SHAW GROUP INC

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2005–2013

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2013	—	2	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	5	2
2008	—	10	2
2007	—	6	2
2006	—	8	2
2005	—	1	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
BREAUX LOTT LEADERSHIP GROUP	—	24
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS	—	11
AKERMAN LLP	—	6
ADAMS AND REESE, LLP	—	3

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	27
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	25
Energy, Dept of	8
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	6
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	6
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	5
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	4
Treasury, Dept of	4
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)	3
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	2
State, Dept of (DOS)	2
UNDETERMINED	1
White House Office	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	Disaster Planning/Emergencies	24
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	23
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	15
Housing	Housing	8
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	7
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	6
Government Issues	Government Issues	4
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	1

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