2nd Quarter - Report — THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC for MONSANTO (2008)

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm

THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

Client

MONSANTO

Income

$63,000

Expenses

—

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing	Filed	Amount	Counted
2nd Quarter - Report (this page)	Jul 14, 2008	$63,000	Replaced
2nd Quarter - Report	Jul 14, 2008	$63,000	Yes

What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 1908 / S. 1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007, all issues related to patent reform efforts and to patents in general.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CYNTHIA MERIFIELD TRIPODI	—
DON NICKLES	U.S. Senator
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1908 (110th), S. 1145 (110th)

Science/Technology SCI

Biotechnology research.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DON NICKLES	U.S. Senator
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Foreign Relations FOR

Free trade agreements biosafety protocol.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DON NICKLES	U.S. Senator
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

European approvals of ag biotech.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DON NICKLES	U.S. Senator
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Agriculture AGR

HR 2419, The Farm Bill, issues related to competition and marketplace size; invasive weeds.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DON NICKLES	U.S. Senator
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Antitrust

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DON NICKLES	U.S. Senator
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Biotechnology acceptance, mandatory notification rule.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DON NICKLES	U.S. Senator
BRIAN WILD	Exec. Office of the VP, Dpty. Asst. for Leg. Aff.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

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.