1st Quarter - Report

MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING (A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP) for SMITHFIELD FOODS INC

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm
Client
Income
$220,000
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 (this page) Apr 21, 2008 $220,000 Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment May 5, 2009 $220,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Supported biofuels tax credits

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK BRZEZINSKI —
DEBRA CHENG —
BARNABY HARKINS —
LF PAYNE —
JUSTIN STEVENS —
PAUL UNGER Legislative Director, Senator George Allen
THOMAS F WALLS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Immigration IMM

Support immigration reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK BRZEZINSKI —
DEBRA CHENG —
BARNABY HARKINS —
LF PAYNE —
JUSTIN STEVENS —
PAUL UNGER Legislative Director, Senator George Allen
THOMAS F WALLS —

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

China trade; Romania Trade

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK BRZEZINSKI —
DEBRA CHENG —
BARNABY HARKINS —
LF PAYNE —
JUSTIN STEVENS —
PAUL UNGER Legislative Director, Senator George Allen
THOMAS F WALLS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Agriculture AGR

Opposed ban on packer ownership of livestock; work on tax issues and corporate acquisitions Supported trade policies to promote export of U.S. Agricultural products; 2007 Farm Bill General contacts with Members of Congress and staff

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK BRZEZINSKI —
DEBRA CHENG —
BARNABY HARKINS —
LF PAYNE —
JUSTIN STEVENS —
PAUL UNGER Legislative Director, Senator George Allen
THOMAS F WALLS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Support Business Acitivity Tax Simplification Act Support legislatures regarding Foreign Sales Corporation and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK BRZEZINSKI —
DEBRA CHENG —
BARNABY HARKINS —
LF PAYNE —
JUSTIN STEVENS —
PAUL UNGER Legislative Director, Senator George Allen
THOMAS F WALLS —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Work on Employee Free Choice Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK BRZEZINSKI —
DEBRA CHENG —
BARNABY HARKINS —
LF PAYNE —
JUSTIN STEVENS —
PAUL UNGER Legislative Director, Senator George Allen
THOMAS F WALLS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

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.