CHEROKEE INVESTMENT PARTNERS

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2002–2010

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2010	—	2	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	3	2
2006	—	6	3
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	5	2
2003	—	5	2
2002	—	2	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD	—	14
CAPITOL LINK, INC.	—	8
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS	—	4
PUBLIC STRATEGIES, INC.	—	3
THE CLARK GROUP, LLC DBA VELA ENVIRONMENTAL	—	3

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	13
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	4
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	1
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	1
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	1
Defense	Defense	1

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