1st Quarter - Amendment

AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD for U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM

Firm
Client
Income
$150,000
Expenses
—

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
1st Quarter - Report Apr 20, 2017 $150,000 Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment (this page) Mar 1, 2018 $150,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Torts TOR

Background on federal civil and criminal enforcement against business, and over criminalization of federal law (no specific legislation); general background on the False Claims Act; general background on legal reform; and H.R. 985, the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GORDON HUNTER BATES New CoS, Sen. McConnell, 2000-02; Legal Cnsl, Sen. McConnell, 1999-00; Chief Cnsl, Senate Rules Committee, 1997-99.
SMITH W DAVIS —
ED PAGANO —
JAMES TUCKER —
GEOFF VERHOFF —
VALERIE WHITE —
LADD WILEY New —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 985 (115th)

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.