3rd Quarter - Report

COGENT STRATEGIES LLC for SOTHEBY'S

Period 3rd Quarter 2021 Filed Oct 20, 2021 Signed by Kimberley Fritts

Official filing
Firm
COGENT STRATEGIES LLC
Client
SOTHEBY'S
Income
$60,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

- General trade policy issues affecting art

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID ADAMS —
RANDALL GERARD —
CLAUDIA JAMES —

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

- Issues related to capital gains tax

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RANDALL GERARD —
CLAUDIA JAMES —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

- Issues related to copyright including resale royalty

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RANDALL GERARD —
CLAUDIA JAMES —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Arts/Entertainment ART

- Regulation of art and antiquities - Implementation of H.R. 2500/S. 1790 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID ADAMS —
RANDALL GERARD —
CLAUDIA JAMES —
DAVID OXNER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1790 (117th), H.R. 2500 (117th)

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.