Lobbying Relationship

Client

Apotex Corp.

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Lobbying firm

Dow Lohnes Government Strategies LLC

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  • H.R. 3700 Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007, provisions related to regulation of generic drugs and consumer access; H.R. 1902 Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2007, all provisions related to generic drug consumer access; H.R. 3610 Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007, provisions related to drug safety.

Duration: to

General Issues: Pharmacy

Spending: about $40,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate

Affiliated organizations: Dow Lohnes PLLC

Related Foreign Entities: Apotex Holdings, Inc (Toronto, CAN); contribution to lobbying: $120000; ownership 100%

Bills mentioned

H.R.3700: Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007

Sponsor: Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)

H.R.1902: Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2007

Sponsor: Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.)

H.R.3610: Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

H.R.5629: Pathway for Biosimilars Act

Sponsor: Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Eric S. "Rick" Kessler Chief of Staff, Hon. John D. Dingell (through 3/06)
Eric S. Kessler Chief of Staff, Hon. John D. Dingell
Stephen C. Sayle Majority Counsel, House Energy and Commerce C
Kenneth Salomon n/a
stephen sayle n/a
Kenneth D. Salomon 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.

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

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