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Top 25 Lobby Shops for 2009

The following are the top 25 lobbying firms as measured by total fees reported to the Senate and House under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. Figures are in millions of dollars.

 

2009

2008 (rank)

Percent Change From 2008 to 2009

2007 (rank)

2006 (rank)

1. Patton Boggs $40.7 $39.2 (1) +3.8 $42.4 (1) $35.3 (1)
2. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld 32.3 34.4 (2) -6.1 32.1 (2) 25.9 (3)
3. Van Scoyoc Associates Inc. 28.1 25.8 (3) +8.9 28.8 (3) 28.7 (2)
4. Podesta Group 25.6 16.0 (11) +60.0 11.4 (21) 12.2 (16)
5. Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck 23.5 14.7 (14) +59.9 13.7 (14) 11.2 (18)
6. Ogilvy Government Relations 21.8 20.8 (5) +4.8 22.3 (6) 14.8 (12)
7. Holland & Knight 21.7 15.2 (12) +42.8 16.9 (10) 14.2 (13)
8. Cassidy & Associates 21.5 23.6 (4) -8.9 24.7 (4) 24.6 (4)
9. Dutko Worldwide 19.8 20.3 (6) -2.5 22.3 (7) 20.6 (6)
10. K&L Gates 18.5 15.1 (13) +22.5 13.9 (13) 13.1 (14)
11. Hogan & Hartson 18.2 18.2 (8) +0 19.2 (8) 18.0 (7)
12. Williams & Jensen 17.1 16.7 (9) +2.4 16.5 (11) 17.3 (9)
13. Quinn Gillespie & Associates 15.7 16.3 (10) -3.7 18.0 (9) 17.5 (8)
14. BGR Group 15.5 18.4 (7) -15.8 22.7 (5) 22.6 (5)
15. Cornerstone Government Affairs 13.0 11.4 (18) +14.0 10.8 (23) 9.1 (24)
16. Venable 12.6 9.0 (-) +40.0 11.0 (22) 8.7 (-)
17. Ferguson Group 12.3 11.0 (20) +11.8 11.8 (20) 10.2 (23)
18. Capitol Tax Partners 11.9 11.3 (19) +5.3 10.2 (25) 7.6 (-)
19. Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti 11.3 9.2 (-) +22.8 8.5 (-) 8.2 (-)
20. Alston & Bird 11.2 7.9 (-) +41.8 10.5 (-) 5.0 (-)
20. McBee Strategic Consulting 11.2 9.2 (-) +21.7 8.8 (-) 5.0 (-)
20. Washington Council Ernst & Young 11.2 10.9 (21) +2.8 11.8 (19) 10.8 (21)
23. Carmen Group Inc. 11.1 12.2 (16) -9 13.2 (16) 11.5 (17)
24. Alcalde & Fay 10.9 10.7 (22) +1.9 10.7 (24) 10.5 (22)
25. Breaux Lott Leadership Group 10.8* 8.6 (-) +25.6
 


* Firm did not confirm year-end total. Number is based on Senate Lobbying Disclosure reports and an estimate of the fourth quarter.
Source: Senate Office of Public Records and Roll Call reporting.

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