4th Quarter - Report — THE COOK GROUP INC. for THE COOK GROUP INC. (2010)

Firm

THE COOK GROUP INC.

Client

THE COOK GROUP INC.

Income

—

Expenses

$110,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Private Investment Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	Vice President, Government Affairs
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice President, Federal Affairs

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Deferral Excise Tax on Medical Devices International Tax

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	Vice President, Government Affairs
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice President, Federal Affairs

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent Reform Legislation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	Vice President, Government Affairs
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice President, Federal Affairs

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of

Health Issues HCR

Health Care Reform Legislation Physician Payments Sunshine Act Comparative Effectiveness Research FDA Reform Emergency Preparedness Primary Care Health Workforce

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	Vice President, Government Affairs
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice President, Federal Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

AAA Screening PAD Screening

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	Vice President, Government Affairs
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice President, Federal Affairs

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); 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.