VIVENDI UNIVERSAL

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2003

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2003	—	3	3
2002	—	5	3
2001	—	5	3
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	4	3

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
PODESTA GROUP, INC.	—	8
CLARK & WEINSTOCK	—	5
J. MONTGOMERY ASSOCIATES	—	5
ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)	—	1

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	15
SENATE	15
State, Dept of (DOS)	4
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	4
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	3

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	7
Arts/Entertainment	Arts/Entertainment	6
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	4
Travel/Tourism	Travel/Tourism	3
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1

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