MERRILL LYNCH
The register keeps a separate record of this client for every firm that files for it and every spelling of its name. All 10 of its records are shown together here.
These two are not added together. An organisation lobbying for itself reports its own spending, and the firms it retains report what they were paid; the rules ask the first to include the second, but filings do not always do so and a filing gives no way to tell. Each is shown as reported.
Reported lobbying by year
Filings
| Filing | Filed by | Amount |
|---|---|---|
|
1st Quarter - Termination 1st Quarter 2009
|
MERRILL LYNCH & CO, INC | $30,000 reported |
|
1st Quarter - Termination (No Activity) 1st Quarter 2009
|
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP | $20,000 reported |
|
2nd Quarter - Amendment 2nd Quarter 2008
|
MERRILL LYNCH & CO, INC | $920,000 reported |
|
4th Quarter - Termination Amendment 4th Quarter 2008
|
TIBER CREEK GROUP | $80,000 reported |
|
4th Quarter - Termination Amendment 4th Quarter 2008
|
DLA PIPER LLP (US) | $60,000 reported |
|
4th Quarter - Termination Amendment (No Activity) 4th Quarter 2008
|
MAYER BROWN LLP | — reported |
|
4th Quarter - Termination Amendment 4th Quarter 2008
|
DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | — reported |
|
4th Quarter - Reportreplaced 4th Quarter 2008
|
DLA PIPER LLP (US) | $60,000 reported |
|
4th Quarter - Reportreplaced 4th Quarter 2008
|
TIBER CREEK GROUP | $80,000 reported |
|
4th Quarter - Reportreplaced 4th Quarter 2008
|
DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | — reported |
Filed by
Each firm that has reported for this client, and the client itself where it lobbies in-house, with the reports filed and the amounts they disclose.
| Firm | Reports | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| MERRILL LYNCH & CO, INC In-house | 7 | $9,150,000 |
| ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG) | 6 | $1,204,000 |
| DLA PIPER LLP (US) | 6 | $550,000 |
| MAYER BROWN LLP | 6 | $310,000 |
| BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP | 7 | $260,000 |
| TIBER CREEK GROUP | 3 | $240,000 |
| DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | 6 | $200,000 |
| THE BAPTISTA GROUP | 6 | $140,000 |
| JOHN KELLY CONSULTING | 3 | $90,000 |
| JAMES BOLAND | 2 | $80,000 |
Issues lobbied
How many report sections named each issue, counting the current version of each report.
| Issue | Code | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities | FIN | 29 |
| Banking | BAN | 22 |
| Taxation/Internal Revenue Code | TAX | 20 |
| Energy/Nuclear | ENG | 13 |
| Budget/Appropriations | BUD | 7 |
| Foreign Relations | FOR | 7 |
| Copyright/Patent/Trademark | CPT | 6 |
| Retirement | RET | 6 |
| Housing | HOU | 4 |
| Health Issues | HCR | 3 |
| Government Issues | GOV | 1 |
Bills named in its filings
Bill numbers found in the filers' descriptions, most often named first.
| Bill | Congress | Times named |
|---|---|---|
| H.R. 698 | 110th | 16 |
| S. 1782 | 110th | 11 |
| H.R. 3010 | 110th | 11 |
| S. 1356 | 110th | 10 |
| H.R. 2167 | 110th | 9 |
| S. 2191 | 110th | 9 |
| H.R. 6 | 110th | 9 |
| S. 349 | 110th | 9 |
| H.R. 5351 | 110th | 8 |
| H.R. 3361 | 110th | 8 |
| H.R. 5160 | 110th | 7 |
| H.R. 2776 | 110th | 7 |
| S. 1141 | 110th | 6 |
| S. 2 | 110th | 6 |
| S. 1607 | 110th | 6 |
| H.R. 6382 | 110th | 6 |
| S. 1145 | 110th | 6 |
| S. 1677 | 110th | 6 |
| S. 577 | 110th | 6 |
| H.R. 1419 | 110th | 6 |
| H.R. 2942 | 110th | 6 |
| H.R. 6186 | 110th | 5 |
| H.R. 2419 | 110th | 5 |
| H.R. 4912 | 110th | 5 |
| S. 681 | 110th | 5 |
From reports filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. Firms report what each client paid them; an organisation lobbying for itself reports its own expenses. Amounts count the current version of each report once.