Lobbyist

ELHASSANI, LAYTH S

FILINGS KEY

Client Is Connected to China as Indicated in Filing
Client Is Connected to China as per Heritage Foundation Analysis
No Known Client Connection to China
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Lobbying Terminated
Based on data as of June 8, 2026
Associated Filings (74)

Client
BP AMERICA INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BP PLC
United Kingdom
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
ARTOC GROUP FOR INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2018

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2004

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
UNISYS CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2005

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC FORMERLY KNOWN AS SEPRACOR INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2007

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
CHIQUITA BRANDS INTERNATIONAL

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2007

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2007

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2015

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2016

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2010

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2018

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
WESTERN CONFERENCE OF TEAMSTERS PENSION TRUST

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE HOLDINGS USA INC FORMER CLIENT BOMBARDIER TRANSIT CORP

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2012

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BOMBARDIER INC.
Canada
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
AMERICAN CLINICAL LABORATORY ASSOCIATION ACLA

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
MONSTER ENERGY COMPANY

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2015

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2026

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2013

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
PEPSICO INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2013

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2016

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ALKERMES INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2013

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2017

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
PROTECT TRADE SECRETS COALITION INFORMAL COALITION

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2014

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2016

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION FKA MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA [MPAA]

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2014

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
NORTHROP GRUMMAN

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2015

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ILLUMINA INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2015

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2017

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
HORIZON THERAPEUTICS USA INC FORMERLY HORIZON PHARMA USA INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2016

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
HORIZAON PHARMA PLC
Ireland
100.0

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
WALMART INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2016

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
KEARNEY & COMPANY PC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2016

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
BACARDI NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2016

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2016

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BACARDI LIMITED
Bermuda
100.0

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
VENTEC LIFE SYSTEMS INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
ZOOMLION HEAVY INDUSTRY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2016

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2016

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
PENTWATER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2016

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2016

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
SAP AMERICA INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2016

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
MR DONALD E GRAHAM

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2018

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
MR DONALD E GRAHAM

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2018

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ECOVEST CAPITAL INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
AMERICAN STATES UTILITY SERVICES INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2020

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
JW ALUMINUM

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2020

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
NT CONCEPTS INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2017

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
COALITION FOR AMERICAN RETIREMENT LLC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2018

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
GORDON SONDLAND

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2018

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2020

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
SNOW JOE LLC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
INTEGRATED DESIGN PRODUCTS

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2018

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
JUUL LABS

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2018

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
DANIELI CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2018

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2020

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
DANIELI & C. OFFICINE MECCANICHE S.P.A
Italy
100.0
DANIELI METALLURGICAL EQUIPMENT & SERVICE (CHINA) CO., LTD.
China
0.0

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
BYTEDANCE INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BYTEDANCE LTD CAYMAN
Cayman Islands
100.0
No Chinese foreign entities are declared. Instead, Bytedance Ltd. Cayman, which owns 100 percent of Bytedanceis listed as a foreign entity based in the Cayman Islands. According to WireScreen, "ByteDance Ltd. is a Chinese multinational internet technology company headquartered in Beijing and legally domiciled in the Cayman Islands." It controls multiple online platforms in both China and overseas, including TikTok.

Lobbyists

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Client
ROVI CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2020

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
PSAGOT WINERY

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2020

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
PSAGOT WINE, INC.
Panama
61.0

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER LLC MLS

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
BEYOND MEAT INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
GROSSMAN COMPANY PROPERTIES INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
AIMBRIDGE HOSPITALITY LLC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
BASIC AMERICAN INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
1776 PHARMACEUTICALS LLC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
CENTRIENT PHARMACEUTICALS NETHERLANDS B.V.
Netherlands
0.0
SVF EXCALIBUR (CAYMAN) LIMITED
Cayman Islands
32.0

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
PSIQUANTUM

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
SK INNOVATION CO LTD

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
SK HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
South Korea
33.0

Lobbyists

  • ARANOFF, SHARA
  • ELHASSANI, LAYTH S
  • HOVARD, JAMES
  • RADEMAKER, STEPHEN
  • SOBIN, STURGIS
  • SPIEGEL, DANIEL L
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Client
DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
SIXTEEN THIRTY FUND

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
FREEDOM FOR ALL AMERICANS

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
VALNEVA USA INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
VALNEVA AUSTRIA GMBH
Austria
100.0

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
NEW VENTURE FUND

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
PCI MEDIA IMPACT INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
KBR INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
PROCARE SOFTWARE LLC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
NETFLIX INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
HINO MOTORS MANUFACTURING USA INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
HINO MOTORS, LTD.
Japan
100.0

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
REBELLION DEFENSE INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
NATIONAL SECURITY CAPITAL LLC FORMERLY AJL ADVISORY LLC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
AEROLINEAS EJECUTIVAS SA DE CV

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
BENTLEY SYSTEMS INCORPORATED

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
MERCK & CO INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2015

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2017

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
MICROSOFT CORP

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
1999

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

  • ADDIS, DAVID
  • ALBERT, E J
  • APPLEBAUM, HARVEY
  • BERMAN, HOWARD
  • BUFFON, CHARLES E
  • CALKINS, STEPHEN
  • CARTER, VICTORIA A
  • CHEEK, MARNEY L
  • COOPER, AARON
  • DEAN, JAMES
  • DEARMENT, RODERICK
  • EGAN, ERIN M
  • EIZENSTAT, STUART E
  • ELHASSANI, LAYTH S
  • EVERETT, JASON
  • FAGAN, DAVID
  • FECHNER, HOLLY
  • HANSEN, MARTIN
  • HERTLING, RICHARD
  • JOHNSON, O T JR
  • JUCOVY, TIMOTHY
  • KUTCHER, JOAN
  • LARSON, ALAN P
  • MARCHICK, DAVID M
  • MCCARTIN, MUFTIAH
  • MCCOY, STANFORD
  • PEARSALL, ELIZABETH
  • PEMBERTON, ALAN A
  • RITTER, GERALYN
  • ROBERTS, CHRISTOPHER
  • RULE, CHARLES F
  • SELF, LAURIE C
  • SHUFORD, DAVID
  • STOCK, STUART C
  • WALDRON, GERARD
  • WICHTERMAN, WILLIAM
  • XENAKIS, NICHOLAS
View Filing at LDA.gov

Client
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
1999

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

  • BARNETT, THOMAS
  • CARVER, KRISTA
  • CHEEK, MARNEY L
  • COOPER, AARON
  • COSGROVE, THOMAS
  • DERZKO, NATALIE
  • ELHASSANI, LAYTH S
  • FANELLI, MICHAEL J
  • GOLD, MARTIN
  • HARBISON, JOHN H
  • HEIMBERG, GARY
  • HERTLING, RICHARD
  • HUTT, PETER B II
  • KINGHAM, RICHARD F
  • KUHLIK, BRUCE
  • KYL, JON
  • LABSON, MICHAEL S
  • LARSON, ALAN P
  • LAZEROW, ANDREW
  • LIETZAN, ERIKA F
  • LONG, ROBERT A JR
  • NEVILLE, GABRIEL
  • PLITSCH, JENNIFER L
  • SCHMIDT, PAUL
  • STERN, MICHAEL
  • VERONEAU, JOHN
  • ZACHARY, JENNIFER L
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