1st Quarter - Report — THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC for MONSANTO (2008)

Firm

THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

Client

MONSANTO

Income

$63,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.