2nd Quarter - Report — FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP for SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. (2011)

Firm

FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP

Client

SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.

Income

$50,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues Related to Accountable Care Organizations; Medical Device Industry Tax.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RENE QUASHIE New	—

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues Related to Accountable Care Organizations.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RENE QUASHIE New	—

Contacted: SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Issues Related to Arthritis.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
HILARY HANSEN New	Staff Assistant, Representative Martin Frost
REBECCA MCGRATH New	Legislative Assistant, Senator Christopher Dodd
RENE QUASHIE New	—

Contacted: SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Health Issues HCR

Issues Related to Medical Device & Health Care Reform.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
HILARY HANSEN New	Staff Assistant, Representative Martin Frost
REBECCA MCGRATH New	Legislative Assistant, Senator Christopher Dodd
RENE QUASHIE New	—

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.