ERNST & YOUNG

Total Lobbying Spend

$9.1M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2000–2010

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2010	—	1	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	$1,234,800	6	2
2007	$2,440,480	5	2
2006	$861,500	2	2
2005	—	5	2
2004	$1,150,000	6	3
2003	—	4	2
2002	$2,343,860	5	3
2001	$460,000	1	1
2000	$600,000	1	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Accounting	—	32
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	—	15
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	15
Immigration	—	4
Bankruptcy	—	4
Computer Industry	—	3
Retirement	—	3
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	—	3
Banking	—	2
Trade (domestic/foreign)	—	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.