Top 25 Lobby Shops, by Revenue,
for First Half of 2009

Revenue figures are in millions of dollars.

	Revenue (Jan.-June 2009)	Percent Growth	Revenue (Jan.-June 2008)	Rank for Jan.-June 2008
1. Patton Boggs	$18.5	-9.8%	$20.5	1
2. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld	16.0	-10.1	17.8	2
3. Van Scoyoc Associates	13.4	+1.5	13.2*	3
4. Podesta Group	11.6	+56.8	7.4	14
5. Holland & Knight	10.6	+39.5	7.6	11
6. Cassidy & Associates	10.0	-17.4	12.1	4
6. Dutko Worldwide	10.0	-3.9	10.4	5
8. K&L Gates	9.5	+18.8	8.0	10
9. Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck	9.1	+31.9	6.9	16
10. Ogilvy Government Relations	8.9	-1.1	9.0	8
11. Hogan & Hartson	8.8	-13.7	10.2	6
12. Williams & Jensen	8.4	-2.3	8.6	9
13. BGR Group	8.1	-20.6	10.2	6
14. Quinn Gillespie & Associates	6.7	-11.8	7.6	11
15. Cornerstone Government Affairs	6.3	+8.6	5.8	19
16. Ferguson Group	5.9	+3.5	5.7	20
17. Carmen Group	5.7	-8.1	6.2	18
18. Capitol Tax Partners	5.6	—	5.6	21
19. Alcalde & Fay	5.5	—	5.5	23
19. Breaux Lott Leadership Group	5.5	+66.7	3.3	—
19. DLA Piper	5.5	-17.9	6.7	17
22. Covington & Burling	5.4	-1.8	5.5	23
22. McBee Strategic Consulting	5.4	+22.7	4.4	—
22. Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti	5.4	+22.7	4.4	—
25. Washington Council Ernst & Young	5.3	-5.4	5.6	21

*Previous years’ revenue of $14.5 million included multiple firms under the Van Scoyoc Cos.
Source: Senate Office of Public Records and firms’ own reporting.

Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel

Nov. 16, 12 a.m.

As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article