A bill to allow certain newspapers to be treated as described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.

H.R. 1105/S. 673, the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, provisions relating to the State Attorneys General HIPPA enforcement S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act H.R. 2309, Consumer Credit Protection Agency Act, provisions relating to State Attorneys General H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 H.R. 1214, Payday Loan Act of 2009 H.R. 2309, Consumer Credit Protection Improvement Act, provisions on State Attorneys General enforcement H.R. 3817, Investor Protection Act, potential amendments regarding the Supreme Court's Stoneridge decision H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Representative Bean preemption amendment Discussion draft of the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009 (not yet introduced) General background on U.S. capital markets competitiveness, attorney pay-to-play issues in securities litigation and regulation and securities litigation (no specific legislation introduced) The Obama Administration's proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 (not yet introduced)

Client expense: $5,640,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

S. 448, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2009" S. 449, "Free Speech Protection Act of 2009" H.R. 985, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2009" S. 673, "Newspaper Revitalization Act" Libel Tourism Federal Shield Law

Client expense: $1,310,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S.

S. 25, "Digital TV Transition Fairness Act" (Sanders) S. 34, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009" (DeMint) S. 43, "Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009" (Ensign) S. 62, A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine (Inhofe) S. 71, "Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009" (Schumer) S. 300, "TV Converter Box Coupon Program Relief Act" (Gregg) S. 328, "DTV Delay Act" (Rockefeller) S. 352, A bill to postpone the DTV transition date (Rockefeller) S. 448, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2009" (Specter) S. 449, "Free Speech Protection Act of 2009" (Specter) S. 673, "Newspaper Revitalization Act" (Cardin) S. 771, A bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive Television broadcast signals of their choice (Bennet) S. 889, "DTV Cliff Effect AssistanceAct of 2009" S. 1670, A bill to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals H.R. 245, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009" H.R. 299, "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act" (Engel) H.R. 339, "Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act" (Platts) H.R. 390, "College Football Playoff Act of 2009" (Barton) H.R. 400, "Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act" (Dingell) H.R. 505, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations (Boren) H.R. 508, "DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009" (Braley) H.R. 661, To provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program (Barton) H.R. 681, "Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009" (Waxman) H.R. 927, "Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act" (Stupak) H.R. 1155, "Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009" (Eshoo) H.R. 1860, To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice (Salazar) Content Regulation Issues, eg, Broadcast Indecency and Television Violence H.R. 2994, "Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act" H.R. 3019, to amend the NTIA Organization Act to imprive the process of reallocation of specturm from federal government uses to commercial uses." H.R. 3101, "Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009" H.R. 3570, to amend title 17 to reauthorize the satellite statutory license to conform the satellite and cable statutory licenses to all digital transmissions, and for other purposes. Broadcast Ownership Issues Cable A La Carte Issues Retransmission Consent Issues (Including Time Warner Cable - Fox Negotiations) Spectrum Issues Federal Shield Law Issues DTV Transition Issues Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising Issues DirecTV-Liberty Media Transaction Communications Disability Access Issues Broadcast Localism Issues White Spaces Spectrum Issues SHVERA Reauthorization WWOR Broadcast License Broadcast Loudness Network Neutrality Future of Journalism Advanced Blocking Technology Enhanced Disclosure National Broadband Plan Selectable Output Control Waiver

S. 25, "Digital TV Transition Fairness Act" (Sanders) S. 34, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009" (DeMint) S. 43, "Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009" (Ensign) S. 62, A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine (Inhofe) S. 71, "Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009" (Schumer) S. 300, "TV Converter Box Coupon Program Relief Act" (Gregg) S. 328, "DTV Delay Act" (Rockefeller) S. 352, A bill to postpone the DTV transition date (Rockefeller) S. 448, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2009" (Specter) S. 449, "Free Speech Protection Act of 2009" (Specter) S. 673, "Newspaper Revitalization Act" (Cardin) S. 771, A bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive Television broadcast signals of their choice (Bennet) S. 889, "DTV Cliff Effect AssistanceAct of 2009" S. 1670, A bill to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals H.R. 245, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009" H.R. 299, "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act" (Engel) H.R. 339, "Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act" (Platts) H.R. 390, "College Football Playoff Act of 2009" (Barton) H.R. 400, "Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act" (Dingell) H.R. 505, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations (Boren) H.R. 508, "DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009" (Braley) H.R. 661, To provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program (Barton) H.R. 681, "Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009" (Waxman) H.R. 927, "Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act" (Stupak) H.R. 1155, "Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009" (Eshoo) H.R. 1860, To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice (Salazar) Content Regulation Issues, eg, Broadcast Indecency and Television Violence H.R. 2994, "Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act" H.R. 3019, to amend the NTIA Organization Act to imprive the process of reallocation of specturm from federal government uses to commercial uses." H.R. 3101, "Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009" H.R. 3570, to amend title 17 to reauthorize the satellite statutory license to conform the satellite and cable statutory licenses to all digital transmissions, and for other purposes. Broadcast Ownership Issues Cable A La Carte Issues Retransmission Consent Issues Spectrum Issues Federal Shield Law Issues DTV Transition Issues Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising Issues DirecTV-Liberty Media Transaction Communications Disability Access Issues Broadcast Localism Issues White Spaces Spectrum Issues SHVERA Reauthorization WWOR Broadcast License Broadcast Loudness Network Neutrality Future of Journalism Advanced Blocking Technology Enhanced Disclosure National Broadband Plan Selectable Output Control Waiver

S. 448, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2009" S. 449, "Free Speech Protection Act of 2009" H.R. 985, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2009" S. 673, "Newspaper Revitalization Act" Libel Tourism Federal Shield Law

Client expense: $1,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 1105/S. 673, Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, provisions on state attorney general HIPPA enforcement General background on U.S. capital markets competitiveness and regulation, securities litigation and attorney pay-to-play issues in securities litigation (no specific legislation) P.L. 104-67, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act H.R. 2309, Consumer Credit Protection Agency Act, provisions on state attorney general enforcement H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009

Client expense: $4,240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

S. 25, "Digital TV Transition Fairness Act" (Sanders) S. 34, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009" (DeMint) S. 43, "Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009" (Ensign) S. 62, A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine (Inhofe) S. 71, "Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009" (Schumer) S. 300, "TV Converter Box Coupon Program Relief Act" (Gregg) S. 328, "DTV Delay Act" (Rockefeller) S. 352, A bill to postpone the DTV transition date (Rockefeller) S. 448, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2009" (Specter) S. 449, "Free Speech Protection Act of 2009" (Specter) S. 673, "Newspaper Revitalization Act" (Cardin) S. 771, A bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive Television broadcast signals of their choice (Bennet) H.R. 245, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009" H.R. 299, "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act" (Engel) H.R. 339, "Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act" (Platts) H.R. 390, "College Football Playoff Act of 2009" (Barton) H.R. 400, "Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act" (Dingell) H.R. 505, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations (Boren) H.R. 508, "DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009" (Braley) H.R. 661, To provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program (Barton) H.R. 681, "Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009" (Waxman) H.R. 927, "Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act" (Stupak) H.R. 1155, "Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009" (Eshoo) H.R. 1860, To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice (Salazar) Content Regulation Issues, eg, Broadcast Indecency and Television Violence Broadcast Ownership Issues Cable A La Carte Issues Retransmission Consent Issues Spectrum Issues Federal Shield Law Issues DTV Transition Issues Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising Issues DirecTV-Liberty Media Transaction Communications Disability Access Issues Broadcast Localism Issues White Spaces Spectrum Issues SHVERA Reauthorization WWOR Broadcast License Broadcast Loudness

S. 448, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2009" S. 449, "Free Speech Protection Act of 2009" H.R. 985, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2009" S. 673, "Newspaper Revitalization Act" Libel Tourism Federal Shield Law

Client expense: $1,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S. 448, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2009" S. 449, "Free Speech Protection Act of 2009" S. 673, "Newspaper Revitalization Act" H.R. 985, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2009" Libel Tourism Federal Shield Law Issues

Client expense: $1,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)