Every filing period on record, as reported. One column per filed period — a period with no column is a period with no filing, not a zero.
Basis · Amendments and terminations supersede the original report for the same registrant, client and period, so a revised quarter is counted once at its latest filed value. Registration-only filings carry no activity money and are excluded from these totals.
Who lobbies for them
Every outside firm that has filed on this client's behalf, by fees reported.
Kevin CurtinLaw Offices of Kevin G. Curtin71 filingsthrough 2026
Zachary RudisillAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & FeldCovered position: Sen Portman, Jun 14-May 18, Tax Counsel; Rep. Dave Reichert, Jul 12-Jun 14, Legslat Directr/Tax Counsl; House Ways Means Comm, Dec 10-Jul 12; Rep. Dave Camp, Legislative Assist; House Ways and Means Comm.Aug. 10-Nov. 10, Rep Dave Camp, Intern13 filingsthrough 2026
Ryan ThompsonAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & FeldCovered position: CoS, Press Secy, Dep Press Secy to Sen Inhofe12 filingsthrough 2025
Joseph BrittonPioneer Public AffairsCovered position: Chief of Staff to Sen. Martin Heinrich; Deputy Chief of Staff & Legislative Director to Sen. Mark Udall; Legislative Assistant to Sen. Ben Nelson
The filings
The 20 most recent of 103 filings. Every figure above is built from these records.
This record groups every filed spelling of the client's name into one entity, so "MERCK & CO., INC." and "MERCK & CO INC" read as the same company. The grouping is the client's normalized name — organizations that file under genuinely different names appear separately. Handle: lg-electronics-usa-inc.
Reading this · LD-2 reports a hired firm's fee and a registrant's reported expenses on separate lines and never both on one filing, so the two lists above are different quantities and are ranked separately rather than against each other. Firm names link to their own record as the firms chapter lands.
54 filings
$1.6M on those filings
Trade (domestic/foreign)
TRD
43 filings
$1.4M on those filings
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
TAX
32 filings
$970K on those filings
Environment/Superfund
ENV
16 filings
$480K on those filings
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
CSP
7 filings
$210K on those filings
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
COM
7 filings
$210K on those filings
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
CPT
6 filings
$180K on those filings
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
MAR
5 filings
$150K on those filings
Defense
DEF
5 filings
$120K on those filings
Government Issues
GOV
4 filings
$110K on those filings
Note · A filing names one to several issue areas and reports a single dollar figure for the period, so the same money appears beside every issue that filing declares. The dollar column is therefore spend on filings that named this issue — it is not a split of the total, and these figures sum above it. Filing counts do not double-count.
118th Congress
Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards Act
5 filingsthrough 2024
H.R. 4998116th CongressSecure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 20195 filingsthrough 2020
S. 90118th CongressInforming Consumers about Smart Devices Act4 filingsthrough 2024
S. 3580117th CongressOcean Shipping Reform Act of 20224 filingsthrough 2022
H.R. 2454111th CongressNamed in the filings; no matching bill record on file.4 filingsthrough 2010
S. 1733111th CongressNamed in the filings; no matching bill record on file.4 filingsthrough 2010
S. 2191110th CongressLieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 20074 filingsthrough 2008
H.J.Res. 24119th CongressProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers".3 filingsthrough 2025
H.J.Res. 42119th CongressProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment".3 filingsthrough 2025
H.J.Res. 75119th CongressProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers".3 filingsthrough 2025
H.R. 4626119th CongressHome Appliance Protection and Affordability Act3 filingsthrough 2026
H.R. 2670118th CongressNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20243 filingsthrough 2024
How these are found · Bill references are extracted from the free-text activity description each filing writes, then matched to the Congress in session that filing year. A reference we can't match to a bill on file is still shown, unlinked — we cite what the filing said rather than guess at what it meant. Naming a bill is not a position on it: LD-2 records that a client lobbied on the bill, never which side.
David MorgensternPodesta Group, Inc.Covered position: Leg. Assistant / Counsel, Sen. Lincoln Chafee ; ; Leg. Correspondent, Sen. Paul Coverdell4 filingsthrough 2013
Jessica Lawrence-VacaPodesta Group, Inc.Covered position: Leg. Correspondent, Sen. Patty Murray ; ; Staff Assistant/LC, Rep. Steve Rothman4 filingsthrough 2013
Andrew KaudersPodesta Group, Inc.Covered position: Sr. Adv'r/Exec. Dir., House Democratic Caucus ; ; Sr. Adv'r/Comm. Dir., Rep. Robert Menendez ; ; Spokesperson/Dpty. Sec'y, Dept. of Agriculture ; ; Dpty. Comm. Dir., WH Climate Chg Task Force ; ; Special Assistant, Environ. Protection Agency3 filingsthrough 2012
Gwen E MellorPodesta Group, Inc.3 filingsthrough 2012
Ben ChangPodesta Group, Inc.Covered position: Dir. Press & Comm., Nat'l Security Staff3 filingsthrough 2012
Wayne BermanOgrCovered position: Counselor/Asst Secretary of Commerce for Policy3 filingsthrough 2008
Dimitrios KarakitsosHolland & Knight LLPCovered position: Staff Assistant, Research Assistant, Professional Staff, Counsel, Senior Counsel, Senate Environment & Public Works Committee2 filingsthrough 2026
Michal FreedhoffHolland & Knight LLPCovered position: US EPA (Jan 2021 - Jan 2025); Sen. EPW Cmte.(Nov 2013-Jan 2015, Feb 2017-Jan 2021); Sen.Markey (Jul 2013 - Feb 2017; House Nat. Res. Cmte. (Jan 2011-Jul 2013); House E&C Cmte. (Feb 2010 - Jan 2011); House Sel. Cmte. Eng Indep. (Mar 2007-Feb 2010)2 filingsthrough 2026
Clete WillemsAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & FeldCovered position: Dpty Ast to Pres 18-19; Spl Ast to Pres 17-18; Cf Cnsl for Neg, Leg, Ad. Law, USTR, 15-17; Lgl Advr WTO, USTR, 12-15; Ast Gen Cnsl, USTR, 09-12; Csl, Bud Alst, H. Bud Com, 07-09; LD, P. Ryan, 06-07; LA, P. Ryan, 03-06; Constit Sv Ast, P. Ryan, 02-03.2 filingsthrough 2024
Taylor DalyAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & FeldCovered position: Intern for Sen. Dick Durbin, May 2015-July 2015; Intern for Sen. Tom Carper, February 2016-May 20161 filingthrough 2025
Paul BrathwaitePodesta Group, Inc.Covered position: Intern, Rep. Michael Castle1 filingthrough 2013
John GreenOgrCovered position: Dep Chief of Staff/ Leg Aide, Sen Trent Lott1 filingthrough 2008
Dean AguillenOgrCovered position: Advr, Pelosi; Dir Intgvt Aff, Labor; LA, Sandlin1 filingthrough 2008
Covered positions · 21 of 23 lobbyists named on these filings disclosed a prior government post. The text is reproduced exactly as filed.
