This record groups every filed spelling of the registrant's name into one entity, so punctuation variants of the same firm read as one. The grouping is the registrant's normalized name — firms that file under genuinely different names appear separately. Handle: bracewell-llp.
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.
Reading this · An LD-2 reports either a fee the registrant charged or expenses it spent, never both on one filing, so the two lists above are different quantities and are ranked separately rather than against each other. The expenses basis is what an organization lobbying on its own behalf files — usually for itself, sometimes for an affiliate under a different name — so a name on the second list is the client the filing names, not necessarily a claim that the registrant lobbied for someone else's account. Across every relationship on file — not just those shown — this registrant reported $131.2M in fees and $0 in expenses.
ENV · 42 clients
570 filings
$29.4M on those filings
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
CSP · 37 clients
552 filings
$13.3M on those filings
Clean Air and Water (quality)
CAW · 21 clients
532 filings
$33.7M on those filings
Budget/Appropriations
BUD · 20 clients
300 filings
$16M on those filings
Defense
DEF · 13 clients
153 filings
$5M on those filings
Transportation
TRA · 10 clients
142 filings
$5.3M on those filings
Trade (domestic/foreign)
TRD · 18 clients
136 filings
$9.5M on those filings
Fuel/Gas/Oil
FUE · 16 clients
134 filings
$8.8M on those filings
Government Issues
GOV · 12 clients
130 filings
$6.7M on those filings
Health Issues
HCR · 11 clients
122 filings
$3.9M 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 money 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.
Covered position:
1,082 filings46 clients · through 2026
Liam P Donovan647 filings45 clients · through 2025
Anna KarakitsosCovered position: Staff Assistant, Sen. Environment and Public Works Committee (2008-2009), Research Assistant/Office Manager, Sen. EPW Committee (2011-2012) Professional Staff Member, Sen. EPW Committee (2012-2016)606 filings40 clients · through 2025
Tim Urban537 filings35 clients · through 2026
John David Lee458 filings51 clients · through 2021
Christine Wyman455 filings32 clients · through 2023
Dylan Pasiuk413 filings43 clients · through 2026
Jeffrey HolmsteadCovered position: Associate Counsel to former President George H.W. Bush (1989-1993), Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, EPA (2001-2005)313 filings19 clients · through 2022
Lisa M JaegerCovered position: Acting General Counsel, EPA (2003-2004); Deputy General Counsel, EPA (2001-2003); Leg. Assistant, Sen. K.B. Hutchison (1997-98); Assoc Dir Cabinet Affairs, White House (1992)307 filings20 clients · through 2020
Joseph BrazauskasCovered position: Cnsl, HComm on Oversight and Gov't Reform(2011-2015).SrCnsl, Env. Subcomm Staff Dir, H Science Space&TechComm(2015-2018).Assoc Dep. GC, USEPA (2018-2019).Assoc Admin Off. Cong&Intgvmt Relations(2019-2021).SrCnsl, HComm on Oversight&Reform(21-22)256 filings37 clients · through 2026
Michael L Pate229 filings17 clients · through 2015
Curtis BeaulieuCovered position: Tax Counsel Sen. Finance Committee (2011-2014); Tax Counsel, Sen. Hatch (2008-2011); Tax Counsel, Rep. McCrery (2007-2008); Counsel, Sen. Johnson (2006-2007); Leg. Correspondent Sen. Vitter (2005-2006)226 filings25 clients · through 2018
Salo ZelermyerCovered position: Senior Counsel, DOE (2007-2009)190 filings19 clients · through 2016
Kyle SpencerCovered position: Fellow, Governor Mike Pence (2013-2014); Law clerk, Governor MikePence (2015)174 filings32 clients · through 2026
Yasmin NelsonCovered position: Senior Policy Advisor, Sen Harris 2019-2021; Leg Asst, Sen Harris 2017-2019; Tax Policy Analyst, Committee on Finance 2016-2017;Tax Policy Analyst, Committee on Finance 2016-2017;Leg Aide, Sen Stabenow 2015-2016; Staff Asst, Sen Booker 2014-2015161 filings28 clients · through 2023
James L ChapmanCovered position: Member of Congress (1985-97)89 filings14 clients · through 2012
Holt EdwardsCovered position: Office of Sen. Cynthia Lummis (2021-2023), EPA SeniorAdvisor for Senate Affairs (2019-2021), Office of Sen. BobCorker (2015-2019)83 filings24 clients · through 2026
M Justin Ackley83 filings14 clients · through 2013
Eric WashburnCovered position: Senior Policy Advisor, Senator Daschle (2001-03); Staff Director, Senate EPW (Reid) (2001); Legislative Director, Sen. Daschle (1997-2001); Legislative Assistant, Sen. Daschle (1993-1997)81 filings15 clients · through 2016
JAMES CHARLES HERBERT jrCovered position: Legislative Advisor, Rep. Canseco (2011-2013)75 filings10 clients · through 2015
Milam D MabryCovered position: Leg. Assistant, Sen. K.B. Hutchison (2001-03)71 filings10 clients · through 2012
Andrew ShawCovered position: Legislative Assistant to Congressman Dennis Moore65 filings7 clients · through 2026
Ihna VarnerCovered position: Senator Bernard Sanders staff assistant - 2018-2019, floor coordinator 2019-202061 filings16 clients · through 2026
Dane Pedersen60 filings9 clients · through 2026
Gene E Godley57 filings3 clients · through 2020
Emily Schmidlin51 filings9 clients · through 2022
Michael R Carter51 filings13 clients · through 2010
Covered positions · 30 of 50 lobbyists named on these filings disclosed a prior government post. A covered official position is the LD-2 field a lobbyist uses to report having held one; the text is reproduced exactly as filed.
Tele-Fonika Cable Americas Corporation
Poland
2 filings
through 2025
Cameco Corporation
Canada
2 filings
through 2024
Eig
United States of America
2 filings
through 2024
Repsol S.A.
Spain
2 filings
through 2024
Silex
Australia
2 filings
through 2024
Savaria Concord Lifts, Inc.
Canada
2 filings
through 2021
Thai Union Group Pcl
Thailand
2 filings
through 2019
Iogen
Canada
2 filings
through 2010
Tmt Offshore Group, Co., Ltd
Indonesia
2 filings
through 2010
Bep Subco Inc.
Canada
1 filing
through 2024
Brookfield Brp Holdings (Canada) Inc.
Canada
1 filing
through 2024
Brookfield Brp Holdings (US) Inc.
Canada
1 filing
through 2024
Brookfield Renewable Corporation
Canada
1 filing
through 2024
What this discloses · An LD-2 reports foreign entities that hold an interest in, or contribute to, the client — so these are foreign interests behind the organizations this registrant files for, not owners of the registrant itself. Disclosure is a reporting requirement, not an allegation.
