ASBESTOS STUDY GROUP

Total Lobbying Spend

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2001–2009

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2009	—	2	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	6	3
2006	—	11	6
2005	—	14	7
2004	—	8	6
2003	—	10	5
2001	—	1	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Torts	—	40
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	23
Health Issues	—	20
Budget/Appropriations	—	4
Insurance	—	1
Bankruptcy	—	1
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	—	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
ALEXANDER STRATEGY GROUP	—	5
BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP	—	10
CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS, LLP	—	4
FEDERAL POLICY GROUP, LLC	—	7
KEVIN MCGUINESS PLLC	—	8
MCGUINESS & HOLCH	—	4
PALMETTO GROUP	—	7
SWIDLER BERLIN LLP	—	6
WEXLER \| WALKER, A UNIT OF HILL+KNOWLTON STRATEGIES, LLC	—	5

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.