1st Quarter - Report — PODESTA GROUP, INC. for WAL-MART (2011)

Firm

PODESTA GROUP, INC.

Client

WAL-MART

Income

$110,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues related to NLRB and other appellate cases.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RANDALL GERARD	—
DAVID MARIN	—
GWEN E MELLOR New	Intern, Sen. Joseph Biden
OSCAR RAMIREZ	—
JOHN SCOFIELD	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Dodd-Frank financial reform implementation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RANDALL GERARD	—
ANDREW J LEWIN	—
NICOLE C YOUNG	—

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues relating to corporate tax reform.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DANIELE BAIERLEIN New	—
RANDALL GERARD	—
OSCAR RAMIREZ	—
NICOLE C YOUNG	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Energy, Dept of

Health Issues HCR

Health care legislative reform: policy options, financing policy options, delivery system reform options, employer responsibility. Low-cost pharmacy networks. Medical malpractice reform.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SHARON COHEN	—
RANDALL GERARD	—
ANTHONY PODESTA	—
NICOLE C YOUNG	—

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of

Issues related to cap and trade, energy efficiency, smart grid, advanced meters, demand response, decoupling, EPACT05 proceedings, transmission grid, competitive markets/renewables, consumer rights to environmental attributes, green jobs, and renewable projects.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ED ROTHSCHILD	—

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Issues related to food safety, childhood obesity, and front-of-package labeling.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL BRATHWAITE	—
TIMOTHY A GLASSCO	—
STEPHEN NORTHRUP	—
NICOLE C YOUNG	—

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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.