NATL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2005

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2005	—	2	1
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	2	2
2002	—	5	2
2001	—	4	3
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	3	2

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD	—	5
DLA PIPER LLP (US)	—	4
VERNER LIIPFERT BERNHARD MCPHERSON & HAND	—	2
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING (A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP)	—	6
QGA PUBLIC AFFAIRS (FORMERLY QUINN GILLESPIE & ASSOCIATES)	—	2

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	9
SENATE	9
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	4
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Sports/Athletics	Sports/Athletics	9
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	6
Immigration	Immigration	5
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	2
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	2
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1
Transportation	Transportation	1
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Agriculture	Agriculture	1
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1

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