1st Quarter - Report — GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC for GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC (2008)

Firm

GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC

Client

GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC

Income

—

Expenses

$620,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Openness and competition in the online services market.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALAN B DAVIDSON	—
JOHANNA SHELTON	Majority Counsel, House E&C Committee

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Freedom of expression and intellectual property in international trade agreements; international freedom of expression and censorship: H.R. 275 - Global Online Freedom Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PABLO L CHAVEZ	Chief Counsel, Senator McCain
ALAN B DAVIDSON	—
JOHANNA SHELTON	Majority Counsel, House E&C Committee

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 275 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Federal energy standards and incentives, and provisions to accelerate the commercialization of plug-in vehicles.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PABLO L CHAVEZ	Chief Counsel, Senator McCain
JOHANNA SHELTON	Majority Counsel, House E&C Committee

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office

Immigration IMM

H-1B and employment-based visa reform.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PABLO L CHAVEZ	Chief Counsel, Senator McCain

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office

Science/Technology SCI

Promoting scientific research and education funding; encouraging accessibility of public sector information: S. 2321 E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007; congressional use of web technology.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PABLO L CHAVEZ	Chief Counsel, Senator McCain
ALAN B DAVIDSON	—
ELIZABETH ERAKER	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2321 (110th)

Advertising ADV

Openness and regulation of online advertising; privacy issues surrounding online advertising; DoubleClick acquisition.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PABLO L CHAVEZ	Chief Counsel, Senator McCain
ALAN B DAVIDSON	—
JOHANNA SHELTON	Majority Counsel, House E&C Committee

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Open Internet access; net neutrality: FCC NOI on broadband practices, S. 215 & HR 5353 the Internet Freedom Preservation Act; spectrum allocation: 700 MHz auction proceeding, TV white spaces proceeding, dynamic auction docket; broadband policies; broadcast political advertising issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PABLO L CHAVEZ	Chief Counsel, Senator McCain
ALAN B DAVIDSON	—
JOHANNA SHELTON	Majority Counsel, House E&C Committee
ROBERT TAI	—
RICHARD SUTHERLAND WHITT	—

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 215 (110th), H.R. 5353 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform: S. 1145 - Patent Reform Act of 2007; copyright reform: Digital Millennium Copyright Act service provider safe harbors, Section 107 fair use exceptions, treatment of "orphan" works, H.R. 1201 - Freedom and Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship Act of 2007, H.R. 4279 - PRO IP Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALAN B DAVIDSON	—
JOHANNA SHELTON	Majority Counsel, House E&C Committee
ROBERT TAI	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: H.R. 1201 (110th), H.R. 4279 (110th), S. 1145 (110th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

General online consumer protection issues; spyware: S. 1625 - Counter Spy Act; online child safety protection issues including: S. 49 - Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act, S. 431 - KIDS Act of 2007, S. 519 - SAFE Act of 2007; content regulation; privacy and data security issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PABLO L CHAVEZ	Chief Counsel, Senator McCain
ALAN B DAVIDSON	—
ELIZABETH ERAKER	—
ROBERT TAI	—

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 1625 (110th), S. 519 (110th), S. 431 (110th), S. 49 (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.