According to this Post report, Quinn Gillespie & Associates will receive $2 million of the Pan Am 103 settlement. Quinn Gillespie’s payment covers work it did from 2006 through 2008 helping the relatives plot strategy, generate publicity and arrange meetings at the State Department and elsewhere.
Category: LDA
Lobbyists on the Line
The Hill conveys a story about a lobbyist who was asked to leave an OMB conference call. Before the healthcare and education call got underway, though, an OMB staffer called out for Sharon Cohen. Cohen, as it happens, is a veteran healthcare lobbyist who works for the Podesta Group.
An Income Stream is Born
This Hill article describes “phone marks,” a term coined by an unnamed lobbyist describing how stimulus funds might be directed. One tactic to emerge in the race for cash is the “phone mark,” a term coined by one lobbyist for a member of Congress pushing federal agency officials to specify certain programs or companies.