SWIDLER BERLIN LLP — Lobbying Disclosure

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2006	$1,900,000	12	12
2005	$9,582,000	41	24
2004	$6,600,000	29	23
2003	$6,880,000	35	26
2002	$1,220,000	45	33
2001	$3,088,000	83	48
2000	$2,580,000	66	43
1999	$2,280,000	68	42

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
ASBESTOS STUDY GROUP	$21,240,000	6	2001–2006
Altria Group, Inc.	$1,080,000	9	2001–2005
MICROSOFT CORP	$1,020,000	9	1999–2006
US AIRWAYS (USAIR)	$860,000	7	1999–2002
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT	$720,000	6	1999–2002
CONOCO	$660,000	5	1999–2001
ICG COMMUNICATIONS	$640,000	9	1999–2004
NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP	$540,000	6	1999–2002
VONAGE HOLDINGS	$500,000	5	2004–2005
BECKER & BECKER ASSOC	$500,000	6	2003–2005
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL CO	$420,000	8	1999–2006
ARTICHOKE JOES	$400,000	6	2001–2006
RENEWABLE FUELS ASSN	$380,000	9	1999–2006
NATL SEDIMENTS COALITION	$320,000	10	1999–2005
RCN TELECOM SERVICES	$300,000	6	2000–2004
PAC-WEST TELECOMM	$288,000	8	2001–2006
MERRILL LYNCH & CO	$280,000	2	1999–2000
CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR	$280,000	6	1999–2001
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE & AIRBUS INDUSTRIE NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS INC (AIRBUS)	$260,000	3	2001–2002
U S CHAMBER INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM	$220,000	4	2001–2002
SCHERING PLOUGH	$220,000	9	1999–2004
TRANSKARYOTIC THERAPIES	$200,000	6	1999–2004
GENERAL ELECTRIC CORP	$200,000	6	1999–2005
ALLIED SECURITY	$180,000	3	2004
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM	$180,000	3	1999–2000

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	185
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	183
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	23
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	21
Treasury, Dept of	18
State, Dept of (DOS)	14
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	9
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	9
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	8
Energy, Dept of	7
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	6
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)	3
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	3
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	3
Office of the Vice President of the United States	3
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)	3
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)	2
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)	2
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	2
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	2

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	81
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	40
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	28
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	23
Utilities	Utilities	21
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	18
Gaming/Gambling/Casino	Gaming/Gambling/Casino	17
Health Issues	Health Issues	15
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	14
Indian/Native American Affairs	Indian/Native American Affairs	14
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	10
Tobacco	Tobacco	9
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	9
Government Issues	Government Issues	9
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	8
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	8
Pharmacy	Pharmacy	8
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	7
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	7
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	6