4th Quarter - Report — THE COOK GROUP INC. for THE COOK GROUP INC. (2009)

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.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Reform

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

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Financial Servoces REfrom

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	—
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	—

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

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
ROBIN WILEY	Manager, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs

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

Health Issues HCR

Health Reform Legislatiion FDA Reform Physician Payments Sunshine Act FDA Appropriations Comparative Effectiveness Reseasrch FDA Preemption

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	—
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	—
ROBIN WILEY	—

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

AAA Screening PAD Screening

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	—
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	—
ROBIN WILEY	—

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

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.