THE 262 SHAKERS AND MOVERS IN WASHINGTON D.C.

Among the thousands of advocates in Washington DC only a select few have risen to the top of their profession. Some of the Top Lobbyists are hired guns who have proven to clients that they can shape the agenda on Capitol Hill. Others are advocates who derive power from the grassroots, turning old-fashioned organizing into potent political power. Some work for a single business or corporation, giving them the ability to speak with authority on economic and tax policy. Last but not least are the lobbyists and leaders for trade groups, who help industries present a united front in legislative battles. They all have one thing in common: a proven ability to make things happen in Washington

Many are not registered lobbyists and many strive to avoid the world ‘lobbyist'. The industry has also expanded into new forms of advocacy that go beyond face-to-face meetings with decision makers.

CORPORATE (40 Corporate/45 Top Lobbyists)

1. Amazon.com Inc. (Emmett O’Keefe)
2. AT&T Inc. (Jim Cicconi, Tim McKone, and Peter Jacoby)
3. Bank of America Corp. (Ed Hill)
4. Beam Inc. (Matthew Stanton)
5. Blackstone Group LP (Wayne Berman)
6. Boeing Co. (Tim Keating)
7. Caterpillar Inc. (Bill Lane)
8. Comcast/NBCUniversal (Meredith Baker and Melissa Maxfield)
9. Credit Suisse Group AG (Joe Seidel)
10. EADS North America (Guy Hicks)
11. Exxon Mobil Corp. (Theresa Fariello)
12. Facebook Inc. (Joel Kaplan)
13. Ford Motor Co. (Ziad Ojakli)
14. General Dynamics Corp. (Bob Helm)
15. General Electric Co. (Nancy Dorn)
16. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (Michael Paese)
17. Google Inc. (Susan Molinari and Pablo Chavez)
18. Home Depot Inc. (Kent Knutson)
19. Honeywell International Inc. (Rick Graber)
20. Hewlett-Packard Co. (Maria Cino)
21. Iberdrola (Rich Glick)
22. Intel Corp. (Peter Cleveland)
23. JPMorgan Chase and Co. (Nate Gatten)
24. Kraft Foods Group Inc. (Abigail Blunt)
25. Lockheed Martin Corp. (Greg Dahlberg)
26. MasterCard Inc. (Tucker Foote)
27. Merck & Co. Inc. (Bob Filippone)
28. MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. (Jonathan Weisgall)
29. Microsoft Corp. (Matt Gelman and Fred Humphries)
30. Northrop Grumman Corp. (Sid Ashworth)
31. Pfizer Inc. (Ken Cole)
32. PG&E Corp. (Melissa Lavinson)
33. Southern Co.  (Bryan Anderson)
34. Sprint Corp. (Bill Barloon)
35. Verizon Communications Inc. (Peter Davidson)
36. Tesoro Corp. (Stephen Brown)
37. The Allstate Corp. (Dan Pappas)
38. Twitter Inc. (Colin Crowell)
39. UnitedHealth Group Inc. (Cory Alexander)
40. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (Sarah Thorn)
     

HIRED GUNS (73 Hired Guns Firms/108 Top Lobbyists) 

1. Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP (Victor Fazio, Joel Jankowsky, Scott Parven and Bill Paxon
2. Alston & Bird (Billy Tauzin and Mark Rayder)
3. American Defense International Inc. (Michael Herson)
4. Avenue Solutions (Tracy Spicer)
5. BGR Group (Haley Barbour, Lanny Griffith and Loren Monroe)
6. Bracewell & Giuliani LLP (Scott Segal)
7. Breaux Lott Leadership Group (John Breaux and Trent Lott)
8. Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP (Al Mottur, Mark Lampkin and Manuel Ortiz)
9. Bryan Cave LLP (Jeff Berman and David Russell)
10. Capitol Counsel LLC (John Raffaelli)
11. Capitol Hill Strategies LLC (Chuck Brain)
12. Cassidy & Associates (Gerald Cassidy and Gregg Hartley)
13. Clark Lytle Geduldig & Cranford (Sam Geduldig and Steve Clark)
14. Covington & Burling LLP (Dan Bryant and Holly Fechner)
15. DLA Piper (James Blanchard and Ilia Rodriguez)
16. Dow Lohnes Government Strategies PLLC (Rick Kessler)
17. Dutko Grayling (Steve Perry)
18. Elmendorf/Ryan LLC (Steve Elmendorf and Jimmy Ryan)
19. Eris Group LLC (Doyle Bartlett)
20. Federal Policy Group LLC (Ken Kies)
21. Forbes-Tate (Dan Tate Jr.,)
22. Franklin Square Group (Josh Ackil and Matt Tanielan)
23. Gephardt Group LLC (Tom O’Donnell)
24. Health Policy Source Inc. (Dan Boston)
25. Heather Podesta + Partners LLC (Heather Podesta)
26. Hogan Lovells (Mike House)
27. Holland & Knight (Rich Gold, Kathryn Lehman and Gerry Sikorski)
28. Isakowitz & Blalock (Mark Isakowitz, Fierce)
29. K&L Gates LLP (Emanuel Rouvelas and Jim Walsh)
30. Kadesh & Associates LLC (Mark Kadesh)
31. Kountoupes/Denham (Lisa Kountoupes)
32. Law offices of Frederick H. Graefe (Fred Graefe)
33. LHD & Associates Inc. (Linda Daschle)
34. Lugar Hellmann Group LLC (Ralph Hellmann and David Lugar)
35. McBee Strategic Consulting LLC (Steve McBee)
36. Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti Inc. (David Castagnetti and Alex Vogel)
37. Mercury (Vin Weber)
38. Monument Policy Group (Stewart Verdery)
39. Multiple Strategies LLC (Julie Domenick)
40. Navigators Global LLC (Jim Pitts and Chris Cox)
41. OFW Law (Charles Stenholm)
42. Ogilvy Government Relations (Chris Giblin and Moses Mercado)
43. Park Strategies LLC (Al D’Amato)
44. Patton Boggs (Thomas Hale Boggs Jr., Micah Green, Edward Newberry and Kevin O’Neill)
45. Peck Madigan Jones (Jeff Peck)
46. Podesta Group (Tony Podesta)
47. Prime Policy Group (Marty Paone)
48. Quinn Gillespie & Associates LLC (Jack Quinn)
49. Rich Feuer Anderson (Mitchell Feuer)
50. Smith-Free Group (Andy Barbour)
51. Sternhell Group (Alexander Sternhell)
52. Stuart Murray Group (Sandi Stuart)
53. Tarplin, Downs & Young (Linda Tarplin)
54. Tarplin Strategies (Rich Tarplin)
55. The Alpine Group (Rhod Shaw)
56. The DMA Group LLC (Dan Mica)
57. The Do Canto Group (Licy Do Canto)
58. The Duberstein Group Inc. (Ken Duberstein and Marti Thomas)
59. The Glover Park Group (Joel Johnson)
60. The Keelen Group LLC (Matt Keelen)
61. The Livingston Group LLC (Bob Livingston)
62. The OB-C Group LLC (Larry O’Brien)
63. The Raben Group (Robert Raben)
64. The Sheridan Group (Tom Sheridan)
65. Thorsen French Advocacy (Carl Thorsen)
66. TwinLogic Strategies LLP (Elizabeth Frazee and Sharon Ringley)
67. Van Scoyoc Associates (Stu Van Scoyoc)
68. Venable LLP (Thomas Quinn)
69. VH Strategies (Robert Van Heuvelen)
70. Washington Council Ernst & Young (Nick Giordano)
71. Williams & Jensen PLLC (J. Steven Hart)
72. Williams Mullen (Thomas Jolly)
73. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr (Jonathan Yarowsky)

ASSOCIATIONS (69 Associations, 69 Top Lobbyists)

1. Advanced Medical Technology Association (Stephen Ubl)
2. Aerospace Industries Association (Marion Blakey)
3. Airlines for America (Nicholas Calio)
4. Airports Council International-North America (Deborah McElroy)
5. Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Mitch Bainwol)
6. Alliance to Save Energy (Kateri Callahan)
7. Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (Mark Baker)
8. America’s Health Insurance Plans (Karen Ignagni)
9. America’s Natural Gas Alliance (Marty Durbin)
10. American Association for Justice (Linda Lipsen)
11. American Bankers Association (Frank Keating)
12. American Chemistry Council (Cal Dooley)
13. American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (Paul Bailey)
14. American Council of Life Insurers (Dirk Kempthorne and Kimberly Dorgan)
15. American Farm Bureau Federation (Mary Kay Thatcher)
16. American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (Charles Drevna)
17. American Gaming Association (Geoff Freeman)
18. American Gas Association (Dave McCurdy and Rick Shelby)
19. American Health Care Association (Mark Parkinson)
20. American Hospital Association (Rich Umbdenstock and Rick Pollack)
21. American Hotel & Lodging Association (Lisa Costello)
22. American Insurance Association (Leigh Ann Pusey)
23. American Medical Association Richard Deem)
24. American Petroleum Institute (Jack Gerard)
25. American Wind Energy Association (Rob Gramlich)
26. Association of American Railroads (Edward Hamberger)
27. Association of Global Automakers (Mike Stanton)
28. Biotechnology Industry Organization (Jim Greenwood)
29. Business Roundtable (John Engler)
30. Consumer Bankers Association (Richard Hunt)
31. Consumer Electronics Association (Gary Shapiro)
32. Credit Union National Association (Bill Cheney)
33. CTIA-The Wireless Association (Steve Largent and Jot Carpenter)
34. Edison Electric Institute (Tom Kuhn and Brian Wolff)
35. Federation of American Hospitals (Chip Kahn)
36. Financial Services Forum (Rob Nichols)
37. Financial Services Roundtable (Scott Talbott)
38. Growth Energy (Tom Buis)
39. Independent Community Bankers of America (Camden Fine)
40. Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (Bob Rusbuldt)
41. Independent Petroleum Association of America (Lee Fuller)
42. Information Technology Industry Council (Dean Garfield and Robert Hoffman)
43. Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (Martin Edwards)
44. Managed Funds Association (Richard Baker)
45. Military Officers Association of America (Norb Ryan)
46. Motion Picture Association of America (Chris Dodd)
47. National Association of Broadcasters (Gordon Smith)
48. National Association of Home Builders (Jerry Howard)
49. National Association of Federal Credit Unions (Dan Berger and Brad Thaler)
50. National Association of Manufacturers (Jay Timmons)
51. National Association of Realtors (Jerry Giovaniello)
52. National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (Dirk Van Dongen)
53. National Cable & Telecommunications Association (Michael Powell)
54. National Coalition on Health Care (John Rother)
55. National Federation of Independent Business (Dan Danner)
56. Natural Products Association (John Shaw)
57. National Restaurant Association (Scott DeFife)
58. National Retail Federation (Retail French)
59. Nuclear Energy Institute (Alex Flint)
60. Organization for International Investment (Nancy McLernon)
61. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (Mark Merritt)
62. Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (John Castellani)
63. Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (Nathaniel Wienecke)
64. Renewable Fuels Association (Bob Dinneen)
65. Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (Judd Gregg and Ken Bentsen)
66. TechAmerica (Shawn Osborne)
67. The Associated General Contractors of America (Stephen Sandherr)
68. U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Tom Donohue and Bruce Josten)
69. USTelecom (Walter McCormick)

GRASSROOTS (40 Grassroots Organizations, 40 Top Lobbyists)

1. 350.org. (Bill McKibben)
2. AFL-CIO (Richard Trumka, Thea Lee and Bill Samuel)
3. American Civil Liberties Union (Laura Murphy, Michelle Richardson and Chris Calabrese)
4. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (Chuck Loveless)
5. Americans for Prosperity (Tim Phillips)
6. Americans for Tax Reform (Grover Norquist)
7. American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Bradley Gordon)
8. AARP (Nancy LeaMond)
9. Bread for the World (Eric Mitchell)
10. Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (Matthew Myers)
11. Campaign Legal Center (Trevor Potter and Meredith McGehee)
12. Center for American Progress Action Fund (Daniel Weiss)
13. Citizens Against Government Waste (Tom Schatz)
14. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (Melanie Sloan)
15. Club for Growth (Andrew Roth)
16. Communications Workers of America (Larry Cohen)
17. Democracy (Fred Wertheimer)
18. Environment America (Anna Aurilio)
19. Environmental Defense Fund (Fred Krupp)
20. Environmental Working Group (Ken Cook)
21. Families USA (Ron Pollack)
22. Family Research Council (Tony Perkins)
23. FreedomWorks (Matt Kibe)
24. Heritage Action for America (Michael Needham)
25. Human Rights First (Elisa Massimino)
26. Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (Paul Rieckhoff)
27. J Street (Jeremy Ben-Ami)
28. National Education Association (Dennis Van Roekel)
29. National Rifle Association (Chris Cox)
30. Natural Resources Defense Council (David Goldston and Scott Slesinger)
31. Public Citizen (Craig Holman)
32. Public Knowledge (Gigi Sohn)
33. Service Employees International Union (Mary Kay Henry)
34. Sierra Club (Dave Hamilton and Melinda Pierce)
35. Taxpayers for Common Sense (Steve Ellis)
36. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (Wade Henderson)
37. Third Way (Matt Bennett)
38. United Auto Workers (Bob King)
39. United Steelworkers (Leo Gerard)
40. U.S. Public Interest Research Group (Ed Mierzwinski)