2nd Quarter - Report

NAREIT for NAREIT

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$550,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, H.R. 4173 and Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, S.3217, provisions of financial regulatory reform related to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) including requirements for registration of advisers of private funds, provisions relating to OTC derivatives and Regulation D.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DARA BERNSTEIN —
ROBERT L DIBBLEE —
TONY M EDWARDS —
KIRK FREEMAN —
STEVEN A WECHSLER —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3217 (111th), H.R. 4173 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 5660, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions. Real Estate Revitalization Act of 2010, H.R. 4539, Modification of the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) to facilitate foreign equity investment in the U.S. real estate market. H.R. 1935, To amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the treatment of partnership interest held by partners providing services, all provisions. International tax reform proposals related to foreign entity classification. H.R. 4337, Regulated Investment Company Act of 2009, all provisions relating to changes to Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code related to Real Estate Investment Trusts.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DARA BERNSTEIN —
ROBERT L DIBBLEE —
TONY M EDWARDS —
KIRK FREEMAN —
STEVEN A WECHSLER —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 4337 (111th), H.R. 1935 (111th), H.R. 4539 (111th), H.R. 5660 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

American Recovery & Reinvestment Tax Act (P.L. 111-5), provisions related to energy grants in lieu of tax credits for investments in renewable energy technology. Expanding Building Efficiency Incentives Act of 2009, S. 1637, H.R. 4226, all provisions. Renewable Energy Expansion Act of 2010, H.R. 4599, all provisions. Retrofit for Energy and Environment Performance Act, H.R. 1778, provisions related to tax incentives to retrofit buildings for energy efficiency. Sustainable Property Grants Act of 2009, H.R. 4256, S.3289, all provisions. American Jobs & Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, H.R. 4213, provisions related to energy grants. Building Star Energy Efficiency Act of 2010, S. 3079, to assist in the creation of new jobs by providing financial incentives for owners of commercial buildings and multifamily residential buildings to retrofit their buildings with energy efficient building equipment and materials, and for other purposes.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DARA BERNSTEIN —
ROBERT L DIBBLEE —
TONY M EDWARDS —
KIRK FREEMAN —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 3079 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th), H.R. 4256 (111th), S. 1637 (111th), H.R. 1778 (111th), H.R. 4226 (111th), H.R. 4599 (111th), S. 3289 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1409 and S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions that would provide for changes to the National Labor Relations Act that would allow union certification without an election.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT L DIBBLEE —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 560 (111th), H.R. 1409 (111th)

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.