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American shareholders in Yukos (an informal coalition)

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Lobbying firm

COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

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  • Building U.S. government support for the rule of law in Russia and the assistance of the U.S. government in obtaining compensation from the Russian Federation for the interests of U.S. shareholders in the Yukos oil company.

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General Issues: Foreign Relations, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

Spending: about $2,800,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2011: State - Dept of (DOS), House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Natl Security Council (NSC), White House Office

Affiliated organizations: GML Limited

Related Foreign Entities: Palmus Trust Company, Limited (Guernsey, GBR); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 50%

Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
Alan Larson Dept. State, Econ., Bus., Ag. Affairs, Under Sec. (1999-05) Dept. State, Econ., Bus., Ag. Affairs, Asst. Sec. (1996-99) OECD, Ambassador (1999-03)
Marney Cheek USTR, Associate General Counsel (2003-05)
Muftiah McCartin House Rules Cmte., Staff Director (2009-10);
" " House Rules Cmte., Deputy Staff Director (2007-08); House Select Committee on Voting Irregularities, General Counsel, detailed (9/2007-9/2008). Bill Frist (2003); Counsel to Senate Majority Leader; Mark O. Hatfield (1972-1979). (OPL)(2008); Policy Advisor, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (2003-05); Chief of Staff, Rep. Joseph Pitts (97-02). Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs (1997-1999); Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade (1996-1997); U.S. Ambassador to the European Union (1993-1996).
Martin Gold Floor Advisor and Counsel to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker (1979-1982); Counsel to former Senator
William Wichterman Special Assistant to President Bush and Deputy Director Special Assistant to President Bush (2008-2009); Sr. Policy Advisor, Senate Majority Leader Frist (2003-2005); Chief of Staff, Rep. Joseph Pitts (1997-2002); Chief of Staff, Rep. Bill Baker (1994 -1997)
Stuart Eizanstat Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (1999-2001); Under
O. Thomas Johnson n/a
Stuart Eizenstat n/a
William Wichtermn n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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