to distressed multiemployer plans to cut accrued pension benefits. (no bill until H.R. 83)H.R. 2229, the Safeguarding Social Security Numbers Act of 2013 - Discussed legislation with Hill staff to establish a universal standard for the truncation of Social Security Numbers to prevent identity theft and fraud. H.R. 2171/S. 1145, the Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - Support for bipartisan legislation to express on annual 401(k) benefit statements the approximate annuity value of the lump sum value of the account. Discussed potential AARP comments to the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration's Announcement of Proposed Rulemaking on lifetime income illustrations given to participants in defined contribution pension plans, such as 401(k) and 403(b) plans. (no bill) Discussed with officials from DOL Employee Benefits Security Administration the planned re-proposal of regulations to update the definition of a fiduciary for ERISA covered pension plans. (no bill) H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act - Expressed opposition to H.R. 2374 to delay the DOL's planned re-proposal of regulations to update the definition of a fiduciary for ERISA covered pension plans until 60 days after the potential release of similar regulations by the Securities and Exchange Commission. H.R. 2154, the CPI for Seniors Act of 2013 - Discussed legislation to implement a Consumer Price Index for Seniors for calculating annual Social Security cost of living adjustments. Lobbied to prevent inclusion of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security benefit cuts and protect vital health, social services, housing and transportation programs in any Deficit Reduction proposals and from enhanced redutions under sequestration. (no bill) H.R. 2374, Labor, HHS and Related Agencies Appropriations bill 2015 - Letter and lobbying in opposition to this bill that would delay or prevent a DOL proposed rulemaking on Fiduciary Duty. Conducted briefings in both House and Senate. Met with DOL officials to urge reissuance of a proposed rule to update fiduciary duty as it applies to ERISA. (no bill) Sent letter to Congress to urge the House and Senate to take steps to avoid default on our national debt and avoid risking benefits for current Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries. (no bill) Sent letter to White House to urging the President to take steps with Congress to avoid default on our national debt and avoid risking benefits for current Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries. (no bill) Lobbied to prevent the inclusion of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid cuts for the purpose of achieving deficit reduction, a budget agreement, or as a tradeoff for scheduled sequestration cuts or other government spending. (no bill) Submitted testimony to Finance Committee for hearing on December 18th on Social Security. Discussed draft Social Security legislation with several Congressional staffers. (no bill) S. 1979, the USA Retirement Funds Act - Lobbied for additional protections to ensure older workers and retirees pension benefits are fully protected. S. 1970, the Retirement Security Act - Lobbied for additional protections for lower income and other workers to ensure that promised benefits are equitably provided. Sent letter of qualified support. S. 2089, the SSI Restoration Act - AARP considered the need to update and index SSI benefits for inflation. Met with Department of Treasury on pending retirement initiatives. Met with NEC staff on retirement issues. Met with DOL on retirement issues. Met with Administration staff to discuss issuance of proposed rules on Fiduciary duty. Letter to SEC demonstrating the harm from maintaining the suitability standard as opposed to imposing a fiduciary duty on broker/dealers to investors. (no bill) Discussed the need for fiduciary duty and user fees to fund the examination of registered investment advisors. (no bill) Letter to SEC in support of efforts to improve marketing and advertising of target date funds.Sent letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee in support of rebalancing funding to ensure timely payment of SSDI benefits. S. 2742, Social Security Access Act of 2014 - Sent a letter of support. H.R. 5260, Stop Disability Fraud Act of 2014 - Discussed SSDI legislation. Discussed problems related to the "de-risking" of defined benefit pension plans. Submitted comments to the Department of Labor and related agencies on retirement topics including lifetime income and target date retirement funds.

Client expense: $2,180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Discussed financial regulatory reforms, including consumer and investor protections. (no bill) Pub.Law 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Discussed implementation of legislation.Discussed Banking Committee issues including SEC Fiduciary rulemaking, JOBS Act implementation and Dodd-Frank implementation. (no bill) H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations, 2015 - Lobbied to protect Census funding and consumer protection programs with jurisdiction of subcommittee. Lobbied to protect consumer protection programs and implementation of ACA health insurance exchanges. (no bill) H.R. 1062, Letter written in opposition to the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act. Sent letter to the SEC urging it to propose rulemaking on Fiduciary Duty. (no bill) H.R. 2374, Letter written in opposition to the Retail Investor Protection Act. H.R. 1953, Expressed support for the Senior Fraud Prevention Act (FTC). S. 1358, Seniors Fraud Prevention Act - Letter written in support of this bill. S. 807, Plain Writing Act for Regulations - Letter written in support of this bill. Comment letter to the SEC on amendments to Reg. D, Form D, and rule 156 under the SEC Act, to implement JOBS Act provisions. Letter to Senate urging members not to sign a letter to OMB that would elay or prevent rulemaking by SEC and DOL on fiduciary duty. Recommendations to SEC in response to RFI regarding duties of broker/dealers and investment advisors. Met with SEC Commissioners to discuss the need to move forward with a fiduciary duty proposal. H.R. 1627 - Letter to House members urging co-sponsorship of this bill to provide user fees for regular examinations of registered investment advisors. Expressed opposition to a letter sent to the OMB by ten Senators urging that any DOL fiduciary duty rule be delayed with 60 days after completion of a related SEC proposal. Discussed methods for expediting DOL upgrade of Fiduciary duty definition under ERISA with agency staff. Met with Administration staff to discuss issuance of SEC and DOL fiduciary duty rules. Met with Senate Banking Committee staff to encourage support for SEC and DOL fiduciary duty rules. H.R. 1627, Investment Advisor Examination Improvement Act of 2013 - Letter to House in support (user fees to fund investment advisors). Met with EBSA on proposed regulatory agenda affecting financial institutions and retirement security. (no bill) Discussed bill to enhance law enforcement cooperation on Social Security number theft. (no bill) Discussed bill to require more effective disclosure on retail bond sales. (no bill) Sent letter to SEC demonstrating the harm from maintaining the suitability standard as opposed to imposing a fiduciary duty on broker/dealers to investors. (no bill) Discussed the need for SEC and DOL fiduciary duty and user fees to fund the examination of registered investment advisors. (no bill) Briefed House Financial Services staff on detrimental effects of mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses in contracts. (no bill) Briefed Senate financial services staff on bank fraud and the objectives of the Department of Justice's Operation Choke Point. (no bill) H.R. 1627 - Discussed fiduciary duty and user fees to fund the examination of Investment Advisors with SEC Office of the Investor Advocate. Letter to Congress and White House staff on the need to update the definition of "fiduciary" under ERISA. (no bill)

Client expense: $2,180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of the Census, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 605, Insurance Consumer Protection and Solvency Act of 2013 H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 801, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2014 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221 / S. 737, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564 / S. 1526, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2274, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2446, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3211, Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 H.R. 3331, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 3519, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 3623, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 3701, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act H.R. 3928, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 4167, Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4200, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4387, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act H.R. 4466, Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014 H.R. 4510 / S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 4554, Restricted Securities Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4565, Startup Capital Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4568, Small Business Freedom to Grow Act of 2014 H.R. 4569, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2014 H.R. 4570, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4571, To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans H.R. 4662, Bureau Advisory Opinion Act H.R. 4684, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4697, Small-Cap Access to Capital Act H.R. 4804, Bureau Examination Fairness Act H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 H.R. 5405, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 5461, To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes H.R. 5471, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes S. 1898, Truth in Settlements Act of 2014 S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2698, Regulatory Easement for Lending Institutions that Enable a Vibrant Economy Act of 2014 Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-67); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions, 1502 relating to conflict minerals and resulting rule from the Securities Exchange Commission, and Volcker Rule - including trust preferred bonds and collateralized loan obligations; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including Sec. 40312, issues related to pension fund stabilization; implementation of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Securities Act of 1933 (P.L. 73-22), including amendments to Rule 701; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; financial reporting policies reform; proposed regulation of money market mutual funds; proposed risk retention rules and the collateralized loan obligations market; Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; Basel III capital standards; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; political spending disclosures; Federal Reserve Boards review of 2003 determination that certain commodity activities are complementary to financial activities and thus permissible for bank holding companies; reducing barriers to capital formation; capital requirements and systemically important financial institutions; oversight of proxy advisory firms; credit risk retention rules

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

Department of Labor rulemaking to change the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; H.R. 2374 the Retail Investor Protection Act, provisions relating to the Department of Labor coordinating retail customer standards of conduct with the Securities and Exchange Commission to minimize regulatory conflicts.

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE

Retirement Security as in the following bills: S606 - Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2013 (SEAL Act) HR2117 - Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013 HR2035 - Automatic IRA Act of 2013 S1270 - Secure Annuities for Employee (SAFE) Retirement Act of 2013 S1970 - Retirement Security Act of 2014 S1979 - USA Retirement Funds Act of 2014 HR5875 - Small Businesses Add Value for Employees (SAVE) Act of 2014 DOL & SEC Fiduciary Proposals (DOL Fiduciary Definition Regulation/SEC Project to Harmonize Broker-Dealer Fiduciary Standards) as in the following bill: HR2374 - Retail Investor Protection Act Providing Lifetime Income Illustrations on Retirement Benefit Statements Tax Benefits of Defined Contribution Plans Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Design Fiduciary Concerns Related to Advice and Education in Retirement Plans Stretch IRA as in the following bills: S953 - Reed-Harkin Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013 Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act of 2014 (Chairmans Mark) Lifetime Income Disclosure as in the following bills: HR2171/S1145 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act of 2013 Retirement Plan Consolidation Tax Reform as it relates to retirement plans Qualified Default Investment Alternatives

Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Issues related to Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-203) implementation and regulations, including SIFI rules and designation, systemic risk, orderly liquidation authority and derivatives Issues related to systemic risk regulation of non-bank financial institutions Issues related to portfolio management of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including transparency and custom baskets Issues related to swap execution facility trading, interactions and reporting of swaps trading Issues related to definition of major swap participants Issues related to enhancements to margin protection rules for swap participants and effect of bankruptcy of a futures clearing merchant or clearinghouse on derivatives trading Issues related to nature of collateral for cleared swaps Issues related to margin for uncleared swaps, including cash-only margin Issues related to capital requirements for cleared and uncleared swaps Issues related to transaction recording obligation under the CFTCs SEF rules Issues related to derivatives trading reforms including cross border provisions, FX settling, and commodity pool operator registration requirements Issues related to market structure matters (computerized trading, trade-at, high frequency trading, minimizing latency of market data feeds, improving resiliency of technology and infrastructure to avoid single points of failure, Regulation NMS and the maker-taker model) Issues related to effect of the Volcker rule on fixed income markets, equity markets, and mutual fund shareholders Issues related to the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) and mutual funds, including H.R. 5180 (Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2014) Issues related to the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and mutual funds Issues related to the Office of Financial Research study of asset managers and its potential impact on mutual funds Issues related to legislation and regulations affecting mutual funds and the mutual fund industry Issues related to regulation of mortgage- and other asset-backed securities, housing finance reform, and Government Sponsored Enterprise reform Proposals related to potential money market fund regulations (e.g. floating net asset value, capital requirements, redemption hold-back, liquidity gates and fees, treatment of municipal money market funds) Issues related to the overnight reverse repurchase agreement proposal Issues related to market activities and effects upon Treasury inflation protected securities Issues related to the SECs enhanced fund reporting initiative Issues related to the structure and offering of annuities H.R. 2374 (Retail Investor Protection Act) for regulatory coordination between the DOL and the SEC Issues surrounding the fiscal situation with Puerto Rico and its impact on the municipal bonds market Issues related to disclosure of municipal bond transaction expenses Issues related to a pilot program for expanded tick sizes for small capitalization stocks, including H.R. 1952 (Spread Pricing Liquidity Act of 2013) and H.R. 3448 (Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2013) Issues related to the regulation of the asset management industry Issues related to the EU safe harbor framework Issues related to the flash crash and availability of liquidity in the fixed income markets

Client expense: $770,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Issues pertaining to DFA Section 913 - fiduciary; Issues pertaining to DFA Section 914 - SRO for investment advisors; Issues pertaining to Department of Labor's proposed definition of fiduciary regulation; H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act, all provisions.

Client expense: $1,650,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Risk Management Agency, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Implementation of H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act;HR 6204, SEC Proposed Rule on "Mutual Fund Distribution Fees"; H.R. 2140, Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013; cybersecurity, privacy issues; HR 2374 "The Retail Investor Protection Act"; S.2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 S. 1369, a bill to provide flexibility to the Federal Reserve to establish capital standards tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance; Section 619, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Final Rule, 12CFR Part 44, 12CFR Part 248, 12CFR Part 351, 17 CFR Part 255. (12/10/2013); municipal advisor registration; Department of Treasury, IAIS Common Framework for the Supervision of Internationally Active Insurance Groups (7/1/11).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R.2374, Retail Investor Protection Act, provisions relating to fiduciary standards for broker dealers and investment advisors. H.R. 2767, Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners (PATH) Act of 2013, provisions affecting housing finance.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $49,500

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE