DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL LLP

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This entity appears on both sides of lobbying disclosures. The firm tab shows registrant-reported income; the client tab shows client-reported lobbying spend. Contract awards are separate and are not included here.

Lobbying Income

$1.3M

Filings

113

Unique Clients

Active Period

1999–2022

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2022	—	1	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	$10,000	4	1
2018	—	8	2
2017	$30,000	8	2
2016	$10,000	8	2
2015	—	8	2
2014	$10,000	8	2
2013	$40,000	9	3
2012	$140,000	11	3
2011	$50,000	8	2
2010	$140,000	9	2
2009	$230,000	7	2
2003	$200,000	1	1
2002	$0	1	1
2001	$100,000	3	2
2000	$80,000	4	3
1999	$230,000	7	4

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
WELLS FARGO	$580,000	5	1999–2003
SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION (SIFMA)	$500,000	54	2009–2022
LIMITED BRANDS INC	$130,000	39	2009–2018
CNOOC LIMITED	$30,000	4	2012–2013
JP MORGAN & CO	$30,000	3	1999
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO.	$0	5	1999–2002
FIRSTAR CORP	—	1	1999
MACANDREWS & FORBES	$0	2	2000

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	41
SENATE	37
Treasury, Dept of	7
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)	5
Federal Reserve System	5
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)	1
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)	1

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	22
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	15
Banking	Banking	11
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	3
Accounting	Accounting	1
Bankruptcy	Bankruptcy	1
Commodities (big ticket)	Commodities (big ticket)	1
Insurance	Insurance	1

Source: Senate LDA

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