NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2007

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2007	—	1	1
2006	—	4	3
2005	—	4	2
2004	—	4	3
2003	—	6	4
2002	—	8	4
2001	—	7	5
2000	—	4	3
1999	—	13	10

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
HECHT LATHAM SPENCER & ASSOCIATES, INC., FORMERLY KNOWN AS HECHT SPENCER & ASSOC	—	10
THE OB-C GROUP, LLC	—	4
SONNY CALLAHAN AND ASSOCIATES	—	4
PAUL HASTINGS LLP	—	12
WINSTON & STRAWN LLP	—	2
WHITTEN & DIAMOND	—	3
VENABLE LLP	—	5
DEWEY BALLANTINE LLP	—	7
ARTER & HADDEN	—	1
OPPENHEIMER WOLFF & DONNELLY LLP	—	1
KING & SPALDING LLP	—	1
MEAD, GEORGE G.	—	1

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	16
Surface Transportation Board (STB)	5
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	2

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Railroads	Railroads	23
Transportation	Transportation	10
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	7
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	6
Health Issues	Health Issues	5
Torts	Torts	3
Roads/Highway	Roads/Highway	2
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	1
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	1
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	1
Tobacco	Tobacco	1
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	1
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	Disaster Planning/Emergencies	1
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	1

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