3rd Quarter - Report — SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS for MARS INCORPORATED (2008)

Firm

SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS

Client

MARS INCORPORATED

Income

$370,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Estate and Gift Tax Reform General Tax Legislation Taxation of Employee Benefits

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDER ANNETT New	—
THOMAS HALE BOGGS	—
DONALD V MOOREHEAD	—
AUBREY ROTHROCK	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Agriculture AGR

Legislation and regulation concerning sugar trade, safety of imported foods, commodity speculation, and nutrition. West Africa cocoa supply.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDER ANNETT	—
WILLIAM E BRIGHT	—
NICOLE NICE New	LAConBonior99-02
STEPHANIE PETERS	—
AUBREY ROTHROCK	—

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Free Trade Agreements and related commodity issues, including sugar trade. Trade barriers to U.S. processed food exports.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDER ANNETT New	—
LAURENCE HARRIS	—
NICOLE NICE New	LAConBonior99-02
AUBREY ROTHROCK	—

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

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.