Lobbyist

MERRIGAN, JOHN A

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
Lobbying Terminated
Based on data as of June 8, 2026
Associated Filings (51)

Client
MERRILL LYNCH

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2002

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2008

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2002

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2003

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2002

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2017

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
DIAGEO PLC
United Kingdom
None
GUINNESS UDV
United Kingdom
None

Lobbyists

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Client
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTAGE CORP

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2002

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2005

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
AMERICAN INSURANCE ASSN

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2002

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2003

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
RTX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATES

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2002

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2013

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
INVESTMENT CO INST

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2002

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2007

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
RITE AID CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2002

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2013

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
LEHMAN BROS INC

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2002

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2009

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
NEW ENGLAND FUEL INST

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2002

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2007

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE INC

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2002

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2016

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
EQUITAS LIMITED

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2003

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2006

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2003

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2004

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
KOPIN CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2003

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2009

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2004

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2015

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND
United Kingdom
None

Lobbyists

  • ARMEY, RICHARD K
  • BAKER, CHARLES III
  • BERNSTEIN, MATTHEW C
  • CAMPBELL, JEAN
  • ESKIN, ANDREW D
  • LEVY, ROGER
  • MERRIGAN, JOHN A
  • RAYMOND, JOSHUA H
  • SANCHEZ, IGNACIO E
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Client
AWB LTD

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2004

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2005

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
AWB LTD

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2006

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2006

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
MEDICINES COMPANY

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2005

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2011

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
PRECISION JET MANAGEMENT

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2005

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2006

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
KIAWAH RESORT ASSOCIATES

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2006

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2008

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ESTATE TAX COALITION

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2006

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2006

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
CISCO SYSTEMS INC

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2007

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2007

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
NUTRISYSTEM INC

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2007

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2008

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
LEBANON RENAISSANCE INSTITUTE

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2007

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2012

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2007

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2010

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
EXPERIAN GROUP

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2007

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2017

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
EXPERIAN GROUP LIMITED
Ireland
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
FIRST KUWAITI GENERAL TRADING & CONTRACTING COMPANY

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2007

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2008

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
MOHAMMED MAAVAFI
Kuwait
51.0
WADIH AL-ABSI
Kuwait
49.0

Lobbyists

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Client
DUBAI GROUP

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2008

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2009

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
DUBAI HOLDINGS, INC.
United Arab Emirates
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES INC

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2008

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2025

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
LANDIS + GYR

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2010

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
RATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2009

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2009

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
TRIPLE CANOPY

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2010

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2013

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
REBAZ FOUNDATION

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2010

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2010

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
NORTHEAST MAGLEV LLC

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2011

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ANALYTICAL GRAPHICS INC

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2012

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ASSOCIATION OF BANKS IN LEBANON

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2012

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
GRAND CANYON EDUCATION INC

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2012

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2015

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ZTE USA INC

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2012

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2016

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
ZHONGXINGXIN (NON-CONTROLLING 30.76% OF PUBLICLY-TRADED SHARES)
China
31.0
ZTE CORPORATION
China
100.0

Lobbyists

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Client
AL JAZEERA AMERICA HOLDINGS I INC

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2013

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2015

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
AL JAZEERA MEDIA NETWORK
Qatar
100.0
STATE OF QATAR
Qatar
0.0

Lobbyists

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Client
VIASAT INC

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2013

Lobbying Status
Active

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
KRANE DISTRIBUTION LLC

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2014

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2015

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
WESTCOR

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2014

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2018

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ALTASEA

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2015

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2015

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
COCA COLA COMPANY

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2015

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2019

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
FOSUN INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2016

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2016

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
FOSUN HOLDINGS LIMITED
China
71.0
FOSUN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD
Virgin Islands (British)
71.0
FOSUN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
China
100.0
GUO GUANGCHANG
China
46.0

Lobbyists

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Client
APPLE INC

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2018

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
GOVERNMENT OF PUERTO RICO

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2017

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
AL JAZEERA MEDIA NETWORK

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2022

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
STATE OF QATAR
Qatar
0.0

Lobbyists

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Client
SOLARWINDS CORPORATION

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2023

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ILLUMINA INC

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2024

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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Client
ATRICURE INC

Lobby Firm
DLA PIPER LLP US

Filing Year
2021

Lobbying Status
Terminated 2021

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

None

Lobbyists

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